Stadium Australia, Sydney, September 25, 2000: 10,000mThey hit the bell, still cagey, still waiting. Two greats sparring as they had done so many times before, as they had in the same event at the previous Olympic games in Atlanta. On the final bend

“Dead and buried” was pretty much the consensus on Sebastian Coe’s career following the 1980 Olympic 800m final. He’d been widely expected to win but although he’d taken silver, he’d run dismally. His chances of winning the 1500m later that week

With the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games one year today, we kick off runnersworld.co.uk's London 2012 coverage with an awed look back at some of the most iconic running moments in Games history.Dreams of Olympic gold have inspired

Does the 'Olympic spirit' still exist, or has it been swallowed up by commercialisation? I was delighted to be invited to a debate with a star-studded panel exploring this very issue, which took place yesterday at the Institut français du Royaume

Olympic gold? It’s always a very complex tapestry of emotions, unique to each champion. Everyone, somehow, throws a different light on that moment of triumph, every bit as individual as their fingerprints on the medal. Yet, among these moments, some strike

. The Olympic 100m final was supposed to start at 6pm, but the runners were told they would have to wait another 60 minutes. When each hour already seemed like a day, it was almost too much for Harold Abrahams to bear. Since the semi-final, nearly four hours

The Olympic schedule training sessions in full:Swim | Bike | RunWeek 1Monday Day offTuesday Swim 1Wednesday Bike 4Thursday Run 1Friday Swim 4Saturday Bike 1Sunday Run 4Week 2Monday Day offTuesday Swim 1Wednesday Bike 4Thursday Run 1Friday Swim 4

to discover how he measures routes, his verdict on GPS, his Olympic favourites and top races across the globe.How do you measure race routes?On a bike with a mechanical counter in the front fork of the wheel, which records numbers. The first thing you have

following a heavy fall, Alistair pulled off a string of confident victories in Madrid, Kitzbühel, London and Beijing to become World Champion for the second time.With Olympic qualification firmly under his belt, we spoke to the gold-medal favourite about

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