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...

Variety is the spice of life

Olympian and former World Record Holder Aly Dixon tells Matt Long about variational and fractional running. You will recall the first...

Tweaking the training

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

Widening the load

Debbie Matchett tells Matt Long about how extending her training microcycle has helped her perform at the highest level as a...

2021, A Review: Part 1

We gave James Rhodes a challenge, to review the whole year in a set word count. One out of two isn’t bad....

Top stories of 2021

Another year flies, or trundles, by and it’s time to look back on what stories got us interested this year. Our...

Back to winning ways after 16 years and six kids

Sarahjane Cooke hit the headlines this past weekend with a blistering 16:37 parkrun in Belfast, her fastest yet, but the returning star...

Mastering those diminishing returns

Top masters athlete Chris Hollinshead talks to Matt Long about the optimisation of training for Masters athletes and the impact of training load....

Red Dragon

Jenny Nesbitt’s played a key part in a fine team gold in Dublin and the success breathes fire into her conversation with...

A young star shining bright

In the run up to the Spar European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin this weekend, we take a look at an...