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In photos: NO NOISE Running obsessives

Six runners. Six relationships with the road shaped by pain, obsession, defiance and something close to devotion. Their stories, in photos.

  • Nike
  • Sunny Sunday

Inside the minds of running obsessives with Dr Peter Olusoga

Challenge, discomfort and flow: What it takes to build resilience on the road.

  • Nike
  • Huck

The age of NO NOISE Running

In a culture flooded with distraction, obsessive runners are taking it back to the basics.

  • Nike
  • Anna Holbrook

“You leave your ego at home”: Inside fell running’s culture of community

Winner Gets Cake: After the Stickle Grind 650 in Great Langdale, runners and spectators gathered for a screening of a film by Rab and TCO. We spoke to the athletes about rivalry, community and why fell running keeps pulling them back to the hills.

  • Sport
  • Ella Glossop

The wild, gruelling beauty of fell running

Winner Gets Cake — With no marked route and often brutal conditions, the “quintessentially British sport” is the subject of a new joint film by TCO and Rab. Hannah Bentley explores its vertical climbs, downhill dashes and punk roots.

  • Sport
  • Hannah Bentley

What went down at the London screening of STEPS: Deo Kato’s Run for Justice

Cape Town to Shoreditch — Taking place at Rich Mix, the evening featured a Q&A with the runner himself and Huck’s Phil Young, as well as plenty of community connection.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Ella Glossop

Imprisonment, illness, internal strife: Deo Kato’s mammoth run for justice

STEPS — Spanning 17 months, 21 countries and two continents, the Ugandan born athlete ran from Cape Town to London to raise awareness of racism and migration stories, while trying to find his own place in the world. A new film explores his obstacle-filled path and what he learned along the way.

  • Sport
  • Olivia Fee
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Dora Atim: “Bravery is going off piste”

Ultra Black Running — Ahead of Kendal Mountain Festival, Phil Young catches up with the running influencer to hear about her work and building a community, while tracing how brand support for diversity initiatives has dwindled in recent years. 

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

The rogue runners taking on New York state

400 miles. Three days. Welcome to Southbound 400.

  • Huck 81
  • Sarah Kearns

One runner’s gruelling journey to the source of the Thames

In partnership with Patagonia — Exploring what it means to be Black runner in Britain today, ‘Run to the Source’ tells a tale of struggle and endurance. Director Matt Kay explains why it’s such an important story.

  • Outsiders Project
  • India Lawrence

For the 2Step Collective, running is just the beginning

In partnership with Reebok — For the past four weeks, we’ve followed the Liverpool running crew as they look to take things to the next level. A new film tracks that journey – while looking ahead to an exciting future.

  • Huck Docs
  • Huck

How do you create a running culture that’s truly inclusive?

In partnership with Reebok — In Collectivity, a new series created in partnership with Reebok, we follow the 2Step collective as they attempt to ‘remix’ running in their hometown of Liverpool – connecting them with like-minded contemporaries along the way who can help them in their mission.

  • Outdoors
  • Huck

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