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Coaching the individual
Last week Fast Running coach Tom Craggs spoke about how a coach cannot predict the future, so to follow up here are his “rules” on adapting for your athletes. Starting where I left off, I use a few...
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The runner’s guide to parenting
GB distance runner Jo Wilkinson reflects on sharing her passion for athletics with her son, knowing when to support and advise and knowing the difference between being a coach and being a parent Like...
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In this two-part Fast 10 blog, Jack Gray considers whether overly prescriptive coaching, underpinned by the prevailing conceptualisation of the athlete as a machine, can reduce the ability of athletes...
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We need to trust the next generation
One of the driving forces behind the recent Virtual Road Relay Championships, Tonbridge AC coach Mark Hookway has British endurance and club running in his heart. In recent years Tonbridge have been a...
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The engaged athlete
Following on from Jack Gray’s post last week, the Cambridge & Coleridge athlete talks about getting the athlete to take some ownership of their training. In addition to promoting the collaborative...
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Know what you know
People think being intelligent is knowing everything. In reality it’s more important to know what you know and realise the limitations of your own knowledge. There’s nothing more dangerous than a...
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The “More-on” approach
Scottish running coach Sophie Dunnett talks about the challenges on configuring training load during lockdown, as well as the opportunity to grow without racing. Fast running’s Fast10 Ollie Lockley...
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Coaching Blues in (Easing Of) Lockdown
David Chalfen reflects on the opportunities and challenges of lockdown from a coach’s perspective The numerous athlete blogs sought out by the FR crew since mid March have been great to illustrate the...
View ArticleCoaching “Philosophies”
David Chalfen discusses the idea of having a ‘philosophy’ as a coach I blame Jeremy Harries. The highly experienced Preston based coach, whose leading elite luminaries included developing the likes of...
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Cutting through the BS: Exercise Intensity
Lecturer in sports coaching at Stirling University, Dr Andrew Kirkland, advises us to be wary of the quasi-science that is prevalent in endurance sport Training for endurance sport isn’t so...
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