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Bedford International Athletic Stadium restored to competition status

Bedford International Athletic Stadium has taken a significant step forward with the completion of a major track resurfacing project, helping to re-establish the venue as a competition-standard athletics facility and secure its long-term future for clubs, athletes and the wider community.
#RunAndTalk Week 2026 Mental Health Awareness Week

Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week through #RunAndTalk 2026

Next week marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week and England Athletics’ #RunAndTalk Week 2026 in collaboration with Mind. This year, the theme is ‘Action’, acknowledging the importance of action, as well as awareness, in supporting those struggling with their mental health.
April 2026 performance round up graphic

April 2026: Performance round up

April is the month of the marathons, with thousands taking to the streets across the country to complete the challenge. There were great performances from England athletes across this distance, but also in the inaugural Home Countries International trail race. Catch up on the action in our April performance round up.
Chris Jones with Fitmums and friends

CEO blog: an exciting outdoor athletics season ahead and marathon successes

England Athletics CEO Chris Jones updates the sport on an exciting outdoor athletics season ahead, discusses the business' annual focuses, and provides an insight on the track and field vision work.
England U20 men road running in Oderzo Italy

An enjoyable European experience for England U20s in Italy

England U20 teams returned to Oderzo in Italy for the ninth edition of the European U20 Road Races. As always, the event is held on 1 May which is a public holiday in Italy and ensures there is great support along the course.

Bexley Tigers - building confidence, community and a lifelong love of athletics

For more than 20 years, Bexley Tigers has provided young people with a positive introduction to athletics, creating an environment rooted in enjoyment, confidence and long-term development. As the foundation of Bexley AC’s junior pathway, the programme demonstrates how clubs can successfully grow participation while developing future athletes, coaches and volunteers.

Another successful Club Leadership Programme comes to a close

We recently marked another year of the Club Leadership Programme (CLP) coming to a close. Between January and March 2026, 58 volunteers from 51 clubs across England undertook a series of webinars, networking, and active sessions in order to upskill and put their learnings into practice within their club environment.
David and John Williams holding England flag

England double act: The twins running marathons together

Being selected to run for England is a great honour, but to be able to do so alongside your twin is even more special. We recently caught up with David and John Williams who did just that at the Manchester Marathon, which played host to the first Masters International representative race of the season, to find out more about their experiences of training and competing together.
Katerina Sobey

Finding her place on the track: Katerina's officiating journey

Katerina Sobey came into athletics through her children training at North Devon Athletics Club. A club coach approached her at a local meeting and asked for some help. Because she had previously noticed that nearly all the timekeepers at events she attended were men, she happily volunteered to help the timekeeper team and try to reset the gender balance there. We found out more about her officiating journey.
Starter Hannah Partington and niece

Helping grass roots athletics through officiating

Hannah Partington is based in Falmouth in Cornwall and recently gained her Level 2 Starter / Starter's Assistant qualification. She explains how she began, how her officiating journey has progressed and what she's gained from it.