This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by marathon runner and newly announced England athlete for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July; George Schwiening. George ran her marathon PB of almost 4 minutes clocking a 2.31.25 in Manchester during which she secured third place and both the European and Commonwealth Games qualifying time. George runs for Cambridge Runners, and has a background in duathlon in which she has won a World Junior Championship (2013), European...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by the recently announced GB selected marathon runner - Andrew Heyes. Andrew made his marathon debut at Manchester 3 weeks ago; running 2.13.53, finishing in 5th place subsequently securing his place for the GB team for the upcoming European championships in Munich in August. Andrew has been coached by GB marathon Mara Yamauchi since 2021, runs for Hallamshire, is part of UK Anti-Doping's Athletes Commission and has recently completed his PhD...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by England athlete, marathon runner and newly announced GB athlete for the upcoming European Championships in Munich; Naomi Mitchell. Naomi ran her marathon PB of 2.30.54 in Manchester last week during which she secured second place and both the European and Commonwealth Games qualifying time. Naomi runs for Reading AC, recently won Wokingham Half Marathon in her build up to Manchester and earlier this year represented England for the first...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a GB international athlete and recent winner of the Inter-Counties Cross Country race at Prestwold Hall - Mhiair Maclennan. Mhairi is a three-time Scottish National XC champion, has represented GB at the European and World XC Championships and also has impressive PBs across the distances. Mhairi is a passionate advocate for women’s sport and is the co-founder of the Kynisca advocacy organisation which aims to develop a sporting community...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a GB international athlete and U20 British record holder for the HM Becky Briggs. Becky will once again be tackling the marathon distance in a couple of weeks at Manchester marathon to try and better her PB of 2.34. We are speaking to Becky, who runs for City of Hull, but who is based at St Mary’s University, about a week after she ran a Half Marathon at Wokingham in a time of 73.51 for a 2nd placed finish and discuss all things racing,...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by the U23 women's National XC champion, Alex Millard. Alex is a student at Loughborough University and will be travelling to the World University Games later this year. With PBs of 4.16 for 1,500m and 9.24 for 3,000m Alex continues to go from strength to strength. Alex and George sat down shortly after National XC at Parliament Hill to chat all things racing, training and what's next for Alex's running. In the pre-show, Cat, George and Ben...

This week on TRACK! George talks us through his latest XC success and looks ahead to competing in National XC this weekend at Parliament Hill. Cat debates whether to run Manchester marathon, Ben has a half marathon and the team discuss some amazing performances from indoor WRs to Seville marathon. Thanks for listening. X

This week on TRACK! we are joined by GB athlete Will Battershill. Will is a sub-4 minute miler, has PBs of 7.55 for the 3km, 8.32 for the steeplechase, 14.12 for the 5km and 28.52 for 10km. WIll is also a graduate of Harvard, is currently studying at Birmingham University, and last week won the mens individual and team BUCS XC championships.  In a shortened pre-show George and Ben discuss George's latest races including BUCs XC and talk about his SweatElite debut, the upcoming Reading HM and...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to have an interview with an Northern Ireland international athlete - who has run 73.23 for the half, 32.49 for 10km, and who ran a PB of 15.49 for 5,000m this very weekend indoors in Sheffield - Hannah Irwin. Cat and Hannah sat down and discussed running, training, racing and Hannah’s experiences in the sport. Thanks for giving up your time Hannah and thanks to all of you for listening. Much love. Team TRACK! X

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a man of many talents; Dan Robinson. Dan is an accomplished runner, with personal bests including sub 9 minutes for 3km, a 31.18 10km, a 69 minute half marathon, and a sub-2.30 marathon. Dan is also a coach with a number of years experience with some high achieving athletes. Alongside this, Dan has a full-time position at the University of Wolverhampton within the Sport & Exercise Science department, in which he has a particular...

This week on TRACK! We have a short episode during which king of the podcast George talks us through his recent races including two winning performances; at the Midland 7 mile XC Champs and his first win in a Birmingham League Division 1 fixture at Northampton. We welcome Robbie back this episode who has been away for 6 months managing his ongoing injuries and the team talk through some other results including Podium 5km, Valencia Marathon and look ahead to the European XC Champs. Thanks for...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by marathon runner Rose Harvey. Despite being relatively inexperienced at the marathon distance Rose, who runs for Clapham Chasers and is coached by Phillip Kissi, has shone this year over the 26.2 mile distance culminating with a PB of 2.29.45 at the most recent London marathon in October. Rose and Cat down discussed training, racing and all things running.  In the pre-show George re-caps his phenomenal XC performance and the gang talk...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by athlete Matt Leach after his impressive performance at LDN a few weeks ago where he ran a PB of 2.15.31. Matt also has impressive PBs across a range of distances from 3.44 for the 1500m, 13.46 for the 5,000m, and 28.21 for the 10,000m. Matt and George discuss all things running including training approach, races and life in the US. In the pre-show the gang cover the usual results and news from around the running world including Leeds Abbey...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a man who has just ran a marathon PB of 2.21.36 at the recent London marathon, a time good enough to secure him 7th place of the 40,000 mass runners and to win the V40 Abbots World Championship prize, Karl Welborn. Karl has impressive PBs across a range of distances including a 67.54 HM at this year's Village Bakery Half Marathon and 14.47 for 5km at this year's Mid Cheshire 5km highlighting Karl’s continued progression in the sport having...

This week on TRACK! we have an interview with Scottish 1500m runner Erin Wallace. Erin has had a fantastic year, winning a 1500m bronze medal at the European U23 Championships after a silver at the British Championships. Along with her championship success, this season Erin has run a new PB of 4.07.46. Erin is part of a very successful crop of Scottish middle distance runners and is coached by Andy Young, along with Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie. George sat down with Erin last month to discuss...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by an athlete who will be competing at this October’s LDN Marathon - Dougie Musson. We spoke to Dougie a few days after he ran a Half Marathon PB of 64.36 at The Big Half in London. Dougie has impressive PBs across the distances from a 3.46 1500m to a 29 minute 23 second 10km. Dougie who runs for Notts, but who is based in Birmingham and part of Birmingham Track Elite is coached by Luke Gunn is hoping to secure a place in the Commonwealth...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by Olympian 1550m athlete Katie Snowden. Katie and Cat discuss her Tokyo Olympics experience and her career up to this point including the Commonwealth games, Katie's junior career and returning from injury. In the pre-show the gang talk through the latest news and results, Cat forgot to not be an idiot, George has a place confirmed at The Great South Run and Ben had a blast at the Big Half. We hope you enjoy, thanks for listening. 

This week on TRACK! we have a round-up from the British performances at the Tokyo Olympics. We discuss upcoming events including the Eugene Diamond League, The Big Half, Podium University Championships and the newly released start lists for some of the major marathons. We also have an in-depth interview with Phil Sesemann who will be making his marathon debut at London this October. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. 

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by U23 European 800m champion Issy Boffey. Issy won gold in Estonia earlier this month as well as winning double gold at the European U20 championships in 2019 in Sweden. Issy has had a hugely successful year in 2021 which has included performances at the European U23 championships, the European indoor championships, the British championships and running a PB of 2.01 in Marseille. Issy is a part of the Birmingham University talent hub and has...

This week on TRACK! we discuss all things running with Lewis Moses. Lewis has had a very successful career as an international athlete and is now a coach at New Levels Coaching, which he founded himself. Lewis has competed at the World Indoor Championships in the 1500m in 2012 and boasts an impressive range of PBs from 3.41 for the 1,500m to 13.47 for the 5,000m. Lewis and George discuss the upcoming Olympic games and Lewis gives his opinion on GB's chances for medals and athletes to watch....

This week on TRACK! We have round up from some more impressive performances in Oslo and Stockholm, we look ahead to the European U23 Championships in Estonia as well as a stacked Monaco Diamond League. There is some controversy in regards to the GB Olympic team selection and we also have an in-depth interview with Tokyo bound Amy-Eloise Markovc. Amy-Eloise is the European indoor 3,000m champion and part of the GB Olympic team competing in the 5,000m. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. 

This week on TRACK! We have a full round up from the British Championships which took place this last weekend at SportCity in Manchester. We run through the winners, the losers, the surprises and the fallout from the weekend. We also discuss what it all means for the GB Olympic squad which was announced earlier today and look ahead to the games in Tokyo. 

This week on TRACK! We have a round up from another big couple of weeks of racing in UK running including races here and abroad. We discuss the news that there will be another crack at the 10,000m OQT for Mo Farah, we have a close look and give some predictions for the upcoming British Championships being held in Manchester and we also have an in-depth interview with an athlete who will be hoping to secure her place in the GB Olympics team this summer at the trials this weekend - Lizzie Bird.

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by two time welsh cross country champion and a man with a sub 14 minute 5,000m and a sub 29 minute 10,000m PB to his name -  James Hunt. James runs for Cardiff AC and has had a successful 2021 with PBs in the 5 and 10,000m distances along with strong performances at Podium 5km and the On Bristol Track Club Elite 5km. James also has a top 5 finish at the Inter-Counties XC Champs and a 67 minute HM PB to his name demonstrating his class across...