According to a massive RunRepeat study based on over 34 million race results, the average running times are:

• 35 minutes for a 5K
• One hour and two minutes for a 10K
• Two hours and 14 minutes for a half-marathon

One of Aesop's fables is about the race between the tortoise and the rabbit.

In life, we have both inside us. One urges you to go fast; the other to go slow, but steady. Sprinting at times is good, but we should not think we can always rely on our speed as we will burn ou...

A profound kind of strength lies deep within each and every one of us if we are prepared to stop and connect with it but instead, we race around from one thing to the next, endlessly being bombarded with distractions and never realising our true potential. We rattle around within limitations set ...