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,...

10 principles for training at altitude

Matt Long offers 10 guiding principles for those of you heading to altitude this Spring. A recent England Athletics Marathon camp...

WMRA welcomes Valsir as World Cup sponsor

The World Mountain Running Association is delighted to announce the next exciting step in the evolution of the World Cup. Italian...

Run to the source

Martin Johnson embarks on his most challenging run, as he explores the connection between Black British history and the River Thames....

Be specific with paces

In the final piece in our series, James Thie talks specifically to Matt Long about starting the marathon journey with 2h11m...

Exciting new ultra-running team announced

Hour 7 – The ground breaking new ultra-running team that wants to provide Olympic level support to British athletes. “Hour 7...

Building Special blocks

Coach Phil Kissi builds blocks of understanding through his work with Tokyo Olympian Steph Davis and England international Rose Harvey as...

Making Canova Progress

In the first of a series looking at the training philosophy of Italian coach Renato Canova, Matt Long talks about the...

Living the dream

GB athlete Stuart McCallum achieved a lifelong ambition in Dublin but Matt Long finds a young man who is wide awake...

Tweaking the training

England masters athlete Claire Martin tells Matt Long about how she modifies sessions to optimise her training. Thus far in our...