“Golf is like bicycle shorts, it reveals a lot about a man.” [1] So, at least, claims Rick Reilly, an American sports journalist and golf-devotee who has played rounds with some of America’s top professional and celebrity players. In 1995, Reilly had perhaps the ultimate opportunity to put his golf-personality theory to the test, when
Whenever I get asked about the subject of my research I have to suppress the urge to launch into a sort of paranoid defence of the sociological relevance and intellectual seriousness of my research topic. Running – and sport as a whole – seems to lack the gravitas of heavyweight sociological themes like class, racism,
Quantifying the barriers to running One of the great appeals of running is how relatively easy it is to fit around life’s other commitments. But, as all regular runners know, fitting in the daily miles can be a bit of a juggling act. Family responsibilities, work, study, social commitments and even the weather can all
One of the great appeals of running is its accessibility. Most of us can run – at least for a minute or so – and most own a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. Really the only thing you might need to buy before you can get started is a pair of trainers, although barefoot