Posted on February 9, 2019
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Photo credit: Susannah Gill (@TheIronLadyRuns) What Susannah Gill achieved last week is nothing short of extraordinary. The British runner not only completed the notorious World Marathon Challenge – also known as ’777’ as it involves running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days… Continue Reading “#35) Susannah Gill”
Category: Sport, The 52Tags: 2019 World Marathon Challenge, 777, BBC, BBC Sport, Becca Pizzi, Dame Kelly Holmes, Emil Scarratt, England, England Rugby, Great Britain, Kristina Schou Madsen, Laura Muir, Marathon, Natasha Hunt, Paula Radcliffe, Running, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Susannah Gill, USA, Women's Six Nations, World Marathon Challenge
Posted on July 26, 2017
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10 days, 213 events, 32 world records, 60 championship records, 39 medals for Team GB and a third-placed finish in the medal table. It’s fair to say that the 2017 World Para-athletics Championships was a resounding success. The big names all rose to the… Continue Reading “When the Superhumans became Super-Athletes”
Category: SportTags: 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, Akeem Stewart, Aled Davies, Athletics, Bethany Firth, Channel 4, Eilidh Doyle, Georgie Hermitage, Greg Rutherford, Hannah Cockroft, Hollie Arnold, IPC, Jason Smyth, Jess Ennis-Hill, Jonnie Peacock, Kadeena Cox, Kyron Duke, London 2012, London 2012 Paralympics, London 2017, Malaysia, Marlou van Rhijn, Muhammad Zolkefli, Natasha Baker, Olivia Breen, Paralympics GB, Polly Maton, Richard Whitehead, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympics, Sammi Kinghorn, Sophie Christiansen, Sophie Hahn, Sophie Kamlish, Stef Reid, Tatyana McFadden, Team GB, World Para-athletics Championships