Shona Heaslip’s meteoric rise in Irish athletics

Shona Heaslip may only be three years in the sport of athletics, but on Sunday in Samorin, Slovakia (December 10), she aims...

Elle Vernon: back in the athletics spotlight

Qualifying for her sixth European Cross Country Championships represents more than just a return to form for Elle Vernon. Vernon stormed...

Hugh Armstrong: flying the flag for Connacht

Paul Pollock’s return to the top of Irish Cross Country rightly grabbed the headlines in Abbotstown last weekend, however, there was another...

Zak Hanna: bikes to international runner

Zak Hanna has been on the Northern Ireland running scene a relatively short time, but has already experienced great success and...

Wisdom from Africa: celebrating more than a race win

In 2016, Shadrack Kimining Korir made the long journey from his small farm in Kenya to Cardiff in Wales. There he...

Sam Stabler: persistence leads to success

To reach your full potential, one of, if not the most important factor is consistency – a sustained period of training,...

Ben Robinson aims for sub 12 minute 5k (with the help of Blake)

Last weekend a man ran 12:24 for 5km in the UK – correction, a man and his dog ran 12:24 for...

Liz McColgan says it’s difficult to “get excited” by certain world records

Liz McColgan wants to believe the world records she has seen in recent years, but with some countries having insufficient out...

Pat Reagan: running 100-miles fast

People often associate 100 mile running with going slowly, over mountains or with navigation, but there are a bunch of people...

CJ Ujah finds the perfect recipe

“I’m actually not a bad cook, I made a top lasagne last night and it was my first attempt too,” CJ...