Weekly Newsletter 1 July 2026

This week's newsletter has interesting articles, including running questions answered by experts at The Guardian's running blog, and things no one warns you about before your first marathon.

Interesting Articles

Running questions answered by experts

The Guardian's running blog answers a number of running related questions from readers, including if you're running run if you have sore legs, whether it's all about chasing personal bests, and how to get motivated again after a break. When you get to the bottom of the list, it's easy to miss there's a link to a second page of questions and answers, so here's also a link to page 2.

Essential squats to elevate strength and stability

These variations on the basic squat at Canadian Running hit all the right areas.

Four myths about ultra running that you need to know

The Suunto blog takes a look at some ultra running myths and explains the realities around them.

Things no one warns you about before your first marathon

Runners World has advice to help you out before heading to the start line.

Recent updates

To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly for date changes, event postponements and cancellations. Check out the full calendar of upcoming events.

Until next week...

Have a great running week!

Cheers,
Jane, Chris & Sam
The Running Calendar Team