Rise of the runnersAn FT series on running, from the best holidays, to the reasons why and how we runNatural high: the music festival for trail runnersA new breed of events seeks to banish the loneliness of the long-distance runnerExtreme ridge-running: the sport’s new zenith — or a risky, Instagram-fuelled craze?Sharing self-filmed videos of running narrow ridges is a growing — and potentially worrying — trendFive of the best running holidaysFrom training with champions in Kenya to a self-guided tour of Mont BlancWhy bankers can’t stop runningWhat is it about the world’s simplest form of exercise that so appeals to Wall Street?Fit Hacks — five tips from a decade of runningOur columnist advises you to dance for joy after your marathonWhy women are outperforming men at the extremes of enduranceSpine Race-winner Jasmin Paris isn’t alone: mounting evidence suggests the tougher the event, the likelier a woman is to winMore from this SeriesGoing the distance: my mid-life marathonFor years I’d talked about it. As my fifties approached, it was time to put my money where my mouth wasRunning in the clouds: a new ultra-marathon in the AlpsThe ‘beautiful and brutal’ 116km race is the latest addition to the growing roster of ultra-marathonsThe Ironman of European politicsTriathlon’s most celebrated event draws competitors from around the world and all walks of life — including the former prime minister of Finland
