Hi My name is Brian Mackenzie and in my spare time I am a Senior Athletics Coach (UKA 4) with UK Athletics, the United Kingdom's National Governing body for Track and Field Athletics. I have some 35+ years experience as a competitive endurance athlete and 17+ years experience as a track and field athletics coach working with male and female athletes of all ages. My preferred events are the sprints and middle distance and I am currently studying for my qualification as a multi-events coach. In the past 35+ years I have competed in a variety of sports including tennis, squash, race walking, football, rugby, archery and running. My preferred sport is running which I first became interested in when I was 15 years old. Over the years I have competed in track, road, cross country, fell and mountain races over distances ranging from 5km to 50km. In 1996 I set up the Sports Coach web site (www.brianmac.co.uk) to provide advice and guidance to Coaches, Athletes and Students studying sport related qualifications. My professional background is as a hardware and software engineer and a lecturer. I also work with the Peak Performance Team as the editor of the '€œSuccessful Coaching Newsletter'€ Brian