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Are you ready to try a tri? We're giving you the chance to win a place at the Blenheim Palace Triathlon which takes place on June 1st and 2nd. With a choice of two distances, it's the perfect event for beginners. Choose from: Sprint: 750m Swim, 19.8km Cycle, 5.4km Run Super-Sprint: 4000m Swim, 13.3km Cycle, 2.9km Run Plus, to make it even...

It was January 2011. New year, new me. Like many of those 'New Year’s Resolution-ers,’ I'd decided to lose a bit of weight and get fitter. I'd been getting out of breath walking up a flight of stairs so I needed to make a change. Along with countless others at that time of year, I joined a gym. Little did I know, I was...

Meet Latoya. Latoya is 32 and runs anywhere between 25 and 60 miles a week. She’s run more than 80 races, including two ultramarathons, and has a room full of race-finisher medals. Latoya is also a plus-sized runner – or as she would say on her food and running blog Running Fat Chef : 'I’m fit. I’m fat. I’m an...

Radical change often comes about in trying to solve a simple problem. The original goal of HOKA ONE ONE founders Nico and Jean-Luc was to improve endurance race times by designing a shoe to go downhill faster. In doing so, they inadvertently reinvented the running shoe. It’s on the rugged trails of the French Alps they call home where they...

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED Cross-functional training challenges us on so many levels. Activities like HIIT training, circuit training, boxing, plyometrics and CrossFit put pressure on the cardiovascular and muscular system in terms of both power and endurance. It can be a mental as well as a physical battle at times, but it's always worth...

You've done the hard miles and you're into the tapering period of your training. All you can do now is rest and finalise your preparations so the big day can go off without a hitch. We asked Asics Frontrunner Holly Rush to tell us the essential things you should be doing in the two weeks before your marathon. So it’s nearly upon us...

Running for a charity can massively boost your motivation when you're training for a marathon. However, it can be a challenge in itself to find the time for fundraising alongside the long hours of training. We asked Asics Frontrunner Kelly Ruck for her tips on how to smash your marathon goals for your chosen charity and have a great time along...

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED Run a half-marathon distance to win a pair of compression tights from Zone3 . We're well into the running season and by now many of you will be ramping up your training. The benefits of compression to athletes have been proven in a variety of studies. It can cut recovery times, improve performance, and reduce muscle...

Run bike run. That's all there is to it. We caught up with Wiggle athlete Dan Bartlett to see how he did at his first duathlon in Portsmouth. The week before my first event of the season was not the best time to come down with the flu. Confined to bed with days to go, unable to train, I resolved to get back on track as soon as possible and...

Is it the sense of achievement when you cross that finish line? The medal? The celebration afterwards? Maybe you challenge yourself to raise money for a cause close to your heart. Whatever the reason, we want you to cross your next finish line with us. This year, Wiggle has teamed up with Human Race to bring you an unforgettable calendar of world-...