Kiptum and Hassan take 2023 London Marathon titles
Kelvin Kiptum closes in 59:45 for London Marathon title??!Kelvin Kiptum produced a devastating second half to tear apart a competitive London field, closing the second half in a scarcely unbelievable 59:45, the second fastest marathon in history 2:01:25 and a new course record.The men’s race was aggressive from the off, the lead group heading through…
Wanjiru and Gelmisa take Tokyo Marathon 2023 titles
Rosemary Wanjiru secured her biggest win to date as the Kenyan ran away from Tsehay Gemechu to take the 2023 Tokyo marathon title in a new personal best of 2:16:28. In only her second career marathon, having made her debut in a second-place at Berlin in 2022, Wanjiru moves to sixth on the all-time list,…
Stephen Scullion – Unfinished business
I find Stephen Scullion in a coffee shop in Teddington. Barely a mile from the same track on which he’s plied his trade for almost 16 years, the same Bushy Park where shoeprints have left their mark from mile after mile of tempos, easy runs and the soul-searching in between. Scull, as he’s known to…
Dave Clarke – Three races that made me
Sitting down with Dave Clarke, it’s almost impossible to distill a 20-year-long career into a few thousand words. 12 appearances at the World Cross-Country, three National XC titles and two decades racing the best in Europe, here’s our attempt; three races that made me. World Cross-Country Championships 1983 Riverside Park, Gateshead, 20th March 1983. Green…
Callum Elson – from footballer to sub-four
A footballer three years ago, a distance runner in December, Callum Elson is now a bonafide miler. On 12 February 2022 Callum became the 217th Brit to run a sub-four-minute mile, finishing second in 3.59.71 at the BU Valentine meet in Boston, Massachusetts. Fast forward a month and Elson is the NCAA Div II Indoor…
NCAA Indoor Champs – The Brits involved
The NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place the weekend of March 11-12 at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. It’s a schedule packed full of Brits to keep an eye out for. The full schedule can be found here closer to the time. This is being shown on ncaa.com…
The Wallsend Harrier making a green and gold splash – Sam Charlton
Once again on Parliament Hill, amongst a sea of familiar vests, one made its way to the front. The green and gold of Wallsend, a distinctive undershirt beneath and a 20-year-old quickly making his mark. Sam Charlton has established himself as one of Britain’s most exciting prospects, winning English Schools, Inter County and National titles…
Jimmy Ashworth – “Running gets under your skin”
Even if you wanted to, it would be almost impossible to replicate the approach to running of Jimmy Ashworth. The world, for better or worse has irrevocably changed. Jimmy’s a familiar face for many endurance fans but for most of his early life had little intention to get involved in the sport. Jogging for fitness…
English National Cross-Country Champs Preview 2022
The English National Cross-Country Championships returns to Parliament Hill for the first time since 2018. That day Adam Hickey prevailed for the men with Phoebe Law taking the women’s title. With the effects of Storm Eunice leaving Parliament Hill a mudbath, it promises to be a war of attrition over 12k for the Senior Men…
“What excites you the most leads to the best performances” – Matt Leach
Matt Leach speaks to me from across the Atlantic, fitting in an hour or so conversation around 100 weekly miles and life as a software engineer at Google. It’s quickly apparent he’s an intelligent man but with his athletics there’s a side of the old romantic. You’d be forgiven for thinking Leach is a…
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