Stripped of his Olympic titles and not named sole champion until 2022, Jim Thorpe is one of 20 athletes, past and present, whom the AW team believes are too often overlooked.

Dave Holmes explores how trail running evolved from an ancient necessity into the world’s fastest-growing discipline.

The club runner who emerged from the pack to finish as top Briton at the 2017 London Marathon has been sanctioned after a metabolite of cocaine was found in a sample he gave at this year’s Belfast Marathon.

Sifan Hassan’s Olympic record of 2:22:55 would not be quick enough to meet the women’s marathon standard for Los Angeles 2028 – one of many demanding marks in the system World Athletics has just published.

Clare Elms, fresh from a world record-breaking year, goes for a 30th medal in the event while Scot Fiona Matheson chases a ninth overall victory at the British and Irish Masters Cross Country Championships in Dublin.