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Muir middle distance double in Glasgow
Scotland – Laura Muir wrote her way into history – yet again – while final day victories for Marcin Lewandowski in the 1500m and in the women’s 4x400m relay in the final event of the programme saw Poland top the medal table again at the Glasgow 2019 European Athletics...
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Cardiff holds inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon
The Cardiff Half Marathon, another five-star certified road race by European Athletics Running for All, on Sunday staged the inaugural edition of the Commonwealth Half Marathon. Mohamud Aadan led England to a bronze medal in the men’s team race in seventh in 62:31...
4 Ways To Motivate Yourself To Train Regularly
A lot of us tend to rely on internal factors as motivation for training programs. We recognize the benefits of regular exercise and sustained fitness efforts, and in many cases we assume that recognition will naturally translate to motivation. We want to look better,...
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Sebastian Coe elected IAAF President
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...
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Mo Farah sets English marathon record
It wasn’t the fairy-tale debut that many hoped for, but nonetheless there was an English marathon record for Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) as he finished eight in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon. Opting to run in the second group in the early stages, Farah...
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Steel defends Euro Cross Country title
Euro Cross Country Championships - A thrilling, nail-biting women's senior race was won in a sensational sprint over the final strides by Gemma Steel as she beat her Great Britain teammate Kate Avery in a duel that you could not take your eyes off. We were treated to...
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Farah, Ohuruogu named Athletes of the Year
Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) and Christine Ohuruogu (Lloyd Cowan) have been named Male and Female British Athletes of the Year following a total of over 15,000 public votes on the British Athletics Facebook page. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Mike Holmes) was...
Jo Pavey selected for Sportswoman of the Year
Jo Pavey (coach: Gavin Pavey) leads the finalists for the Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year awards which are to be held on Wednesday 19 November in London. Athletics have finalists in four of the categories which is a fine reward for a very...
UK Team to IAAF Half Champs
UKA has today named three athletes who will compete for the Aviva GB & NI team in Kavarna, Bulgaria at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Gemma Steel (John Nuttall), Susan Partridge (John Montgomery) and Caryl Jones (George Edwards) will all toe the line...
Four Marathon Challenges For London Student
A twenty-year-old, London student will be taking on a special challenge when he runs in the Virgin London Marathon on 17th April, to help raise funds for The Children's Trust, a charity that helped him in his recovery following an accident, which left him with an...