Endurance events have become popular in Ireland but you must prepare properly

Keith Duggan: Ireland continues to exceed expectation across a variety of sports

American coach challenges ban for breaching doping regulations

Salazar counts Olympic champion Mo Farah among top distance runners he’s coached

There was a decent return for the small Irish team of just eight athletes

Outstanding Hassan, like Farah, is a product of the coach’s Nike Oregon Project

Nike Oregon Project head coach banned for four years for multiple doping violations

He has coached some of the world’s top distance runners including Mo Farah

No medal for Norway’s Ingebrigtsen brothers as Africans confirm their superiority

Sunday almost saw a marathon record set for fastest man dressed as a landmark building

42-year-old runs a personal best of 2:24:11 as Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei takes the top prize

Mo Farah ends a difficult week by finishing fifth while Brigid Kosgei takes women’s race

35-year-old could bid to defend 10,000m title in October after switching to the marathon

Sprinting, fartlek and Romanian deadlifts – getting better at running long distances

Shoes, energy drinks and a strong mindset make the two hour barrier a real target

Northern Ireland’s Emma Mitchell finished eighth in the women’s race

British runner finished third in London but was quite a way off the pace of Kipchoge

British runner never really had a chance against the impressive Kenyan but took third place

Mo Farah and the London marathon, goodbye to Arsène Wenger - hello to the Crucible

A British parliamentary report has taken aim at some of the country’s most successful athletes