Web Links

Original material from Chris Giles

Governing Bodies

England Athletics www.englandathletics.org

UK Athletics www.uka.org.uk

International Amateur Athletics Federation www.iaaf.org

Hampshire Athletics www.athletics.hampshire.org.uk

Athletics Results

www.athletics-results.co.uk Aims to have a complete record of athletic results and up-to-date rankings based on the database of results. Also has a fixture list , and will be introducing the ability for athletes to add their pb's to the database.

Guernsey and CI Sports Associations

www.guernseycga.org.gg Site for the Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association

www.athleticsjersey.wordpress.com Athletics in Jersey

 www.jerseyspartan.com/home Jersey Spartan website

 

 

General

British Athletics Supporters Club The official site of the British Athletics Supporters Club! Our aim is to encourage support for athletics at all levels, including support of national teams at home or abroad. We strive to promote interest in, and provide information about the sport of Athletics, and create opportunities for athletes, supporters and coaches to meet.

britishathleticsclubs.comThe Association of GB Athletic Clubs - an organisation formed to represent the interests of member clubs in a rapidly changing world of sport. Here you will be able to read about the matters that concern us and you about British athletics today.

Onrunning.com - A site backed by View From sportswear and event organisers NOVA International but features up to date news, race fixtures, interviews, coaching tips etc.

UK 26.2 Road Runners Club - Surrey based running club of all standards.

Cool Running - A big US site with tons of info on all aspects of running.

Dead Runners' Society - Friendly ghoulies hang out here. A discussion group with about 1800 members.

ExRx - Exercise Prescription Online. Lots of general sports info - over 1000 pages - good background material for runners and coaches.

Google Groups - Take a look at the newsgroups uk.sport.athletics, rec.running and alt.hash.house.harriers (just do a search on those names on the homepage).

IAAF International Amateur Athletic Federation - news, results and stats.

Joe's Running Links - Has morphed into the Run Stop Shop. Very comprehensive, with bookstore and lots more.

MastersTrack.com - Everything for vets (except a young pair of legs).

On The Run - Runners' shopping mall, plus other stuff.

Run The Planet - Thousands of places to run, all over the world.

The Running Page - Perhaps the oldest and best of the 'personal' runner's sites, by Dennis Rears.

William Sichel International Ultra Distance Runner - an insight into the world of an ultra distance runner based in Orkney.

Momentum Sports - A varied site containing lots of useful information on all aspects running plus a subscription based coaching service.

UK Athletics - The official site of our governing body. Getting better all the time.

Island Games

See Island Games page here.

Magazines

Peak Performance - A great selection of articles on all aspects of training and performance enhancement, and not just for runners.

The Physician and Sports Medicine - Mostly for doctors, but has some useful general stuff about injuries and illness etc.

Runner's World - The huge US version, at over 5000 pages, claims to be the world's most popular running site. Slick and comprehensive. Not to be confused with ...

Runner's World - The British version. Includes shoe reviews, forum and lots more.

Multisport - Duathlon / Triathlon

Duathlon.com - Excellent round up of Duathlon & Triathlon results & news - constantly up to date (I don't know how this guy finds the time for it!)

Belgium triathletes / Duathletes - Reinout Van Schuylenbergh's squad - This site presents some of the Belgian best tri- and duathletes (with multiple Belgian Champion duathlon junior JIM THIJS). Training tips, race results, sponsor links.

Ironman triathlon training - by Reinout Van Schuylenbergh.

Racing

For lists of races, see British Athletics, Runner's World, and UKAthletics.net. For Marathons, see MarathonGuide.com. For results, see Onrunning.com, UKresults.net or SportsSoft.

Sports Science

Some articles and web sites to delve into:

AchillesTendon.com - Achilles tendon injury: causes, treatment and prevention. Reviewed by sports medicine specialists, including orthopedists, podiatrists, chiropractors, and physical therapists.

http://hometown.aol.com/coachssc/index.html - Lactate Training - the home page of athletics coach Liam Cain. Easy to digest training advice based on sound scientific Principals.

Gatorade Sports Science Institute - Some good stuff here, not all of it trying to flog you sticky fluids.

Sportsci.Org - The site for sports science (but then I'm biased - I used to work on it). Huge, with lots of great articles on training, nutrition, equipment etc. by some of the top experts in the world. A brief selection of them:

Breathe Right Nasal Strips: Not for Most Athletes

Carbohydrates? It Isn't That Simple!

Coca-Cola Preferred by Top Endurance Cyclists

Creatine, the Next Ergogenic Supplement

Resistance Training and Endurance Performance

Should Athletes Nibble or Gorge?

Sudden Death and Exercise

Virtual Sports Injury Clinic - It says: "Here you will find information on over 90 sports related injuries. You can also search world wide for a sports injury specialist in your area." UK based.

Training / Coaching

Brian MacKenzie's sports science and coaching reference site. Highly recommended, very comprehensive, wide range of subjects.

Masters Athlete Physiology and Performance - Not just for vets. The physiology behind training for running, cycling, rowing etc., all explained in layman's terms, including why intervals are not the be all and end all. Highly recommended.

Track Coach - A commercial site trying to sell you a personalised coaching service, but it does have some free articles and a links page.

Women Specific

Kick! Women's Running - Lots of tips and a good set of links.

Runner's Web Women's Running & Triathlon - News, articles, interviews and links.

Runner's World Women's Running - A subsection of the US site, where you can read lots of informative articles and a weekly newsletter.

Other

Runherts.com - running in the Hertfordshire area by Bernie Barnaby.

Lostkit.co.uk - A with the aim of helping runners find their lost property.