World Championship medallist from Moscow, Eilidh Child, has been named as the Scottish ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 2013. [Read more…]
International Match Launch
Laura Muir (coach: Andy Young) joined children from Shettleston Harriers Athletics Club, as the 20 year old confirmed that she is to compete at the Glasgow British Athletics International Match on Saturday 25 January. [Read more…]
6 of the Best for Finland
Six Scottish athletes have today been named in Team Great Britain for the European Championships in Finland later this month.
The pool released by UK Athletics is a provisional one with those men and women who secure spots at London 2012 set to be withdrawn from the Europeans in Helsinki. [Read more…]
Mum McColgan inspires
As Mother’s Day approaches, we caught up with Scottish 3000m steeplechaser record holder, Eilish McColgan, daughter of former World 10,000m Champion Liz McColgan, to find out what it was like growing up with one of GB’s greatest distance runners. [Read more…]
Scots athletes for Africa training
Four Scottish endurance athletes head for Kenya after this weekend with London 2012 looming on the horizon.
Specialised altitude training in Africa will be perfect for the likes of Olympic hopeful Steph Twell, while Freya Murray will use this opportunity as preparation for her first marathon in London this spring. [Read more…]
Twell 14:54.08 Scottish 5000m record
Aldershot-based Steph Twell has smashed Yvonne Murray’s 15-year-old Scottish 5000m record and leapt to fourth place in the all-time British 5000m rankings. [Read more…]