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Muddy Runners: Sharing the love of running across Hampshire

RunTogether is all about creating inclusive running opportunities for everyone no matter your age, background or pace. We recently caught up with Kate Bone, one of the founding members of Muddy Runners, an inclusive trail running group based in Hampshire, to find out more about the group and what it means to Kate to be able support others on their running journeys.
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Curly’s funetics: Building confidence, community and a love for movement in Scunthorpe

Success in athletics goes far beyond the medals, it can be as simple as children growing in confidence, reaching a goal or feeling part of the athletics community. We recently caught up with Nickie and David who, having recognised this, launched funetics in Scunthorpe two years ago and the impact of their sessions is immeasurable.
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August 2026: Performance round up

August saw the continent's best athletes battling for titles at the Alexander Stadium followed by the England Relay Championships on the same track whilst the England Athletics Age Group Combined Events and Senior Para championships took place in Bedford. Catch up on all the action in our August performance round up. 
Alexander Stadium for European Championships in Birmingham

European Athletics Championships legacy: Inspiring the RunTogether community in Birmingham

Earlier this month, the European Championships lit up the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham with exciting athletics and running action. As part of the legacy programme, we have been collaborating with the Canal & River Trust, British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and local RunTogether groups to inspire the local community to get active.
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Celebrating the recent success of Backside to Trackside across Essex and Hertfordshire

Backside to Trackside, supported by England Athletics, is not your typical “couch to 5k” programme. It brings together professional coaching, group support and specialist facilities to build a sense of community and belonging that helps guide its participants through a FREE nine-week course.
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July 2026: performance round up

Headlined by the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, July saw outstanding performances from English athletes at every level. From two England Athletics Championships in Bedford to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Snowdon International Mountain Race to the masters 5k race in Shrewsbury, let’s look back on the action in our July performance round up.
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Commonwealth Games 2026, Morning Session, Friday July 31: Keeping calm and collected

Team England’s athletes successfully negotiated a tricky morning session that involved re-runs and re-measurements. For the decathletes that involved the 110 Hurdles first thing and the always tense pole vault just before lunch and a Games record that wasn’t in the discus. Fortunately, it was all much calmer for the long jumpers. It was a case of, job done qualify and return to the hotel for the England trio. And finally, there was a little bit of – potentially unwanted – history as the T54 1500 metres final had to be re-run. Fortunately, for the winner, the result was the same.
Jonnie Peacock at the Commonwealth Games

Jonnie Peacock on the importance of inclusive athletics opportunities

The Commonwealth Games are one of the most inclusive major sporting events. As the Games are in full flow, we caught up with former Paralympic champion and TNT presenter at the Games, Jonnie Peacock on his highlights so far, the integrated nature of the Games and how important such opportunities are for para sport.
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England Athletics Age Group and Junior Para Championships 2026, powered by Citroën: Signing off in record-breaking style

Judging from the performances in Bedford at the England Athletics Age Group and Junior Para Championships, one thing is for sure: England’s athletes are progressing nicely. With each generation times and distances improve. Here's how the action unfolded on day two.
EA Age Group Champs 2026

England Athletics Age Group and Junior Para Championships 2026, powered by Citroën: The start of a new age

The England Age Group Championships is always about development and building for an exciting future, so it was really encouraging to see the standard of performances on show in Bedford this weekend.