One of the great things about running is there are no secrets to running your best.

I was asked what changed in training to run a PB marathon: some faster running,some slower running and a lot of consistency.

This consistent…

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Heather Seaward (Timmins) in Sevilla Marathon

Ever run Armagh International Road Races ? Loved the generosity and support from the organisers and the locals?

Now they need you…

San Silvestre Vallecana 🇪🇸
Scott Beattie 27:58 debut
Ellis Cross 28:33 PB
Rory Leonard 28:33 PB

Sometimes it doesn’t always go your way…that’s life!

What you do next matters most! UKRunChat

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Zombie.

Astonishing.

This is all starting to get a little silly! Auto Q for champs based on average performances etc.

Doping doesn’t just cost individual places on podiums any more, it skews performance metrics and costs people places at championships!

When is enough, enough?

At the 2003 Nationals, James Nolan learned something the Irish Sports Council came to realise years later: if you pick a fight with a bull, be ready for all-out war.

20 years on, spoke to Nolan and Gareth Turnbull about that epic race - and what came next
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Not every day is a fun fartlek or tempo. Some days are about taking it all in and allowing the body to recover.

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Fartlek…on a Thursday?

5 sets of 3,2,1 mins off 1 minute float!

3 minutes at 3 min/km pace, 2 minutes at 2.55/km pace and 1 minute at 2.50/km pace…

Want to see a few more runs / sessions etc on here and Strava over the next block? UKRunChat

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Fartlek Friday Spanish style! Miles on the incredible trails of Torrevieja and endless running on Rio Segura! Building up nicely…

Hop across to Strava to see more!

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Gidey, McElhinney, Curtin, Scullion, Dalton, Travers,O Gailin, Byrne and Murchan take on the world in the Dublin Athletics Albie Thomas 5000 at Morton Games. Don't dare miss it!

Mike Woods ran 3:57 in the mile in 2005.

He turned to cycling. And just won stage 9 of the Tour de France.

Pretty amazing.

The best feedback is not praise or criticism.

It's information. Information that helps you understand what you did well and what you can improve on. Information that helps you learn and grow.

Seek out information, not validation.

WATCH: Loyle stands with the striking teachers who lifted him up and saved him.

Thank you Loyle for your support at Glastonbury. And thanks to your mum and your girlfriend for the work they do for their pupils.

It’s time for Gillian Keegan MP to #doyourjobgill and…

Another great week of running ✅

Little stronger week by week & ready for the next phase! Race plan starting to take shape = progress!

More on the training week on strava if you’re keen! ⁦UKRunChat⁩ ⁦Andrew James Hobdell⁩

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One of the most important relationships for athletes to understand...

As acute training load goes up, training response goes down. 📉

If you push too far above your current capabilities, response can fall to zero, i.e. you get no fitness benefit from the work you're putting in!…

You can't beat fundamentals.

Elite performers go back to the basics often. Not so good performers think they are too good to practice the fundamentals.

And there it is - the first Irish sprinter ever to win an NCAA title, and the first Irish champion at NCAAs for 17 years.

Another huge Irish record for Rhasidat Adeleke, who moves into the top 20 on the world 400m all-time list.