Mountain and marathon championship runner Andrew Davies knows how to mix things up – he educates us on how training on uneven terrain can boost your performance on the road
In June last year, Welsh athlete Andrew Davies was part of a five-strong British team at the world long-distance mountain running championships in Podbrdo, Slovenia. He completed the marathon-distance course, which contained a whopping 2,800 metres of ascent and descent, in just under four hours, placing ninth. A few weeks ago, he faced another 26.2 miles – this time on a looped course through the streets of London as part of Great Britain’s World Championship team, finishing in 2hrs 17min and 59 seconds.
Davies is by no means the only top marathon runner with an impressive record on the trails. It is striking that Josh Griffiths and Robbie Simpson, the only British athletes to finish ahead of Davies at the London Marathon this year, have both competed on mountain running’s world stage. Davies, for his part, believes that getting out on the trails is “crucial” to success on the road.
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