Speaking to Rory Leonard you quickly get the sense of a man who knows he has found his fit. A GB international and a collegiate athletic powerhouse in Oklahoma State. Three and a half years to hone his craft. A family affair But it wasn’t always meant to be that…
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Athlete Interviews
“The best part of funding is student finance” – Ellis Cross on stepping up to the seniors
Ellis Cross was a prolific junior athlete. A two-time English national cross-country winner in the U20s, two-time BUCS 5000m champ, 15th in the European cross-country champs U23s in 2016. These were performances which had Ellis quite rightly thinking about a future as a professional athlete. Keep up the momentum and…
Athlete Interviews
“I see everything as multiples of my rent” – Jack Rowe on running.
Jack Rowe is a European Indoor finalist, regular in the GB vest and winner of the most recent trials race for the European Cross Country Champs. Right now he has a case to say he is the best male endurance runner in the country. Yet despite this every time he…
City Marathon Preview 2021
Valencia Marathon Preview – 5th December
2021 has been a great year for elite marathons and Sunday 5th December may witness the best of the lot with the 41st edition of the Valencia Marathon. With an elite field to rival most marathon majors expect world record tilts and epic showdowns. Here’s our Valencia Marathon preview. What…
City Marathon Preview 2021
Jepkosgei and Lemma take the honours in London marathon war of attrition
Joyciline Jepkosgei and Sisay Lemma both ran away from the rest of the field to claim the titles at the 2021 London Marathon. The women’s race – Jepkosgei shows her class If anyone wants a lesson in marathon running, tell them to watch Jepkosgei’s performance today. The Kenyan went through…
City Marathon Preview 2021
London Marathon 2021 – The British Preview
Here’s our British preview of the 2021 London Marathon. London acts as an qualifier for the 2022 World Championship Marathon in Eugene. With potential Commonwealth and European spots also to fight for, the race amongst the Brits looks as good as ever. For our full previews for the race as…
Who is the greatest female marathon runner of all time?
With the news this week of the retirement of marathon supremo Mary Keitany we ask ourselves the perennial question, who is the greatest female marathon runner of all time? Here’s our top five. In deciding the list we’ve taken into account times run (for their era), major marathons won, global…
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New York City Marathon 2021 Preview
The 2021 World Marathon Major Calendar will round out with the New York City Marathon, here’s our preview. The Sunday 7th November date means New York have managed to assemble possibly the finest field of the lot with plenty of Olympic interest and some exciting debuts. Here we preview the…
athletics
Remember the name, Luvo Manyonga
On 13th August 2016 a twenty-five year old from Paarl in the Western Cape of South Africa stood at the end of a runway. A camera to his right and 130 feet of polymetric rubber in front of him. All around him a dark Rio de Janeiro night. The scattered…
Doha Diamond League – Full Event Preview
Despite the weather, Gateshead Diamond League did have its bright spots. Dina Asher-Smith’s win over Sha’Carri Richardson provided the first chapter to what looks like a compelling battle for the fastest woman on planet earth. Mohamed Katir upset the odds to add himself to the 5,000m medal mix come Tokyo…
