In yet another outstanding series of performances - including brilliant individual gold medals from Emelia Gorecka (coach: Mick Woods) and Emma Pallant (Mick Woods) - the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team topped the medal table for the fourth successive year at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships … [Read more...]
Vernon, Dean shine in Liverpool
November 28, 2011
With arguably one of his greatest ever McCain UK Cross Challenge performances, Andy Vernon won the senior men’s race of the McCain Liverpool Cross Challenge Series incorporating the European Cross Country Trials at Sefton Park this afternoon (Saturday 26 November 2011), while in an equally gripping senior women’s … [Read more...]
Steel, Tickner win Bristol Cross
November 16, 2011
Gemma Steel (coach: John Nuttall) and Frank Tickner opened their 2011/12 McCain UK Cross Challenge Series accounts with victories in the senior events in the McCain Bristol Cross Challenge - staged by runbristol in partnership with Bristol & West AC and UKA - at the Ashton Court Estate today (Sunday 13 November), … [Read more...]
Track Worlds 2017 for London
November 16, 2011
London has been awarded the right to stage the 2017 IAAF World Championships following presentations to the IAAF in Monaco. The London 2017 bid was awarded the championships following a nine-week campaign against a rival bid from Doha, Qatar. The 26 member voting council voted 16 votes to 10 in London’s favour. … [Read more...]
Farah, Ennis Athletes of the Year
October 28, 2011
World championship medallists Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis have been named athletes of the year for the second year in succession by the British Athletics Writers’ Association at the organisation’s annual awards event today. … [Read more...]
Steel, Wicks take RunBritain titles
October 28, 2011
Gemma Steel (coach: John Nuttall) and Phil Wicks are the winners of the inaugural runbritain Grand Prix which concluded with the BUPA Great Birmingham Run on Sunday 23 October. … [Read more...]
Komon for Great South Run
October 21, 2011
World record holder Leonard Komon is the latest addition to the outstanding field being assembled for the Bupa Great South Run on 30 October. … [Read more...]
Farah voted European Athlete of 2011
October 5, 2011
Mo Farah of Great Britain has been voted the 2011 winner of the men's European Athlete of the Year Award presented by MONDO. The pinnacle of his achievement in 2011 was, of course, winning the 5000m gold medal at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, but there were so many other outstanding moments … [Read more...]
Radcliffe moment of truth
September 23, 2011
It should be a match made in heaven, the women’s marathon world record holder finally running on the universally recognised fastest marathon course in the world. But it’s been two years since Paula Radcliffe ran a 42.195k race, finishing fourth in New York 2009, and, on her own admission today, “I was hurting”. … [Read more...]
Farah to compete in Great North
September 12, 2011
World 5000m Champion Mo Farah, who also finished second over 10,000m at the recent IAAF World Championships in Daegu, can expect a massive home coming reception from fans when Great Britain take on the USA at the Great North CityGames on Saturday. … [Read more...]
