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Britain has had more mile record breakers than any other nation. The names of Bannister, Ibbotson, Coe, Ovett and Cram are etched into British athletics' history, a reminder of the time when Britain ruled the world's running tracks. At the longer distances, the success of tough-training Gordon Pirie, and his popularity with the British public, paved the way for the likes of Bedford, Foster and Moorcroft. Where would the current crop of British female middle distance runner be without the great Dame Kelly Holmes?

This book details the careers of Britain’s greatest track runners from 800m to 10,000m. Every one of the profiled athletes is either a world record breaker or Olympic gold medallist, or both.

Tracking their careers using archive material from Athletics Weekly, the bible of British athletics, “Great British Runners” is a must-read for anyone who enjoys athletics, and wants to discover more about his or her idol. The bookazine also features profiles of Britain’s other top runners from recent history as well as looking at the successes and medal winning prospects of the next generation of Great British Runners. Packed full of statistics, insight and candid commentary, “Great British Runners” is an enlightening read for athletics’ fans.

"I'm delighted to be included in such a group of legendary athletes" - Lord Sebastian Coe.

"I'm absolutely delighted to be featuring in this book alongside such runners as Gordon Pirie, Derek Ibbotson, Alf Shrubb and Chris Chataway" - Brendan Foster.

"It's great that a special issue of Athletics Weekly has been brought out featuring British distance runners such as Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Brendan foster and Dave Bedford - as these athletes are superb role models for young runners like myself" - Mo Farah.