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Learn how to master the unique demands of the 5,000m distance in this exclusive Q&A featuring former world-class athletes Tim Hutchings and Eamonn Martin.
The 5k is a “threshold” event—it requires the raw speed of a middle-distance runner and the endurance of a 10km/XC runner. In this deep-dive webinar, Tim and Eamonn will break down the event from two unique perspectives. Whether you are a speed-oriented runner looking to hold your pace or a high-mileage engine trying to find that final gear, this session will provide the insights to help you towards your next breakthrough.
What we’ll cover:
– Training Philosophies: Comparing speed-based vs. strength-based approaches.
– Pacing Strategy: How to avoid the “mid-race fade” and finish strong.
– Mental Toughness: Lessons from the highest levels of international competition.
– Live Q&A: Your chance to ask the experts about your own training.
By combining Tim’s Olympic 5k speed with Eamonn’s Marathon-winning endurance, this masterclass offers a rare 360-degree look at the 5,000m. Whether you’re a track specialist or a road runner, you’ll learn exactly how these two legends built the engines that took them to the top of the world rankings.
About your speakers:
Tim Hutchings
Tim is one of the most decorated 5,000m runners in British history. He famously finished 4th in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic 5,000m final in an impressive 13:11.50—a time that remains world-class four decades later. A master of tactical racing, he earned two World Cross Country Silver medals (’84 and ’89) and secured Bronze medals at both the European Championships and Commonwealth Games, showcasing his ability to peak for the world’s biggest stages.
PBs:
1500m: 3:38.01
3000m 7:43.03
5000m 13:11.50
10000m: 28:07.57
Eamonn Martin
Eamonn remains the last British man to win the London Marathon (1993), but his foundations were built on world-class track speed. He was a 10,000m powerhouse, winning Gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and setting a then-British Record of 27:23.06 in Oslo. A three-time Olympian and two-time National Cross Country Champion, Eamonn is the only British athlete to have won national titles at 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m, and the Marathon.
PBs:
1500m: 3:40.09
3000m 7:40.94
5000m 13:17.84
10000m: 27:23.06
Marathon: 2:10.50
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– promote athlete well-being
– enhance high performance
– sustain athletic longevity
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Powerful creative non-fiction stories providing insight into real-life experiences of injury and disordered eating to start conversations around how to better support, recognise, and prevent unhealthy eating practices around the time of injury.
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- Example training programmes and sessions to stimulate all energy systems.
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In this interactive workshop you will be guided through a breathing assessment, as well as given easy to implement changes, ready to try out before, during and after your next run.
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Recent breakthroughs in sports nutrition have enabled the development of supplements with the potential to aid in PBs. However, it is essential to understand how to use these supplements correctly to avoid pitfalls that can derail performance.
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Get insights into the career progression and training of world-class middle-distance athlete, Adelle Tracey, with her long-term coach Craig Winrow.
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Former world-class athlete, turned world-class coach, James Thie, shares with us findings from his Sports Coaching PhD research, including:
– How to develop an awareness of everyday emotions in coaching.
– Management of emotions.
– Creating supportive environments for current and future coaches.
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Highly experienced sports doctor and athlete, Dr. Rebecca Robinson, will share with us considerations and obstacles for the developing athlete including:
- Effects of puberty
- Body image
- Differences between males and females
- Energy, self-esteem and confidence
- Dealing with injury
Often sensitive subjects, Rebecca will give advice on how to healthily and helpfully navigate these topics with your athletes.
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Some athletes have naturally high levels of biokinetic energy production and others, much less so. But all athletes, whether naturally high or low, can improve and develop their biokinetic energy contribution, dramatically improving running economy and performance.
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Using Sport Psychology to Support the Periodisation of the Training Year
How coaches and athletes can utilise different psychological skills throughout the periodisation process, to excel when it matters:
- Enhancing each phase of training
- Increasing psychological flexibility
- Committing to the process
- Using The Athlete Voice
- Communicating and building relationships
- Developing systems, processes & routines
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Managing Chronic Lower Leg Injuries
Experienced UKA physio Sarah Connors shares with us the benefit of her years of experience working in elite level sport, guiding us through what is needed to be able to train consistently and prevent overuse, lower-leg injuries, including:
- Getting back to basics to set solid foundations to build from
- What to do if things start niggling: How to stretch and release tight areas and where to look.
- How to rehab back to running
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From 15 to 5k with Jack Buckner
A quality 1500m runner throughout the junior age groups, Jack transitioned to the 5000m as a senior and within 2 years was crowned 1986 European Champion with a PB of 13:10.15. Under the tutelage of the legendary late coach George Gandy, he went on to compete in 2 Olympic Games. Learn about the changes he made to his training, with insights into his key sessions. He also reflected on mistakes he made and shared with us some interesting lessons from his time working with British Swimming.
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Reduce injuries and improve your running economy with Dr Richard Blagrove’s research-backed strength and conditioning guidelines.
Providing recommendations for strength and conditioning exercises that are suitable for both gym- and home-based settings for runners, you will learn how to improve your performance without increasing your mileage.
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Elite athletes and founders of Kyniska Advocacy, Mhairi Maclennan and Kate Seary, will share:
- Practical tips to arm you with the knowledge and confidence to support your athletes in pursuing their dreams, whilst also safely enjoying their time in sport.
- Their athlete welfare toolkit which provides clear and succinct guidance around safeguarding red flags and processes.
- Details of their athlete support service offering emotional support and practical advice from lived experience.
- Information on the latest policy action in this space.
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- profiling athletes for the steeplechase
- technical advice/cues for hurdling & water jumps
- practical sessions and event periodisation
- sign-posting to further resources
The steeplechase is an event that continues to offer huge opportunities to British Junior and Senior athletes. Coaches looking to enhance or learn how to guide such athletes need not be anxious about how to do so.
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We are honoured to welcome this hugely respected and vastly experienced coach and manager to our webinar series. Sharing with us the benefit of over four decades of involvement in sport at the highest level, you are sure to come away enlightened and inspired by this unique speaker.
Frank’s detailed study of high performance and experience of coaching in sports toughest arenas positions him as “The Coach’s Coach”. His expertise is sought across sport around the globe by federations, coaches and performers.
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She is also involved in a number of philanthropic projects including working with refugees on behalf of the IAAF and supporting the work of the Shoe4Africa charity who built a school in her name.
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Join World Champion coach Geoff Wightman to glean insights into middle-distance running and coaching at the highest level.
We are delighted to welcome firm supporter of the BMC, Geoff Wightman, to our webinar series. He will both field questions from the audience and deliver a presentation about coaching pace-change.
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BMC President and long-time international athletics coach, Norman Poole, shares with us the formulas and finer details of his winter planning process. Refined over more than 45 years of coaching at the elite level, you will come away with ready-made structures and sessions that you can implement with your athletes. Tailoring advice to the different ‘species’ of middle-distance athletes, he will cover:
- Suggested mileage progressions
- Weekly training structures
- Winter training sessions
- Heart rate and lactate targets
- Conditioning via circuit training and free weights
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Learn about physical and psychological gender differences helping you to best support your female athletes.
A lack of research and a lack of awareness has meant that, in many cases, female athletes have been coached like ‘small men’. But real differences exist that need to be addressed accordingly. This webinar will share the latest research into the impact of prevailing gender differences and how training and communication can be adapted to help female athletes reach their full potential.
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Physiological and psychological tips to control and harness nervous energy to create optimal performance states
Combining both evidence from scientific literature and anecdotes from top level performers in a variety of fields, you will gain insights into the physiological and psychological components of performance nerves with practical tips and exercises to help you remain in your peak performance zone.
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This is a storytelling presentation which focuses on the mental health and well-being of elite athletes. The interactive presentation will involve discussing videos which story six ways in which athletes manage and experience injury narratives:
- Resilience
- Merry-go-round
- Longevity
- Pendulum
- Snowball
- More-to-me.
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A research informed presentation by PhD researcher and applied practitioner, Matthew Cullen. You will learn all about:
- Elite athlete conceptions of motivation
- The impact that an athlete’s support team can have on their motivation.
- Coach conceptions of elite athlete motivation
- Coaching behaviours that positively impact athletes’ motivation.
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A powerful presentation by elite endurance runner, Pippa Woolven. Combining personal experience with her MSc in Positive Psychology, she highlights the need for increased awareness of the pitfalls of RED-S. She also signposts to the support available and outlines preventative measures.
Visit her website www.red-s.com to learn more about her work
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Humans are designed to run. But, due to our more sedentary lifestyles and clompy, cushioned trainers, it is an art that we have increasingly lost touch with.
In this webinar you will learn about 5 of the key biomechanical principles that form the human blueprint for movement.
Following on from that, you will hear about the strength and conditioning approaches of a number of top coaches and athletes including: Kelly Holmes, Wilson Kipketer, George Gandy and Claudio Beradelli (coach to multiple world and Olympic middle and long distance Kenyan athletes).
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You are 250% more likely to achieve success if you set a goal than if you just ‘do your best’. The new year is a great time to reflect on your winter training and to forge ahead with renewed focus and enthusiasm.
In this webinar you will learn about science-backed strategies that will assist you in setting meaningful goals, whilst arming you with principles that will help to keep you ‘on track’ if things don’t quite go to plan (as is usually the case!)
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Learning from our Mistakes with Becky Lyne and Marilyn Okoro
Designed to help the next generation of middle distance athletes and their coaches, in this webinar Marilyn and Becky openly share the key mistakes they made in their professional careers, offering advice for how to avoid the same pitfalls.
Since retiring from professional sport, they have joined forces to create an online mentoring programme for up-and-coming athletes: Gracefull Girls. With weekly virtual strength and conditioning sessions followed by a performance and well-being seminar, they strive to develop both inner and outer strength, so that their ‘Gracelets’ can enjoy long, successful and fulfilling careers.
BMC 5000m coaching discussion with Tim Hutchings
4th 1984 Olympic 5000m and 2 x world cross country silver medallist Tim Hutching talks with BMC head of coaching Neville Taylor, joined by David Lowes and Mark Hookway.
BMC 1500m coaching discussion with Steve Cram
Former World record holder Steve Cram joins Norman Poole, Andy Henderson, James Thie and Mark Hookway in a 1500m training discussion moderated by Neville Taylor.
BMC 800m coaching discussion
Top coaches Norman Poole, James Thie, Andy Henderson, David Lowes and Mark Hookway bring a massive amount of knowledge to the table as they join together in a zoom call facilitated by Neville Taylor. They disuss the different approaches to 800m training and how to develop the 400m/800m type athlete and the 800m/1500m athlete.
