What to do when your race goes to s**t

It’s the most important race of the year. The training has been excellent, the taper is complete and the first half...

Who inspires you?

Dave Norman has endured a challenging time of late, but he won’t let it keep him down, and takes a moment to...

What is the secret to a ‘perfect’ race?

So many strive for that perfect race. You train and sacrifice and when it gets to race day you demand perfection...

5 lessons that have helped me improve as an athlete

Tom Marshall shares the most important lessons he has learnt during his career and reflects on the recent Commonwealth Games. I...

Females experience a ‘runner’s high’ sooner than men, survey says

Female runners experience that natural high moment from running quicker than men according to the results of a new survey. The...

The hidden cross country stories of the chasing pack

When the starter gun fires in any cross country race, understandably it’s the sharp end that attracts the attention, but what...

Caryl Jones & Dewi Griffiths show working long hours farming is no barrier to running success

In a world where many elite runners enjoy the benefits of full-time training, and plenty of rest and recovery between hard...

Pitfalls to avoid with New Year resolutions

New Year Resolutions are made, and broken, every January. Can anyone even remember the lofty ideas they set themselves last year?...

What do you get a runner for Christmas?

We all know at least one runner who has a partner or bunch of mates who just really doesn’t get it...

Cool Runnings: lessons beyond the bobsleigh

With a name like Cool Runnings you would like to think the popular 1993 movie would contain a whole host of...