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Mo is a bit of an MST favourite as regulars will know. He is a big XC man, and has a big heart. Too often the bridesmaid when it comes to track championships, it was Farah’s night tonight in Barcelona… Read more…
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Going into a major championship race on the world stage always concentrates the mind of the UK’s endurance runners, this this weekend will be no different as the cream of British XC head for Poland, and the World XC… Read more…
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The UKA selectors have announced their selections for the forthcoming World XC champs in Bydgoszcz on the 28th March. Interestingly the powers-that-be have deemed that only 4 men are worthy of the trip… Read more…
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Mo Farah turned up and spoiled the party at Cofton Park yesterday as he ran away with the men’s race at yesterday’s UK Inter-Counties cross country, doubling up as the UK trials for the World XC in a few weeks… Read more…
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Nicola Bamford profiles Edinburgh XC winner Joseph Ebuya for the IAAF and unearths yet another world-class talent from east-Africa who has found fame and fortune through athletics. After a time in the Army and then traveling to Europe without shoes or food Ebuya was (inevitably) snapped up by Ricky Simms... Read more…
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The head of endurance running at UKA, Ian Stewart, doesn’t think that there is too much wrong with Mo Farah, but none the less still sees the need to send the Brit distance ace off to see the UKA specialists to make sure that he is physically sound… Read more…
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Excellent round-up from Nicola Bamford, reporting for the IAAF on the International races at this year’s Great Edinburgh cross country. The mainly domestic affair that was the men’s 4km (not reported on here yesterday) was yet another upset as north-east rising star Ricky Stevenson beat Mo Farah into third place… Read more…
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In what was an epic men’s race at today’s SPAR European Cross Country Championships Alemayehu Bezabeh showed why he is one of the continents leading XC exponents by actually toying with big pre-race favourite Mo Farah. Read more…
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Always glad to see the mainstream press and media pull something out of the bag on the eve of a big race – well I suppose that they have a lot of bases to cover don’t they? With a couple of good interviews the telegraph.co.uk and the BBC focus on two of the ‘home’ athletes… Read more…
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Just two days away now for the biggest athletics event to hit the shores of Ireland in recent years. The SPAR European Cross Country Championships will bring a host of colour to the emerald isle and some hot racing to boot… Read more…
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UKA look at the hopes for Team GB & NI this weekend in Dublin. In the younger age groups there are genuine contenders in the form of Ricky Stevenson and Steph Twell. In the seniors Mo Farah must be in with a shout… Read more…
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Following an exciting trial event at the McCain UK Cross Challenge, in Liverpool’s Sefton Park on Saturday 28 November, UKA have announced the thirty six athletes that will cross the Irish sea to Dublin for the European XC Championships on 13 December. Read more…
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Britain’s Mo Farah has indicated his intention to compete at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Dublin on 13 December. After winning Sunday’s Great South Run in Portsmouth, Farah spoke of his desire to compete in Ireland. Read more…
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This weekend sees one of the bedrocks of cross-country running. The English Schools Cross Country Championships (for ‘English’ insert any other nationality) embody the essence of running, and are the place where dreams are born and shattered… Read more…
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This excellent Guardian article written by Donald McRae gets deeply into the mind of the UK’s top endurance runner, right now. Mo Farah talks training, failure, Dave Moorcroft’s British-record and how photography is his next biggest love… Read more…
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With each week that passes it seems that Mo Farah is becoming a bit of a talisman for UK endurance running. No sooner has he raced to the UK record and European 3000m gold, than he is fighting the fight against school playing field sell-offs. Read more…
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Mo Farah delivered on the promise he has shown this winter both in and outdoors. It started with silver in the European XC back in December, and has culminated in a gold medal in the 3000m at the European Indoor Championships today in Turin. Read more…
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After his successful foray on to the country before Christmas Mo Farah has shown that 8 weeks in Kenya can make a big difference to a runners physical state, and state of mind. Read more…
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The life of a ‘running monk’ whilst in Kenya seems to have really paid off for Mo Farah. In an interview with spikesmag.com he explains that the African trip helped focus his mind and “reinvigorate his career”. Read more…
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Mo Farah has finally had enough of the thin air of Kaptagat and Iten in Keiyo district, Kenya. The Daily Nation reports that he is heading home for some indoor racing (this weekend in Glasgow, for a start). Read more…
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With Mo Farah out-run in the run-in as Sergiy Lebid took his eighth title it proved to be a little disappointing for the boys – but a great day for the girls – at today’s 15th SPAR European XC Champs. Read more…
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There are few surprises as the UK team is named for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships which take place in Brussels on the 14th of December. Read more…
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Its crunch time for those athletes with Brussels aspirations as this Saturday sees the Euro XC trials take place in sunny Liverpool. As well as being round two of the McCain Cross Challenge series the event doubles-up as the official trial race for the European XC Champs in two weeks time. Read more…
