POSTED: Tuesday November 4th 2008
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UK ATHLETICS ANNOUNCE IAU 100km WORLD CUP TEAM

UK Athletics sends team of four

UK Athletics announce GB & NI team of four to compete at ultra distance IAU 100km World Cup on 8 November.

Jeremy Bragg (unattached), Lucy Colquhoun (Carnethy Hill Racing Club), Emma Gooderham (Malvern Joggers) and Adela Salt (Trentham RC) make up the team travelling to Tarquinia, Italy.

Bragg (unattached) won the UK 100k Championships in Edinburgh last year and finished 18th at the 2007 100k World Challenge in Holland with a personal best of 7:03.12.

Colquhoun (Carnethy Hill Racing Club), a seasoned long distance runner, currently sits in 34th place in the McCain Power of Ten rankings for the marathon but will make her debut at the ultra distance 100k.

Gooderham (Malvern Joggers) who set a new personal best of 8:03.11 at the Anglo Celtic Plate in May this year and has since improved her times over 10k, 50k and half marathon, finished 39th in the 2008 London Marathon with a personal best of 2:54.51.

Salt (Trentham RC) will compete in her first 100k of the year in Italy, hoping to improve on her last outing at the distance and personal best of 7:54.21. The West Midlands athlete finished 23rd in this year’s London Marathon.

For results please visit -http://www.iau.org.tw/raceresult.php

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TEAM

MEN
Jeremy Bragg (unattached),

WOMEN
Lucy Colquhoun (Carnethy Hill Racing Club)
Emma Gooderham (Malvern Joggers)
Adela Salt (Trentham RC)

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