Laura Riches
Laura Riches on gender equality in sport
In her latest ‘Fast 10: class of 2018’ post, Riches looks at gender equality in sport. After the recent announcement of equal distances for men and...
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Laura Riches aims to win Beer Mile World Classic
Laura Riches is in Vancouver to run and drink beer and hopes to take gold if she doesn’t throw up this...
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What is athletics without volunteers?
Laura Riches pays homage to all the volunteers behind the scenes who make athletics happen. What is athletics without volunteers? Well,...
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My love hate relationship with club leagues in athletics
Laura Riches calls for more athletes to put on club vests and participate in the track and field leagues. This post...
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What’s life like as a student-athlete in America?
Laura Riches reflects on her experience as a student-athlete and offers advice for those considering university in America. Have you considered...
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When your first marathon doesn’t quite go to plan
Laura Riches reflects on her unforgiving marathon debut in Manchester and the important lessons learnt. In 2004, I stood on the...
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Am I addicted to running?
Two weeks out from her first marathon and having got used to 90 miles a week training, Laura Riches is finding...
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You don’t need to be skinny to be a distance runner
Laura Riches has an important message to share. If anyone says you are ‘too big’ to be a distance runner –...
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The importance of setting goals… which we all forget
In her ‘fast runners: class of 2018’ post, Laura Riches writes the importance of goals once the realities of the “real...
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Fast Runner: Laura Riches
Laura Riches is a steeplechaser at heart but has also represented Great Britain on the mountains – add in the Beer...
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