Posts tagged with: great north winter run

Stewart ready to "get rid of less is more"

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Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 13 Jan '09

The last word from last weekend’s Great North cross comes from the UK Athletics new Head of Endurance Ian Stewart. Sharing the mud with big Bren, he hinted at some changes – words aren’t exactly minced! Read more…
Brave Twell has "high expectations"

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Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 13 Jan '09

Speaking on the BBC at the Great North cross race Steph Twell give us a before and after viewpoint, and lets us know how she ticks – such confidence from a 19 year old! Read more…
"More of the same" for Baddeley

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Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 13 Jan '09

Andy Baddeley, speaking last weekend, talks about his 2008 exploits in Oslo and Beijing, his training, and in a post-race interview, how he ran away with this year’s 4km GNWR event… Read more…
Dinkesa shocks 'em

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 10 Jan '09

With an injection of pace akin to many of his Ethiopian endurance running forefathers, Abebe Dinkesa upstaged the favourites at today’s Great North Winter Run cross country event at a windswept Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Read more…

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