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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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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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As previewed on Friday the pre-race favourites dominated across senior and age-group races at Saturday’s English National XC champs. Both Steph Twell and Andy Vernon ran away with the senior crowns… Read more…
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An excellent preview on this weekend’s English National Cross Country Championships at the famous Roundhay Park in Leeds, by Athletics Weekly’s Steven Mills. This year’s racing should be highly competitive across age groups… Read more…
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St.Mary’s students Steph Twell and Andy Vernon took expected wins at Saturday’s BUCS cross country championships in Sterling. With Twell facing little in the way of international class opponents, her win looked a formality. Read more…
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After a highly disappointing run at the SPAR Euro XC in December, UK endurance hope Steph Twell will look to make amends and put 2009 behind her as she takes on the likes of Euro champ Hayley Yelling and Olympic champ Tirunesh Dibaba at this weekends BUPA Great Edinburgh International cross country… Read more…
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From what looked like a great course, perfect weather conditions and a sizable Dublin crowd, the 2009 SPAR European Cross Country Championships went with a bang today in Santry Park… 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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Known in the cycling fraternity as the ‘espoirs’. An odd category in my opinion as many U23’s are already well established seniors in their own right. Still, the younger guys and girls race should make for some hot racing at this weekend’s Euro XC. Read more…
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Liverpool hosts the 2009 SPAR European XC Championships trials this weekend, as the cream of UK cross country running hits Sefton Park. As well as being round two of the McCain Cross Challenge series the event doubles-up as the official trial race for the Euro champs in two weeks time. Read more…
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It’s the European XC trials this Saturday at rd 2 of the McCain’s Cross Challenge Series. With Freya Murray Laura Kenney and Morag MacLaraty they were already a force, but with the addition of Steph Twell to their ranks the Scottish girls are stronger than ever. Read more…
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In the opening ‘big’ cross country event of the 2009 /10 season the Gateshead International XC races took place on Saturday (14) at a blustery Riverside Bowl. As with the corresponding meet some 12 months previous GB international Steph Twell came out on top… Read more…
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The timer has pinged, and it’s time to get those spikes out of the oven. The first race of the 2009/2010 McCain Cross Challenge is off (well on Saturday) at the Riverside Bowl, Gateshead. Local press think it’s a local club turn-off, however UKA is pretty excited... Read more…
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Aldershot youngster Steph Twell is head and shoulders above the rest of the UK women on the XC scene right now. As the reigning European Junior champ, Twell can arguably be considered as one of the best in Europe too… Read more…
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Consistency was the name of the game for Bedford and County AC’s men as they retained their English Cross Country Association relay title in Mansfield on Saturday. Although none of the quartet managed to dip under the magical 15 minutes for the 5km course… Read more…
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“It was a difficult decision to make – it has been on my mind for ages and it only really hit me that I wanted to do it last week, I didn’t feel pushed away at all by England – it is just that Scotland has made me so welcome.” Read more…
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Putting one or two strong runs from the junior women aside, the UK’s showing at Amman this weekend was not great. Steph Twell was being heralded by all, even the organsiers saw her as a prospect, at the IAAF VIP press call. Read more…
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With a burst of pace in the last 200m akin to that of a track race, Kenyan Florence Kiplagat stole the women’s World XC title from under the nose of long-time leader Linet Masai, her consolation was a team gold medal. Read more…
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The domestic races have been won, and now it’s time for Steph Twell to step up to world-class. The Aldershot athlete’s improvement curve has been dramatic over the last 12 -18 months, to the point where she must now be considered in the top 3 European cross country runners. Read more…
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Steph Twell took her first senior title at Saturday’s Inter-Counties XC champs in Nottingham, which doubled as the trials race for the World XC. Frank Tickner was aiming to carry on where he left off in London at the National XC, however Andy Vernon had different thoughts and overturned Tickner by 3 seconds Read more…
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After the National, after all of the talk on MST, it’s time for the UK to decide who will represent them at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Champs. This weekend’s Inter Counties XC champs will act as the selection race. Read more…
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26 year-old Wells City Harrier and GB international Frank Tickner added a second National Cross Country title to his growing list of wins at a sunny Parliament Hill on Saturday. The unseasonably mild weather meant that the racing was fast and furious across the board. Read more…
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It’s the night before the English National XC champs. You can do no more. The spikes are clean, the bag is ready, the vest is proudly packed and don’t forget that Vaseline – although looking at the weather forecast I think sun cream might be more appropriate! Read more…
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Few would back against the great new hope for women’s endurance running in the UK, Steph Twell, adding another National XC title to her bulging junior trophy cabinet. She is unbeaten by a British athlete this winter and we really can’t see that changing on Saturday. Read more…
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Steph gives great media and this interview reinforces the view that she has her head firmly screwed on. In this little BBC profile she talks about role models (her dad!), her great 2008, the London Olympics and comparisons to Paula. Read more…
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Great article on Italy’s big XC race – the Cinque Mulini – over on spikesmag.com “It is known as one of the world’s greatest cross country races. Athletes scramble over banks and through ditches…during five grueling 2km laps”. Read more…
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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…
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90 minutes of top coverage from yesterday’s event is now up online. With interviews from Andy Baddeley and Steph Twell, before and after. Plus a nice measured interview with new UK Endurance Coach Ian Stewart – oh, and all of the action of course… Read more…
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Yet another African star came of age today at the women’s Great North Winter Run international cross country in Edinburgh. Linet Masai majestically negotiated the Scottish terrain and the classy international field to romp home a convincing winner. The 19 year old never looked in trouble as she waited until the second big lap to make her move for a very comfy win. Read more…
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We are very good at placing pressure on sports people. We want success, we want our runners, footballers, cricketers and cyclists to win. We expect. But it doesn’t always happen quite like that. With 2012 just around the erm, corner, we are already taking about medal hauls and the ‘most likely to’ – and why not, there is only 4 years to go after all! Read more…
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Steph Twell is now officially a senior – and it’s taken her all of 3 days of the new year to make her mark. As the cold winds blow across Europe another busy weekend of XC action has taken place with some of the world’s top racers racing in Northern Ireland and Spain in preparation for this weekends up-coming big one in Edinburgh. Read more…
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Following a tough time at the European Championships on Sunday, and a decade at the top of UK athletics, GB international Hayley Yelling has decided to make the hardest decision of any runner’s career and hang up her spikes. 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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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. 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…
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MST tip-for-top this season Steph Twell took the curtain raiser in this year’s McCain Cross Challenge Series at a sunny Gateshead. We think that the Aldershot youngster will clean up this year, domestically. Her run against esteemed, world-class company earlier this year also shows that she has what it takes to take the honours at the European Cross-Country Championships in Brussels in a few weeks time. Read more…
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We all like a prediction, lets face it. Whether its over a pint, a coffee or facebook, people everywhere like to pontificate on the the next US president, or the winner of Strictly frickin Come Dancing (I am glad that I’m not the only one who hates that programme). Read more…
