Athlete Profile

Sonia Samuels

Club:	Wallsend/Loughborough Uni
Gender:	Female
Date of Birth:	16/05/1979
Age Group:	SEN
County:	North East
Region:	North East
Nation:	England

Lead Coach:

George Gandy

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Major Achievements

2011 National 10,000m champion
2012 National Cross Country bronze medalist
2011 Berlin Marathon bronze medalist
2010 European Cross Country team silver
2003 North of England Cross Country champion
2002 British Universities Cross Country champion
2002 North of England Cross Country champion
1999 Junior National Cross Country champion

Represented Great Britain at 4 World Cross Country Championships, 2 European Cross Country Championships and 1 European Track and Field Championships.

For more info, please visit my website: www.soniasamuels.com

Best known performances

Event

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Event

1998

800

2:17.27

2:21.36

2:20.2

2:18.6

2:19.58

800

1500

4:25.58

4:28.93

4:25.58

4:28.98

4:30.16

4:28.56

4:27.47

4:30.05

4:30.8

4:32.40

4:31.1

1500

2000

6:12.3

2000

3000

9:13.06

9:27.39

9:13.06

9:29.34

9:28.81

9:27.27

9:37.94

9:35.24

9:40.60

9:45.32

9:36.1

9:40.93

9:46.4

3000

9:54.78

5000

15:44.24

15:50.32

15:44.24

15:53.1

16:16.85

16:24.18

16:33.36

16:54.06

5000

10000

32:57.23

33:11.53

32:57.23

33:03.26

10000

2000SCW

6:41.2

7:00.88

6:41.2

2000SCW

3000SCW

10:15.24

10:25.91

10:20.24

10:24.29

10:15.24

10:16.28

3000SCW

16:44

Event

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Event

1998

27:34

10K

33:24

33:39

33:43

33:24

10K

72:36

73:55

72:56

Mar

2:30:56

Mar

Performances	Submit
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2013 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	16:44		18		1	Wallsend	Wallsend Harriers Terry O'Gara Memorial 5K	21 Apr 13
10K	33:41	33:39	61		3	Partington	Trafford 10K	10 Mar 13
HM	72:36	72:36			6	Berlin, GER	Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon	7 Apr 13
ZXC	30:31		2			Sunderland	English National Championships	23 Feb 13
2012 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
5000	15:50.32		12	A		Watford	BMC Grand Prix	9 Jun 12
5000	16:25.37		12			Birmingham	Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships	24 Jun 12
10000	33:11.53		15			Bilbao, ESP	European Cup 10,000m	3 Jun 12
5M	27:34		41		2	Alsager	Alsager 5 (Inc Inter Area Match)	5 Feb 12
HM	73:55	73:55	56		7	Bath	Bath Half Marathon	11 Mar 12
Mar	2:30:56	2:30:56	67		9	Berlin, GER	BMW Berlin Marathon	30 Sep 12
Mar	2:33:41	2:33:41	19	E		London	Virgin London Marathon	22 Apr 12
ZXC	27:09		3			Parliament Hill	English National Championships	25 Feb 12
2011 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:27.39		25	1		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix inc Northern U20 3000m Championships	12 Jul 11
5000	15:44.24		3			Watford	BMC Nike Grand Prix	11 Jun 11
5000	16:10.44		16			Heusden-Zolder, BEL	European Premium Meeting	16 Jul 11
10000	32:57.23		13	1		Palo Alto CA, USA	Payton Jordan Invitational	1 May 11
10000	33:50.72		3			Birmingham	Aviva World Trials & UK Championships	30 Jul 11
5.6KXC	18:23		4			Antrim	McCain UK Cross Challenge	22 Jan 11
10K	33:43		9	EW		Manchester	Bupa Great Manchester Run 10K	15 May 11
10K	34:33	34:33	3		1	Sunderland	Sunderland City 10K	26 Jun 11
HM	72:56				3	Berlin, GER	Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon	3 Apr 11
ZXC	24:15		5			Alton Towers	English National Championships	19 Feb 11
ZXC	28:38		8			Birmingham	Inter Counties Championships	5 Mar 11
2010 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:13.06		3			Loughborough	Loughborough International	23 May 10
3000	9:15.14		11	1		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix Open	24 Aug 10
5000	15:53.1		3	A		Cardiff	BMC Nike Grand Prix	28 Aug 10
5000	15:56.72		6	A		Watford	BMC Nike Grand Prix	12 Jun 10
10000	33:03.26		2	C		Tipton	BMC Gold Standard Races	14 Aug 10
10000	33:08.89		17			Marseille, FRA	European Cup 10,000m	5 Jun 10
10000	33:34.97		4			Birmingham	Aviva European Trials and UK Championships	26 Jun 10
8KXC	28:06		7			Birmingham	McCain UK Cross Challenge inc World Trials & Inter Counties	13 Mar 10
8.1KXC	27:26		6			Liverpool	McCain UK Cross Challenge (inc European Trials)	27 Nov 10
10K	33:24		19		1	Salford	Salford 10K	2 Apr 10
10K	33:30		10			Manchester	Bupa Great Manchester Run 10K	16 May 10
10K	33:55	33:53	37		5	Brighton	Brighton 10K	21 Nov 10
ZXC	23:34		8			Elgoibar, ESP	LXVII Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza	24 Jan 10
ZXC	28:31		6			Leeds	English National Championships	27 Feb 10
2009 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:28.93		4	A		Loughborough	Loughborough vs British Police vs East Midlands	27 May 09
1500	4:29.56		6	4		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	18 Aug 09
1500	4:30.58		8	B		Cardiff	BMC Nike Grand Prix	15 Aug 09
1500	4:32.96		12	1		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	12 May 09
3000	9:29.34		12	1		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	1 Sep 09
3000	9:31.12		9			Loughborough	McCain Loughborough International	17 May 09
3000	9:35.35		2			Dubnica, SVK	European Champion Clubs Cup Division B	31 May 09
3000	9:44.53		2	A		Hendon	UK Women's League Division 1	1 Aug 09
5000	16:16.85		5			Stretford	BMC Nike Grand Prix	27 Jun 09
5000	16:19.06		7			Watford	BMC Nike Grand Prix	13 Jun 09
5000	16:48.61		5			Birmingham	Aviva World Trials & National Championships	12 Jul 09
5.65KXC	20:09		5			San Vittore Olona, ITA	Cinque Mulini International Cross Country	1 Feb 09
8KXC	29:00		3			Gateshead	McCain UK Cross Challenge	14 Nov 09
8KXC	DNF		-			Amman, JOR	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	28 Mar 09
8.018KXC	29:03		21			Dublin, IRL	European Cross Country Championships	13 Dec 09
8.1KXC	27:23		6			Liverpool	McCain UK Cross Challenge	28 Nov 09
ZXC	20:19		15			Edinburgh	Bupa Great Edinburgh International (inc Scottish Inter-district)	10 Jan 09
ZXC	26:42		4			St. Helens	Northern Championships	24 Jan 09
ZXC	28:59		6			Nottingham	Inter Counties	7 Mar 09
ZXC	30:00		3			Parliament Hill	English National Championships	21 Feb 09
2008 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:17.27		4			Loughborough	Loughborough v Brunel v Combined Services	14 May 08
1500	4:25.58		4	B		Solihull	BMC Nike Grand Prix	28 Jun 08
1500	4:26.2		7	2		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	12 Aug 08
1500	4:27.63		7	A		Stretford	BMC Nike Grand Prix	19 Jul 08
1500	4:29.13		5	h2		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	1 Jul 08
1500	4:29.3		2	B		Birmingham (Un)	BMC Regional Races	4 Jun 08
1500	4:33.03		7	B		Eton	BMC Nike Grand Prix Final	9 Aug 08
3000	9:28.81		9			Watford	BMC Nike Elite Meeting	14 Jun 08
3000	9:30.5		2	A		Birmingham	UK Women's League Division 1	7 Jun 08
3000	9:41.93		2	A		Hendon	UK Women's League Division 1	2 Aug 08
3000SCW	10:25.91		3			Loughborough	Loughborough International	18 May 08
3000SCW	10:26.14		5			Birmingham	Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials	13 Jul 08
ZXC	21:44		22			Edinburgh	Great Edinburgh International inc Inter-District Championships	12 Jan 08
ZXC	22:26		12			Belfast	UK Challenge Series	5 Jan 08
ZXC	24:59		8			Alton Towers	English National Championships	23 Feb 08
ZXC	29:00		15			Nottingham	Inter Counties Championships	15 Mar 08
ZXCL	11:43		1			Leeds	Leeds University Relays	29 Nov 08
2007 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:28.98		6	B		Solihull	BMC Nike Grand Prix	21 Jul 07
1500	4:30.21		7	1		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	4 Sep 07
1500	4:32.0		8	2		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	21 Aug 07
1500	4:32.70		2			Birmingham (Un)	Ivy League	19 Jun 07
1500	4:35.34		4			Loughborough	LSAC vs Brunel	16 May 07
3000	9:27.27		2			Grangemouth	UK Women's League Division 1	4 Aug 07
3000	9:42.79		3			Sportcity	UK Women's League Division 1	2 Jun 07
3000SCW	10:20.24		5			Sportcity	Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships	29 Jul 07
3000SCW	10:21.14		8			Sheffield	Norwich Union British Grand Prix	15 Jul 07
3000SCW	10:26.52		3			Crystal Palace	BMC Nike Grand Prix Final	25 Aug 07
3000SCW	10:28.18		5			Loughborough	Loughborough International	20 May 07
ZXC	29:02		11			Liverpool	UK Challenge Series	24 Nov 07
ZXC	31:29		1			Hartlepool	North East Championships	8 Dec 07
2006 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:30.16		6			Eton	UK Women's League Division 1	5 Aug 06
1500	4:33.70		7	2		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	8 Aug 06
1500	4:33.9		11			Loughborough	Loughborough Open Meeting	22 Apr 06
1500	4:34.34		5			Loughborough	Loughborough v Achilles v British Police	7 Jun 06
1500	4:40.78		2			Loughborough	Loughborough Students v Brunel University v Combined Services	18 May 06
3000	9:37.94		8	2		Stretford	BMC Gold Standard	25 Jul 06
3000	9:40.34		2			Bedford	BAL Cup Final	19 Aug 06
5000	16:24.18		10			Solihull	BMC/Nike Grand Prix	24 Jun 06
2000SCW	7:00.88		1			Loughborough	Loughborough Students V Army	10 May 06
3000SCW	10:24.29		4			Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs	16 Jul 06
3000SCW	10:24.43		3			Loughborough	Loughborough International	21 May 06
3000SCW	10:26.33		4			Bilbao, SPA	Bilbao, Spa	1 Jul 06
2005 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:28.56		3			Loughborough	Loughborough Vs Achilles	8 Jun 05
1500	4:28.60		13	B		Stretford	TRAFFORD GRAND PRIX Stretford	19 Jul 05
1500	4:30.27		5	B	1	Sportcity	BMC	10 Aug 05
1500	4:31.3		3			Loughborough		11 May 05
3000	9:35.24		6			Cardiff	BMC	16 Jul 05
3000	9:35.45		3	B		Stretford	Trafford Grand Prix	16 Aug 05
3000	9:44.53		1			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH v BRUNEL v COMBINED SERVICES	18 May 05
3000	9:49.07		14			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH OPEN	23 Apr 05
3000SCW	10:15.24		3			Watford	BMC	11 Jun 05
3000SCW	10:20.26		4			Sportcity	AAA Championships	10 Jul 05
3000SCW	10:21.06		9			Prague, CZE	Prague, CZE	27 Jun 05
3000SCW	10:25.08		3			Loughborough	Loughborough	22 May 05
3000SCW	10:27.28		2			Crystal Palace	BMC	6 Aug 05
3000SCW	10:28.89		5			Ninove, BEL	Ninove, BEL	30 Jul 05
2004 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:27.47		6	B		Stretford	TRAFFORD OPEN	3 Aug 04
1500	4:27.87		4			Watford	BMC	18 Aug 04
1500	4:29.2		9	B		Watford	BMC	12 Jun 04
1500	4:30.01		9			Stretford	TRAFFORD GRAND PRIX Stretford	22 Jun 04
1500	4:30.22		2			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS v MIDLANDS v ACHILLES Loughborough	9 Jun 04
1500	4:31.34		6			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY v ARMY v BRUNEL UNIVERSITY	12 May 04
3000	9:40.60		1			Manchester (SC)	UK WOMEN'S LEAGUE Division 1	31 Jul 04
3000	9:46.01		1			Bedford	BAL JUBILEE CUP FINAL Bedford	21 Aug 04
5000	16:33.36		6			Solihull	BMC	22 May 04
2000SCW	6:41.2		2			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH EAA PERMIT Loughborough	17 Jul 04
2000SCW	7:13.10		1			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH v COMBINED SERVICES v POLICE Loughborough	19 May 04
3000SCW	10:16.28		3			Sportcity	AAA Championships	11 Jul 04
3000SCW	10:35.94		5			Loughborough	Loughborough	6 Jun 04
3000SCW	10:36.19		2			Sportcity	BMC	26 Jun 04
2003 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:21.36		5			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS v BRUNEL Uni v BRITISH POLICE Loughborough	14 May 03
1500	4:30.05		5	B		Watford	BMC Grand Prix	5 Jul 03
1500	4:30.35		3	B		Solihull	BMC Grand Prix	6 Aug 03
1500	4:32.00		1			Watford	BMC	23 Jul 03
1500	4:35.96		10	C		Stretford	TRAFFORD OPEN STRETFORD	29 Jul 03
1500	4:37.90		4			Loughborough		21 May 03
1500	4:45.76		3			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS v BRUNEL Uni v BRITISH POLICE Loughborough	14 May 03
3000	9:45.32		8	B		Stretford	TRAFFORD GP Open Races	15 Jul 03
2002 SEN Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:20.2		2			Loughborough	LSAC V ACHILLES V STAFFORDSHIRE Uni LOUGHBOROUGH	12 Jun 02
800	2:21.2		2			Loughborough	LOUGHBORUGH STUDENTS v BRUNEL Uni v ARMY v	22 May 02
1500	4:30.8		3			Loughborough	LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS V MIDLAND COUNTIES V RAF LOUGHBOROUGH	5 Jun 02
1500	4:30.83		4	B		Wythenshawe	BMC	3 Jun 02
1500	4:32.9		9	B		Solihull	BMC	22 Jun 02
1500	4:35.4		1			Watford	WOpen	8 May 02
1500	4:37.8		2			Loughborough	LOUGHBORUGH STUDENTS v BRUNEL Uni v ARMY v	22 May 02
3000	9:36.1		1			Loughborough	LSAC V ACHILLES V STAFFORDSHIRE Uni LOUGHBOROUGH	12 Jun 02
3000	9:43.33		10			Loughborough	Aqua Pura International Loughborough	18 May 02
2001 U23 Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:18.6		7			Loughborough	BMC	13 Jun 01
1500	4:32.40		5			Stretford	BMC	31 Jul 01
1500	4:32.66		3			Watford	BMC	15 Aug 01
1500	4:33.14		8			Solihull	BMC	23 Jun 01
1500	4:33.77		10			Unknown	Open Events	28 Aug 01
1500	4:39.4		2			Loughborough	BMC	13 Jun 01
3000	9:40.93		4			Glasgow (S)	BMC	11 Aug 01
5000	16:54.06		4			Glasgow (S)	BUSA Champs	6 May 01
ZXC	14:58		9			Nottingham	World XC 4K Trial	10 Feb 01
2000 U23 Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:19.58		2			Gateshead	GATESHEAD H TARTAN GAMES	1-31 May 2000
1500	4:31.1		3			Stretford	BMC Gold Standard Races	22 Aug 00
1500	4:32.2		2			Hexham	NORTHUMBERLAND CLASSIC Hexham	27 Aug 00
2000	6:12.3		1			East Kilbride	BMC	20 Aug 00
3000	9:46.4		1			Jarrow	NORTH EAST VETERANS' LEAGUE Jarrow	2 Aug 00
1998 U20 Sale Harriers Manchester/Loughborough Uni
Event	Perf		Pos			Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:54.78		14			Loughborough	BMC Regional Races	17 May 98

Total Performances: 159

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UK Rankings

Event	AG	Year	Rank
800	U23	2000	39
800	ALL	2000	272
800	ALL	2001	230
800	U23	2001	32
800	ALL	2002	379
800	ALL	2003	445
800	ALL	2008	300
1500	U23	2000	8
1500	ALL	2000	61
1500	U23	2001	11
1500	ALL	2001	67
1500	ALL	2002	72
1500	ALL	2003	66
1500	ALL	2004	57
1500	ALL	2005	61
1500	ALL	2006	87
1500	ALL	2007	80
1500	ALL	2008	65
1500	ALL	2009	90
3000	ALL	2000	56
3000	ALL	2001	32
3000	U23	2001	3
3000	ALL	2002	36
3000	ALL	2003	40
3000	ALL	2004	40
3000	ALL	2005	37
3000	ALL	2006	44
3000	ALL	2007	26
3000	ALL	2008	28
3000	ALL	2009	34
3000	ALL	2010	13
3000	ALL	2011	32
3000	ALL	AT	132
5000	U23	2001	8
5000	ALL	2001	28
5000	ALL	2004	23
5000	ALL	2006	19
5000	ALL	2009	16
5000	ALL	2010	8
5000	ALL	2011	5
5000	ALL	2012	16
5000	ALL	AT	51
10000	ALL	2010	5
10000	ALL	2011	2
10000	ALL	2012	10
10000	ALL	AT	38
2000SCW	ALL	2004	2
2000SCW	ALL	2006	7
2000SCW	ALL	AT	19
3000SCW	ALL	2004	3
3000SCW	ALL	2005	5
3000SCW	ALL	2006	10
3000SCW	ALL	2007	7
3000SCW	ALL	2008	7
3000SCW	ALL	AT	17
5K	ALL	2013	6
5M	ALL	2012	8
10K	ALL	2010	14
10K	ALL	2011	17
10K	ALL	2013	5
HM	ALL	2011	9
HM	ALL	2012	16
HM	ALL	2013	4
HM	ALL	AT	43
Mar	ALL	2012	3
Mar	ALL	AT	23