Weekly Newsletter 8 April 2026

This week's newsletter has interesting articles, including a running pace conversion chart, and some hip stretches that can help you loosen up and run better.

Interesting Articles

Your marathon brain could be making you sick

Canadian Running looks at how research hints your pre-race mood might matter more than you think.

Running pace conversion chart

Runners World has a cheat sheet for converting min/mile to min/km, and what paces you need to run to hit your 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon targets.

Tight hip stretches: 8 moves to loosen up and run better

This guide at Sport Coaching covers the anatomy behind hip tightness, what the research says about how long to stretch and when, eight specific stretches with technique detail, and why strengthening alongside stretching is necessary for lasting results.

Four myths about ultra running that you need to know

The Suunto blog takes a look at some ultra running myths and explains the realities around them.

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!

Ngā mihi,
Jane, Chris & Sam
The Running Calendar Team