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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!
Athletes at the winter long throws

Throwing down early PBs - All the action from the Winter Long Throws Championships

The inaugural Winter Long Throws Championships saw plenty of personal bests and European qualifying spots at such an early point in the season
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.
Tom Waterworth

The coach's eye at the Age Group championships

At the recent England Athletics Age Group championships held in Sheffield, we caught up with three coaches who were supporting their athletes. Here's what they had to say!
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.
Georgia Hunter Bell

Podcast #72: George Mills and Georgia Hunter Bell among athletes delighted with UK Indoors

In the latest England Athletics podcast, George Mills and Georgia Hunter Bell are among the athletes to give their reaction to title-winning performances at the UK Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Other great stories include 17-year-old Otis Poole winning the men's high jump with a huge personal best clearance of 2.20m, significantly bettering the 2.09m he set to win the England under-20 title in Sheffield earlier this month.
Regional Elections

Regional Council ballots

Following the recent election process to fill vacant roles across our network of Regional Councils, there is one region in which a ballot will now be staged to determine the successful candidates. The North West region's vacant roles will be decided upon by affiliated clubs within the region, with this process beginning imminently.