This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by an athlete who has made a name for himself on the national scene with some high profile performances - Tom Mortimer. We are talking to Tom after a very successful recent block of racing during which he has won both the Podium 5km in April and more recently a BMC 5,000m on the track at Trafford in May both in a time of 13.39. We also spoke to Tom the day after it was announced that he has been Selected to represent GB at the European Team...

This week on TRACK! We have a full round up of a big couple of weeks in the UK running including the Mid Cheshire 5K, the Trafford BMC Grand Prix, and British results from the US. We have reaction from the two winners of the mid cheshire 5km; Mollie Williams and Alex Brown who kindly agreed to sit down with us for a short chat following their wins and we also have an in-depth interview with 2.30 marathon runner Natasha Cockram. 

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by one of the most exciting British talents around - Jake Smith. We are talking to Jake less than a week after he ran a marathon debut of 2.11.00 at the Cheshire Elite Marathon having originally been in the race scheduled to pace the lead group for 25km. Jake ran the time having ran a PB in the 1500m of 3.50.89 just a few days before and within the midst of a 90+ mile training week. Jake’s previous most well-known recent breakthrough...

This week on TRACK! we have an interview with Finley Mclear who runs for Exeter and is currently competing in the NCAA for Miami University in Ohio. George and Finley discuss life in the US, competing in the NCAAs and Finley's recent impressive performances.  In the pre-show the team discuss a big week of racing across the UK including the Cheshire Elite Marathon and Half-Marathon and some BMC Gold standard racing along with a wealth of other races on the road and track.  Thanks for...

This week on TRACK! we are joined by UK middle-distance running royalty, Christina Boxer. Christina was a consistently selected GB athlete between 1978 and 1992 over the 800 and 1500m distances.  She is a 3 time Olympian, Gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games and has the distinction of being the first British female to run under 2 minutes in the 800m. Christina followed her time competing as a respected athletics journalist with ITV and BBC as well as embarking on a coaching career that has...

This week on TRACK! In part II of our Olympic Marathon Trials Special we have an interview with Frank Baddick. Frank, who has run impressive times across the full range of distances including a 1.49 800m, a 13.56 5km and 2.15 in his marathon debut, sat down with George a few days after competing at the Kew Gardens Olympic Trials race and discussed his preparation, his training and all things running. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy.

Olympic Marathon Trials Special, Part I: This week on TRACK! We have an interview with an athlete fresh from competing at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Kew Gardens. Clara Evans ran a huge PB in the trials event running a time of 2.32.42 finishing in 5th place, the fourth fastest marathon by a Welsh woman, and securing a Commonwealth Games qualification time in the process. Clara who runs for Cardiff AC and who has also run a 10km PB of 32.49 in recent weeks sat down and talked all things...

This week on TRACK! we have a two-part interview with one of Great Britains female endurance stars Verity Ockenden. Verity is fresh from her Bronze medal win in the 3,000m at the European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland in the same race as Amelia Quirk took fifth position and Amy-Eloise Markovc won Gold. Verity who runs for Swansea and has PBs of 4.12, 8.46 and 15.34 for the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m respectively sat down and talked all things running and pre-race tunes with Cat.   In...

This week on TRACK! we are excited to talk to one of the UK’s fastest male athletes, Jack Gray. Jack has proven to be a versatile athlete on the road, track and country and has excelled at all distances from the 800m up to making his marathon debut at the COVID secure race in London last year. Jack has represented England on the road, GB on the track and is currently running for the high achieving Cambridge & Coleridge club under the coaching of Mark Vile. Jack has PBs of 13.47 for 5km,...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by an athlete who has been described as one of the biggest revelations in British elite distance running in years. Hayley Carruthers has impressive PBs from 1500m to the marathon distance with a best time of 2.32 over 26.2 miles. Hayley runs for BRAT, has represented England over the marathon distance and has recently become a HOKA One One sponsored runner. Hayley came to a wider audience’s attention in 2019 when competing at the LDN Marathon...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by marathon runner Jonny Mellor. Jonny and George discuss the upcoming Olympic Marathon trials at Kew Gardens, the potential Tokyo Olympic Games, Jonny's training group and all things running. In the pre show Robbie, Cat, George and Ben chat about the continued discussion surrounding the consultation process of equalising distances for male and female XC events in the UK, Keely Hodgkinson’s amazing indoor 800m race and the chances of LDN...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by Kirsty Longley. Kirsty is a talented runner over a range of distances who represents Liverpool Pembroke Sefton as well as representing England on numerous occasions. She has managed to unlock her potential at a point when many other elite runners are winding down and has combined this with being a working mum to two young daughters. In the pre-show Robbie, Cat, George and Ben discuss the latest running news including reaction from the...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by marathon runner and Olympian Aly Dixon. Aly talks to Cat about her approach to training as a self-coached athlete, her future plans to get into coaching, her 50km World Record and her experience at the Rio 2016 Olympics.  In the pre show Robbie, Cat, George and Ben discuss the latest race results including the Podium 5km and the SportCity Indoor 3,000m and the latest news in the world of running. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy.

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by Podium race organiser Chris Barnes. Chris heads up the non-profit race organisation Podium, most well known for their Lancashire based 5k races that routinely attracts the fastest elite level runners from all over the UK and further afield.  Chris has developed the format to have the reputation of being innovative and widely respected in the racing community, seizing the chances this year that others have backed away from in providing...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by marathon runner Josh Lunn. Josh ran at the 2020 London marathon elite race at St. James Park, finishing in a debut time of 2:17:59, the 8th fastest time in the UK this year. Josh is based in Cardiff and runs for Cardiff AC after previously running for Bedford & County AC. Josh has impressive PB's across a range of distances and looks set to have a long and successful marathon career.  In the pre-show Robbie, Cat, George and Ben discuss...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be talking to Mike Boucher.  Mike has been a strong club runner for over 20 years building up a huge amount of experiences over all distances with PBs including 69.39 for the Half Marathon and 2.28 for the Marathon.  As well as training to race at a consistent level, Mike has been heavily involved with the successful Aldershot, Farnham and District senior men’s team. As the team manager Mike has had huge success with a club that has boasted some of the...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by marathon and ultra runner Dan Nash. Dan is a Cardiff AC runner who holds the British 50km record of 2.49.01 which he set in 2019 in Romania during the IAU 50km World Championships whilst winning an individual and team bronze medal. Dan also has impressive PBs across a range of distances from 1500m to marathon with a marathon best of 2.18 also from 2019 at the Brighton Marathon. At the time of recording we were four days after the LDN...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by one of the most exciting prospects in distance running; GB and Charnwood athlete Samantha Harrison. Samantha has impressive PB’s over all distances from 1500 to the Marathon and has notched some notable performances in some high profile races.  What makes Samantha’s story even more interesting is that she has only been running competitively since 2019.  Samantha runs for Charnwood in Nottingham, is ranked as the 14th UK female and is...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by Aaron Scott. Aaron is an elite distance runner with impressive PBs across a full range of distances, particularly at the longer events including a 65.50 Half-marathon and a 2.16 marathon best. At the club level Aaron runs for Bedford & County, but has also been part of winning teams at the Northern road relay championships as a Lincoln Wellington athlete. Aaron has raced across the track, road and country and continues to string high...

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by Chris and Sonia McGeorge.  Chris and Sonia competed on the global stage multiple times between them with Sonia running in the 5,000m at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 and Chris winning a bronze medal in the 800m at the Commonwealth Games in 1982. The pair have impressive PBs across a range of distances such as 8:51.33 (3000m - 34th UK all time), 15:29.04 (5000m - 38th UK all time), and 15:47 (5K road - 23rd UK all time) for Sonia and...

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by Jenny Nesbitt. Jenny is a HOKA One One sponsored athlete currently located in Cardiff. Jenny has impressive PBs from 3,000m to the half marathon and is a regular in track, road and cross country races throughout the year. Jenny began her athletics career with Worcester AC as part of  Dave Walker’s successful group and won the Worcester City 10km in 2017. More recently, Jenny competed in the Commonwealth Games in 2018 on the Gold Coast in...

This week on TRACK! We are joined by M40 British Marathon record holder, welsh and GB athlete Andrew Davies. Andrew is a frequent racer across the UK club scene and has fast PBs from 3,000m to ultra-distances. In 2019 Andrew broke the m40 marathon record in Valencia with an impressive 2.14.36. Andrew is no stranger to big events having raced at the Commonwealth Games twice in 2014 and 2018, the World Marathon and half marathon Championships, as well as in the 50km World Championships in Doha...

This week on TRACK!  Robbie and Ben are joined by George Beardmore who leads the interview with Joe Wilkinson. Joe is a talented Hoka One One sponsored athlete who runs for Lincoln Wellington AC and has recently raced well on the road, the country and TRACK! Joe boasts impressive PB's of 3.47 for 1500m, 14.06 for 5,000m and 67.29 for the half-marathon and has recently blogged about his first attempt at the marathon distance during lockdown. George and Joe sat down to discuss all things...

This week on TRACK! Robbie and Ben are joined by Stefan Sternkopf who leads the interview with Elliot Robinson, a talented athlete and artist from Aldershot Farnham & District. In the pre-interview show Robbie, Stefan and Ben discuss the latest race results and running news including the most recent announcement from London Marathon, fund raising initiatives for City of Stoke AC and the Inter-Counties XC event and look ahead to the Podium 5km Races. They also cover the latest race...

In episode 3 of TRACK! Robbie, Ben and Cat discuss the latest race results, running news and race cancellations. In particular we discuss the English Road Running 5km Championship results, the Bowerman Track Club 5,000m races and the upcoming opportunities for racing.  We interview Dr Andy Renfree, a Principal Lecturer at the University of Worcester during which we discuss Andy's impressive running career and his ideas on training. Andy, who has been an AAA finalist and twice Scottish...