Full time vet running 2:16 for the marathon

With the focus clearly on the medallists at the 2021 Canadian 10K Championships, it was easy to overlook the personal best...

RAMP it up

Jamie French and Matt Long warm things up a little As runners we tend to naturally gravitate towards talking about what...

Breaking through two minutes

The Irish women’s 800m record was shattered at the weekend wihen Louise Shanahan outsprinted Ciara Mageean at the Belfast Irish Milers...

2022 Mountain Running World Cup Kicks-off at Ireland’s Seven Sisters Skyline Race

Now in its 22nd year, the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup kicks off this coming Saturday, May 21st with...

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2023 awarded to Innsbruck and Stubai

The joint application of Innsbruck Tourism and the Stubai Tourism Association for the right to host the World Mountain and Trail...

Back to the Tor

Over the next few months Fast Running will follow Natalie White on her journey back to the Tor des Geants. The...

Lowdown on the NCAA

Spencer Fischer of Santa Clara University gives you the low down on the NCAA and the pros and cons of US...

A new PB or shoe PB?

The times are dropping faster than the record books can handle, but is it all about the shoes? Robbie Britton reflects on...

Poles Apart

Matt Long unpicks the ongoing debate around training polarisation  Polarised training is where an athlete spends a high proportion (very roughly...

A look inside the Hour 7 team weekend

At the inaugural team weekend for new ultra-running venture Hour 7, author Ally Beaven was invited along to see what on...