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I climbed a mountain to celebrate International Women’s Day – and got mansplained at the top
By Julia Clarke last updated
Even at the top of a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, these elite runners weren’t safe from mansplaining – why is it so hard for men to respect women in the hills?

Trail running in Verbier: off the grid and away from the grind in Swiss mountain huts
By Julia Clarke last updated
We took to the trails for a 40 km run around the mountains of Verbier to explore the amazing benefits of the Swiss hut system

When does a hill become a mountain? Our expert guide to what makes a mountain, a mountain
By Alex Foxfield, Jonathan Manning last updated
We delve deeper into the topic of many long debates: what constitutes a mountain? Or when is a land mass a hill and when is it a mountain?

Katie Schide battles for third place at iconic Sierre-Zinal mountain race as Kenyan runners dominate in Swiss Alps
By Julia Clarke published
It was the ultra running legend's second time on the course

Jiayou! Jiayou! The rise and rise of trail running in China
By Alex Foxfield published
We look at the Chinese boom in trail running, including how tragedy has shaped the modern pursuit and what the future holds

New Year's resolutions for every runner: 7 new habits to try and how to stick to them
By Lilith Hudson published
January is the perfect time to set some new goals in motion to improve your running, no matter how experienced you are

I don’t consider myself a mountain runner but I ran 40km across the Alps – these 6 tools helped me do it
By Julia Clarke published
At best I’ve been maintaining a base level of fitness that’s lower than normal for months now – would I be able to do this?

"I trained and slept in a hypoxia chamber for 20 days" – Swiss runner finally breaks impossible record on Pikes Peak
By Julia Clarke published
The previous record was set by Matt Carpenter back in 1993
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