The marathon runner represented Great Britain over 26.2 miles at the Paris Olympics last summer
Phil Sesemann will start a new chapter in his life after signing with ASICS.
The British marathon runner, who was previously with Adidas, has a personal best of 2:08:04 and represented Team GB over 26.2 miles at the Paris Olympics last summer.
Sesemann is currently fifth on the all-time UK marathon list, behind Mo Farah, Emile Keires, Mohamed Mohamed and Steve Jones.
“I feel like it’s a good time in my career to go to the Olympics in Paris and it was a huge thing for me, a huge goal.” Seseman told SportsShoes.com. “Now the next stage of my career, I feel like I can take more risks and I can really push things as far as I can and really try to see what level I can reach in running.
“It’s exciting to do it with a new brand and definitely a brand that has really great shoes. Knowing that it’s going to really help with my training load at a high level and keep me injury free. ASICS is really going to help with that longevity.” “.
Sesemann also says two of his biggest goals for the 2025 season are to improve his marathon personal best and qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
The Briton made his debut over 26.2 miles at the 2021 London Marathon, finishing seventh in 2:12:58 on the streets of the British capital.He clocked 2:12:10 and 2:10:23 respectively in the following two editions of the event.
Sesemann represented Great Britain over 26.2 miles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, finishing 17th in 2:15:17.
He also boasts personal bests of 13:38 and 28:24 in the 5km and 10km races.
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