This winter a series of throws workshops will be taking place, led by some of the top throws coaches in the country, including Malcolm Fenton, National Coach Mentor; plus Gary Howe (Discus), Rob Earle (Hammer) and Leroy Alison (Shot) who are all part of the National Coach Development Programme.

The first-ever Continental Cup takes place this weekend.  Well, not really the first ever; it used to be the World Cup.  But back then it was at least partially a national-team competition, with three nations and five continents represented.  Now it's teams from four continents and th

A little less than $3 Million in prize money will be up for grabs at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split, Croatia this weekend. The Continental Cup involves teams from Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe and there is a total of US$2,900,000 in prize money being paid by the IAAF (sub

Four new names called up to Delhi team as athletes withdraw.

The Summer 2010 issue of Setting The Pace is now out and available for download from the newsletter section of the England Athletics website (look in the News / Newsletters menu).

Broxburn's Catriona Morrison hopes to pedal her way to a fourth world title at the World Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh on Sunday.

Capital Commonwealth Games athletes Freya Murray and Al Hay will both take to the roads this weekend as they attempt to maintain their track fitness for Delhi early next month

Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.

Dai Greene and Jenny Meadows lead the British interest in Split

Due to funding provided by England Athletics, throws coaches Gary Howe and Craig Bloomfield  were both able to attend a discus training camp in Sweden at the beginning of July as part of the England Athletics Coach Development Programme.

Michael Del Monte, a 24-year-old postgraduate from the University of Toronto flew into the UK on 1 September to spend four months working and training in and around Bradford.

North Yorkshire Athletics network ran an Aviva Startrack scheme at York St John University, signpositng 27 young attendees - aged 8 to 15 years - to City of York AC, many showing real potential. 

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended retired distance runner Chris Lukezic for two years for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping ...

Arriving straight off a plane from South Africa did not help his time but Oscar Pistorius's future aim is to consistently break 46 seconds and reach the qualification grade.

Headed off to college You may be worried about that dreaded "freshman 15", the weight gain that some college students gain in their first year. Running is a great way to help avoid putting on some extra weight, and college campuses are the perfect environment for encouraging a running habit. Most

The other day I went for a run and wanted to try a new nutrition product, Gu Chomps. A friend of mine that’s sponsored by Gu had told me that I needed to give them a fair shake, and another buddy had given me a package of these to try. Since I’ve never had them [...]

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended retired distance runner Chris Lukezic for two years for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping ...