Exercise: Almost HALF of recreational runners injure themselves in a year, study finds 

Running injuries can affect anyone, from experienced runners who push themselves hard, to beginners whose muscles are not used to running. Below are 5 of the most common running injuries. Find out how to spot the symptoms, what causes the injuries, and what to do if you get one, including when to get medical help. … Read more

Grand National 2021 at Aintree LIVE: Race updates, racecard, runners and favourites

Grand National LIVE: Rachael Blackmore looks to write herself into the history books on board Minella Times while Tom Scudamore aims to steer favourite Cloth Cap to victory… follow all the action on the final day at Aintree By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 10 April … Read more

Cannabis-like chemicals made by the human body create the ‘runner’s high’

The ‘runner’s high’ – that feeling of euphoria and reduced anxiety that you get after exercise – is not directly caused by endorphins, according to new research from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. Instead, it’s caused by endocannabinoids, molecules naturally produced by the body, which act similarly to cannabis. The researchers found this by measuring … Read more

Gangs grooming six-year-olds to steal from cars in similar tactics to county lines drug runners 

Gangs are grooming six-year-old children to steal from cars in similar tactics to county lines drug runners Children as young as six are caught stealing from cars by organised crime gangs Vehicle crime study in the UK showed 39,635 offences committed by children  Around 40 per cent of those were carried out by children aged … Read more

Covid-19: Runners should wear masks while jogging past other people, Oxford University expert claims

Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health science at the University of Oxford, was accused of ‘whipping up hysteria and anxieties’ after suggesting joggers should wear masks while exercising outdoors Runners should wear masks when they jog past other people, a leading expert suggested today.  Professor Trish Greenhalgh, an expert in primary health care at … Read more

Professor claims runners should wear face coverings to stop the spread of Covid

A professor has claimed that runners should be wearing masks to stop the spread of Covid-19, despite recommendations set out by the World Health Organisation.    Trish Greenhalgh, a professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, appeared on Good Morning Britain today where she called for joggers to be ‘socially responsible’ and wear face … Read more

Disgraced trainer Gordon Elliott can’t have runners at our courses following dead horse picture

Gordon Elliott was banned on Monday from having runners in Britain while Irish authorities investigate the shocking picture of the trainer sitting on a dead horse while talking on his mobile phone. The dramatic move by the British Horseracing Authority throws a huge question mark over Elliott’s entries at the Cheltenham Festival, which starts two … Read more

Kim Kardashian sports her husband Kanye West’s Foam Runners in throwback snap from Tahitian trip

Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian West shared yet another snap from her controversial, week-long 40th birthday getaway to Tahiti in late October. In it, the KKW Beauty/SKIMS CEO paddle-boards off the private island of Tetiaroa while wearing a light-blue cut-out swimsuit under darker blue bicycle shorts. Kim – who boasts 295.4M social … Read more

45,000 runners prepare for virtual London Marathon along their own 26.2mile routes

Up to 45,000 runners prepare to brave heavy rain and winds as they set off on the virtual London Marathon along their own 26.2mile route after mass event was scrapped due to pandemic Annual race schedule for April 26 was pushed back to October over virus fears Elite runners will take to track in St James’s … Read more

London Marathon set to go ahead on October 4 but will take a different route with only elite runners

London Marathon mass race is CANCELLED with only elite runners taking part in October 4 biosecure event which will take place on a different route and without roadside spectators The London Marathon will be staged on October 4 using a different route Rather than starting in Greenwich, the race will loop around St James’s Park … Read more