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  • Jane Davies runs at Middle Head in Sydney, Australia

    Ultramarathon runners train for months, sometimes years. But what happens when they don’t finish a race?

    DNF stands for ‘did not finish’ – the acronym no ultrarunner wants assigned to their race result. For amateurs, DNFing is loaded with emotion – but attrition rates are extremely common
  • Labeled glass jars filled with various spices and herbs line two kitchen shelves

    ‘I organised my spices – and feel happy every time I cook!’ 12 readers on their most rewarding tiny accomplishments

  • Woman in bed sleeping

    ‘People should not feel guilty’: weekend lie-in may be good for you, experts say

  • Legs and sneakers of a person running.

    ‘There is no break-in period’: running experts offer five tips to finding the perfect shoe

  • A 19th-century painting by Albert Chevallier Tayler showing family sitting around a table

    I don’t get along with my sister-in-law. Should I try to address the dynamic?

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  • An illustration of a man facing away with his arms crossed

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I’ve got feelings for a teacher at my children’s school. What should I do?

  • A hand holding a smart phone with the O2 account screen.

    Consumer champions
    My abusive and aggressive partner left me but O2 insists I meet him in person

  • A 19th-century painting by Albert Chevallier Tayler showing family sitting around a table

    Leading questions
    I don’t get along with my sister-in-law. Should I try to address the dynamic?

Running & cycling

  • I thought testing ice-cream makers would be fun – then came the milk-fuelled madness

    A hand holds a bowl catching soft serve ice cream from the Cuisinart Frost Fusion machine.
    After three dozen eggs, 30 lemons and a concerning amount of unplanned butter, our tester learned the hard way how to make the perfect ice-cream. Plus, how to buy a bike
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  • A person on a bike riding a wheelie.

    Are teens on e-motorbikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers

  • Paddy Maddison cycles downhill on a coastal mountain road above the sea

    How to buy a bike: expert tips for finding the right budget, frame and fit

  • Zumba dancers (from left) Lucy Law, Amy Smith and Sally Gulliford at a class in Bristol

    Stretchy, supportive and completely chafe-free: the sportswear real people swear by

  • Composite image of a photograph of a smiling woman holding a wine glass, pinned to cardboard, beside a blurred image of a cyclist

    A job that changed me: My year as a ‘gopher’ taught me that all errand runners are holy

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Stories of Care

  • Three adults lean together over a baby, with flowers and baby items nearby.

    It took a village
    Becoming a solo parent taught me the true meaning of friendship

  • Two people stand with arms around each other's shoulders, facing away, looking at stylized trees

    Parenting
    When my teenage son was struggling, my partner reached him in ways I couldn’t

  • Four women stand in a circle with their heads together, one holding a red ball, looking down at the camera.

    Stronger, better, braver
    How my netball family helped me come back from injury

  • An illustration of four people helping someone in a blue shirt, with others carrying items in the background

    Ageing
    To the friends who were there when I became a full-time carer – your kindness has carried me through

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    Largest review of its kind confirms benefits of tai chi and other Chinese exercises

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    Open waters pose risk of drowning, injury and illness for dogs, UK campaigners warn

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    Repeated use of saunas could help people cope better in heatwaves, scientists say

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