EXPERT ADVICE & INSPIRATION



Expert Advice

Build Your Own Run Training Plan
Build Your Own Run Training Plan
Build Your Own Run Training Plan

Run The Wild’s Karin Voller talks about making a training plan that works for you and your run.

Autumn Winter Race Stories
Autumn Winter Race Stories
Autumn Winter Race Stories

We met with some of the Runners Need team to talk about their current go-to kit for the season, as well as their training plans for the end of the year.

Run the Wild: Tips for Summer Trail Running
Run the Wild: Tips for Summer Trail Running
Run the Wild: Tips for Summer Trail Running

Simon James, International Mountain Leader and Founder of Run The Wild, shares his top tips for running the trails in the height of summer.

Leaving A Legacy For Nature On Every Run
Leaving A Legacy For Nature On Every Run
Leaving A Legacy For Nature On Every Run

Learn what first sparked the idea for Earth Runs and how planting trees can turn an everyday run into something special.

Top 5 Tips To Get You Motivated To Run This Winter
Top 5 Tips To Get You Motivated To Run This Winter
Top 5 Tips To Get You Motivated To Run This Winter

During winter it can be tough to get outside and get motivated for even the most dedicated of runners, so we asked Simon James for his top tips to get you motivated for the winter run.

Sport Accessibility Index
Sport Accessibility Index
Sport Accessibility Index
Running with Anxiety
Running with Anxiety
Running with Anxiety

Exercise can be a great way to distract yourself, divert your attention away from something that’s making you anxious.

Give every run a reason
Give every run a reason
Give every run a reason

Yet here I am. A runner. An average, everyday plodder of the pavements, escape-from-the-world...

5 of the World's Craziest Marathons & Ultras
5 of the World's Craziest Marathons & Ultras
5 of the World's Craziest Marathons & Ultras

Most marathon runners do not need to prepare for extreme climates, gruelling ascents and natural predators, but for some 26.2 miles simply isn’t enough of a challenge. With the ASICS Manchester Marathon and London Marathon fast approaching, we take a look at 5 of the world’s toughest and craziest off-road marathons and ultra-run

Best Cities In The USA For Runners
Best Cities In The USA For Runners
Best Cities In The USA For Runners

This interactive tool allows you to easily rank and compare which US cities are the best for running in! The tool aims to reveal the best cities from New York to Nebraska and from Hawaii to Alaska.  

Intermediate Marathon Training Plan
Intermediate Marathon Training Plan
Intermediate Marathon Training Plan

Our day-by-day plan will have you marathon-fit in just 18 weeks.

Tapering Your Training
Tapering Your Training
Tapering Your Training

Learn more about why tapering your training before a race is essential to your performance.

Why I Love Trail Running
Why I Love Trail Running
Why I Love Trail Running

Run the Wild's Mark Hadaway explains why he loves trail running and why you will love it too.

Take part in Cancer Research UK's 2021 Race for Life Series and Help Beat Cancer.
Take part in Cancer Research UK's 2021 Race for Life Series and Help Beat Cancer.
Take part in Cancer Research UK's 2021 Race for Life Series and Help Beat Cancer.

At Runners Need we love to run. That's why we're proud to support Cancer Research UK in calling upon the public to pull on their trainers, wear pink and take part in Race for Life 2021 to help raise money for reearch into all 200 types of cancer.

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