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 U23 Championship (2014) and was the bronze medalist at senior level in 2018, at the World Championship in Fyn, Denmark. George is, for now, focused on marathon running and will hit the streets of Birmingham in an England vest in July so we are delighted that she has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!
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 in the psycho-social aspects of athletic doping. Andrew won the British indoor 3,000m champs in 2018 whilst being coached by Steve Vernon, spent time in the College system in the states at Tulsa University and has a wealth of experience in the sport - so we are delighted he has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!
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 time running the Granollers Half Marathon so we are delighted that she has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!
In the pre-show Cat and Ben re-cap their own Manchester Marathon experiences and Robbie updates us with his struggles to get to the Southampton Marathon start line. Thanks for listening. Much love. x
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, training, women's British marathon running and more.
In the pre-show Cat, Robbie and Ben listen in to George's re-cap of his amazing 5th place finish at the Inter-counties XC race and his plans for the future. The team also discuss their marathon training in the final few weeks before the spring marathons. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. x
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 talk through their latest races and time-trials and chat through some of the biggest running results and news including Trafford 10km, British Indoor champs, Sound Running's "The Ten" and more. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. 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 warm weather training camps in Portugal! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. 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 interest in sports psychology, with a research profile centred on, amongst other topics, emotional regulation during endurance performance and psychological strategies to aid performance. Despite all of this however, the main focus of our chat today is on a non-for -profit cafe and organisation called the Oregano Project - a project designed to provide employment opportunities and support for refugee runners and locals struggling to hold down positions that Dan is at the heart of alongside Lucie Tait-Harris, an accomplished runner in her own right
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 listening. We’ll be back soon with what promises to be an interesting interview. Much love. Team TRACK! X
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 through the usual mix of race results and running news from around the UK. Thanks for listening, much love. X
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 Dash, The female one-hour track record from Alice Wright and more. Thanks for listening. X
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 spent his youth playing elite level basketball.
Alongside his impressive running Karl works as an Occupational Therapist, a job in which he works with individuals recovering from serious conditions and physical injuries. Karl also coaches athletes and is the proud founder of the training group Team Marathon Road, a selection of runners chasing their own goals and PBs in the sport - so we’re delighted Karl has joined us here at TRACK!
In the pre-show George takes us through his amazing performance at The Great South run where he finished in 10th place running a time of 49.59 and we cover the usual results and news from around the running world. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. X
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 her season, her training and her plans for 2022.
In the pre-show, the team round up the latest news and results from around the running world, including the London Marathon, Great Manchester Run and Berlin Marathon and we also look forward to this weekend’s Boston and Chicago Marathons. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy. X
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 been coached by Luke Gunn since 2018. Issy has had a hugely impressive 2021 and continues to go from strength to strength so we’re delighted she has agreed to talk all things running with us here at TRACK! In the pre-show we discuss GBs track athletes ahead of the Olympics in Tokyo. Thanks for listening.
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. Lewis and George also discuss some of the controversial selections for the GB squad. Thanks very much for listening, we hope you enjoy.
