Great Britain
The science of pacing and tactics in world-class distance athletes
New research looking at middle and long distance pacing in championship races makes for interesting reading for athletes and coaches. Current work from an academic team has...
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Joint winners? I’d rather see a race
Jess Learmouth and Georgia Taylor-Brown have been disqualified from the World Triathlon Olympic qualification event in Tokyo for crossing the finish...
Easy reads
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The foundations of speed
8 x 1km is not a speed session. Neither for that matter is 10 x 400m. The reality is most distance...
Great Britain
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The value of cross training isn’t just physical
Just because it’s not running, doesn’t mean other sports can’t help us develop as athletes. Not just physiologically, Blaíthín Shiel thinks...
Easy reads
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How to fuel your training and racing to reach your potential
GB Cross country athlete and Sports Nutrition MSc Emily Hosker-Thornhill shares advice on fuelling your training and racing to reach your...
Comment
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New team JLF Racing add Aaron Scott to their lineup
Bedford based mortgage business James Lawler Financial is backing Bedford’s finest distance running talent after launching a new distance running project....
Great Britain
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Don’t always pace from the watch
Pacing is a difficult one, especially as the races get longer, so how do you make it to the end without...
performance
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Should you always be happy to run a PB?
When you don’t achieve your target in a race, but still run faster than you ever have before, how should you feel?...
Armagh 5k
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How much faster does improving your running economy make you?
The faster you are the smaller the difference improvements to running economy have, according to new research forthcoming. In a paper...
Marathon Training
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The conversation and the perception of effort
Every runner has that conversation with themselves. Whether mid way through a race or on your penultimate interval, giving yourself a...
motivation