Athlete Insights
Breaking through two minutes
The Irish women’s 800m record was shattered at the weekend wihen Louise Shanahan outsprinted Ciara Mageean at the Belfast Irish Milers meet at the Mary Peters...
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Lowdown on the NCAA
Spencer Fischer of Santa Clara University gives you the low down on the NCAA and the pros and cons of US...
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A look inside the Hour 7 team weekend
At the inaugural team weekend for new ultra-running venture Hour 7, author Ally Beaven was invited along to see what on...
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Echos of the ACP
The Anglo Celtic Plate is a race with huge pedigree pitting some of the best ultra runners from Ireland, Northern Ireland,...
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Making Canova Progress
In the first of a series looking at the training philosophy of Italian coach Renato Canova, Matt Long talks about the...
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Living the dream
GB athlete Stuart McCallum achieved a lifelong ambition in Dublin but Matt Long finds a young man who is wide awake...
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Tweaking the training
England masters athlete Claire Martin tells Matt Long about how she modifies sessions to optimise her training. Thus far in our...
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Ingebrigtsen Intervals
The training philosophy underpinning Team Ingebrigtsen is unpicked by Matt Long after witnessing first hand the young Jakob’s domination in Dublin. ...
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Seasonal Greetings
Top Masters athlete David Oxland talks to Matt Long about seasonal planning In a recent paper in the International Journal of...
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Mastering those diminishing returns
Top masters athlete Chris Hollinshead talks to Matt Long about the optimisation of training for Masters athletes and the impact of training load....
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