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Junior Talent Pathway, Senior Pathway and Para Academy Cohort announcement

England Athletics is delighted to announce the athletes who have been selected for the Junior Talent Pathway, Senior Pathway and Para Academy for the coming year.
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We’re delighted to see Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England published

The Physical Literacy Consensus statement, issued by Sport England will help those working in the sport, education, physical activity, recreation, play, health, and youth sectors.

Celebrating the importance of sport and physical activity on children’s mental health

Mental health has been at the forefront of not just our minds at England Athletics this week but the world, with World Mental Health Awareness Day celebrated this Tuesday. We caught up with some key players in the sporting community to find out how they have been affected by mental health challenges, and why running can have such a positive impact.
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Win your spot in the 2024 Adidas Manchester Marathon as part of #RunAndTalk Week

Always wanted to run a marathon and looking for the perfect opportunity? Well now is your chance! In partnership with Manchester Marathon organisers, Human Race, and mental health charity, Mind, we’re giving you the chance to win one of two free places for the 2024 Adidas Manchester Marathon which takes place on 14 April 2024.
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Leeds City and Aldershot dominate over the National Road Relays

The National Road Relays returned last weekend to Sutton Park in the West Midlands as clubs from across the country came together to battle it out and see who would be crowned the new national champions. Aldershot, Farnham and District showed their fantastic strength and depth of athletes as they took the 1-2 in the women’s 4 stage race, whilst northern powerhouses Leeds City claimed top spot in the men’s six stage event.
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How our Club Improvement Fund has helped St Helen's Striders

To keep up their fantastic work and to welcome more members to try out running, St Helen’s Striders in the North West recently applied for an England Athletics Club Improvement Fund grant which they gained approval for earlier in the year. We caught up with Richard Seville from the club about why they needed the grant, and what they have been using it for. 
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Victory Etafo-Ogbah: finding her feet as a female coach

October marks Black History Month, a time to reflect and celebrate the work and lives of those from ethnically diverse backgrounds across the world. We recently spoke to Victory Etafo-Ogbah, an aspiring coach and athlete from Cambridge Harriers who has recently completed a Sporting Equals and England Athletics backed programme, Future Female Leaders.
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Our children are in a mental health crisis. We need to take action now

This World Mental Health Day, our sport is calling on the leaders of our political parties to unlock the potential of sport and physical activity to play a more meaningful role in tackling the UK’s growing mental health epidemic. Launched today at an All Parliamentary Committee session in Liverpool, led by Kim Ledbetter for Sport, the central message in the Open Letter to MP’s says we’re failing too many of our children, who leave school unfit, inactive and dealing with poor mental health on an unprecedented scale:
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Lawley Running Club start their funetics journey

Whether your club currently has a junior section, or you are considering opening your doors to young people, funetics is the perfect place to start just as Lawley Running Club in Shropshire have done.
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#RunAndTalk is BACK for 2023!

We are pleased to announce that the much awaited #RunAndTalk Week in partnership with Mind is back for 2023. This year’s week incorporates World Mental Health Day on 10 October, a day to celebrate but also to take stock and check in on yourself and your own mental health.