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…
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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…
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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….
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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“The only way you build consistency is being a step back” – Kris Jones and a summer of twin ambitions.
Kris Jones raced at the weekend in the Scottish Inter-District. He won, perhaps no great shock to many neutral observer but it was significant nonetheless. Kris hasn’t raced since last summer’s Olympic 10,000m trials. That day in June the Welshman ran 28.23.50, fifth Brit and crucially well under the Commonwealth…
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“I need a strong character to coach me” – Luke Duffy on new beginnings with the Run Yard
It is easy to see 2021 as a breakout year for Luke Duffy. A senior GB vest, Euro-Cross relay gold, three second personal bests in both the 800 (1.49.56) and 1500m (3.42.33). By most standards it was an impressive jump. But when you put it in context it suggests there’s…
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“Perhaps people think they’ve got to slow down so they do” – Andrew Davies on running his best past 40.
Andrew Davies isn’t like most international athletes. Most don’t get their first senior coach at 33, run their fastest marathon at 40 and do it all on the back of a successful career as a semi-pro footballer. But for Andrew none of these facts seem extra-ordinary. They’re all logical progressions…
