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Fartlek - play with speed

Injecting speed into your running will pay huge dividends and fartlek is a fun way to do it, writes Paddy McGrath
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Training on Christmas Day?

Who will, and who won't, be training this Christmas Day? Some of the stars of British athletics share their festive training plans
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Athlete insight - Steph Twell

Selection for the European Cross Country Championships was always on the agenda for Steph Twell. Here, she tells Ruth Jones about her battle back after an horrific ankle injury in 2011
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The benefits of Co-Q10 for athletes

A supplement with a reputation as an energy booster, Co-Q10 is billed as being beneficial to athletes. Peta Bee studies its form
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What's the evidence? Electro-muscular stimulation

Electrical muscular stimulation was first used 30 years ago in slimming belts, but advances in technology and a smattering of scientific studies has seen them re-emerge as a training aid for athletes
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Kenyan hills

Hills are a key winter session and here, level 4 endurance coach David Lowes explains how to run up them, Kenyan-style
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Psychology: Behind the headlines

New evidence suggests too much publicity can adversely affect performance, explains Dr Josephine Perry
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Club night - Birchfield Harriers

Once dubbed the most successful athletics club in the world, Ruth Jones finds out how Birchfield Harriers stays true to its winning ways
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Club night - Torbay AAC

The South Devon club has built on an impressive roll call of elite athletes to cement its position as a running and triathlon powerhouse, write Ruth Jones
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Dealing with shin pain

It's one of the most common causes of pain in athletes, yet shin soreness is often ignored. Physiotherapist Jenny Blizard explains what can be done
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What's the evidence? Running in the dark

Running in the dark is sometimes unpleasant, but does it slow you down or make you move faster? Peta Bee heads to the dark side to find out
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The performance-enhancing benefits of wearing the right sports bra

Exercise scientists now think that wearing the right sports bra can enhance the performance of female athletes. Peta Bee looks at the evidence
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