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You're in the middle of a training plan or you're working hard on trying to improve your fitness and you have a two week vacation coming up. What do you do? Keep going of course, but differently. It's important not to lose momentum; two weeks, or even a week missed can have a real impact on progress and running in a different climate and destination can be a real adventure.

The Big Sur Marathon is a sell out event and it's that for a reason. It has a small field and is run over a stunning route in Southern California that draws runners from all over the world. There's a lottery and if you're lucky enough to get a spot it's an event that you won't forget for a very long time. There's not just a marathon; there are plenty of other distances that give you an opportunity to experience this stunning place.

Venice is one of those destinations you need to visit at least once in your lifetime. What better way than tackling the full, half or 10km on race weekend in October every year. Given the logistics involved it's a relatively small field in each of the three events, so get in quick if this is one that interests you. It should, this is one of Italy's most fascinating cities.

Running in a climate like Florida's can be a challenge but when you've the opportunity to run a half or marathon in a place like Miami you don't worry about that. You train accordingly and make sure you're ready for race day action. It's a unique city and it deserves a major running event. Here we'll walk you through what's currently happening and tempt you to give it a try.

Despite the growth of half marathons across the UK over the past 20 years, the Great North Run remains the half that everyone wants to do. Every September tens of thousands of runners head to Newcastle to join a quality elite field that starts in the City and heads to the coast at South Shields.

Months of training and suddenly you're in race week. Maybe you go to a big expo and the reality of what you're doing sinks in. Race eve becomes race day and the nerves get the better of you. How do you cope? How to you deal with running in the middle of 30,000 others when you've been training for months on your own? Don't worry, we'll share our experiences here.

This is Austria's biggest sporting event and it's not hard to see why. As well as the full marathon, there's also a marathon relay, a half marathon, 8km and kid's run across the weekend. A highlight is 'Prater Hauptallee', which was awarded "World Athletics Heritage" in 2022. It was here that Eliud Kipchoge broke the magic sub-2 barrier and ran a marathon in 1:59:40.2 hours on 12 October 2019. A quarter of the marathon course runs over Kipchoge's 1:59 course. Be part of histo

If you've not been in the marathon world for long you'd be forgiven for not knowing that the Marine Corps Marathon is in effect the Washington DC Marathon. It's one of the biggest in the US but not always at the top of runners' bucket lists. Why is that? Is it the name or is it that there are so many big US marathons? We take a look.

Having a great fundraising page is critical to the success of your fundraising campaign. If you get it wrong the whole experience will be a struggle but if you get it right you'll find the whole process nice and straightforward. So many runners, just use the template that the fundraising platforms provide and do nothing else. That is not the way to do it. Spend an hour adding some extras and everything could be so different.

One of the great things about running is that it's easy to get started and easy to get better. However there are some technique issues that you need to be aware of and these can seriously impact on your progress and performance over time. We have a look at how your head position, where your arms are during your stride and much more and how this can impact your running.

Running isn't hard. It can be, but it really shouldn't be. You don't have to spend much to get started and you don't have to spend too much time doing it to feel the benefit. However, if you don't have a plan and don't invest in good gear right from the start it will be challenging. Follow our guide to getting started and you'll love every minute!

It is nowhere as hard as you think. You don't need to start your fundraising experiences by committing to raise thousands in one of the Majors in exchange for a guaranteed entry. Why not get your own entry in a smaller event and start slow. Just raise what you can with no pressure. Here's how.

f you're not able to get a spot in the full marathon in Berlin then you should try this one. A great flat course in one of Europe's coolest cities, the half could be the perfect reason to hit Berlin for a great long weekend getaway, with 35,000 other runners every April. Be cheered on by tens of thousands of supporters, listen to some great bands and finish at the Brandenburg Gate, it's a good one. It's also now one of the SuperHalf series.

There aren't many better cities to host a marathon than beautiful Prague in Czechia. It's often the case that a marathon hosted in a major city will start downtown, drift out into surrounding areas and finish away from the action, but that's not the case here. You really do experience the best the city can offer and see its landmarks at very close quarters.

You've made a commitment to run for charity, but how will your charity support you? There are plenty of ways that they can do this, but make sure you find out all the details up front. Training days, fundraising advice, online coaching, vests and T-shirts, post race functions? They can help you train and raise money. Here we look at some of the options.

When Covid took over the world running events were cancelled and it was more than two years before most came back and even then with reduced capacity. Their replacement was the virtual event. Most of us had a go at one or two and even though they don't come close to replacing the real thing they do have benefits. Will they now disappear or are they here to stay?

Pasta has a mythical quality for distance runners. Everyone talks about having a big pasta meal before a long distance running event, but really it's about carbohydrates rather than just pasta. Too much pasta and you might end up finishing your training schedule bigger than you started and carrying more weight on your run than you ever intended. Here you'll find out a bit more about pasta, its positives and its negatives.

There are many, many runners around the world whose initial running shoe choice was determined by running on a treadmill for a minute or so. Welcome to the world of gait analysis. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But what is it and why is it used so religiously by specialty running stores around the world. We have a good look and explore some of the pros and cons.