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Top Tips To Recover From An Injury That Interrupts Your Training

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Why Jack Buckner is the perfect choice to lead UK Athletics

The sport looks forward to the 1986 European 5000m champion applying his gritty racing style to the sizeable task of getting the governing body back on track as its CEO
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Asking for fairness

The inclusion of DSD and transgender athletes in sport has been very much to the fore lately. Former international marathon runner Mara Yamauchi gives her view on this emotive and divisive subject 
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Why parkrun's dog-related rules could be a pain in the neck

Waist harnesses and bungee-style leads to be banned at 5km events to reduce accidents but spare a thought for the health of the animals
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Quest to reduce injuries in young athletes

England Athletics joins forces with Podium Analytics to begin much-needed research into why injuries happen to teenagers and how they can be avoided
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Prepare for take-off controversy

Horizontal jumpers and armchair athletes criticised the new technology used to judge take-off fouls at the World Indoors in Belgrade but have they overstepped the mark?
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Verity Ockenden on embracing the chaos of indoor athletics

It might not be to every athlete’s taste but, as European 3000m bronze medallist Verity Ockenden writes, the hurly burly of indoor competition can be of great benefit
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Pippa Woolven on the 'toxic perfectionism' that almost derailed her career

International athlete Woolven has been motivated by her own experiences to create Project RED-S, an enterprise aiming to raise awareness of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport)
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Hayley Carruthers on finding joy again in athletics

Not long ago the international marathon runner found herself caught in a downward spiral leading to a dark place but after asking for help she is now rediscovering her love of the sport
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Security and privacy remain a concern for fitness and running apps

Despite their convenience and assistance, can smart devices and apps be trusted?
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Sports council moves to reduce influence of clubs

Mike Heath and Tony Shiret from the Athletics Research Group say an EGM later this month could result in clubs losing their power to vote at UKA meetings
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