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Vertical ascent at Trofeo Nesego

Trofeo Nasego World Cup Mountain Race

The Nasego World Cup Mountain running weekend, held on 24-25 May, featured two races. Saturday saw the Vertical Nasego, which climbs 1000m over a distance of 4.2km, while Sunday was the classic Trofeo Nasego, a 21.5km up and down race. This weekend also incorporated a Six Nations competition, bringing together teams from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, and host nation Italy.
John Armour

Getting started on the officiating pathway: John Armour's journey

John Armour's journey as a Starter began because his son was competing. John is now a Level 2 official, and looking to his officiating future, he says he would love to keep on going and the ultimate goal is to be an official on the start of line of an international race.
Pickering memorial International 2025 logo

England team announced for Pickering Memorial International

England Athletics are pleased to announce the England team who will compete at the Pickering Memorial Throws International at Loughborough on 1 June. The team will be up against teams from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Loughborough with some big stars from overseas too. The event is organised in conjunction with our charity partners Personal Best Foundation and the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund - and money from spectator tickets and raffle tickets will go 50/50 to those charities. Tickets are on sale through Eventbrite or at the gate. and the action kicks off at 9.30am.
funetics session at East Durham Running Club

Run, jump, throw: Bringing funetics to the local community in East Durham

funetics was created to help 4-11 year old children to learn, develop and practice running, jumping and throwing skills. We recently caught up with Ian McAlister, Junior Development Lead at East Durham Running Club, who took the initiative to bring this programme to East Durham.
English and Welsh Masters running at Shrewsbury 5k

Fierce competition at Masters 5k International

Team England and Wales athletes were bathed in glorious Shrewsbury sunshine at last Saturday’s Shrewsbury Festival of Running.  The event hosted the first Masters International of the season with the Masters 5k. On a closed 5 lap circuit the event hosted 3 age group races and it was a magnificent site to see the waves of red and white vests charging down the course. This event was also the first time that both England and Wales had entered development teams, comprised of athletes who had not previously represented their country.
Birmingham 7 August 2022. Tom Bosworth (England). Photo by Mark Shearman.

Tom Bosworth: Stepping across into the world of coaching

Tom Bosworth, one of the fastest racewalkers in British history has embarked on a new chapter. Following his retirement as a professional athlete in 2022, he now channels his renewed passion for racewalking into nurturing the next generation. We caught up with him to discover more about his transition to coaching and his plans for the next few years.
Masters Manchester Half athletes

Masters team announced for Swansea

We are pleased to announce a comprehensive Masters team to compete in the England Masters vest at the half Marathon in Swansea on 8 June. All those in the team will have competed in one of the five qualification races, been in the top three (male and female in each age category) who registered their interest in being selected, and also have achieved the relevant time standard in the past three months.
Bianca Williams pipping Joy Eze at Manchester International

Manchester International is BACK for 2025!

The Manchester International is back in 2025 with a new, improved format. Once again this event will be held at the World Athletics certified Track, the Manchester Regional Arena on the 30 August 2025.   The Manchester International will no longer be a Team event, in 2025 this event will be an individual event and has a European Athletics Challenger permit, meaning prize money!   Events within this programme have been determined based on competitive opportunities for these event groups to obtain qualification standards for the Commonwealth Games in 2026.
Blurred legs running past England Athletics banner

Age Group changes: online drop-in sessions

Ahead of the age group changes coming into effect next April, England Athletics will be hosting a series of online drop-in sessions over the coming months, to allow those within the sport to get any remaining questions answered, or queries clarified. These online sessions are a continuation of that process, and the organisation is encouraging stakeholders to submit their questions in advance where possible, so that full and comprehensive information can be shared during the sessions.
Hastings Runners Mental Health Champions including Sue Palmer

Mental Health Champions supporting fellow runners

We caught up with Mental Health Champions Sue Palmer, Hastings Runners, and Michael Beasley, Stone Master Marathoners, to find out more about how running has impacted their own mental health and how they have supported their running groups.