Ross Murray: wonders why British distance running hasn’t improved more
MARK SHEARMAN
IN TODAY’S sporting world, sportsmen and women are always looking for that extra edge and a more efficient way of training. Sports science has evolved and we now understand the body in a way we never could previously. It allows us to utilise areas that were not previously given much attention – strength and conditioning, nutrition, altitude camps, physiology, drills, ergogenic aids like beta alanine and countless amounts of vitamins and minerals to keep the body healthy during hard training periods.
With all of these added dimensions to our training, is it logical to think we should be running significantly quicker than we were 30 years ago?
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