How to Choose Lights and a Head Torch for Running
How to Choose Lights and a Head Torch for Running
How to Choose Lights and a Head Torch for Running

Whether you’re on poorly lit roads or pitch black trails, running lights are an essential piece of running kit. Here is everything you need to know to choose the best running lights for you.

How to Get Fit Fast: Training for Your First Half or Full Marathon
How to Get Fit Fast: Training for Your First Half or Full Marathon
How to Get Fit Fast: Training for Your First Half or Full Marathon

We asked Women’s Running Editor-at-Large and author of Run Yourself Fit, Christina Macdonald, for her 10 top tips on how to get fit fast and to help you kick-start your training

Marathon Training & Race Tips
Marathon Training & Race Tips
Marathon Training & Race Tips

Mastering your pace during a half marathon or marathon is a fine art that takes practise in training and discipline on race day. Experienced multi-distance racer and Runners Need Clapham Junction Manager Mark Speed explains how we can train for our target marathon time and maintain pacing:

How to Train for a Half Marathon
How to Train for a Half Marathon
How to Train for a Half Marathon

Half marathon’s are a fun and achievable race for all types of runner to not just enter and finish, but also to test themselves against. Unlike the marathon which requires months of hard effort and intense training from even the most seasoned athletes, you will find that a short but well sustained training block will see you to a good time in the half! Allow us to talk you through some of the do’s and don’t’s of how to train for a half marathon.

Should You Wash Running Shoes in a Washing Machine?
Should You Wash Running Shoes in a Washing Machine?
Should You Wash Running Shoes in a Washing Machine?

Runners Need footwear buyer Lisandra shares her views on whether you should wash your running shoes in the washing machine.

Beginners Guide to Interval Training
Beginners Guide to Interval Training
Beginners Guide to Interval Training

Learn how to use interval training to build your speed and stamina. Explore simple guides to fartlek, hill repeats, and the 4x4 method with Runners Need.

Armed Forces Covenant
Armed Forces Covenant
Armed Forces Covenant

Runners Need are proud to have been supporting the Armed Forces for over 40 years.

Our experts
Our experts
Our experts
Autumn Races To Enter
Autumn Races To Enter
Autumn Races To Enter

Traditionally, there were a whole host of autumn races to enter, ranging from flat road half marathons to grueling off-road challenges. The weather was most often perfect for achieving best results. 

What Is Kinesiology Taping
What Is Kinesiology Taping
What Is Kinesiology Taping

Kinesiology taping exploded onto the international sports scene during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but how exactly can runners benefit? Tim Galliver, Clinic Director at Six Physio Kensington, breaks down how kinesiology taping works and how it can help you alleviate pains and injuries in training and competition:

Smart Watches and Wireless Headphones Guide
Smart Watches and Wireless Headphones Guide
Smart Watches and Wireless Headphones Guide

Discover how you can listen to music hands-free whilst running by using smart watches and wireless headphones...

National Running Show
National Running Show
National Running Show
THE NEW HOKA SPEEDGOAT 4: BADASS ON EVERY TRAIL
THE NEW HOKA SPEEDGOAT 4: BADASS ON EVERY TRAIL
THE NEW HOKA SPEEDGOAT 4: BADASS ON EVERY TRAIL

In November, premium performance footwear brand HOKA ONE ONE introduced the highly anticipated Speedgoat 4 trail shoe – the latest generation of its award-winning family known for making quick work of technical terrain.

Runners Need In-Store Electronics Advice
Runners Need In-Store Electronics Advice
Runners Need In-Store Electronics Advice

At Runners Need, we're all about helping you run your best. Here's what you can expect from our Electronics advice in-store service.

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