Sports Science
The physiology of the cold: Why might women out-‘survive’ men?
2018-04-19: Boston 2018 was one for the archives. A brutally cold, wet and windy day made for incredible, unpredictable elite races, and a whole lot…
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Pacing physiology and the limit to performance: A #fourminute mull
2018-02-15: The latest four minute mull explores pacing strategies, physiology and fatigue. In so doing, I offer a theory for the limits to human performance…
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Team Sky and Marginal Games
2018-01-15: UKAD sent a scathing letter to British Cycling, outlining a series of improper and sub standard processes and governance issues in the aftermath of their…
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Head injuries in Rugby Part 3: The key evidence and law change advice
2017-08-03: This is part 3 of the 3-part series on head injuries in rugby. It explores the two most interesting and relevant findings of the…
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Head injuries part 2: What makes a tackle risky?
2017-07-31: This is the second installment in a series of articles translating recent research I published on the risk of head injuries during rugby. This…
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The pursuit of the sub-2 marathon: Where to next?
2017-05-08: Where do we go next? Now that Eliud Kipchoge has taken us to the brink of a sub-2 hour marathon, have the boundaries of…
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Eliud Kipchoge 2:00:25
2017-05-06: Eliud Kipchoge has run a marathon in 2:00:25, coming within sight of breaking the 2-hour barrier. How did he do it, and what might we…
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On the recalibration of world records: Brief thoughts
2017-05-03: A proposal to recalibrate the track and field world records by removing all records set prior to 2005 has caused considerable controversy. I offer…
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The sub-2 hour marathon attempt: The pacing strategy
2017-05-02: The Nike-Breaking 2 attempt will happen in Monza this weekend. I don't think a sub-2 is possible, but what will be fascinating is to…
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