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The article offers tips from several experts such as former pentathlete champion Greg Whyte on running and racing in high temperatures. According to Whyte, elite runners often travel to hot weather environments in advance or train in environmental chambers to fully acclimatize. Health psychologist Martin Hagger advises to control as many variables as much as possible. University of Essex sports scientist Chris McManus also recommends drinking little and often.

The article features Police Sergeant David Eadie of Saint Kilda Police Station in Melbourne, Victoria, the 2011 Australian male ultra runner of the year who advocates running for street children and disadvantaged people. It says that Eadie will run for Reclink Australia at the Badwater Ultra Marathon in Death Valley, California to help disadvantaged, homeless and drug and alcohol affected people improve their health and wellbeing. Eadie adds that he wanted to see people engaged in the sport.

The article profiles Tim Prendergast, a New Zealand middle-distance runner who is legally blind. At the age of eight, Prendergast's central vision started deteriorating progressively due to a rare eye condition called Stargardt. A teacher played an important role in his decision to join the athletics team in high school. He attributes his success in the running world to having support, hard work and self-belief. In 2012, Prendergast won the Paralympic gold medal at the World Championships.

The article discusses how Kathleen McGeady and Kelly Jordan, teachers at the Leopold Primary School in Victoria, organized the Mexican wave fundraising race. It provides a background on their involvement in running and their desire for their students to get involved in global collaboration. The African Rural Schools Foundation is the beneficiary of the 20,000 Australian dollars they raised. The mechanics of the Mexican wave is described, including the function of the blog, ugandanglobalproject.blogspot.com.

The article features meteorologist and running enthusiast Angelo Portelli. As a weather consultant for Chevron Thailand, Portelli is stationed offshore four times a year in two-and-a-half week blocks. When in Thailand, he run laps around the helipad of an oil rig each night. He cited the limitations of exercising on the rig and how his son's diabetes motivates him to continue running.

This article relates the story of David McElwaine, a 54-year-old leukemia patient who continues to run daily in spite of his battle with the disease. He usually runs with Baloo, his chocolate brown retriever at 5 am. It notes that his determination to separate himself from the disease enables McElwaine to cope remarkably physically, mentally and emotionally. McElwaine says one will feel better if one focus on other important things in life such as family, exercise and work. Particular focus is given to his three-step philosophy.

The article discusses how Robyn Macready-Bryan, founder of the James Macready-Bryan (JMB) Foundation, uses running as a tribute to her son who was assaulted brutally and left severely disabled during the night of his 20th birthday in October 2006. It says that Macready-Bryan uses her determination as a motivational tool for running, which she claims to have positive effects. The author adds that teamwork is a primary driving force behind the success of the Foundation. Details of how the Foundation campaigns against street violence are also discussed.

The article explores how running helped Matt Berry deal with the changes brought about by the stroke suffered by his wife, Kathryn. Matt works as a full-time financial controller of a property near their own property in Rowena, New South Wales. The property owned by the Berrys produces dryland crops and raises livestock. Berry emphasizes the role of running in enabling him to tackle the tragedy of a stroke suffered by his 36-year-old wife. It outlines the lifestyle changes encountered by Matt following the medical emergency.