Over the last few weeks, the media frenzy that has been swarming around Lee Valley has been something akin to a swarm of locusts bearing down on a crop field. Athletes & staff alike have been interviewed, filmed, photographed & observed as the press seek to capitalise on the...

Several weeks ago I posted an interview that UKA Consultant Exercise Physiologist, Dr Andy Jones & I had filmed whilst we were out on an endurance camp in Font Romeu. Andy discussed the physiological mechanisms behind the ergogenic effects of dietary nitrate supplementation...

Back in May, I was approached by a couple of students from Sheffield Hallam University who were working to put a new magazine together. The magazine was sporting in theme, to be written by students, for students & promote the sport that is played in the university system. I...

This is an emotional day - incredible elation versus gut wrenching despair; intense satisfaction countered by burning frustration; nerve searing agony meets its old foe, celebrated ecstasy. The Team GB Athletics team was announced after several delays & the debates were given...

So there you have it...the 2012 European Championships are over & I am currently sat in a rather spaced out state, in the team hotel overlooking the port of Helsinki. It has been a whirlwind of a week, that started with a mixed bag of athletes, hopping on a plane over to...

After what seems like a lifetime on the road, I am finally back in my living room in Edinburgh, overlooking the Firth of Forth & the stormy waters smashing into the sea wall. After all this sun, it is quite a shock to the system, but then what else should I expect for a June...

This week's Diamond League meet has brought me across the Atlantic to New York, for the Adidas sponsored event on Randall's Island that took place yesterday. Unlike many of the Diamond League dates, the day's proceedings started at 10.30 (am) with the men's discus competition...

After a busy couple of days with the athletes since arriving in Rome for the Diamond League meet that took place on Thursday, I have been taking the opportunity to unwind & enjoy the sun in the Eternal City for the weekend. It’s been a while since I last spent time in Rome...

It's been non-stop since arriving here in Rome with the GB 4 x 400m & 4 x 100m men's relay teams on Wednesday. In addition to the two squads competing here, there were another 16 GB athletes that were invited to participate by the Diamond League for last night's event at the...

Following the traditional season-opener in Loughborough & the Manchester Games last weekend, 18 British athletes arrived in Ostrava yesterday to get their international outdoor seasons underway. The organisers of the 51st Golden Spike event were keen to lay on a high profile...