Cross country: when equality is neither fair or progressive

When views are exchanged the louder voice is often the one that triumphs, but there are always two sides to every...

parkrun is for fast runners too

A Saturday morning run for all shapes and sizes – but after reports of a child being pushed at Edinburgh’s Porty...

Where’s my medal… and t-shirt?

Extreme weather will always see races cancelled and this results in a lot of disappointed runners. For some its simply missing...

What the D**Q happened at the World Indoors?

Flashing lights and fireworks – the IAAF World Indoor Championships was set to be the hottest show in town. But, after...

Should Ireland be happy with showing at World Indoors?

With Phil Healy’s 400m semi-final the standout from five athletes competing at the World Indoor Championships, should Ireland be happy with...

Why is Parliament Hill the ‘iconic home’ of English cross country?

Define iconic, and every sport will give you a different answer. Cricket has The Ashes. Golf has its majors. English football...

Why Euro Cross has killed cross country

When the European Cross Country Championships was first introduced in the mid-90s it took root in early December, and now over...

Should female runners get double lottery chances in male dominated races?

After recent calls about gender equality in cross country, the subject is at least being well discussed. In trail and ultra...

Athletics World Cup: where’s the long distance running?

The Athletics World Cup. On the same day as the World Cup of football. Should we be getting excited? Hopefully the...

Should male and female cross country races be the same distance?

Historically male cross country races have always been longer than their female counterparts, but is it time this now changed? Just...