Triathlon star Potter will likely be joined by Rory Leonard, Phoebe Anderson, Verity Ockenden and Sarah Astin amongst others in squad for inaugural occasion in Belgium on April 12-13
Beth Potter has excelled in triathlon in recent times, profitable a world title in 2023 and Olympic bronze in 2024. However the 33-year-old is making a welcome return to athletics in April by tackling the 10km on the new European Highway Operating Championships in Leuven, Belgium.
Potter is not any stranger to running-only occasions, after all. She gained a number of GB vests as a runner, culminating in racing over 10,000m on the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2017 World Championships in London.
However since specializing in triathlon her working appearances have been restricted. She returned to motion on the Pulford 10km this month, although, profitable in 31:18 and securing choice for Leuven.
She will likely be joined within the 10km race by the reigning under-23 European cross nation champion, Phoebe Anderson, Verity Ockenden, Amelia Quirk, Sarah Astin and Jenny Nesbitt, the latter of whom was initially chosen for the half marathon earlier this 12 months however has opted to compete within the 10km as a substitute.
Rory Leonard, who broke the boys’s British 10km document earlier this 12 months in Valencia, is joined within the males’s workforce for the 10km in Leuven by Alfie Manthorpe, Charlie Wheeler and Ellis Cross.
Rory Leonard (Valencia 10km)
The inaugural occasion, which is able to mix elite race championships with mass participation alternatives, may also characteristic a marathon and a half-marathon.
Brits in these occasions embody: Hannah Irwin, Natasha Phillips and Ben Connor within the half-marathon, with Georgina Schwiening and George James within the marathon.
Because the half-marathon and marathon picks had been initially made Mhairi Maclennan, Clara Evans Graham and Tom Anderson have withdrawn.
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