In this issue

April 2024

Carbon Footprint

You'd have had to have been running on a different planet to miss all the recent debate about carbon-plated shoes. The talk of bans and performance enhancement has been so widespread that even non-runners are asking their running friends about the potentially magical footwear.

2 mins

Trail time

WHEN looking for a trail or off-road running shoe, it’s often all about the grip. However, given that no two paths are the same, careful consideration is required. What’s the terrain like where you’ll wear the shoes the most? If you’ll be negotiating soft, wet and muddy conditions then look for deeper lugs. For tackling gravel tracks and forest trails then more evenly spaced lugs will work better. When it comes to cushioning, consider how hard the ground will be; if it’s soft then you’ll be fine in low-profile shoes, but on those firmer tracks reasonable cushioning will be called for.

4 mins

Support network

WHEN it comes to ‘over-pronation’, a common question is ‘how much is over?’. With no hard and fast rules, it’s best to choose a shoe that instinctively feels right. Gait analysis can often assist in helping you make this choice and your specialist running store is always a good place to start if in doubt. To help you make that choice, here’s a selection of some of the best ‘support’ shoes around.

4 mins

Need for speed

THE racing shoe segment of the market is becoming somewhat split. This is partially due to the rise of carbon-plated footwear but also the fact that many shoes are becoming much lighter. Here we take a look at some of the leading contenders to toe the line in.

2 mins

How To Prime Your Immunity

Taking steps to shore your body’s defences has never been more important. Here’s how to do it, says Peta Bee

6 mins

English Schools Survival At Stake

Covid-19 could lead to ESAA losing thousands this summer

2 mins

Covid-19: Athletics Events Are Wiped Out

Unprecedented calendar changes due to Covid-19

3 mins

Tributes for Lindsay Dunn

BRENDAN FOSTER, CHARLIE SPEDDING AND OTHERS SAY FAREWELL TO ONE OF BRITAIN’S MOST PROLIFIC AND ADMIRED ENDURANCE COACHES

9 mins

Treasure islands

TRAVEL TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS IN DECEMBER FOR A RACECATION LIKE NO OTHER

4 mins

Tokyo Olympics are postponed

2020 GAMES AND PARALYMPICS ARE NOW SET TO TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR

3 mins

Switching your focus

FIVE-TIME OLYMPIAN JO PAVEY TELLS EUAN CRUMLEY WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIND YOUR ADAPTABILITY IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY

5 mins

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON TRAINING

IN LIGHT OF THE CORONAVIRUS, MATT LONG ENCOURAGES YOU TO IMPROVISE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY WHILE JOHN SHEPHERD PROVIDES SOME FURTHER THOUGHTS AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

9 mins

In my genes

OUR SERIES ON OLYMPIANS AND THEIR OFFSPRING CONTINUES WITH TRIPLE JUMPERTURNED-CHEF FRANCIS AGYEPONG AND HIS DAUGHTER CASSIOPEIA

5 mins

Fitter food

Peta Bee looks at some of the latest sports nutrition advice – and finds a host of store cupboard essentials can help boost your performance

4 mins

Dream heptathlon

WHO WOULD COME OUT ON TOP IF FIVE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING HEPTATHLETES OF RECENT YEARS COMPETED AGAINST EACH OTHER AT THE PEAK OF THEIR POWERS? MEL WATMAN HAS THE STATISTICS AND TAKES US THROUGH THIS FANTASY CONTEST

3 mins

The most generous man in the sport

BRITISH MILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN AND ATHLETICS FAN BARRIE WELLS HAS HELPED JESSICA ENNIS-HILL, KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON AND OTHERS REACH THEIR POTENTIAL WITH HIS SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT. JASON HENDERSON MEETS THE MOST GENEROUS MAN IN ATHLETICS

10+ mins

“When I crossed the ine in Beijing I couldn't contain myself”

IN THE LATEST OF OUR SERIES, 2008 AND 2012 100m CHAMPION SHELLY-ANN FRASER PRYCE RECALLS HER OLYMPIC EXPERIENCES

2 mins

The Young ones

ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PLACING A REAL FOCUS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS IS THE SECRET TO COACH’S GROWING SUCCESS STORY, AS EUAN CRUMLEY DISCOVERS

4 mins

Revitalising club competition

THE BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE AND UK WOMEN’S LEAGUE ARE JOINING FORCES TO CREATE A NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE AND DANIEL REES LOOKS AHEAD TO THE NAL’S INAUGURAL SEASON WHICH KICKS OFF IN EARLY MAY, CORONAVIRUS PERMITTING

6 mins

Moving barriers

UKA’S DOMESTIC ATHLETICS OPERATIONS MANAGER DONNA FRASER ON HOW ADJUSTING FOR NEW STEEPLECHASE RULES IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVER-CHANGING SPORT

2 mins

Continental Cup no more

WORLD ATHLETICS SCRAPS AN EVENT WHICH SAW MANY MEMORABLE RACES

1 min

Class of 2020

AROUND 2000 OF THE NATION’S TOP TEENAGE CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS DEFIED CORONAVIRUS FEARS TO RACE AT A MUDDY SEFTON PARK

10+ mins

Bathurst beckons

WITH ONE YEAR TO GO UNTIL THE NEXT WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS, AUSTRALIA’S MOUNT PANORAMA MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT IS STEPPING UP PREPARATIONS FOR A SPORTING CONTEST OF A VERY DIFFERENT KIND

3 mins

A fresh start

UK ATHLETICS CHAIR NIC COWARD IS KEEN TO PRIORITISE COACH DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM PLANNING AS HE STARTS WORKING WITH THE GOVERNING BODY’S NEW CEO JOANNA ADAMS THIS WEEK

8 mins

Coronavirus Claims More Athletics Events

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the Athletics Calendar of 2020.

2 mins

How To Call A Race

TV coverage legend stuart storey gives budding broadcasters some tips on how to commentate

5 mins

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