Olympian Richard Nerurkar was Britain’s most successful marathoner of the 90’s with a string of incredible achievements to his name. According to his contemporaries he had a meticulous approach to training and racing. I had the privilege of meeting Richard and having a very laid back run through Victoria Park a few years ago with [...]
Introduction Robin is a friend of my running coach Wayne Buxton, and he has very kindly put together an insight into his training. As someone who has never met Robin, it is apparent that he was a prolific racer, as you'll see below, and a phenomenal athlete with incredible performances over three decades. Best performances [...]
Q&A with Chris Buckley Introduction: Chris Buckley is a Westbury Harrier through and through and wouldn't have it any other way. There was always fierce rivalry between the two Bristol clubs, Bristol AC and Westbury Harriers, especially in the 1980's and 90's as both had strong squads of distance runners. My coach Wayne Buxton of [...]
Intro Cornwall's Dave Buzza is ranked 30th on the UK all-time marathon rankings with a time of 2:11:06 which he set back in 1993 when finishing 11th in the World Cup Marathon in San Sebastian. My coach, Wayne Buxton from Classic Running, suggested I ask Dave to answer a few questions on his training as he [...]
Q&A WITH PAUL MARTELLETTI, 2:16 MARATHONER & GB INTERNATIONAL Stats: 100k PB: 6:57:22 50k PB: 2:50:11 Marathon PB: 2:16:49 Half marathon PB: 1:04:18 10k PB: 29:26 5k PB: 14:19 Intro Paul is a prolific racer who has represented GB and has won a plethora of races from 5k to 100k. I've known Paul for the past 5 years or so and [...]
BEN JOHNSON 2:17 MARATHONER. (NOT THE INFAMOUS SPRINTER). Intro I've known Ben for 4 years, mostly as a friend from the running club (Run-Fast) but he has had a few trips to see me at the physio clinic during this time. At a personal level, I've been in awe of the consistent focus that [...]
TRAINING INSIGHT: Q&A WITH MALCOLM HICKS: 2:10 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL MARATHONER Stats: Marathon PB: 2:10:05 Seville Feb 2020 Half marathon PB: 1:04:29 Dronten Netherlands, 2017 10K PB: 28:58 Melbourne Australia, 2015 5K PB: 13:37 Heusden Belgium, 2017 Intro I've been lucky enough to work with Malcolm for the past couple of years since his move [...]
WAYNE BUXTON, 2:16 MARATHONER, GB INTERNATIONAL & UKA QUALIFIED RUNNING COACH Intro: I first met Wayne through a mutual friend and incredible physiotherapist and Paralympian, Noel Thatcher, 5 years ago. At a very personal level, I have Wayne to thank for my own PB performances at marathon and half marathon distances which I'm certain [...]
ULTRA RUNNER: ALISON WALKER Alison started ultra running in 2019 and her key achievements to date include a 9:40:40 100km, 4:08:25 50k and a 185.9km 24 hour (still to be improved). She holds the fastest times over numerous ultra distances in Malaysia. She has also recently achieved a 3:17:59 marathon PB on a multi-terrain [...]
There are a few things in a professional context that really get under my skin. One of the main things that really upsets me is the thought of patients not being properly looked after and thoroughly investigated when needed. The idea for this blog came after I saw a 50-year-old male endurance athlete 6-weeks ago [...]