John Carroll

Conveyed as an epic poem, this new account of the origin of the marathon consigns other versions to history’s landfill

New to running? You will have many questions and concerns. John Carroll has the answers. Not the ones you may need, but they are answers to something.

We’ve all seen the club runner, the beginner and the speed demon, but there are many other types of runner out there. In fact, somehow, our sport has a welcome for just about everyone

Many of us have forgotten how to behave in social environments, including gyms. Fear not: John Carroll is here to guide you

With the recent extraordinary growth in treadmill sales, we thought it was time to take a look at the long and extremely unlikely history of the world’s most popular – and least popular, and only – indoor-running machine

If we are built to run long distances, how does that explain almost everything about us, asks John Carroll.

A cautionary tale of the perils of being stuck next to someone who knows it all – and more.

RW’s John Carroll is here to allay your fears or make things much worse, depending on how you see the world

The most extraordinary running rivalry in history makes all the others look cartoonishly genteel

Try these innovative, equipment-free exercises to stay in shape in this time of self-isolation. Better yet, don’t try them.

John Carroll wonders if runner’s knee is a little on the nose

Kiprop won gold in the 1500m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

A runner and The Wind have had a fight. We got the exclusive with them both

You might think your running shoes just sit there and do what they are told, mile after mile and mile. You could not be more wrong

If you are going to make an excuse for a bad run or race, make it convincing or so unconvincing that it has to be believed.

John Carroll recovers from his knee injury, goes for a run and gets ahead of himself (which is not the same as winning).

John Carroll wonders if runner’s knee is a little on the nose.

John Carroll feels the heat at the Santa Cruz Half Marathon in Tenerife

We take a long look at movies with memorable – though not necessarily good – running scenes.

John Carroll, RW’s etiquette expert answers some of your pressing questions.

In the final few minutes before a race, here's what not to say

John Carroll answers the question, 'Are runners born or made?'

The things you never knew you didn’t know about our sport.

He scraped his knees raw crawling across snow and rocks, and feared he would die

RW’s chief sub editor, John Carroll, doesn’t give up on a run and it returns the favour

We look at the key dates in the history of women’s running.

The story of the most remarkable Olympic athlete you probably haven't heard of

RW’s John Carroll always runs alone, well almost.

For some perfectly sound reasons, John Carroll has been forced to take a break from running. But now the time has come to get out there again…apparently.

Runner's World chief sub-editor John challenged himself to a plank every day for a month.

Runner's World chief sub-editor John challenged himself to do 50 press ups every day for a month.