20 Mar 2022 | Running after fifty |
**Guest post** I met Anne Dockery at the British Masters Athletics Federation Championships in August 2021 where we raced each other in the 1500m (she was faster than me). I had a great chat with her afterwards and was delighted when she agreed to write a guest post...
8 Mar 2018 | Women's endurance running history |
Sir Roger Bannister’s death on 3rd of March 2018 was widely reported in the UK and around the world. Bannister’s achievement of being the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes led to global fame and he was held in the highest esteem in the worlds...
8 Jun 2014 | Blog, Running after fifty |
How the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland have successfully helped hundreds of people to start running. England Athletics set up the Run England programme a few years ago to encourage more people of all ages and backgrounds to take up running. They also created...
12 Feb 2014 | Blog, Running after fifty |
Running is enjoying a surge in popularity in the UK. Sport England’s Active People Survey shows that athletics has the second highest participation rate amongst adults aged 16+. Athletics includes: field events, track events, cross country running, road running,...
