11th January 2024
So important, yet so easy to forget. Here are some of the reasons why you should include a warm-up and cooldown in your workout routine. When I first joined the University’s running club, the Hares and Hounds, I had not expected pre and post-run conditioning to be such important aspects of the sport. As I’ve ...
26th November 2023
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, runner Andrew McGill discusses his recent successes, weekly training schedule and hopes for the future. A University of Glasgow (UofG) sports bursar since 2022, Andrew McGill is in his second year studying Computing Science. A recurring name on Scottish Athletics’ website and repeatedly mentioned as a ...
22nd March 2023
The Sport of the Month series continues with running as the sport of the month for March. Inclusivity is essential to our sporting community, the chance for anyone and everyone to join in and enjoy. With just a pair of trainers, if you don’t mind getting a tad sweaty, anyone can lace up and take ...
8th January 2023
Run, walk, jog or volunteer – parkrun is for anyone and everyone. 2023 will mark the 15th-year anniversary of parkrun in Scotland. Founded in 2004 by Paul Sinton-Hewitt MBE at Bushy Park in London, parkrun has now expanded to more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across six continents – 67 and counting in Scotland. ...
21st September 2022
University of Glasgow alumni and 1500m European Champion Laura Muir celebrated a monumental victory in the Big Apple University of Glasgow alumna Laura Muir claimed victory in the New York 5th Avenue Mile to cap off a stellar season. The Commonwealth Games and European gold medallist ended her already incredible season in a magnificent style, ...
19th December 2021
When life makes you run, join a running club. I have been running after things my whole life. I have run after goals, which I have failed to achieve; after boys, who don’t even know my name; and buses of which I have no chance of catching. My whole life I have been in pursuit ...
4th December 2021
Writer Bea Crawford explores the consequences of TV shows continuing well past their sell by date and the transatlantic divide in who overstays their welcome. In the same week that beloved Irish comedy Derry Girls announced that its highly-anticipated third season would be its last, the 18th season of US medical drama Grey’s Anatomy began ...
3rd December 2021
Deputy Science and Tech Editor, Izzy Sinanian, gives us tips about how to stay safe when running at night. Up until last year I despised running and to this day, there is still nothing more off-putting to me than running on a treadmill at 2 o’clock on a Saturday afternoon. Oddly specific, I know. Before ...
19th September 2021
A theatre piece that focuses on survivors testimony as part of the Sound Walk September festival, Glasgow student Zariana Dolan releases “Running Shoes”. Content warning: mention of sexual assault. Running Shoes presents testimonies from UofG students who have experienced instances of abuse in and around campus. The piece questions the measures they take to feel ...
19th November 2020
The runners will complete the journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh on 28 November. Three University of Glasgow medical students plan to run 100k in one day to raise funds and awareness of men’s mental health this Movember. Angus Reynolds, Rory Anderson, and Pri Anthonyrajan are currently training to run 100km in one day in what they ...
