by ukadmin | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, News
On May 6, 1954, Bannister wrote himself into track and field history when he became the first man to break the four minute barrier for the mile. In the same year, he would also win the European 1500m title in Berne, Switzerland in 3:43.8. European Athletics President...
by ukadmin | Dec 12, 2017 | Cross Country, Euro Champs, Events, Featured, News
Samorin – Harriet Knowles-Jones gave Great Britain a glorious start to the European Cross Country Championships, finally landing the individual gold medal that she has spent the winter aiming for. Harriet Knowles-Jones gets her Gold in Samorin After...
by ukadmin | Dec 12, 2017 | Cross Country, Europe, Events, Featured, News, Relays
Samorin – Late replacement, Tom Marshall, led Great Britain to an historic gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships. Marshall anchors team to inaugural mixed relay gold in Samorin After a memorable day of cross...
by ukadmin | Oct 31, 2017 | Europe, Events, Featured, Marathon, News, Wales
Frankfurt Marathon – After running the fastest marathon by a Briton in three years with 2:09:49 for fifth place in Frankfurt; and on his debut at the distance, Dewi Griffiths laughs when asked if his running and lifestyle is a “throwback” to the 1980s, an era...
by ukadmin | Feb 5, 2017 | Featured, Indoor, News, Scotland News, Track
Laura Muir sets new European 3,000m indoor record in Karlsruhe, Germany. Laura Muir eyes European Indoor Champs The Scot, 23, built on her current form by taking 1.45 seconds off Russian Liliya Shobukhova’s record, with a time of eight minutes 26.41 seconds,...
by ukadmin | Aug 19, 2015 | Europe, Featured, News, Track
Sebastian Coe was elected as the sixth IAAF President at the 50th IAAF Congress in Beijing, China on Wednesday (19). The voting was as follows (207 IAAF Member Federations cast their votes): Sebastian Coe (GBR) 115 votes, Sergey Bubka (UKR) 92 votes. New IAAF...