News
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Injury Prevention
/ 8 years agoCadence – is 180 the magic number?
Cadence is simply the number of footfalls a runner takes in a minute and 180 steps is quite often the figure recommended...
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USA
/ 8 years agoChristian Coleman breaks 60m indoor world record
American Christian Coleman broke the 60m indoor world record at the Clemson Invitational in South Carolina on Friday evening (January 19)....
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Tom Marshall
/ 8 years agoTom Marshall: blissful ignorance
In his first ‘fast runners: class of 2018’ post, Tom Marshall shares advice for winter running blues and reflects on his...
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Marathon Training
/ 8 years agoHas technology in running gone too far?
Running is now a very different sport than what it was 20 or 30 years ago. We have a vast wealth...
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Event News
/ 8 years agoCallum Hawkins heads Scotland team for Armagh 5K
Callum Hawkins will head the Scotland selection for the Armagh 5K International Road Race next month, while teams representing Ireland and Northern...
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performance
/ 8 years ago5 ways to improve your 5k time
The 5k is an often underestimated challenge and with the rise of parkrun it has become one of the most popular...
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performance
/ 8 years agoLaura Weightman: how I train at altitude
Time at altitude is now a very common part of an endurance athlete’s training program, so what all does it involve?...
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Event News
/ 8 years agoBritain’s most brutal race, The Montane Spine, halted by brutal snow
The most brutal race in Great Britain, the 268 mile Montane Spine, was halted tonight (January 17) by extreme weather. The...
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James Stewart
/ 8 years agoJames Stewart: ultra runners are super tough, right?
In his first ‘fast runners: class of 2018’ post, ultra runner James Stewart writes about his battle with Scottish snowstorms as...
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Event News
/ 8 years agoLaura Muir to go for 3000m title British Indoor Championships
Laura Muir will aim to win a first 3000m title at next month’s (February) British Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. The...
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Athlete Insights
/ 8 years agoPaul Byrne: when races don’t go to plan
Ireland’s Paul Byrne is the fourth athlete in this series that asks top runners what they’ve learnt from bad race experiences and...
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Features
/ 8 years agoStephen Scullion hopes to “show that Irish athletes can run fast times”
Stephen Scullion who made a big breakthrough at the Houston Half Marathon on Sunday (January 14), says a love for running...
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Marathon Training
/ 8 years ago3 ways to improve your next marathon time
Ahead of your next marathon, or even if it’s your first, here are three ways to help improve that finish time...
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Back to Basics
/ 8 years agoIndoors: not just for the elites
While the outdoor track and field competition season lasts only three to four months, we runners have to train all year...