Posts tagged with: european mountain running championships

Historic 4th win for Jones on Snowdon

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 18 Jul '09

Andi Jones took an unrivaled fourth-straight win this afternoon at the 34th International Snowdon Race. In a race which saw the Salford athlete carve out a massive lead at the summit, Jones held steady on the descent to win by a comfortable 45 seconds from super-descender Ian Holmes. Read more…
Team GB strong at Euro MR champs

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 13 Jul '09

Although the closest any GB athlete came to winning was a superb 5th place by Central’s Scott McDonald in the junior men’s race, the overall team performance was one to take heart from at the European Mountain Running Champs… Read more…
Arslan again, Mayr 'only' third

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 13 Jul '09

Two-time defending champion Ahmet Arslan of Turkey completed a hat-trick winning the men’s title at the 8th European Mountain Running Championships in the Austrian village of Telfes im Stubai on Sunday. The gold medal in the senior women’s category went to the 22-year-old Swiss mountain runner Martina Strähl. Read more…
ERMC - this weekend

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 08 Jul '09

The European Mountain Running Championships take place in Austria this weekend, and team GB looks strong. After the trials races last month the first 4 runners in the men’s, women’s and junior men’s races secured their berths, with the first three junior women assured of selection. Read more…
New names top Euro selection lists

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 15 Jun '09

With the GB uphill only European Mountain Running trials held in relatively warm and fast conditions the races were always going to suit those runners whose qualities are leg speed over fell running prowess. Read more…
Race you to the Top ... for the European Team

Posted in At the Races by Moire O'Sullivan on Mon 15 Jun '09

The British weren’t the only ones with their European Trials this weekend: The Irish were also hard at it on Saturday, running strictly uphill only to win a prized green vest to be worn at the European Mountain Running Championships in July. Read more…
European Trials, this weekend...

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 12 Jun '09

It’s not too late if you fancy a GB mountain running vest to add to your wardrobe. This weekend (Sunday 14 June) sees the EMRC uphill only trial race in Llanberis, Snowdonia, as Britain’s top fell runners battle it out for selection. Read more…
Sarah Rowell - 'Off the beaten track'

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Wed 15 Apr '09

A comprehensive article in Athletics Weekly (9.4.09) in which Sarah Rowell outlines the selection procedures for this year’s major mountain events, and gives an insight into how off-road running continues to go from strength-to-strength… Read more…