Weekly Newsletter 8 July 2026

This week's newsletter has interesting articles, including the benefits of trail running, and whether you should do gym work during taper week.

Interesting Articles

3 nerve-flossing moves to help ease common running pain points

Nerve flossing uses controlled movements to help nerves glide smoothly through surrounding tissues, to improve mobility and reduce nerve-related symptoms like sciatica. Runners World has all the info here, along with 3 exercises with videos to help you out.

Men are far more likely to hit the wall in a marathon, new study finds

Researchers analysed more than 870,000 Berlin Marathon finishes to find out who is most likely to fall apart late in the race. Find out more at Canadian Running.

Should you do gym work during taper week?

According to Runna, the short answer is yes, but not the way you've been doing it. Check out their article here.

Benefits of trail running

Active.com looks at four reasons to take up trail running and three precautions to take if you do.

Recent updates

To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly for date changes, event postponements and cancellations. Check out the full calendar of upcoming events.

Until next week...

Have a great running week!

Regards,
Jane, Chris & Sam
The Running Calendar Team