As a first time competitor (junior or senior) or parent, the first few track & field competitions may seem a bit daunting at first, but there’s nothing to worry about. Coaches, team managers and even officials are there to help if they have any questions. The only expectations from coaches are that our young athletes[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
As our track sessions are incredibly popular, it’s important to make sure that everyone can enjoy the sessions and keep themselves and each other safe. Collisions between runners, especially when running at pace, can cause potentially serious injuries. Therefore, here’s some rules and best practices around track use that apply at any time, but especially[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
The pedant in me starts to twitch a little when I see people talking about “Parkrun”. I’m not as bad as some in the parkrun groups and forums on social media, but it does make me wonder… why do people dream up different ways of writing parkrun? But then I also wonder why people insist[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
We all know the theory at its basic level… we should warm up before we run. Simple, right? Well how come so many of us get it so wrong?! We (and I include myself in this) tend to focus so much on the actual run, session or workout, that often the most important part (the[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
There’s quite a lot of chat around shoe choices, especially on the run up to races, parkruns (so much so that the UK parkrun tourists Facebook group has tried to restrict such topics to “What Shoes Wednesday”). This author was also chastised (by his wife of all people!!) for having too many shoes. So as a bit of fun, I thought I’d show that every pair has a purpose. And I don’t even have any XC spikes (yet).| Maidenhead Athletic Club
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The trail shoes have been washed, spikes replaced and the socks have been restored to their former colour. Or, perhaps like me, there’s a pile on the utility room floor, that really needs sorting before next season starts! Yes, the TVXC season has drawn to a close and unless you’re racing at the nationals or[…]| www.maidenheadac.org
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As another successful season of mud, hills, puddles and cowbells comes to an end, I thought I’d pull some of the stats together. Now obviously we know the main results, but I find the secondary stats even more satisfying and really reflective of how far we’ve come in the last 10 years. It wasn’t always[…]| www.maidenheadac.org
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As another successful season of mud, hills, puddles and cowbells comes to an end, I thought I’d pull some of the stats together. Now obviously we know the main results, but I find the secondary stats even more satisfying and really reflective of how far we’ve come in the last 10 years. It wasn’t always[…]| www.maidenheadac.org
So you may have seen, heard or read about the recent (June 2025) attempt by Faith Kipyegon to run a mile on the track faster than any other woman in history. Supported and promoted by Nike and marketed as “Breaking 4” with the ‘moonshot’ goal of running sub-4 minutes. Now obviously, the ‘will-she, won’t she?’[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
So what’s this mythical thing that coaches bang on about then? | Maidenhead Athletic Club
The trail shoes have been washed, spikes replaced and the socks have been restored to their former colour. Or, perhaps like me, there’s a pile on the utility room floor, that really needs sorting before next season starts! Yes, the TVXC season has drawn to a close and unless you’re racing at the nationals or intercounties, it’s time to look forward to warmer, less muddy runs (boooo!)| Maidenhead Athletic Club
As another successful season of mud, hills, puddles and cowbells comes to an end, I thought I’d pull some of the stats together. Now obviously we know the main results, but I find the secondary stats even more satisfying and really reflective of how far we’ve come in the last 10 years.| Maidenhead Athletic Club
So you’ve just run (or thrown, jumped or vaulted) your socks off, and you’re buzzing at the prospect of a new PB. How is this monumental event in history recorded and preserved in all its glory? Members of a certain age will probably have a spreadsheet recording all their past performances and PBs! While this is fine, there are a few online options these days. Which you use depends on the type of event you took part in (if it even was an organised event!) Let’s start with the most offic...| Maidenhead Athletic Club
It’s taken me quite a while to get my head round this, so I thought I’d share it with you all. Sports are organised quite differently in the UK depending on a few things: the cohesion between the elite and grassroots parts, team or individual, olympic or not, professional or amateur heritage etc. etc. | Maidenhead Athletic Club