Dr Matt Long has guided three athletes to become world champions and has represented his country as England Team Manager or Coach on more than 30 occasions. This has included serving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Marathon Trials, Training Camp and Development Camp prior to the Birmingham Games. Around 50 of the athletes he has coached over the years have represented their country.
Matt is based at Loughborough University where he coaches student athletes and alumni with the Loughborough Elite Endurance Group. In addition he coaches professionally for Run Through and has served as a Paula Radcliffe Marathon Academy Coach.
As a coach educator Matt has authored more than 400 articles for a range of national magazines including ‘Athletics Weekly’ and earlier this year he received an Award from England Athletics for ‘lifetime services’ to our sport.