Author: Mark Woods

Susan Wightman: my greatest race

Posted by Mark Woods | Jan 7, 2023 | Featured, Interviews

The 1988 Olympian and mother of world 1500m champion Jake recalls recalls becoming the first British woman to break the 70min barrier for half-marathon at the Great North Run

Eamonn Martin: my greatest race

Posted by Mark Woods | Dec 27, 2022 | Featured, Interviews

Distance runner remembers the Bislett Games in Oslo in July 1988 when he won the 10,000m in a British record of 27:23.06

Mark Dry determined to finish career on his own terms

Posted by Mark Woods | Jun 5, 2022 | Featured, Interviews

Back competing after being a caught in a lie which saw him heavily punished by UK Anti-Doping, the Scottish hammer thrower wants nothing more than to finish his athletics career on his own terms

Holly Bradshaw on dealing with body image issues

Posted by Mark Woods | May 19, 2022 | Featured, Interviews

Olympic pole vault bronze medallist has learned to live with anxiety and issues around body image but fears the perfect picture being painted by social media is forcing some girls away from sport

Is athletics winning the fight against doping?

Posted by Mark Woods | Apr 14, 2022 | Featured, Interviews

It’s now five years since the creation of the Athletics Integrity Unit, so how much progress has been in that time when it comes to the war on drugs? We discover a changed landscape