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England Athletics encourages all clubs and member bodies to vote at General Meeting

Last week, a formal notice of a General Meeting for 10 June, 2024, was issued to Clubs, with this reminder issued today.
Hannah Kelly and Lee Thompson at Loughborough International

Keeping up with the Captains – Lee Thompson and Hannah Kelly

At Loughborough International, we were lucky to catch up with relay superstars and England team captains Lee Thompson (Sheffield & Dearne, John Henson) and Hannah Kelly (Bolton, Les Hall) to see what being named captain meant to them and their big goals for the season.
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Mile Shy Club: No one gets left behind

The Mile Shy Club, based in Manchester, are a beginner focused RunTogether group aiming to get people running for the first time. We recently caught up with Founder and CEO Jane Dennison to discuss how the group creates an inclusive running environment and their impact on the community.
Cameron Corbishley at La Coruna race walk.

English Race Walkers take on the World Athletics Race Walking Tour

A small team of four athletes travelled to La Coruna in Spain to compete at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour. It was all to play for as the senior athletes were chasing European and Olympic Qualification times, hoping to take advantage of the famously fast course in the north west of Spain. The weather was favourable, damp and cool, offering excellent racing conditions whilst the UK basked in the summer sunshine.
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England marathon athletes among first selected for Paris 2024

We are delighted to announce the first athletes selected for the Paris 2024 athletics team are six English marathon runners. All six are set to compete at their first Olympic Games this summer. In the women’s race, two athletes will compete having qualified with the identical time of 2:22:17 - Charlotte Purdue and Calli Haugher-Thackery. The third female athlete selected is Rose Harvey. For the men, joining Phil Sesemann will be fellow Leeds teammate Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed.
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All eyes on North London for the Night of the 10,000m PBs and Olympic trial

Ask any endurance fan about the Night of the 10,000m PBs and their eyes will light up with memories, excitement, or intrigue. We were lucky enough to attend the 2024 edition last weekend at the newly refurbished home of Highgate Harriers to watch as athletes not only fought for spots on Olympic, European and World Junior teams, but also to improve their own personal bests.
Madeira masters team

"You’re never too old to challenge yourself" - Masters action at the European Off-Road Championships

The European Masters Off-Road Championships in Madeira in early May saw a small but successful British team pick up plenty of medals over three action-packed days. Athletes faced either an up and down 9km race, a vertical kilometre, or a tough 32km in the mountains the island is so well known for. Or all three for a hardy few!
Loughborough International 2024 men's 4x400m team

England triumph at Loughborough International

The sun wasn’t the only thing shining as our England stars retained the team title at Loughborough International on Sunday.

British technical officials named on the line-up for Olympic and Paralympic Games

We are delighted to share that seven British technical officials have been selected for the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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#RunAndTalk podcast: Discussing the impact of mental health in running clubs

We are thrilled to share with you the launch of the #RunAndTalk podcast which has been created and hosted by Andrew Ball, a Mental Health Champion and Mental Health First Aid Trainer. The first episode features Hannah Hughes from Fareham Running Club, with the second episode featuring Simon Lynch from Newburn Running Club.