4 d. ago 10 tips for running your first marathon from professionals who’ve gone the distance

Whether you want to avoid mishaps, enjoy the day more or improve your time, these nuggets of wisdom can help

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4 d. ago Female jogger sparks fierce debate after revealing VERY disturbing running accessory

Sharing tips and tricks for running isn't uncommon, but one woman has shocked even the most avid of joggers after revealing what she runs with.

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8 d. ago The experts' guide to acing a marathon: from when to start carb loading to knowing your gait

From nutrition to strength training and getting the right trainers, there’s a lot to think about. We asked the experts to break it down so you can ace your next 26.2 miles

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1 week ago Grand National 2025: Full list of confirmed runners, favourite and tips

The Grand National race takes place this afternoon at Aintree. Willie Mullins' I Am Maximus is bidding to make history once again, by winning for a second time. Here is the full list of runners

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1 week ago Grand National 2025 live results, tips and updates from Aintree

The latest tips, odds, runners, results and live updates on Grand National day at Aintree

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1 week ago Grand National LIVE: Tips and best bets for every race, confirmed runners and build

Aintree Racecourse hosts the most famous race in the world on Saturday afternoon, with the Grand National taking centre stage after a day packed full of action and betting

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1 week ago Grand National results LIVE: Runners, tips, odds and latest updates ahead of big race at Aintree

The world’s greatest horse race headlines the final day at Aintree with I Am Maximus aiming for double glory

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1 week ago Grand National results LIVE: Tips and updates as Jonbon triumphs on Ladies Days at Aintree

Follow all the action from Aintree as the festival builds up to the showpiece on Saturday

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1 week ago The film fans who remade Jurassic Park : how an Australian town got behind a $3,000 ‘mockbuster’

Jurassic Park: Castlemaine Redux is a shot-for-shot labour of love made with amateur actors, beanbag dinosaurs and an army of volunteers. Three years later it is finished – and ‘bigger than Ben-Hur’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThis morning’s location: a field outside Castlemaine, Victoria. The air is thick with flies, attracted to the cow dung but ignoring the nearby dinosaur poo, sturdily constructed from papier-mache.“Oh god,” Sam Neill groans – though these words aren’t actually uttered by Neill but local builder Ian Flavell, who has taken on Neill’s role as palaeontologist Alan Grant – and drops to his knees in front of an ailing triceratops.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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1 week ago Diggers brought in to remove huge mountains of rotting waste in crisis

One giant pile of dumped rubbish had to be removed by crane after fly-tippers blocked access to a children's park as the long-running bin strike rumbles on in the city

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1 week ago Grand National results LIVE: Tips and updates as Jonbon set to headline Ladies Days at Aintree

Follow all the action from Aintree as the festival builds up to the showpiece on Saturday

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1 week ago Grand National results LIVE: Tips and updates as Jonbon set to headline Ladies Day at Aintree

Follow all the action from Aintree as the festival builds up to the showpiece on Saturday

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1 week ago Grand National 2025: Rachael Blackmore tips Minella Indo to produce 'really big run'

The history-making jockey who won the race in 2021 on Minella Times is hoping to improve on last year’s third place finish on the former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner at Aintree

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1 week ago Grand National results LIVE: Tips and updates as Jonbon set to headline day two at Aintree

Follow all the action from Aintree as the festival builds up to the showpiece on Saturday

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1 week ago Stirrings of lust and a ginger bush: the Jilly Cooper sentence that sent me down a rabbit hole

I quoted a single smutty line by the queen of bonkbusters in the manuscript for my debut novel. I never expected the strange yet heartwarming journey that followedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Wondering if she had a ginger bush, he felt the stirrings of lust.” It’s an electrifying sentence, penned by – who else? – the English novelist Dame Jilly Cooper in her 1985 novel Riders appearing during a charged encounter between a flame-haired socialite and bad-boy aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black.It’s a sentence I admire for many reasons. Starting in a ruminative, almost philosophical mood, it gains a thrilling momentum, before landing with erotic authority on that final, unholy syllable: lust. Impeccable stuff; classic Cooper. If you’ve watched Rivals, the recent TV adaptation of other Cooper books, you’ll be familiar with her world: puerile, horsey, abundantly filthy and terribly English.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the ...

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1 week ago Grand National results LIVE: Constitution Hill and Lossiemouth battle in Aintree Hurdle

Follow all the action as Aintree gets underway and the complete field for this weekend’s action is revealed

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1 week ago Grand National 2025 LIVE: Constitution Hill and Lossiemouth battle in Aintree Hurdle

Follow all the action as Aintree gets underway and the complete field for this weekend’s action is revealed

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1 week ago Grand National 2025 LIVE: Runners and riders announced for Aintree

Follow all the action as Aintree gets underway and the complete field for this weekend’s action is revealed

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2 w. ago Tips For Saturday’s Racing: Best Bets for Doncaster, Stratford & Uttoxeter

Racing correspondent Sam Turner runs us through his Saturday racing tips, touching on the cards at Doncaster, Stratford and Uttoxeter

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3 w. ago On the hoof: readers’ favourite horse riding breaks in Europe

From guided rides for beginners to adventurous multi-day treks, our tipsters share their top horseback holidays from Spain to SardiniaSierra Trails, run by Dallas Love and her brother, Mordecai, based in Bubión, two hours’ drive from Málaga, offers exceptional village-to-village rides in the Sierra Nevada. Dallas paired us with well-schooled Spanish horses that we rode across varied terrain, stopping to picnic under trees and staying in lovely family-run hotels. After a long day riding, soaking in a hot bath, followed by amazing meals with wine (vegetarians no problem!) was a treat. Five nights’ accommodation with four full days riding, including pick up from Málaga airport, was €1,465. Rucha Eldridge Continue reading...

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