Where are all our distance runners?

I had the pleasure of meeting Elana Meyer last week to discuss her Endurocad programme, which was launched two years ago to help turn around our once proud but now flagging middle- and long-distance running fortunes. We spoke at length about how sports science and coaching might deliver the tools to support her constantly expanding vision, which aside from Endurocad includes transforming the Cape Town Marathon into one of the world's great races.