Elle Vernon: 
the negative impact of outside stresses on running

In the second of a series that asks top runners what they’ve learnt from bad race experiences and their advice on...

Could Kilian Jornet run a 2:10 marathon?

Innocents Day on 28th December is the Spanish version of April Fools, and one story that appeared involved famed Catalan mountain...

Dewi Griffiths: How do you bounce back from a bad race?

Fast Running wanted to ask top runners what they’ve learnt from their bad race experiences, offering advice on how to deal...

Marathon pain lessens over times, study says

Everybody hurts, sometimes – but do we all hurt equally and why does a runner, after vowing never, ever, again to...

Pitfalls to avoid with New Year resolutions

New Year Resolutions are made, and broken, every January. Can anyone even remember the lofty ideas they set themselves last year?...

Broken dreams: why we need to break the cycle

Energy deficit, menstrual dysfunction, osteoporosis, broken dreams… the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). The Female Athlete...

Gemma Steel: the race day experience

A seventh appearance at the European Cross Country Championships didn’t disappoint and proved another memorable race day experience. Making the trip...

Downhill techniques for off-road running

Everyone loves running downhill right? The wind flying through your hair, the ground rushing beneath your feet and the rocks getting...

How 800m running has changed

Has 800m pacing in the World Champs and Olympic Games finals changed? Could David Rudisha’s dominance over the two laps be explained...

Laura Weightman’s independent training environment

University is what first drew Laura Weightman to the city of Leeds, and now seven years on, it’s her idyllic home outside...