Joy & Celebration
Capturing the happiness and triumphs of running.
With Love
This poem first appeared in issue #18 of Like the Wind. Words by Stephen Howell – Illustration by Rob Flowers.
Hang on a minute, lads. I’ve got a great idea
Nine hours into our adventure, I found myself sobbing into my soaked gloves. Tears streaked my face as I realised what we’d taken on. As group leader, I was supposed to be the positive energy.
Drive
I run trails for the mountains, the wildlife and solitude. I run through the countryside during the spring for the lambs, the flowers and the smell of horse manure. I run at night for the moonlight, the stars and the harassment from drunks.
Summer in the city
Being in New York City, I am surrounded by many different running communities. Because New York is undoubtedly a running city. And over the past two years – through all the lockdowns and quarantines – I saw a lot of folks pick up running on their own.
Run for Freedom
Nike! Nike! Nenikekamen!” “Victory! Victory! Rejoice, we conquer!” 490BC. Pheidippides, a messenger, finally arrives at the end of his 26-mile run from a battlefield in Marathon to the Acropolis in Athens to deliver news of an unexpected Greek victory over Persian invaders.
Turning Point
First the suspicion, then the revolution. Fifteen years ago, a young Catalan runner shook up the then small world of trail running. Accused of cheating in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, 20-year-old Kilian Jornet shook up the small world of trail running to the point of breaking its codes.
Dave Goes West
Loud Dave (aka Dave Cook) is Still Quite Loud, as it goes, and the central figure in Dave Goes West, an independent film charting a fundraising challenge to run 10 marathons in 10 days up the coast of Western Ireland …
The Dating Game
I’ve been running for 40-plus years now and have logged more than 150,000 miles, yet when I go to bed at night I can hardly wait to get up in the morning for my run. I’ve been very fortunate in my running, but when I look back …
Mario Fraioli in conversation with Simon Freeman part 1
Runner, coach and writer Mario Fraioli’s The Morning Shakeout podcast has shared a weekly conversation about the running world for the past seven years. In the first of a regular series, Like the Wind editor Simon Freeman talks to Fraioli about …