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MadRunners at a track session

"It is good for you to grow and learn as a runner, but also as a leader” – Celebrating UK Coaching Week with MadRunners

We recently caught up with RunTogether and England Athletics coaches, Debbie and Mark who manage one of the founding RunTogether groups turned affiliated club, MadRunners, based in St Helens.
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Get involved as a volunteer this summer

Have you seen our events live streamed? Have you been to one of our Championships? Have you ever thought, ‘I’d like to be involved in that event’ but don’t know how?
Anya Waugh competing

Wheelchair athletes complete their Coaching Assistant course

This week we are celebrating UK Coaching Week and are pleased to present to you the newly qualified Coaching Assistant, Anya Waugh!
Mike McFarlane

Mike McFarlane: 1960-2023

England Athletics is saddened to hear of the death of Mike McFarlane. Mike was a sprinter who earned a relay medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics plus represented England at two Commonwealth Games, taking gold in the 200m in Brisbane in 1982 and silver and bronze respectively in the 4x100 relay and 100m four years later in Edinburgh.
Hayley Hemmings with Great Britain athlete

Hayley Hemmings on her love for coaching

We were lucky enough to recently catch up with PE teacher, Head of Junior Sport and Exercise, club and pathway coach, Hayley Hemmings who first fell in love with athletics and cross country at school, kickstarting her lifelong journey in the sport.
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England Athletics celebrates Global Running Day 2023
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Celebrating volunteer milestones

While National Volunteers Week provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate volunteers across the country, we wanted to create a series of assets that would allow us to recognise the achievements of volunteers all year round. That is why we have produced a series of volunteer milestone graphics for both individuals and clubs to share on social media. 
Bedford, 1 September 2019. Cleo Agyepong, winner of the under 15 girls' shot put. Photo by Mark Shearman

Cleo Agyepong’s journey as an athlete

Rising star Cleo Agyepong had a summer to remember in 2022. The teenage shot-putter from south London won a gold medal at the U18 European Athletics Championships in Jerusalem, Israel. It saw the Blackheath & Bromley athlete being selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland again at the U20 World Championships in Cali, Columbia, in a competition two years above her age group.
Charlotte Payne at an athletics track

Charlotte Payne's journey as an athlete

Last weekend saw a 20-strong team of young athletes heading to Loughborough to represent England at the inaugural Loughborough Pathway International. The team was captained by England Athletics Talent Pathway athlete Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Reading AC). Despite her tender 21 years of age, Charlotte has an impressive resume; she is the reigning British Champion and the youngest British female ever to throw the hammer over 70m. We caught up with Charlotte to learn more about how she got involved in the sport, her unique relationship with her coach Paul Dickenson and how the club system has supported her development as an athlete.
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England support staff selected for Commonwealth Youth Games