We’re delighted to announce the first winners of The Great Bugathon Giveaway! 25 lucky Bugs have won one of our very own bugdanas! Whether you use this incredibly versatile bit of kit as a hairband, headband, wristband, mask, or a neckerchief...

Last week, we asked you for your Ultimate Running Song on The Running Bug Facebook Page and received a fantastic response, with over 100 replies! There were all kinds of songs from every genre imaginable, and we've taken as many as we could find...

WELCOME to a brand new feature - Bug of the Month. This new community feature will highlight one Bug's special achievements and give you a chance to find out a little bit more about them in our short questionaire. To kick things off, we have...

Running Bugs everywhere, it’s time to celebrate yet another astonishing landmark! On the 8 of April, griffx76 became the 125,000th member of The Running Bug. Thanks for taking us to this landmark, griffx76 , on behalf of the entire community! ...

Bugs everywhere, it’s time to party! February 15 th will go down in history as the day The Running Bug reached 100,000 miles logged! That really is an incredible achievement, especially considering we had no idea what kind of reaction this community...

If you've got a place in the London Marathon you’ll be thinking about marathon training . Or maybe it’s your time to get in shape for Christmas ? Or perhaps you are a beginner runner who wants to move on to the next level ? Whatever...

This week at the Running Bug, dating is on our minds. We’ve just launched The Running Bug Dating site. If you do find love, why not try out a big city marathon? W e’ve got a run down of the Five Most Romantic Cities For a Marathon . Whether...

Editor Fiona Bugler is just back from The Berlin Marathon . Below are 10 tips for anyone taking part in a Big City Race this Autumn. October is a great month for a Big City Race. In the UK we’ve got marathons in Liverpool, and Leicester, and...

This week our Editor, Fiona Bugler, has some top tips on how to run to lose weight – and we want to tell you about a fantastic Polar GPS device we’ve got on offer for the top member of our running family… There are thousands of reasons...

This week we celebrate hitting 100,000 members and some of you share your experience of the Great North Run. Yes, we want to say it again, we’ve hit 100,000 members, that’s a full Wembley stadium, plus 10,000 outside wanting to get in....

The Running Bug is all about sharing your greatness. We like swapping stories and finding ways to motivate and be motivated – and of course we’re about going out there and running! Last week we launched bugmiles and already we’ve accumulated...

This month at the Running Bug we focus on getting your family fit – and shopping for Autumn running. Long summer days and holidays can lead to bad habits, but you don’t have to be going back to school to start afresh. If you have put on...

Fiona Bugler, Editor of the Running Bug loves to run. This week she tells you why… Lots of people ask me: ‘Why...? Why do you run?’ More often than not the person asking the question will then answer for me: ‘you’re addicted’;...

Whether you’re training for an Autumn marathon or taking on your first 10k – this week on the Running Bug we’ve got plenty of inspiration to help you get your trainers on and get out the door (if you can drag yourself away from your...

London 2012 was a triumph! Team GB brought in an amazing 65 medals, 29 of them gold, our best tally since 1908. We’ll remember the summer of 2012 as a time when the nation got behind the Games: the North/South divide faded; friendly volunteers in...

The Running Bug Editor Fiona Bugler recalls the weekend’s extra-ordinary events at the London 2012 Olympic Games . What a weekend! Could we have ever expected anything so fantastic from the London 2012 Olympic Games – we got medals, outstanding...

How inspired are you feeling? Have you got Olympic fever? This week on the Running Bug forums there’s a lot of chat about the Games, including some of you talking about your pride following Danny Boyle’s spectacular opening ceremony. ‘I...

This week The Running Bug Editor Fiona Bugler ponders last week’s Panorama revelations about advertisers claims around sports products. Rather than ‘don’t believe the hype’ she suggests we do believe it, and make the most of the...

Fiona reports back on the Great City Race... “There was something strangely exhilarating about standing in the pouring rain (and wind) on the start line of the Great City Race, at the heart of London’s financial centre. For 20 minutes or...

Unless you live in a cave, you cannot have failed to notice that summer is just not happening this year! But Running Bug users are getting heated in the Great Debate, and this week we’re also talking about the rain, as us Brits do love to do…...

Welcome back to The Running Bug Blog. Every week we'll keep you up to date with what's happening in the world of running, and the articles and news on The Running Bug website. Joe, our founder is now fully recovered from his 230km multi-stage...

Welcome to The Running Bug Blog. Every week we'll keep you up to date with what's happening in the world of running, and the articles and news on The Running Bug website. As a starter we think it's time we introduced you to the team at 'Bug...