BMC 3km time trial starts virtually well
Alex Crossland was fastest on the first day of the virtual 3000m challenge organised by the British Milers Club.Amie Bagnall was the fastest woman.
Read moreAlex Crossland was fastest on the first day of the virtual 3000m challenge organised by the British Milers Club.Amie Bagnall was the fastest woman.
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With the original 5k Championships cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, England Athletics has launched a free-to-enter virtual version of the race for 2020 to enable runners nationwide to compete at a time when many road race events are on-hold.
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The track and field season burst open in Norway with Karsten Warholm settting a wonderful world record in the 300m hurdles as world class athletics exploded from lockdown at the Impossible Games in Norway, as reported on the BBC.
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Therehas beenanother great response from the endurance community to Scottish Athletics latest4J Studios Virtual Challenge. TheClub Distance 2 Challengegave an option to solo run over 15 minutes or 30 minutes and then submit the distance covered in kilometres.
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While we long for competition after a long lockdown, we reflect on an amazing night from last year when most of the key performances across the UK and in Europe were set at the Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs in London. More than 50% of the sub 30-minute times by men in the UK were set at this 25 lap festival and five of the topeight male and female times were set here (that's 62.5% for the mathematicians).
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British Athletics have announced a crucial partnership with London Marathon Events to improve the future development of athletics talent with a structured network of talent development hubs - running programmes that provide athletes aged 16-21 years with a seamless experience through the performance pathway, to ultimately fulfil ambitions of success on the international stage.
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The London Marathon Charitable Trust (The Trust) has announced new grants totalling £603,800 to improve facilities that will enable thousands of people to participate in physical activity.
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