The first article is an interview with French Sprints coach Pierre-Jean Vazel, coach to Ronald Pognon and Olusoji Fasuba. The article describes PJ's coaching education and the issues he faces as a young coach in the tough world of track and field.


The second article entitles "Is speed the new route to endurance?" discusses new research that suggests that fatigue during maximal velocity exertions is not the result of a limited fuel supply but a function of the time the muscle spends contracting. The article goes on to describe what these new findings might indicate for the preparation methods of UK based athletes.