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...

My favourite session: Tom Craggs

Endurance coach Tom Craggs shares his favourite session and some nuggets of wisdom. Everyone runner or coach has a favourite session...

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 mountains are calling: what makes a hill runner special?

The mountains have a special hold on many of us and author Jonny Muir hears them every day. In this section...

How I train: Ryan Burling

Ryan Burling’s fast average training pace and high mileage buck traditional formats. Post-race pints and takeaways, no rest days or gym...

Mental health: If I spark one conversation it was worth sharing

Irish athlete Kevin Dooney bravely talks about his own experiences of mental health and depression. When asked if I wanted to...

How I train: Kevin Seaward

Big volume and sub-70 minute half marathon sessions are key to the Irish marathoner’s training. Kevin Seaward’s superb fourth place at...

Are you a training copycat?

With the boom of platforms like Strava and runners sharing their own training, are a few blindly following other’s training and...

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...