EVERY runner wants to get the best out of themselves, regardless of innate ability, but fulfilling athletic potential is never straightforward.
Scores of clinics and laboratories across the UK offer runners the chance to ascertain their current fitness and what levels of speed and endurance they are capable of achieving, with many claiming to provide the means to attain those promised improvements as well. But which training method carries the most supported sports science research and consequent success rates in terms of improvement?
VO2 max testing is just one method that sports scientists can use
Services offering to help you become a fitter, faster runner include: biomechanics experts, specialising in helping to improve movement efficiency; physiotherapists, treating and rehabilitating bone and muscle malfunctions; coaches offering the chance to take the guesswork out of training schedules to ensure every session has a specific purpose; and physiological testing services, often based at university laboratories, where athletes can access high-class facilities and expert analysis of, for example, your VO2 max readings (the volume of oxygen you can consume while exercising at your maximum capacity), and your individual heart rate zones.
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About AW - The best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport
THE BIG FEATURE
16 ASHA PHILIP
Why one of GB’s top sprinters is smiling again
after battling back from injury to make Rio
ACTION
50 CAU/EA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Joel Fearon breaks through to 9.96 100m
and Daniel Gardiner hits form in long jump
56 BEER MILE WORLD CLASSIC
Canadian clocks 4:34 world record in London
SPOTLIGHT
22 SCOTS ON THE UP
A look at the remarkable recent rise of
athletics north of the border
36 MARY DECKER SLANEY
US legend tells Jason Henderson how she
keeps fit despite chronic arthritis
TALKING POINT
30 DOPING IN KENYA
Adharanand Finn puts the recent allegations
into perspective with his insider view
NEWS
6 Charlie Grice upset at Iten doping talk
8 Callum Wilkinson savours world junior glory
10 Mo Farah announced for Great North Run
12 Rabah Yousif’s visa nightmare
PERFORMANCE
42 The latest in sports science
44 Killer Sessions – Susan Tooby
46 An in-depth look at youth dropout
48 How Brits are excelling in New Mexico
RESULTS & FIXTURES
60 Results round-up
77 What’s On – fixtures guide
PREVIEW
75 BAL AND UKWL PREVIEW
REGULARS
34 VIEW FROM THE STANDS
40 YOUNG ATHLETE
76 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH