The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships has been confirmed by UK Athletics, with a team of 33 heading to Innsbruck-Stubai in Austria between 7-10 June.
Several world and European medallists are among the strong British team selected for the Championships.
Rebecca Flaherty (coach: Karen Glerum, club: Bingley) – world silver medallist in the U20 up-and-down race last year – joins the junior women’s team in Austria, while Jon Albon (Isfjorden IL), who was announced last month, will compete in the men’s Short Trail race.
Individual 2022 European Off-Road Running Championships medallists Scout Adkin (Angela Mudge, Ambleside) and Eve Whitaker (Joanne Day & Jack Maitland, Harrogate) are also in the team, racing in the senior women’s and U20 women’s events respectively.
Adkin will go in the uphill only and up-and-down races at the Championships. She will be joined by Phillipa Williams (Dark Peak) in both races; the latter won bronze at the 2019 edition of the World Mountain Running Championships in the up-and-down race.
Whitaker won U20 silver at the Europeans and goes in the junior women’s up-and-down contest.
2019 European champion Jacob Adkin (Robbie Simpson, Keswick) will join Andrew Douglas (Sophie Dunnett, Inverclyde), Chris Richards (Duncan Richards, Helm Hill) and Joe Steward (Salford) in both the uphill only and up-and-down races; the same quartet selected after strong performances at the trials last weekend.
After victories at the recent Three Peaks race, Thomas Roach (self-coached, Lewes AC) and Cat Taylor (Black Coombe) have earned their maiden call-ups to the GB & NI team in the Short Trail race.
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships:
Men’s Uphill Only race
Jacob Adkin (Robbie Simpson, Keswick)
Andrew Douglas (Sophie Dunnett, Inverclyde)
Chris Richards (Duncan Richards, Helm Hill)
Joe Steward (Salford)
Women’s Uphill Only race
Scout Adkin (Angela Mudge, Ambleside)
Kate Avery (Shildon)
Phillipa Williams (Dark Peak)
Sara Willhoit (Colin Livingstone, Shrewsbury)
Men’s Up-and-Down race
Jacob Adkin (Robbie Simpson, Keswick)
Andrew Douglas (Sophie Dunnett, Inverclyde)
Chris Richards (Duncan Richards, Helm Hill)
Joe Steward (Harry Kelly, Salford)
Women’s Up-and-Down race
Scout Adkin (Angela Mudge, Ambleside)
Alice Goodall (Mark Pollard, Edinburgh UHH)
Holly Page (Lewis Walker, Carnethy)
Phillipa Williams (Dark Peak)
U20 Men’s Up-and-Down race
Ewan Busfield (Jerry Hall, Derby)
Tom Perry (Dark Peak)
Alex Poulston (Katie Hewison, Wirral)
Will Longden (Buxton)
U20 Women’s Up-and-Down race
Rebecca Flaherty (Karen Glerum, Bingley)
Amelie Lane (Sally Malir, Wharfedale)
Lauren Russell (Hannah Viner, Highgate)
Eve Whitaker (Joanne Day & Jack Maitland, Harrogate)
Long Trail Race
Men:
Owen Davies (self-coached)
George Foster (Martin Cox, Matlock)
Thomas Joly De Lotbiniere (self-coached)
Harry Jones (Martin Cox, Mynydd Du)
Women:
Meryl Cooper (David Roche, Deeside Runners)
Julia Davis (Robbie Britton, Newquay RR)
Jasmin Paris (Damien Hall, Carnethy HRC)
Fiona Pascall (Martin Cox)
Short Trail Race
Senior women
Elsey Davis (self-coached, Preston)
Catherine Taylor (Black Coombe)
Sharon Taylor (Helm Hill)
Senior men
Jon Albon (Isfjorden IL)
Alexander Chepelin (Carnethy)
Kristian Jones (Swansea)
Thomas Roach (self-coached, Lewes AC)