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James Rhodes
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95% athletics, 5% everything else.
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I've had to sit on this for four months, but KJT will return to Gotzis this month. She is one of six Brits who'll compete, including male representation for the first time since 2019.

Other names announced today - Warner, Neugebauer, LePage, Skotheim, Hall, Vidts Kalin.

Going to be a cracker.
May 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I'd have liked to go to this, given I was in Florida on Friday - but there was no viable transport option to get me there.
161 athletes completed the inaugural #ParkerValbyMile at East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on Friday. Turns out that the actual distance was 1600m, and the top finishers were Kai Martin, 17, in 4:18.31 and Elise Hagen, 16, in 5:11.05.
December 23, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Am I right in my assumption outdoor times can be used as World Indoor Qs, as long as they're in the window?
December 6, 2024 at 10:41 AM
There's an Olympic Champion sat very close to me on a plane 👀
December 6, 2024 at 9:39 AM
I am not ready for indoors to start! But plenty of British interest at this on the magic Boston University track.
Female entries in tweet, male here: goterriers.com/documents/20...
December 1, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Fun evening celebrating the launch of Kat's book Unbroken.

Biggest takeaway? Confirming that, all being well, there'll be two of us chasing a two lap PB in 🇯🇵 next year.

2:04.84 vs 2:04.90 😆
I better get training.
November 22, 2024 at 10:15 PM
See you Emmaculate Achol, banned for six years.
33:50 to 30:31 to 28:57 in less than sixteen months 🙃
Despite four (!) positive tests, she'll remain in the history books with that 28:57, run less than three weeks before her first positive test.
www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pd...
www.athleticsintegrity.org
November 22, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Is it not just the 💎 final, with a different name and more prize money, but less athletes? 😆
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 AM
I'm not entirely sure when it was published, but there's a new UKA Fast Appeals Procedure (November 2024):
www.uka.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.uka.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Things I didn't expect to see after coming out of High St Ken tube tonight - Mr 9.58 🤩

(sadly no photo)
November 19, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Guess I'm returning to the streets of my hometown for the first time in seven years 👀🎉
November 19, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Track and field on Only Connect 🤩🤩
November 18, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Almost 50 British athletes in the elite fields for the Valencia Marathon, including Clara Evans, Alice Wright, Becky Briggs, Ross Braden, Dan Nash, Norman Shreeve, Josh Grace and Lucy Reid in her marathon debut. Full entries:
www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/regreso-de-l...
Regreso de Lemma, Bekele y Beriso a un Maratón Valencia con grandes debutantes para el 1 de diciembre
Regresa el tres veces campeón olímpico y cinco veces campeón del mundo, Kenenisa Bekele, y debutan Hillary Kipkoech y Sabastian Sawe
www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
34:20 at the Brighton 10k today. Frustratingly close to my PB but comfident there is a faster time in me.
November 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by James Rhodes
Oooh!! It is special!

SIGNED copies of Katarina Johnson-Thompson's new memoir "Unbroken".

She's a total legend, and she also has an excellent signature.

Thanks @panmacmillan.bsky.social !

You can order a copy HERE if you like.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
November 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Valencia Marathon will go ahead as planned on Sunday 1 December.

"It will be a hug to this wounded city and a promise of recovery, a moment in which sport becomes hope and help for those who need it most."
November 15, 2024 at 12:12 PM
👀 The "Loughborough Indoor Pole Vault Memorial" on Sunday 12 January has been added to the World Indoor Tour calendar on the World Athletics website. It's the first (and currently only) British meeting on the calendar.
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM