It is not meant to be easy. Innumerable runners have – and continue to – express the thought that pleasure comes from the struggle. Certainly, in some cases, it might look easy. Usain Bolt thumping his fist into his chest as he obliterated the 100m world record or Eliud Kipchoge doing the same as he appeared to float over the final few meters of 26.2 miles in less than two hours. But what the world saw in those moments was the result of hours, days, weeks, months and years of effort.

So this is why LtW celebrate effort, pain and difficulty through many of the stories in this edition.

"As runners we know the value of effort. We understand that at times we need to put in the work and embrace the pain. We know that we need to train the body and the mind. And that is probably what draws us to lace up our shoes and get out the door. It is certainly what keeps us excited about telling your running stories. So thanks once again to you for buying a copy of Like the Wind, and to those who have shared their pain with us."