THE line-ups for the Euro Cross trials in Liverpool on Saturday look stacked (see p56). The men’s field especially is full of talent and is expected to include this week’s cover star, Andrew Butchart.
Readers who remember the golden era of the 1970s and 1980s often bemoan the current quality of men’s distance running in Britain. But statistics show that standards have risen healthily in the past dozen years from the club scene through to Olympic level.