Robbie Britton

How to be smart about setting your goals

Goal setting can be an important part of being a good runner, but what are the characteristics of a good, achievable target? It’s the...

Faster, further, together: Strava in numbers for 2018

The online activity platform released its 2018 numbers and the UK and Ireland had some interesting stats. With an average of...

You don’t have to smash every run

Just how hard should training be? Some think the greatest runners just work harder than everyone else, but do they go...

Camille Herron runs 162.9 miles and breaks 24hr world record

The American ultra runner ran nearly 163 miles to set a new women’s world record for 24hr running. Camille Herron won the race...

Chasing Sub 2:30: Nearly blowing it and a 2:29:31 finish!

In the marathon you don’t get what you want, you get what you deserve. A few days on Robbie Britton reflects...

Chasing Sub 2:30: Explaining the joys of the taper

The time has come for the Sub 2:30 project to produce the goods! It’s race week and in the last blog...

Chasing sub 2:30: The importance of teamwork

The loneliness of the long distance runner is well known, but on the journey to sub 2:30 at Valencia Marathon it’s...

Weightman & Courtney added to 2018-19 British Athletics WCPP

Laura Weightman and Melissa Courtney are added to the endurance athletes on the 2018-19 British Athletics World Class Performance programme. Laura Weightman,...

Do you really need that race t-shirt?

Runners are generally an environmentally aware group, but who thinks about the impact of all those race t-shirts and just how...

Young Brits impress at Cross de Atapuerca and all the action from the UK

A great weekend of cross country running in the UK and overseas, plus good results on the roads at Cheshire 10k...