The Athletics of the United Kingdom today announced a complete team of 12 selected athletes to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World World 24 Hour championship of 2025 in Albi, France, which will take place from October 18 to 19.
The championships, celebrated Bienily, will see the main ultra -dresses athletes of the world compete to cover as much distance as possible within a 24 -hour period in a loop course, with individual and team honors at stake.
The female team includes Sarah Webster (Lewes AC, David Leach), a bronze medalist of about 50 km and 100 km, which brings a strong championship record and a marathon experience of the Commonwealth 2022 Games. It has the 24 -hour British record with a brand or 247,984 mm.
Sophie Power (Guildford and Godalming, Edwina Sutton), who ended the 19th position in the 2023 World Championship and occupies the seventh place in the list of all time of the United Kingdom with 235,739 km, also wins selection. Kelsey Price (Replace Ac, David Bone), winner of 2024 Crawley 24HR with 231,820 km, Alison Young (Chiltern Harriers, Robbie Britton), a regular artist from GB & ni Young a Penmemier, and 224.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54KIERS AND 224.54.54.54.53 of major championship and a better of 227,715km.
On the male side, the current 24 -hour British headline Matthew Field (Bad Boy Running Club, Nathan Flera), who established the 21,303 km mark in Gloucester in 2024, leads a strong alignment. The former British record and world medalist of 2015 Robbie Britton (North Norfolk Beach Runners, Tom Craggs) is joined, who has a PB or 277,439 km.
Dan Lawson (Tra, Robbie Britton), the 2016 European champion with a better life of 273.003 km, adds more experience to the team. Christopher Kelly (vegan runners) was the winner of the 24 Heures d’Albi with a PB or 273,375 km, one of the main British performances of recent years. Paul Maskell (St Austell, Robbie Britton), who finished 24th in the last world and seventh championship in the European edition 2022, returns with a better of 265,302 km. Ben Wernick (Ogmore Wolves), who won the self-transcendence of 2023 24 hours with 245,425 km, completes the male team.
The championships will take place in Albi, France, from October 18 to 19, 2025.
GB team and not for the 2025 IAU World World 24 Hour championship:
Women
- Joanna Zakrzewski (Durham/Dumfries)
- Kelsey Price (Funhead Ac, David Bone)
- Sophie Power (Guildford and Godalming, Edwina Sutton)
- Alison Young (Chiltern Harriers, Robbie Britton)
- Jennifer Coleman (Les Croupiers)
- Sarah Webster (Lewes AC, David Leach)
Men
- Matthew Field (Bad Boy Running Club, Nathan Fle
- Benjamin Wernick (Ogmore Wolves, Dr. Jamie Pugh)
- Christopher Kelly (vegan runners)
- Paul Maskell (St Austell, Robbie Britton)
- Daniel Lawson (Traw, Robbie Britton)
- Robert Britton.
