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Coaching

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Tackling technology in track and field

Is the age of information a blessing or a curse? Kibwé Johnson from SPIRE Institute looks at the increasingly challenging issue of athletes’ addiction to screen time
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Timothy Cheruiyot to be special guest at BMC endurance day

World 1500m champion and coach Bernard Ouma to talk at British Milers’ Club event on the European Endurance Conference weekend in Leeds
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The art of pole vault

Mondo Duplantis makes it look so simple but there's so much an athlete has to do to propel themselves into the sky and over a bar, as coach Scott Simpson explains
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10 training sessions for parkrun return

After well over a year break, parkrun should soon be back and here we suggest some 5km workouts to prepare
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The art of triple jump

What are the keys to success when it comes to the event which asks competitors to master the hop and the skip, as well as the jump? We explain more
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The rise of Team New Balance Manchester

Coach Steve Vernon and athletes such as Jonny Mellor and Ciara Mageean explain the growing success of their training group
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The importance of genes in athletics

We examine the age-old question surrounding nature v nurture and discover some intriguing findings
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Reducing drop-out rates in athletics

New research has underlined the concerning issue of young athletes walking away from the sport too early. But there are potential solutions out there
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How to master the art of sprinting

Running as fast as possible is very elemental – we’ve all tried it at some stage. But what puts someone in the really fast lane?
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How to master the art of long jump

Here we outline what is needed to be successful at one of the most popular of all field events
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How they trained - Learning from the greats

The continuities and differences in the training of the ‘holy trinity’ - Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram - are scrutinised through the coaching lens of Matt Long and Lewis Moses
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Happy hour training - 25 session ideas

With UK outdoor activity currently restricted, AW results guru and coach Steve Smythe suggests some running sessions that can be done quickly and efficiently
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