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• 23 December 2010

  Jones gearing up for Ennis rematch

  

  Multi-event star Jessica Ennis is set for an unmissable rematch with world indoor hurdles champion Lolo Jones at the Aviva International Match in Glasgow next month.

  The pair will go head-to-head over 60m hurdles at Kelvin Hall, ISA on 29 January, in a repeat of last year’s match-up in which Ennis came from behind to beat the world number one hurdles specialist in a time of 7.95secs, which was a new British record.

  Last year’s contest  kick-started both athletes to memorable seasons, with Jones securing her second consecutive World Championships indoor gold in Doha in March and Ennis adding European heptathlon and World Indoor pentathlon victories to her existing World Championship title.

  The Aviva International Match will be the first of two indoor Aviva Series head to heads for the duo, with them both lining up just a month later at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham’s NIA on 19 February.

  The competition in Glasgow will be only the third meeting for the pair, with scores currently tied at one a-piece; and 28-year-old Jones admits she is relishing the prospect of a rematch with Ennis and future return to Birmingham, the training base for the US track and field team ahead of the Olympics in 2012.

  Category: International Events
• 20 December 2010

  FARAH AND THOMPSON WILL LEAD BRITISH CHALLENGE FOR HONOURS AT BUPA GREAT EDINBURGH CROSS COUNTRY

  

  After their best ever track seasons, champion runners, Mo Farah and Chris Thompson will switch their attention to winter campaigns at the start of 2011, beginning with the  Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on 8 January.

  Farah, who was crowned European Championships 5000m and 10000m gold medallist in August, and Thompson, who was runner up in the 10,000m, will lead the British team in the Men's International Team Challenge in Holyrood Park.

  Their appearances for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland senior teams will see them compete in a high calibre competition against exceptionally talented United States and European Select squads.

  Dathan Ritzenhein, the world half marathon bronze medallist and reigning US national cross country champion, heads his country's pursuit of honours.  Ukraine's Sergey Lebid, who clinched a ninth European Cross Country title last weekend, will captain the continental squad.

  This year the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country introduced the concept of a team challenge under IAAF rules with nine runners competing and the side with the lowest overall score from its first six finishers declared the winners, has been widely welcomed by all of the participating contingents who have selected very strong squads for the first ever staging of Men's International Team Challenge.

  Category: International Events
• 15 December 2010

  Inverness Half Marathon 2011 - Enter now for early bird entry!

  

  Make an early New Year’s resolution and enter now for the Inverness Half Marathon 2011 – and enjoy a special early bird rate of £21 until Monday 17 January!

  Runners taking part in the Inverness Half Marathon on Sunday 13 March 2011 will find a new hand on the starting gun for this popular event established over quarter of a century ago. Caledonian Concepts, the organisers behind the popular Loch Ness Marathon, will take over the baton from team who have steered the event to its current success over the last 26 years.

  Enter now for the event which takes place on Sunday 13 March 2011.  The Inverness Half Marathon and the associated 5K Fun Run offer two challenging and rewarding ways to participate in an outstanding event with a scenic route suitable for all ability levels. The course begins at Inverness’ Bught Park following a route bringing runners to a warm welcome at the finish line in the city’s Queen’s Park Stadium.

  Entry is guaranteed for all runners until the race limit is reached or until the closing date of 28 February 2011, whichever is sooner. 

  Over 2000 runners took part in the 2010 event, with Ben Livesey first to cross the finish line and Melissa Whyte taking the lead in the women’s run.

  Category: National Events