🌎 Track and field athletics writerhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3ltu6tmbh5k2dThe English Schools Champs is arguably the most important meeting on the domestic athletics calendar. Here's to another 100 years of English Schools athletics 👌 https://athleticsweekly.com/news/class-of-2025-shine-at-sun-drenched-english-schools-1040002565/13 Jul 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltu6tmbh5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3ltpqyiv65s2dChampionship records fall in heatwave weather on first day of the English Schools Champs in Birmingham. Class of 2025 meet the champions of yesteryear at centenary celebrations of the ESAA ☀️ https://athleticsweekly.com/news/six-records-fall-on-first-day-of-a-sizzling-english-schools-1040002549/11 Jul 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpqyiv65s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lsgbvzswt22cFaith Kipyegon is probably the greatest female miler in history, but she will do well this week to break her own world record of 4:07.64, let alone give the four-minute barrier a scare. https://athleticsweekly.com/news/opinion/why-faith-kipyegon-is-praying-for-a-sub-four-miracle-1040002289/25 Jun 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgbvzswt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lseyon4cw22cGout Gout enjoys impressive 200m victory in Euro debut. https://athleticsweekly.com/news/gout-gout-wins-on-european-debut-in-ostrava-1040002316/24 Jun 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseyon4cw22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lqxrpjcyy22cBeatrice Chebet runs 14:03.69 for 5000m at the Diamond League in Rome to go No.2 all-time as Nadia Battocletti smashes Italian record on home soil with 14:23.15. https://athleticsweekly.com/news/beatrice-chebet-goes-no-2-all-time-at-5000m-1040002092/06 Jun 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxrpjcyy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lpzhi52wfk2cMax Burgin clocks a 1:43.34 PB behind Tshepiso Masalela in 800m season opener at the Diamond League as Beatrice Chebet runs brilliant 8:11.56 for 3000m. https://athleticsweekly.com/news/max-burgin-excels-in-rabat-with-143-34-pb-for-800m-1040001845/25 May 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzhi52wfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lpgu5nm4ys2cBritish Olympic women's 800m champions together for the first time ever! More here 👇 https://athleticsweekly.com/news/british-olympic-800m-womens-champions-together-for-the-first-time-1040001726/18 May 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgu5nm4ys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lpcnxncv4c2cAll the news from tonight's Diamond League in Doha. https://athleticsweekly.com/news/molly-caudery-enjoys-diamond-league-win-in-doha-1040001712/16 May 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcnxncv4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lp7oh4sny22c💎 Joining the London Diamond League line-ups are... 🇳🇱 Femke Bol 🇬🇧 Molly Caudery 🇬🇧 Morgan Lake https://athleticsweekly.com/news/meetings/bol-caudery-and-lake-sign-up-for-diamond-league-in-london-1040001679/15 May 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7oh4sny22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lp2pointr22cAnyone know where the Emsley Carr Mile and Millicent Fawcett Mile are being held in 2025!? 🤨13 May 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2pointr22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3loapgdans22cJosh Kerr bounces back to form with a 1500m victory at Grand Slam Track. All the news from day one in Miami 👇 https://athleticsweekly.com/news/josh-kerr-clinches-1500m-victory-at-grand-slam-track-1040001420/03 May 2025 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3loapgdans22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lo6hjyc5lc2cGrand Slam Track is a much-watch event, but TNT Sports' costly subscription is putting British fans off. https://athleticsweekly.com/news/opinion/is-bbcs-athletics-coverage-taken-for-granted-1040001386/02 May 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6hjyc5lc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lnulbe74bk2c"London 2017 showed the world what this city and this country can do. I was proud to help bring that event to life and I know we can do it again in 2029.” @RealDeniseLewis on London's bid to stage the 2029 World Champs More here ➡️ https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/london-enters-race-to-stage-2029-world-athletics-champs-1039999390/28 Apr 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnulbe74bk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lnnjerqs522cMini London Marathon in 2013 saw Alex Yee finish 3rd in the U15 boys race. Emile Cairess was 9th, Mahamed Mahamed 21st, Josh Kerr 47th. The winner? Jamal Lewis, who went on to play football for Newcastle Utd & Northern Ireland 😙 More here... https://athleticsweekly.com/blog/mini-marathon-photo-thats-worth-a-1000-words-1039999368/25 Apr 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnjerqs522chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lniqk3hfis2cJacob Kiplimo is set for “the most fascinating marathon debut ever”, according to London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher. This story and more in our in-depth preview 👇 https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/2025-london-marathon-who-what-and-when-guide-1039999328/23 Apr 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniqk3hfis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lnigu2vo222c10 marathon tips from a prolific London finisher and serial sub-3hr performer. https://athleticsweekly.com/performance/marathon-training/10-marathon-tips-from-a-prolific-london-finisher-1039999265/23 Apr 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnigu2vo222chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lm5ggz7ruc2aAfter racing 10,000m in Rio 2016 and London 2017, Jess Martin retired aged just 24. But the mum-of-three is on the comeback trail, training in Andorra with pro cyclist husband Dan and enjoying every moment. https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/jess-martin-olympian-and-mum-of-three-makes-exciting-comeback-1039998831/06 Apr 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5ggz7ruc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lm47wfnyos2aWill Emmanuel Wanyonyi be tempted to do a middle-distance double at future major champs after beating the Olympic 1500m 1-2-3 in their specialist event in Kingston? https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/wanyonyi-takes-down-olympic-1500m-medallists-at-grand-slam-track-1039998840/06 Apr 2025 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm47wfnyos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3ll2h74r4dk2gJakob Ingebrigtsen completes middle-distance golden dougle at the World Indoor Champs in Nanjing as Gudaf Tsegay storms to the women’s 1500m title while Brits Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter Bell make the podium. https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/jakob-ingebrigtsen-nails-golden-double-in-nanjing-1039998354/23 Mar 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2h74r4dk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lkvdffxbxc2gNeed to update this 🤣 https://athleticsweekly.com/stats/british-roll-of-honour-at-the-world-indoor-champs-1039975747/21 Mar 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvdffxbxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lknwjxbgwc2gRemember watching Gerald Phiri win English Schools 100m gold on his home track in Sheffield in 2003 wearing a bandana. Went on to race in two Olympics for Zambia and sadly now busted for breaking anti-doping rules in the US. More here ➡️ https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/gerald-phiri-former-english-schools-champ-suspended-by-anti-doping-bodies-1039998234/18 Mar 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknwjxbgwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3ljaeb7xojc2gThe English Schools XC Cup in Leeds was called off in December due to high winds but will take place this weekend instead. I took a look at why an increasing number of athletics events are called off – and pressure on organisers to cancel or postpone. https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/is-athletics-developing-a-cancel-culture-1039997704/28 Feb 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljaeb7xojc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3liyputjogc2gCoe and Ovett style masters middle-distance battles, snooker star and athletics fan Ronnie O'Sullivan, plus a competitor's link to Game of Thrones and The Last of US are all packed into this British Masters Indoor Champs report. https://athleticsweekly.com/results/florida-bound-rob-mcharg-and-sarah-roberts-in-world-record-form-1039997641/25 Feb 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3liyputjogc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3liseqjzh322gAll the news from the 2025 English National Cross Country Champs at a muddy Parliament Hill in north London. https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/jess-gibbon-and-richard-slade-seal-english-national-cross-country-titles-1039997565/22 Feb 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3liseqjzh322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3libzy4krdc2gA quantum leap for the world half-marathon record courtesy of Jacob Kiplimo. https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/jacob-kiplimo-runs-stunning-5641-half-marathon-1039997378/16 Feb 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3libzy4krdc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3liagx7bl4k2gWith Keely Hodgkinson not racing there was a danger the Keely Klassic would fall flat, but the meeting buzzed along in enjoyable style with dozens of young Keely-ites thrilled to get an autograph or selfie from the Olympic 800m champion. https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/british-records-fall-at-the-keely-klassic-1039997353/15 Feb 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3liagx7bl4k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3li6ibbfubc2gGrant Fisher looked capable of breaking Kenenisa Bekele's world indoor 5000m record, but the American sliced a whopping five seconds off the long-standing mark in Boston. https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/grant-fisher-storms-to-world-indoor-5000m-record-1039997336/15 Feb 2025 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6ibbfubc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3li3px4cdok2gWhat next for Jakob Ingebrigtsen after 1500m and mile world record-breaking exhibition in Lievin? https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/ingebrigtsen-smashes-world-indoor-1500m-and-mile-records-1039997288/13 Feb 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3px4cdok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lhpc2f6lzk2gCrazy night of world records and fast times at the Millrose Games. https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/nuguse-and-fisher-run-world-indoor-records-at-millrose-games-1039997123/08 Feb 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhpc2f6lzk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonhendo.bsky.social/post/3lheqqmfbuk2gInnes FitzGerald, 18, storms to 8:40.05 for 3000m in Ostrava. https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/innes-fitzgerald-smashes-the-european-under-20-3000m-record-1039997034/04 Feb 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:s3mpl7ibsreeths7yeduo7ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheqqmfbuk2g