We're really excited to bring you today's podcast episode with the incredibly knowledgeable England Athletics Running Coach Tom Craggs.

As the England Athletics Road Running Manager & Marathon Lead Toms role is to support road running clubs, athletes and coaches in England through a range of different projects including a national masters competition programme and various other club and coach development projects.

He looks after the national marathon programme which is currently focusing on supporting athletes targeting the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Tom shares his less than 'traditional' journey into coaching, what 'performance' means in his opinion and a wealth of insightful training tips that will be valuable to all runners whatever your goals, his conversation is addictive and we could've spoken for hours!

Alongside his work at England Athletics you might recognise Tom from his role as Runners World UK Head Coach, he's worked closely with charities such as Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society and is currently coaching at Bournemouth Athletics Club.