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...

Normally, when I am on the road, I write more than when I am not travelling. Unfortunately, here in Monte Gordo, the access to internet connection has been poor & so my posts have been somewhat irregular. Training has been going well for all the groups, with several training...

Last night was the first time the public got to see an official athletics competition in the new Olympic Stadium, as the British University & Colleges Sports Athletics Championships got underway. The weekend is the first test event scheduled for the venue, as health & safety...

This week has been a notable week in British sport, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that the British Olympic Association (BOA) policy of banning athletes suspended for doping offences for life, contravenes the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA) code...

Given the significance of this year's Virgin London Marathon, with several athletes attempting to achieve a qualification time for the 2012 London Olympics & the fact that I have had the pleasure to work with a handful of those runners in recent days, weeks & months, I decided...

Well, there was nothing "routine" about that "normal" Grand National/FA Cup Semi Final weekend, after all! The Grand National was the most closely contested race in years & the FA Cup Semi Finals were awash with emotion & controversy. Meanwhile, the horse racing was matched...