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Run Your Mind: How joining a club can improve mental wellbeing

The current boom in running is not only extremely healthy for the nation’s physical health, but also mental health – with running groups and clubs around the country enabling people to enjoy our sport together. Initially starting as a free run club, Run Your Mind has taken running and mental health one step further as a social enterprise, delivering workshops and talks in corporate spaces on topics such as self-talk, burnout, resilience, and myths of motivation. We recently caught up with founder, Chris Hatfield, to explore the importance of having an active space for people to speak up about their mental wellbeing.
Don Turner as an athlete and receiving volunteer award in 2023

Don Turner: 1937-2025

England Athletics is saddened to hear that athletics stalwart Don Turner died on Sunday 9 March. Don was a member of Epsom and Ewell Harriers for 70 years. As an athlete, then an official, he dedicated most of his life to athletics in Surrey, the southeast and beyond. He was presented with an England Athletics Services to Athletics volunteer award in 2023.
Oliver Downs at 2024 indoor heptathlon

U15/U17 Indoor Combined Event Championships and Indoor Junior Para Championships: preview

After the senior and under-20 combined-eventers gathered in Sheffield, now it’s the turn of the best under-17 and under-15 all-rounders and para athletes to contest for England titles on 8-9 March. There will also be a series of 200m to 800m Masters races. Among those combined eventers entered are Molly Mills, Jasmine Nkoso, Oliver Downs and Murray Taylor, who have all been winners at these championships before.
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New partnership with Arthrosamid and Contura Orthopaedics to help those with knee osteoarthritis pain

Arthrosamid, Contura Orthopaedics and England Athletics are announcing the launch of an inspiring new commercial partnership which will see key messages about the benefits of non-surgical alternatives for the treatment of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) disseminated across a membership base of around 1800 affiliated grassroots clubs.
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International Women’s Day 2025: Elevating female participation and achievement in athletics and running

There are lots of women in different roles across our sport providing positive role models to inspire the next generation of female athletes. From a young female throws coach to an Olympic champion and a record-breaking ultra runner to a fell runner passing on her knowledge, this International Women's Day let’s celebrate the work all these women are doing to empower others.
Rebekah Hopper

Rebekah Hopper: Inspiring the next generation of female throwers

In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2025 on 8 March, we want to celebrate the inspirational women within our sport who act as role models to empower more girls to achieve their full potential. We caught up with Rebekah Hopper, a young female throws coach from Wigan at the England Age Group Indoor Championships to find out more about her journey into coaching and what she enjoys most.
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.
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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!