“Mum… can I give this one a sticker?” She frowned over the kitchen table at the pile of spelling tests I’ve been correcting for her. “Hmmm. No. They’re not quite there. No sticker!” “But… but… what about a star? I wouldn’t waste a scratch ‘n’

Back in May Pop in the City came to Bologna and Up & Running were part of the action! What’s Pop in the City? It’s an urban adventure race for women, in which 175 two-woman teams race around a chosen “European city with character” for a day, tackling a wil

Let’s pretend you’re a teenager lad driving a car filled with fellow teenage lads. You spy a runner, innocently running along the pavement. What do you do? The standard options are: a) Pay no heed and drive on. b) Wind down the window and yell something idiotic. I think it

Yesterday as I closed a business call the person on the other end said, “Have a great vacation!”. I told him I wasn’t on vacation (I mean, if I was on vacation would I be on a business call?), but that I’d have a great rest of the day. And I did. There are down

During the school year I spend plenty of time with my son, but it’s a lot of shuffling from one activity to the next. Walking him to school takes ten minutes and picking him up is the same. We chat about nothing then we arrive home with homework to be done, rooms to be cleaned;

What does it take to get that London marathon medal? Baking blogger extraordinaire Gill Bland takes us behind the scenes of sixteen weeks of our one-on-one Marathon coaching - the miserable winter days, the shift work, the ups and downs… and ultimately, a truly awesome day ou

Happy New Half Year, folks! In Running Roundup we share links about running - or not about running at all - that have warmed our cockles. If you’ve spied a story or have one of your own to share, give us a shout! Hayfever Q&A - Runners World Are you runnin