Are you a training racer?

We all know someone who just has to be in front, turns every easy run into an all out sprint and...

Chasing sub 2:30: Does marathon pace ever start to feel ‘easy’?

Another fortnight closer to Valencia marathon and the big question is “does marathon pace ever start to feel easy?” Chasing sub...

Chasing sub 2:30: Getting comfortable with uncomfortable

The Valencia marathon is two weeks closer and the legs are two weeks stronger, but how is the sub 2:30 quest...

Chasing sub 2:30 at the Valencia Marathon

This autumn Fast Running will follow our own Robbie Britton as he prepares for the December 26.mile race. Throughout his build-up to...

James Cracknell talks endurance running & shares his top training tips

The endurance athlete chats about his outstanding mental strength, marathon training and race fueling tactics. James Cracknell’s two Olympic and six...

Carl Hardman is harder than most

The 2:19 marathoner chats about his running ambitions while juggling a full-time manual job, the importance of his club and family life....

The magic 40s: parkrun to international runner

When Ty Farrer was 39 years old, he wasn’t a competitive runner and didn’t belong to a club, and he certainly...

Out with the pacing and let’s see some racing

Times mean everything now, but once the hype that is generated before a major event subsides, pacemakers are just leaving the...

Ben Fish reflects on his 2:26 marathon in London

Ben Fish talks us through his 2:26:55 race at the 2018 London Marathon and assesses his training in the build-up. In...

Is Eliud Kipchoge the greatest marathoner of all time?

The greatest of all time. It’s a fairly large accolade to bestow on any athlete, let alone a marathoner. Yet the...