

In the men’s line-up, Paul Maskell (Robbie Britton, St Austell ARC) was the top British finisher at the 2019 world championships. She is joined by a consistent GB & NI international in recent years, Ali Young (Robbie Britton, Chiltern Harriers AC), who clocked a 100-mile PB at the Centurion Track 100 this April with a time of 15:41:17. In 2019, ICU nurse Cat Simpson (Robbie Britton, Sheen) ran two high-quality 24-hour performances with a 221km win at Crawley 24-hour and a 220km to finish 23rd at the world championships in Albi, France. Jo Newens (Matt Holland, Road Runners Club) is another debutant for the team who qualified in 2019 with a 221km win at the Tooting Bec 24-hour race in London.

She qualified for her first 24-hour team with a very impressive 235.5km distance last summer.Īfter recently breaking the British 100-mile record with 14:34:03 at the Centurion Track 100, Samantha Amend (Norman Wilson, Belgrave) will contest her first 24-hour race in a British vest.

Jo Zakrzewski (self-coached, Durham) has represented the British team over the trail, 50km and 100km, winning individual and team medals at these championships. 10th June 2021 11 SELECTED FOR THE IAU 24-HOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSġ1 athletes have been selected to represent the British team at the 2021 IAU 24 Hour World Championships in Bucharest, Romania between the 2-3 October.
