A rarity : a non-Juniors' female : Beatrice Wallis after her U15s race. On a calm Sunday morning, slightly misty but not too cold or hot, we had ten Under 11s (6 boys and 4 girls), six U13s (one boy and 5 girls), four U15s (3 boys and 1 girl), one U17 male and the coach running the first Gloucestershire League Cross-Country event at Tinkley Gate National Trust near Nympsfield, hosted by Stroud AC. This was a proper XC course : mixed terrain, uneven ground and a big hill. It was only missing...

I don't know how many times I have said to someone starting a change in their training, "don't add more than 10% on distance per week". So I was quite surprised, when on my Instagram feed, appeared a Reel saying I was wrong! Now, there's a lot of nonsense on Social Media, but this Reel by Dr Bill Evans (PhD in Exercise Physiology) was publicising some proper scientific research involving over 5000 runners in Europe and US. The research, "How much running is too much? Identifying high risk...

I’m often moaned at by some Juniors and Teens about the make-up of the sessions! They obviously want to do what they’re good at and...