“I’ll try not to hold it against her”, says Dame Kelly Holmes, who is full of praise for Laura Muir despite the Scot having eclipsed some of her British records. Holmes has been speaking ahead of her involvement in presenting at the (Scottish Athletics) FPSG Annual Awards next month. More here on Fast Running.
Pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie has married his longtime partner Anais Poumarat at a ceremony in his native France. The Digital Journal reports that the 2012 Olympic champion, who added a third IAAF World Indoor title to his collection this year, has been with his new wife for 11 years.
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The Youth Olympic Games begin this weekend in Buenos Aires and go on until October 18th. The Olympic Channel has produced this handy guide with all you need to know. 32 sports are part of the event, including roller sports!
Veteran European silver medalist Chris Thompson managed a gun-to-tape victory in the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow on Sunday. The 37-year-old Brit, who is preparing for the New York Marathon, won over the half marathon distance in 62:07. See an official round-up of results here.
Separately – and continuing with the marriage theme – Great Scottish Run organisers snapped the moment that followed the acceptance of a proposal at the finish line.
✅ #GreatScottishRun half marathon
✅ Finish line proposalShe said yes! 💕 pic.twitter.com/RZ5kuozWiV
— Great Scottish Run (@GreatScotRun) September 30, 2018
A new Indian record of 8.20m was set by Sreeshankar Murali in the long jump at his country’s national championships. Murali had been set for the Gold Coast earlier this year, but had to pull out at the last minute due to appendix surgery. He does however go 15th on the Commonwealth all-time list, as The Times of India reports.
Another athlete who unfortunately missed out on competing in Australia in April was Dewi Griffiths. The Welshman is looking forward to taking part in this weekend’s Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships on home soil in Cardiff this weekend, proclaiming “this is my Commonwealth Games” on the event’s Twitter feed as you can watch below.
Meanwhile, Griffiths, along with Melissa Courtney, Bethan Davies and Ieuan Thomas were among the top names to scoop awards at the Welsh Athletics’ annual awards ceremony (via Dai Sport).
Team 🏴 runner @dewigriff10k can't wait to pull on the Welsh vest at the Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships this weekend!
Hear more from him as he finalises his preparations to #RunTheDiff 👇 pic.twitter.com/8ew0fbyfV5
— Cardiff Half Marathon (@CardiffHalf) October 1, 2018
There were victories for Highgate Harrier Chris Rainsford and Sale Harrier Katherine Wood at the England Half Marathon Championships in Nottingham over the weekend. News update from England Athletics.
Meanwhile, the Ealing Half Marathon saw Rachel Thomas and Jonathan Poole clinch wins in an event featuring Olympian and Mara Yamauchi, who is now 45. Read Athletics Weekly’s round-up.
We on runjumpthrow.com have been asking you to pick your favourite moment on our channel in 2018. There have been a few fireworks this year, including two world age bests for 15-year-olds, the fastest ever time in a women’s only British Milers’ Club race, and a sensational comeback in the British Universities (BUCS) 4x400m relay final. Watch them back here and you can vote on Twitter or Instagram (or both!).
The Armory is ready to heat up your winter with a brand new blazing fast Mondo track surface! 🔥🏃♂️🏃♀️
Who’s gonna help ya break in the new track this indoor season? #ArmoryNation #Track #WinterIsComing @RunnerSpace_com @newbalance pic.twitter.com/w3rEabHDSY— The Armory (@ArmoryNYC) October 1, 2018
Finally, New York-based indoor track The Armory has released a video montage showing the finer details of relaying a brand new Mondo track surface as the venue prepares for the upcoming season. The arena has a rich history, having been built in 1909 to house units of the state’s volunteer militia and was repurposed in the 1980s as a homeless shelter.
