Running for your country

After a fantastic outing at the Leeds Abbey Dash, Ross Skelton speaks to Dr. Matt Long about the challenges he’s faced...

Marathon season officially open – Irish round-up

Belfast, Galway and London showcased some of the best marathon running this weekend, whilst Irish athlete also starred elsewhere. Lindie Naughton reports....

Reflecting on a 2:18 debut

Post race reflection is key and Nigel Martin looks back on his 2:18:09 marathon debut in this month’s Fast10 contribution.  The...

Women’s Marathon Trial: Who’s Running?

On Friday morning at 8am in Kew Gardens, Great Britain’s marathon and 20k race walk Olympic hopefuls will line up for...

As fast as possible in Kew Gardens

After I asked whether Kew Gardens would provide a fast enough course for an Olympic trial, race director Tom Bedford got...

What about the sub-elite runners?

Marathoner Anthony Hatswell asks if Wrexham Elite Marathon is the best thing to happen for UK running since… the London Marathon....

Heel striking makes little difference to marathon

Whether you heel-strike or land on the midfoot makes little difference to marathon performance suggests a new study by Dr. Brian Hanley....

Patient Piasecki bides her time

Gill Bland talked to Jess Piasecki about life, lockdown, funding and training Jess Piasecki should have been racing one of the...

Saucony Ride ISO 2 review

Fast Running’s Gill Bland is a marathoner by trade so gets plenty of mileage in to test some shoes for us,...

Becs Gentry flying high in NYC

Originally from Worcester, Becs (Rebecca) Gentry is a Peloton Tread instructor currently living in New York. Gill Bland spoke to the...