Athletics
How they train – Andy Butchart
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Athletics
Saturday, 08 February 2020 05:54
The Olympic 5000m finalist tells Katy Barden about his simple and traditional approach to training Innovations in science and technology have influenced athletes hugely, but Olympic 5000m runner Andy Butchart’s approach to training is simple and traditional. “For me, it’s about cumulative weeks of hard work rather than fancy sessions and drills,” he says. “I think the way to perform…
How they train – Sophie McKinna
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Friday, 07 February 2020 03:08
The world shot put finalist talks to Katy Barden about her training schedule Coming off an 11th-place finish in last year’s IAAF World Championships shot put in Doha – an event in which she threw a PB of 18.61m in qualifying – Sophie McKinna was loath to change her training set-up as she moved into 2020. “If things are working…
Great North Run increases race capacity
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Athletics
Friday, 07 February 2020 09:51
A record 60,000 places will be available for the 40th staging of the event following unprecedented demand Organisers of the Great North Run are preparing to celebrate the 40th staging of the event with the largest ever number of places available to runners. Race capacity has been increased to 60,000 following unprecedented demand for entries, with the ballot remaining open…
GB standards for Olympic invites announced
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Athletics
Friday, 07 February 2020 09:54
British Athletics publishes updated Tokyo 2020 selection policy which outlines the World Athletics invite process British Athletics has published an updated selection policy for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which features new standards relating to the World Athletics invite process. World Athletics will use a dual qualification system of entry standards and invitations through global ranking for the Games and…
The dos and don’ts of nutrition for runners
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Thursday, 06 February 2020 10:49
Sports dietician Renee McGregor tells Katy Barden why our food choices make a big difference Whether you have signed up for a specific event or are simply looking to improve your running performance, training is going to be key to your success. However, while putting in the work will take you a certain distance, if you really want to reap…
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Thursday, 06 February 2020 08:09
How they train – Holly Bradshaw
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 07:43
How they train – Jamie Webb
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 12:11
World Cross medallist Abadi Hadis dies aged 22
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 12:56
Nike unveils Alphafly NEXT% and Viperfly, and they are legal
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 04:29
Mo Farah withdraws from The Vitality Big Half
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 01:17
Jemma Reekie adjusts to life in the fast lane
Tuesday, 04 February 2020 15:30
Armand Duplantis comes close to world record in Düsseldorf
Tuesday, 04 February 2020 04:23
Double Paralympic champion Georgie Hermitage retires
Tuesday, 04 February 2020 07:52
How they train – Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Monday, 03 February 2020 05:33
Hugues Fabrice Zango and Andrew Pozzi impress in Paris – weekly round-up
Monday, 03 February 2020 09:26
Global medallists named on GB Paralympic World Class Programme
Monday, 03 February 2020 14:31
Evolution of track spikes
Saturday, 01 February 2020 11:14
Charlotte Arter improves parkrun record in Cardiff
Saturday, 01 February 2020 10:34
Anna Emilie Møller and Mahamed Mahamed dominate BUCS Champs in Edinburgh
Saturday, 01 February 2020 11:56
Jemma Reekie breaks British indoor 800m record in Glasgow
Friday, 31 January 2020 06:56
Hayley Carruthers shares her story behind the headlines
Friday, 31 January 2020 07:38
Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei on Kenya’s Olympic marathon team
Friday, 31 January 2020 08:05
Vaporfly survives World Athletics verdict
Thursday, 30 January 2020 14:59
Alexander Stadium revamp gets green light
Thursday, 30 January 2020 14:00
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