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How many miles does it take to wear out your trainers?

Whenthetreadmillisrackingupahighermileagethanyourcar,it'stimetoinvestinashinynewpairofsneaks.Runningisabrilliantwaytospendasunnyafternoon,butregularlychangingyo

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Chrome ad-blocker shows up in experimental Android browser

Earlierthisyear,theWallStreetJournalreportedthatGooglewouldsoonincludebuilt-inadblockinginChromeforbothmobileanddesktop.Whilethefeaturehasn'tbeenofficiallyrevea

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Not so fast! T-rex was too heavy to run, scientists say

MovieshaveledustobelievethatTyrannosaurusrexcouldrunatterrifyingspeeds,butnewresearchsuggeststherealitywasdifferent.ScientistsattheUniversityofManchesterbelieve

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Facial recognition used to capture red-light runners in China

A facial recognition system at crossroads has been adopted in several parts of China to prevent jaywalkers from running red lights, a long-standing problem for Chinese traffic management authorities.

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Facial recognition used to capture red-light runners in China

AfacialrecognitionsystematcrossroadshasbeenadoptedinseveralpartsofChinatopreventjaywalkersfromrunningredlights,along-standingproblemforChinesetrafficmanagementa

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Hong Kong’s best running trails, rated and ranked on new website

​Launched last month, hkrunning.com aims to provide a comprehensive database of running trails in Hong Kong. Its creator hopes to soon launch an app that offers real-time tracking to guide runners

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Children's illnesses may be linked to running tracks

Many primary school students in Jiangsu province suffered nosebleeds, dizziness and rashes after attending schools that recently installed plastic running tracks on their playgrounds.

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Nigerian opposition party presidential challenger vows to tackle economic woes if elected

​Presidential candidate for Nigeria's main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has pledged to deal with economic woes bedeviling the country if he gets elected in the Feb. 14 presidential election.

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Sydney in September: where running is a festival

It says much of Sydney's twin obsessions with sport and nature that the citizenry can get pumped up, and even bother holding an annual "Running Festival," yet, here we are in late August and the fitness fanatics are in fill swing with the CBD pavements full of training lawyers and weight- watching IT programmers.