Tales from Kew Gardens

Now that the dust has settled on the GB marathon trials, Fast Running’s Gill Bland caught up with some of the...

Back to the start-line?

In another Sports Psychology focused piece, Lloyd Emeka talks about Challenge and Threat States in Athletes now that real racing might...

Push Vs Pull Coaching

The ghosts of Harry Wilson, Peter Coe and Jimmy  Hedley guide Matt Long and Darren Reevell along he continuum of push-pull...

Looking for Iglói in the 21st Century

In the final piece of a three-part series, the astonishing career of Hungarian Mihály Iglói is unpicked by Matt Long, Geoff...

Making it as a senior

“It never entered my head that I’d make it as a senior”: 2002 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist Helen Clitheroe tells Lewis...

The Progression of a Session

Progression is the foundation of any successful training plan. The secret is to know how and when to progress each session...

Catch me if you can – the career of Steve Binns

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Steve Binns front runs 25 laps of his career with Matt Long and Karen Buck giving chase...

Cutting through the BS: Exercise Intensity

Lecturer in sports coaching at Stirling University, Dr Andrew Kirkland, advises us to be wary of the quasi-science that is prevalent...

Too many miles on the clock?

Matt Long encourages you to look under your biomechanical bonnet as an ageing runner so you can still drive on the...

How to train hard

How do you keep going when your legs are dying, your lungs are burning and the little voice inside your head...