The ghosts of Harry Wilson, Peter Coe and Jimmy Hedley guide Matt Long and Darren Reevell along he continuum of push-pull coaching At an England Athletics Conference half a decade or so ago, organised ...

The ERRA National Road Relays made a welcome return to Sutton Park in Birmingham on Saturday. It was a good day for Leeds and Central AC, who took the women’s six-stage and men’s 12-stage titles ...

Coach Phil Kissi builds blocks of understanding through his work with Tokyo Olympian Steph Davis and England international Rose Harvey as Matt Long finds out. In the first article in the series, coach ...

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Ally Beaven is getting ready for the big mountains in the Italian Alps, taking on the 330km Tor des Geants this weekend. I’m standing by Ryvoan bothy in the rain. The sleeves of my second best ...

The popular community-based event in the Whitchurch suburb of the Welsh Capital is known for its live music, street food, Supercars and competitive racing. Organisers will again host the Welsh ...

In the second of a three part series, the astonishing coaching career of Hungarian Mihály Iglói is unpicked by Matt Long, Geoff James and Zakarias Karasz. 28th May 1955. White City Stadium. London. At ...

The fun continues in Innsbruck with the longest event of the Mountain and Trail World Championships. Frenchwoman Marion Delespierre wins the women’s Trail Long over 86.9 kilometers and 6,500 vertical ...

A strong British contingent headed to the CrossCup in Hannut, Belgium – part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour – and delivered some excellent performances. The senior women’s race, over 8000m, ...

Letesenbet Gidey produced a jaw-dropping debut for the NN Running Team by obliterating the world half marathon record, posting a dazzling 1:02:52 on the streets of Valencia. The Ethiopian, who holds ...

Following the class of 2018 post “the P word” Anna Boniface spoke to Dr Nicky Keay to learn from her expertise on periods, athlete hormones and the role of the contraceptive pill. Dr Nicky Keay is no ...

In the build up to any A race we set targets and practice events along the way. For the marathon it might be a half or a 10k, but for a 330km mountain race with 30,000m+ of up and down, you can’t ...