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Visit to Halifax Harriers

Club Support Manager club visits: February round-up

England Athletics’ Club Support team continued their visits to our affiliated clubs this year to provide help and support and to listen to the views of club members. Below is a round-up of their activity in February including visits to Wimbledon Windmilers, Lewes AC, Preston Harriers, and Oswestry Olympians.
February 2025 performance round up graphic

February 2025: Performance round up

February has been a busy month of athletics with the indoor and cross country seasons in full flow. There has been lots of action from England teams across Europe as well as English athletes competing on home soil at the Home Countries Cross Country International, British Indoor Championships and the England Age Group Championships.
Coach and athlete talking

Coach education review update

After taking responsibility for licensing of coaches and officials in England from UKA, England Athletics wanted to gain relevant insight to clearly understand the scale of the changes that were required to meet the needs of the coaching community and develop a modern fit for purpose coaching system.
Bob Yates - Marathon Runner

Running from Land’s End to John O’Groats: Bob’s 60th Birthday Challenge 

Marathon runner, Bob Yates, will be taking on the monumental challenge of running from Land’s End to John O’Groats for his 60th birthday in support of charity Humanity Direct. In 2014, Bob was living a sedentary lifestyle, but now, 11 years later, he is gearing up to run the entire length of Great Britain!
Regional Elections

Regional Councillors announced

England Athletics is delighted to confirm the appointment of a host of new Regional Councillors, following an open election process at the start of this year. Applications were sought and encouraged from across the sport, to add new faces, expertise and passion to our existing Regional Council network – a key aspect of our governance structure. With one region - the North West - needing a ballot to decide the successful candidates, the new and returning councillors from the other eight regions are as follows:
Events team at EA AG indoor champs 2025

What is the role of the events team at an England Athletics Championships?

Lots of work is completed by our events team to make the championships possible, headed up by Nichola Skedgel, Competition and Partnerships Manager. We caught up with her following our Age Group Indoor Championships to find out more about the role of the events team in the lead up to, during and after a championships.
Charlotte Payne hammer throw Loughborough International 2024

Winter Long Throws Championships 2025: preview

This weekend throwers from across the country will come together for the inaugural UKA/England Athletics Winter Long Throws Championships. There will be lots of talent on show in Loughborough across all three throwing disciplines.
Nemiah Munir Pole Vault

All the action from the British Indoor Champs

The weekend was full of action in Birmingham at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships with team spots secured for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands next month. Here’s a breakdown of the weekend's events. 
Denise Lewis at Hall of Fame 2011

Dame Denise Lewis: Finding the lifelong joy of movement

Dame Denise Lewis had an impressive athletics career culminating in an Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Games in Sydney. We recently caught up with Denise at the National Running Show to find out more about how her experience of running has changed throughout her life, from a child, to a professional athlete, to a parent.
Armagh team 2025

Double team titles for England at Armagh International Road Race

The Armagh Internation Road Race celebrated its 33rd year in style with good conditions resulting in 154 men finishing the 5k in under 15 minutes and 41 women running sub 10 minutes in the 10k.  The England teams were also celebrating by claiming the men's and women's team titles.