Susan Wightman: my greatest race
The 1988 Olympian and mother of world 1500m champion Jake recalls recalls becoming the first British woman to break the 70min barrier for half-marathon at the Great North Run
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Posted by Mark Woods | Jan 7, 2023 | Featured, Interviews
The 1988 Olympian and mother of world 1500m champion Jake recalls recalls becoming the first British woman to break the 70min barrier for half-marathon at the Great North Run
Read MorePosted by Mark Woods | Dec 27, 2022 | Featured, Interviews
Distance runner remembers the Bislett Games in Oslo in July 1988 when he won the 10,000m in a British record of 27:23.06
Read MorePosted by Mark Woods | Jun 5, 2022 | Featured, Interviews
Back competing after being a caught in a lie which saw him heavily punished by UK Anti-Doping, the Scottish hammer thrower wants nothing more than to finish his athletics career on his own terms
Read MorePosted by Mark Woods | May 19, 2022 | Featured, Interviews
Olympic pole vault bronze medallist has learned to live with anxiety and issues around body image but fears the perfect picture being painted by social media is forcing some girls away from sport
Read MorePosted by Mark Woods | Apr 14, 2022 | Featured, Interviews
Itβs now five years since the creation of the Athletics Integrity Unit, so how much progress has been in that time when it comes to the war on drugs? We discover a changed landscape
Read MoreLondon reveals mouth-watering women's marathon line-up πͺ
π₯ Yalemzerf Yehualaw β defending champ
π₯ Brigid Kosgei β world record-holder
π₯ Peres Jepchirchir β Olympic champ
π₯ Sifan Hassan β Dutch debutante
+ Ayana, Assefa, Dibaba, McColgan, Sisson π€― https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/sifan-hassan-part-of-arguably-strongest-womens-marathon-field-in-history-1039964668/
ICYMI, Britain name team for the World Cross Country Champs in Bathurst. https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/great-britain-sends-17-athletes-to-world-cross-champs-in-australia-1039964671/