This piece was featured in issue #1 of Like the Wind Magazine. Words by Dick Beardsley – illustration by David Wardle. 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 […]
Featured in Like the Wind #1. Words by Reuben Tabner – Photography courtesy of Roy Belchamber. I dream. I dream about running in the mountains. Running free, with great vistas before me. I run strong on the uphills, powering through each rise and turn. I dream of running fast and free on the descents, skipping […]
Or so it would seem, according to LtW #14 contributor Patrick Leese. An amateur runner himself, he continues to be amazed by the opportunities that the movement of two legs can bring. In his piece, “Running = Life”, Leese recalls running his first 10km race back in September 2012 in Cophenhagen. The prospect of a 10km […]
(a very good place to start) Where did your passion for running begin? Here’s your chance to retrace the origins of your one (and only) true love. The highs, the lows, the PBs, what’s come before, yet more importantly, what’s yet to come… “It starts with running” Recently, we spoke to various, successful junior athletes […]
Edinburgh, UK Very much in the same way as London, a trip to any European capital, “trail running paradise” does not necessarily spring to mind… more like too much tarmac, city fumes and tourists. That said, Edinburgh is unique. So one-of-a-kind that it is, in fact, the perfect balance of exciting and fun-filled city, along […]
London, UK The ultimate concrete jungle. A run in London may not initially be deemed as the most “at one with nature” sort of run, however, don’t be fooled! London is full to the brim with parks, rivers, paths and loops to satisfy any keen runner in search of an escape. Of course there are […]