Continuing AW’s investigation into alarming dropout rates, Robert Mann reports on his study to find out why it’s happening

Keeping head and neck in balance plays a crucial role in a successful high jump run-up, as Dr Sean Carey explains

The ability to run fast at the end of a middle-distance race is a handy weapon to have, writes coach David Lowes

Britain’s second quickest female marathoner in history, Mara Yamauchi, urges runners not to overcomplicate their training

The relationship between your ‘need to achieve’ and your ‘fear of failure’ will ultimately dictate your success as an athlete. Professor Greg Whyte reveals how to keep motivation in check

It isn’t just athletes who can crumble under the pressure of training and competing – it can happen to coaches, too, as Dr Josephine Perry reports

Serpentine Running Club bounced back from near extinction in the 1990s to become the largest athletics club in the country, says Ruth Jones

Training twice a day isn’t just for elite distance runners. David Lowes looks at why and when it may be appropriate

Part of our series on mental training for sport, the sport psychologist Dr Josephine Perry gives tips on overcoming setbacks to training

Professor Greg Whyte gives five tips on how and why you should analyse your own performance