Distance runners are part of a 20,000-strong line-up on the streets of London on Sunday for the Westminster Mile on Saturday.
Fresh from him 67:45 in the Great Northern Run and: a big half win Earlier this month, Eilish McColgan heads the line-up for the Vitality London 10,000 on the roads on Sunday (September 22).
Around 20,000 runners will take part in the closed road event in the British capital, which passes iconic landmarks such as Admiralty Arch, St Paul’s Cathedral, Bank of England, Somerset House, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster. Abbey, before finishing in front of Buckingham Palace.
The men’s fields are headlined by Jack Rowe, the men’s winner of the Big Half and winner of the 2023 Vitality London 10,000.
Jack Rowe (London Marathon Events)
Also taking part is Joe Pavey, three-time Vitality London 10,000 winner and five-time Olympian, as well as wheelchair racer David Weir.
The day before, on Saturday (September 21), the Vitality Westminster Mile will see athletes of all ages and abilities take on the route around St James’s Park.
This includes the British Milers’ Club Bannister Mile, where runners will try to break four minutes 70 years since Roger Bannister became the first person to be nominated under that banner.
The inaugural BMC Bannister Mile features Jo Wigfield, the eighth fastest person in the country over 1500m this year (set a personal best of 3:36.09 in July), and Katie Snowden, the UK’s fourth fastest woman over the distance : 2024, who narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Great Britain team at the Paris Olympics.
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There will also be some veteran records in the over 1500m range with Masters James Tee and world record setting with dressage turned showjumper Kirsty Booth aiming for history in the over 45 categories.
Joe Wigfield (David Laws)
The first wave of the Westminster Mile starts at 9.30am on September 21, the Bannister Mile at 2.20pm and the first wave of the London 10,000 on September 22 at 9.55am.
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