TRACK! Episode 49 - Naomi Mitchell

04/12/22 • 95 min

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by England athlete, marathon runner and newly announced GB athlete for the upcoming European Championships in Munich; Naomi Mitchell. Naomi ran her marathon PB of 2.30.54 in Manchester last week during which she secured second place and both the European and Commonwealth Games qualifying time. Naomi runs for Reading AC, recently won Wokingham Half Marathon in her build up to Manchester and earlier this year represented England for the first time running the Granollers Half Marathon so we are delighted that she has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!

In the pre-show Cat and Ben re-cap their own Manchester Marathon experiences and Robbie updates us with his struggles to get to the Southampton Marathon start line. Thanks for listening. Much love. x

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TRACK! Episode 48 - Mhairi MacLennan

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by a GB international athlete and recent winner of the Inter-Counties Cross Country race at Prestwold Hall - Mhiair Maclennan. Mhairi is a three-time Scottish National XC champion, has represented GB at the European and World XC Championships and also has impressive PBs across the distances. Mhairi is a passionate advocate for women’s sport and is the co-founder of the Kynisca advocacy organisation which aims to develop a sporting community which fosters a safe environment and has the protection of women at its heart. We are speaking to Mhairi about a week after her Inter-counties win and are delighted she has agreed to talk to us here at TRACK!

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TRACK! Episode 50 - Andrew Heyes

This week on TRACK! We are delighted to be joined by the recently announced GB selected marathon runner - Andrew Heyes. Andrew made his marathon debut at Manchester 3 weeks ago; running 2.13.53, finishing in 5th place subsequently securing his place for the GB team for the upcoming European championships in Munich in August. Andrew has been coached by GB marathon Mara Yamauchi since 2021, runs for Hallamshire, is part of UK Anti-Doping's Athletes Commission and has recently completed his PhD in the psycho-social aspects of athletic doping. Andrew won the British indoor 3,000m champs in 2018 whilst being coached by Steve Vernon, spent time in the College system in the states at Tulsa University and has a wealth of experience in the sport - so we are delighted he has agreed to chat to us here at TRACK!