Micah True – The White Horse (Caballo Blanco)

Like many of you, I read the best selling book Born to Run, a slightly over-the-top account of the bad-ass real-life character Micah True or...

High mileage and low injury rate: preparing the modern runner for Lydiard

© Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated By Rene Borq Injury rates in runners for the past 60 years make depressing reading for any runner, and...

Bazan Bay 5k – Two course records smashed

© Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated UPDATED: March 5th, 2012. 4:15 PM PST. Sidney, BC - Sunday, March 4th 2012 - Two course records were smashed...

Lake Biwa for Wykes and Osaduik – Olympic Games Last Chance Qualifier

© Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated UPDATE: March 1st, 2012 Japan Running News latest Lake Biwa Marathon update Canadian Marathon runners Dylan Wykes and Steve Osaduik,...

Run in Kelowna British Columbia

On the Run in…Kelowna, B.C. November 9, 2011   Cradled in south-central British Columbia between the Columbia, Rocky and Cascadia Mountain ranges on Okanagan Lake, Kelowna sits...

Dylan Wykes is all Action

© Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated Canadian marathon runner and London Olympic hopeful Dylan Wykes, is all action – he is less about conjecture...

Stefano Baldini’s training before Athens Olympic Games Marathon

  Stefano Baldini's Training Leading up to Athens Olympic Games Marathon - Original and Translated Country - Italy Born - 25/05/197 Coach - Luciano Gigliotti Baldini_training (1) - Translated to English PDF Baldini Italian...

The power of the foot is not being developed with cushioned shoes

© Copyright - 2011- Athletics Illustrated One of the most overlooked pieces of the training puzzle by runners that compete over a range of distances...

Simon Bairu – Chasing the Olympic Standard

  © Copyright - 2011 - Christopher Kelsall Canadian 10,000m record holder Simon Bairu (27:23), will make his second attempt at challenging the marathon and the...

Steve Archdekin – Impossible is Nothing

© Copyright - 2011 - Christopher Kelsall Every single part of Steve Archdekin's afflicted body hurts like hell. From his head to his toes, his...