UK Athletics has today announced the athletes that will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at next month’s World Championships taking place in Budapest. A total of 51 athletes have been ...

In taking the pivotal work of Downey (1999) as a framework (see below), rather than seeing the ‘push’ vs. ‘pull’ methods as two binaries, it may be healthier to consider that coaches, like the ...

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 ...

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 Ballycotton ’10’, one of Ireland’s legendary road races, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last March – is no more. A meeting to decide the fate of the race, which had become a must-do for all ...

On behalf of Fast Running former elite runner turned journalist (only kidding) Ross Gollan travelled to the Dolomites to further extend his knowledge of Italian racing. The Primiero Dolomiti Trail ...

University of Stirling Masters student Anya Le Monnier chose an important and valuable topic for her final project and we’re delighted we can share on Fast Running. The title of the work ...

James Rhodes has just about dried off from the torrential weather that visited the British Championships in Manchester this weekend to bring you the weekend round up. Marvellous Manchester Some of ...

It can bring the best of times, it can bring the worst of times. Strava is one of the most commonly used apps for endurance athletes, but how can you make sure you’re getting the most out of it? Are ...

Chelsea Rose Baker and James Westlake ran the fastest parkrun times in the UK this weekend (20th April). Our weekly parkrun top ten is now sponsored by Vertebrate Publishing (my publisher) and here’s ...

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 ...

Fast Road Racing. After victory at last month’s Tilli 10k, Robbie Simpson continued his winning streak at Sunday’s Farnborough Winter Half Marathon.The Commonwealth Games marathoner clocked 65:23 for ...