Bored of running from the front door? This perfect stocking filler is the ultimate gift for London-based runners.

Now be honest. If someone you trusted casually said the words ‘running holiday’ in a sentence, what would be your response? Because even if you call yourself a runner, you are still likely to have stopped them mid-flow with a ‘Hold on, what??!’

Running any ultra marathon is an experience, but running your first one takes you through a whole new set of emotions and pain. Take a look at Dom's vlog where he attempted to run the Glasgow 2 Edinburgh 50 mile event.

Sally Orange is the only person on the planet to complete a marathon on every continent as different pieces of fruit, which gives you a flavour of her colourful personality.

Ever fancied trying cross country running? Do you really even know what is it? Take a deep dive into this section of running and find out if it might be for you.

What you really really need to know if you are preparing for an ultra, is that getting nutrition wrong during an event is cited in up to 40% of ultra marathon DNFs. But how can you avoid this?

The new fully carbon compensated Suunto 9 Peak Pro GPS multi sport watch offers a faster, easy-to-use user interface with the best-in-class battery life. All built into an ultra thin and elegant body tested against the highest standard of toughness

This week on the Outside & Active Podcast, Dom is joined by ultra runner and influencer, Charlotte Clarke. Learn how Charlotte overcame 2 heart surgeries to arrive where she is today, encouraging people to get active and challenging herself in the ultra running world.

To complete any Ultra you need to be mentally tough. But what is mental toughness? Mental toughness is about resilience and self confidence.

The world’s first smart ring specifically designed for sports and fitness caused a buzz when the concept was first announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2021.

For the final episode of season 5 on the Outside & Active Podcast, Dom is joined by Danny Bent. Danny was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London.

You’ve just registered all of your details to secure your race place, but now you have to spend a further 10 minutes setting up your fundraising page. Frustrating, right?

Ultra running is all about spending a lot of time on your feet. And failure to look after feet is one of the biggest reasons behind people DNF’ing an event, so choosing the ‘right’ running shoes for an event can be one of the hardest and most stressful decisions to make.

Sally Gunnell remains the only woman ever to hold four major track titles concurrently – Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth. She joins Dom on the Outside & Active Podcast to talk through her journey to this pinnacle, alongside life after competing.

The Cornish running apparel brand launched earlier this year with a modest offering of staple athletic and casual kit, that let the running do the talking. This season, they’re bringing new designs and new technologies to their performance clothing, with reflective details and more dialled in fits for both women and men.

Completing the London Marathon was unlike any event I've experienced before. The crowds, the adrenaline, the atmosphere, my pal Nikki. It truly was an unforgettable experience. Emotions were high throughout, was it going to break me?

The TCS London Marathon 2022 took place last Sunday, attracting over 42,000 participants. Three of those runners are members of the Raccoon Media Group team, whose journey's we have been tracking over the past 3 months. Read their experience of the great marathon and take inspiration from their messages.

After 2021's monumental effort and raising over £168,000 for charity, Brian Wood MC, former Colour Sergeant, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, is once again running a marathon a day for those fallen in conflict. Brian will be running to raise money to support leading military charity, Walking With The Wounded

With just a day to go until the 2022 TCS London Marathon, we catch up with the Raccoon Media Group team who will be stepping on the start line in just over 24 hours time. The time for training is over...

This week on the Outside & Active podcast mum on a mission, Shakira Akabusi, joins us to squash some of the stereotypes surrounding motherhood and being active during pregnancy. She also talks through her relationship with physical activity and how she looks to maintain that with 4 children.