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Steps towards de-loading
Dr. Matt Long talks us though another training and life lesson, this time looking back to a well spent youth running up stairs and how as...
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It’s Fun To Be Back
A debut and a finale may be taking the headlines, but there are plenty more stories ahead of Sunday’s London Marathon....
Athlete Insights
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London Calling for Alice Wright
Running a marathon is often described as a journey. For Alice Wright, the biggest journey was getting to the start line...
Athlete Insights
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The key to pacing your marathon
The key to a good marathon isn’t just about the fuelling, the training and the shoes, pacing matters too. Fast Running...
London Marathon
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Always take the weather with you
Matt Long looks at some recent research exploring optimum environmental conditions for racing. You don’t need to be a ‘fast runner’...
Marathon Training
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A new PB or shoe PB?
The times are dropping faster than the record books can handle, but is it all about the shoes? Robbie Britton reflects on...
Comment
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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...
Marathon Training
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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...
articles
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Building Special blocks
Coach Phil Kissi builds blocks of understanding through his work with Tokyo Olympian Steph Davis and England international Rose Harvey as...
Marathon Training
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Making Canova Progress
In the first of a series looking at the training philosophy of Italian coach Renato Canova, Matt Long talks about the...
Athlete Insights