Vernon and Twell - leaders of the new school

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 01 Dec '08

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This guy has a bright future

Freezing conditions and witty Scouse humour didn’t dampen the spirits of Britain’s best cross country runners this weekend as bright stars Andy Vernon and Steph Twell saw off their elders at the UK trials for this years European XC Champs in Brussels.

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Twell - safe hands...

With the new regime at the head of endurance running in the UK, and athletes like Twell, Vernon, top junior David Forrester and mountain champ Laura Park consistently coming up with the goods, MST feels that we could be on the cusp of a revolution in distance running in the UK.

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You can take your pick of the following reports on the McCain UK Trials this weekend:

Athletics Weekly

UK Athletics

BEEB

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