PhilosophyJanuary 15, 2026
The Church of the Sunday Long Run
The fabled Church of the Sunday Long Run is a sacred tradition amongst distance runners. A guide to its pilgrimage, its prayers, and the coffee-shop service that follows.
Connor McLaren-Kennedy
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TrainingJune 27, 2025
The Mona Fartlek
I recently sat down with Australian Olympian and Sports Hall of Famer Steve Moneghetti to discuss his training, career, and values. Part of Moneghetti’s legacy will always be the “Mona Fartlek,” a staple in distance running circles around the world. In this article, I break down its creation, design, and purpose.
TrainingFebruary 3, 2025
How to Run a 10K (and Also Half a 10K): 6 Takeaways from Nils van der Poel’s Training Manifesto
After winning two Olympic golds and setting a world record, speed skater Nils van der Poel gave away the training behind it. Here are six lessons runners can take from his manifesto.
NutritionDecember 30, 2024
The High-Carb Revolution
For decades, distance runners lived by one rule: never more than 60 grams of carbs an hour. Then the science changed, and athletes started fuelling harder, recovering faster, and breaking records.
AnalysisOctober 25, 2024
WTF Is Happening in Kenya? An In-Depth Look at the World’s Latest Doping Crisis
Kenya is in the midst of history’s most scattered doping crisis. The social and environmental forces that have produced generations of champions are now fuelling a wave of drug use, with new bans every week threatening the country’s sporting legacy.
TrainingJune 17, 2024
The Lydiard Method
Arthur Lydiard’s training philosophy still shapes distance running. A look at his five principles: aerobic capacity, feelings-based training, response-regulated recovery, correct timing, and the sequential development of energy systems.
HistoryJune 16, 2024
Arthur Lydiard: A Brief History
From shoe-factory worker to the Father of Jogging: how Arthur Lydiard built New Zealand’s Olympic champions, started the world’s first jogging club, and became the most influential running coach of the 20th century.
HistoryMarch 2, 2024
Paavo Nurmi: Stopwatches and Sisu
A century after Paavo Nurmi won five golds at the 1924 Paris Olympics, his medals are returning to the city. A look at The Flying Finn, the reclusive champion who ran against the stopwatch.
AnalysisSeptember 26, 2023
The Generation that is Breaking the Law of Diminishing Returns
Tigst Assefa took more than two minutes off the women’s marathon world record in Berlin, part of a generation of women cutting unusually large chunks out of distance-running records.