LIVERPOOL   The burgeoning club and race scene has helped the Merseysiders fly up our charts. “There’s a real feeling of optimism in the city’s running scene, which spans every age and ability,” explains Alan Rothwell from runliverpool.org.uk. “We have everything from the Santa Dash in December to one of the biggest half-marathons in the [...]

We stopped close by them and drove the Land-Rovers underneath the trees. We propped open their bonnets and unscrewed their radiator caps. Almost without having spoken to one another, we threw ourselves down in our first shade for days. My companions were asleep at once, and how I envied them! I could do no more [...]