The Friday flyer
Athletes and famous figures tell us how they get their runner's high
Reece Prescod: 'Sometimes you just want to die, but you’ve got to keep going and keep running'
The UK’s top sprinter on smoked salmon before a session, his love of a good javelin competition and how his grandad’s funeral inspired him to get into the sport
Tori Bowie: 'The best thing about running is using the gift that was given to me'
The newly crowned fastest woman in the world on racing through the trees as a kid, loving a good steak and how lactic is the worst thing about running
Steeplechase athlete Ieuan Thomas: 'The World Championships make it all worth it'
The Welsh track runner on his early racing memories, what gets him out of bed on those dark winter mornings – and the runners who inspired him
Dean Karnazes: 'When you’re struggling, that’s when you feel most alive'
In his latest book, the ultramarathoner takes on the ancient Greek 153-mile Spartathlon. He talks about the magic in misery and why he has stopped stoking up on pizza
Andy Baddeley: 'The best thing about running is the running community'
The middle-distance Olympian on the loneliness of the call room, a good burger after a race and how runners should keep it simple
Andrew Murray: 'Training hard and sleeping well are far more important than fancy watches'
The ultramarathoner on running around Outer Mongolia and eating bananas and custard with his two-year-old daughter
Scott Jurek: 'Being uncomfortable brings us back to our roots'
Ultrarunning legend Jurek on his toughest race, his love of tempeh and why he’s running the Boston marathon
Nicky Spinks: 'I like the silence of running in the outdoors'
Earlier this year Nicky Spinks made fell running history by becoming the fastest person to run a Double Bob Graham Round. What’s the secret of her success?
Michael Johnson: 'It's all about the execution – and I like that'
One of the sprinting greats – four Olympic golds, eight World Championship golds, still the world record holder at the 400m – talks about his new foundation, the importance of symmetry and having a balanced diet
Jasmin Paris: 'I rarely run on roads, only to get to the hills'
The new Bob Graham Round record-holding fellrunner on prosecco and pizza, and feeling like she could run for ever
Natalie Dormer: 'I like the quietness of running'
Game of Thrones and Hunger Games star Natalie Dormer on marathon training taking over your life, a good post-run Mac and cheese and how it’s all about mind over matter
Marathon de Sables winner, Elisabet Barnes: I do love running in the desert
Winner of the 2015 Marathon des Sables on being a surprise contender, the trauma of 60m races and why Eye of the Tiger is a terrible song to run to
Ryan Hall: 'The characteristics required for running are those that make good people'
The fastest-ever American marathoner on adopting four Ethiopian girls, comfort eating cinnamon rolls, and his dreams of going to the Olympics as a family
Kelly Holmes: "Everyone has their bad day. But what do you want to get out of it?'
The double Olympic gold medalist on her post-run indulgence, the importance of getting a good running playlist and how she moved on from losing her first race
Mara Yamauchi: 'When you go out to run, there’s just nothing better'
The retired elite athlete discusses how running improved her self-esteem, the apps that bog down today’s runners and an experimental diet
Leo Manzano: 'Running is what I do for a living and I absolutely love it'
The American Olympic silver medallist and 3min 50sec miler on running in London and how his supporters inspire him to keep pushing
Bernard Lagat: 'There’s no way on earth I am ever going to run barefoot again!'
Multiple record holder and 13-time medalist Bernard Lagat on how to run the mile, enjoying a glass of post-race wine and why the 100m doesn’t do it for him
Caroline Wozniacki: I came out of the marathon in great shape for my career
The Danish tennis superstar on running the New York marathon, her jogging playlist, refuelling with chocolate and her first school sports day
Steve Way: 'My physio uses a video of me to show people how not to run'
The 100km record-holder and Commonwealth games marathoner on hiding in a hedge during cross-country at school, giving up smoking and fast food (most of the time), and how the worst thing about running is the laundry
Lornah Kiplagat: 'Training is not about torturing yourself, it’s about having fun'
The Olympian and world road record-holder on her frustration with running clothes, fancy restaurant meals and cooking porridge in a hotel-room kettle
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