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Domestic Championships Record 2001 – 1st English National Cross Country Championships, 2nd AAA Championships 1500m 2002 – 1st English National Cross Country Championships 2005 – 1st European XC Champs Trials 2006 – 3rd AAA Championships 5000m 2007 – 1st English National Cross Country Championships, 2nd European XC Champs Trials 2008 – 1st English National Cross Country Championships, 9th Flora London Marathon (1st National Championships) Major Championships Record Olympic Games – 2004 25th Marathon, 2008 26th Marathon European Championships – 2002 20th 10000m Commonwealth Games – 2002 4th 10000m, 2006 3rd Marathon Other noteworthy performances 1998 – 34th World Cross Country Championships (3rd team) 1999 – 4th European Cross Country Championships 2000 – 8th European Cross Country Championships (2nd team) 2001 – 5th European Cross Country Championships (2nd team) 2002 – 20th European Cross Country Championships (3rd team) 2003 – 8th Real-Berlin Marathon, 8th European Cross Country Championships (1st team) 2004 – 13th World Cross Country Championships (3rd team) 2005 – 8th European Cross Country Championships (2nd team) 2006 – 6th ING Amsterdam Marathon, 15th European Cross Country Championships (2nd team) 2007 – 4th LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, 10th European Cross Country Championships (2nd team) Liz Yelling made her marathon debut in 2003, where finished eighth in the Berlin Marathon in 2:30:58, which ensured qualification for the 2004 Olympic Games, where Yelling finished 25th but since, the Bedford & County athlete has continued to improve in ability and confidence. The 33-year-old picked up a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2006 and one season later, Yelling broke the 70-minute barrier for the half-marathon in Bath and was eighth at the Flora London Marathon in a lifetime best of 2:30:44, but the hot weather was not conducive to a superior time. At the Chicago Marathon in October, Yelling was in very good shape but a heat-wave scuppered an attack on the sub-2:30 barrier but was a fine fourth. Yelling is proving age is no handicap as she finally broke the 2:30 barrier in London, clocking 2:28:33 for ninth but a fall at the 15km point in the Olympic Marathon meant any chances of a high finish were ruined, as Yelling had to struggle on with bruised ribs as a result. Liz will miss the 2009 season, because she and her husband Martin are expecting their first child this summer but could return for the London Marathon in 2010.

Athletes Coached

Name	Club	AG	Sex	Best Event	Rank	AG	Year	Performance
Matthew East	Poole Runners	V50	M
Rachel Langrish	Sunderland Strollers	V40	W
Vicky Moritz	Worcester	SEN	W
Jennifer Neal	NEJ RC	V50	W
Vicky Unsworth	Liverpool H	V40	W	HM	543	ALL	2023	87:12
Katherine Wood	Sale Harriers Manchester	SEN	W

Best known performances

Event PB 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Event 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 800 2:09.72 800 2:09.72 1500 4:15.01 1500 4:17.72 4:15.01 4:16.75 3000 8:57.3 3000 9:13.29 9:19.43 8:57.3 9:11.4 9:15.25 5000 15:38.86 5000 15:50.92 15:38.86 15:52 15:45.08 16:03.75 16:16.48 15:52.61 10000 31:58.39 10000 32:22.21 31:58.39 33:45.58 33:07.9 5K 15:41 16:44 5K 15:41 parkrun 16:29 30:36 21:34 21:08 20:33 21:57 19:02 19:39 18:24 18:41 20:23 16:29 16:33 parkrun 21:11 5M 26:01 5M 26:01 26:09 26:36 10K 32:55 34:04 33:38 10K 35:57 33:09 32:55 32:55 34:25 33:01 33:02 Event PB 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Event 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 10M 53:55 10M 58:00 54:02 53:55 HM 69:28 72:58 72:00 74:50 HM 69:35 69:28 70:51 73:21 73:34 71:29 Mar 2:28:33 4:43:55 2:40:08 2:34:58 2:37:14 Mar 2:28:33 2:30:44 2:31:37 2:37:42 2:40:13 2:30:58

Performances	Submit
1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Default Date (Latest first) Date (Earliest first) Event Position Age Graded Points

2022 V45 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	30:36				244				Moors Valley	Moors Valley parkrun # 247	12 Mar 22
2021 V45 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	21:34				79				Poole	Poole parkrun # 479	13 Nov 21
2020 V45 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	21:08				24		3	1	Moors Valley	Moors Valley parkrun # 223	7 Mar 20
2019 V40 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	20:33				3				Clonakilty, IRL	Clonakilty parkrun # 250	9 Mar 19
parkrun	20:51				71				Monsal Trail	Bakewell parkrun # 58	23 Feb 19
2018 V40 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	21:57				32		2	1	Upton House	Upton House parkrun # 49	19 May 18
parkrun	28:56				198				Bournemouth	Bournemouth parkrun # 276	24 Nov 18
Mar	4:43:55	c			19124		5628	1099	London	Virgin London Marathon	22 Apr 18
2017 V40 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	19:02				17		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 303	14 Jan 17
parkrun	19:21				15		1	1	Bournemouth	Bournemouth parkrun # 225	18 Nov 17
parkrun	19:57				36		2	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 350	16 Dec 17
parkrun	20:03				5		1	1	Upton House	Upton House parkrun # 14	9 Sep 17
parkrun	20:48				17		2	1	Royal Tunbridge Wells	Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun # 165	19 Aug 17
parkrun	40:52				460				Moors Valley	Moors Valley parkrun # 67	11 Feb 17
2016 V40 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	19:39				47		3	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 284	3 Sep 16
parkrun	21:01				68			1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 272	4 Jun 16
parkrun	36:43				713				Poole	Poole parkrun # 299	24 Dec 16
2015 V40 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	18:24				12		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 209	14 Mar 15
parkrun	18:39				20		2	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 213	11 Apr 15
parkrun	19:12				10		3	1	Bedford	Bedford parkrun # 202	16 May 15
parkrun	19:23				12		1	1	Bournemouth	Bournemouth parkrun # 92	9 May 15
parkrun	19:28				35		2	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 219	23 May 15
parkrun	21:28				95				Poole	Poole parkrun # 220	30 May 15
parkrun	21:50				80				Poole	Poole parkrun # 205	14 Feb 15
parkrun	23:30				46				Brockenhurst	Brockenhurst parkrun # 84	21 Feb 15
parkrun	24:02				233				Poole	Poole parkrun # 230	8 Aug 15
parkrun	24:11				109				Moors Valley	Moors Valley parkrun # 1	7 Nov 15
parkrun	25:16				95				Ashton Court	Ashton Court parkrun # 228	14 Nov 15
parkrun	26:43				337				Poole	Poole parkrun # 234	5 Sep 15
parkrun	28:35				328				Poole	Poole parkrun # 245	21 Nov 15
16.5MMT	2:16:53			2:16:54	13		1	1	Swanage	Purbeck 16.5	20 Sep 15
2014 V35 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	18:41				19		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 166	17 May 14
parkrun	18:52				20		2		Cannon Hill	Cannon Hill parkrun # 195	31 May 14
parkrun	19:02				18		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 165	10 May 14
parkrun	19:10				19		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 174	12 Jul 14
parkrun	19:11				36		3	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 162	19 Apr 14
parkrun	19:32				29		3	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 199	27 Dec 14
parkrun	19:38				14		2	1	Yeovil Montacute	Yeovil Montacute parkrun # 43	13 Sep 14
parkrun	19:49				13		2		Bournemouth	Bournemouth parkrun # 54	23 Aug 14
parkrun	19:51				39		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 155	1 Mar 14
parkrun	21:47				100				Poole	Poole parkrun # 150	25 Jan 14
parkrun	23:28				155				Poole	Poole parkrun # 178	9 Aug 14
parkrun	23:35				139				Poole	Poole parkrun # 169	7 Jun 14
parkrun	23:42				97				Poole	Poole parkrun # 153	15 Feb 14
parkrun	24:08				201				Poole	Poole parkrun # 181	30 Aug 14
parkrun	33:36				495				Poole	Poole parkrun # 163	26 Apr 14
parkrun	35:58				426				Poole	Poole parkrun # 159	29 Mar 14
parkrun	35:58				588				Poole	Poole parkrun # 164	3 May 14
2013 V35 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	20:23				52				Poole	Poole parkrun # 146	28 Dec 13
parkrun	22:30				103				Poole	Poole parkrun # 142	7 Dec 13
parkrun	26:34				361				Old Deer Park	Old Deer Park parkrun # 123	6 Apr 13
parkrun	31:41				446				Poole	Poole parkrun # 111	4 May 13
parkrun	35:25				415				Poole	Poole parkrun # 99	9 Feb 13
parkrun	41:41				358				Poole	Poole parkrun # 143	14 Dec 13
2012 V35 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	16:29				6		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 55	14 Apr 12
parkrun	17:41				1		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 84	3 Nov 12
parkrun	17:45				9		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 77	15 Sep 12
parkrun	18:01				5		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 83	27 Oct 12
parkrun	18:06				7		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 78	22 Sep 12
parkrun	18:30				6		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 61	26 May 12
parkrun	18:34				10		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 79	29 Sep 12
parkrun	19:33				28		2		Poole	Poole parkrun # 60	19 May 12
parkrun	19:47				34		2	1	Southampton	Southampton parkrun # 18	10 Nov 12
parkrun	20:52				40				Poole	Poole parkrun # 81	13 Oct 12
parkrun	20:57				44			1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 74	25 Aug 12
parkrun	21:28				43				Poole	Poole parkrun # 68	14 Jul 12
parkrun	26:05				31				Forest of Dean	Forest of Dean parkrun # 115	7 Jul 12
parkrun	27:21				205				Poole	Poole parkrun # 59	12 May 12
parkrun	27:33				111				Harrogate	Harrogate parkrun # 24	30 Jun 12
HM	72:58			72:58	26		1	1	Wokingham	Wokingham Half Marathon	19 Feb 12
HM	73:14			73:14	47		5	1	Bath	Bath Half Marathon	11 Mar 12
Mar	2:40:08			2:40:08	26	E			London	Virgin London Marathon	22 Apr 12
2011 V35 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	16:44				2				London Hyde Park	Adidas Women's 5K	11 Sep 11
parkrun	16:33				2		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 1	2 Apr 11
parkrun	17:00				2		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 38	24 Dec 11
parkrun	17:21				3		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 40	31 Dec 11
parkrun	17:30				6		1	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 37	17 Dec 11
parkrun	22:14				42		3	1	Poole	Poole parkrun # 7	14 May 11
6KXC	21:38				8				Edinburgh	Bupa International (inc Scottish Inter District Championships)	8 Jan 11
10K	34:04			34:05	41		1	1	Chichester	Chichester Priory 10K	6 Feb 11
10KMT	35:17				2		1		Ringwood	Somerley 10K	3 Jan 11
HM	72:00			72:00	42		2	1	Reading	Sweatshop Reading Half Marathon	20 Mar 11
HM	72:14			72:14	14		1	1	Peterborough	Perkins Great Eastern Half Marathon	9 Oct 11
HM	73:39			73:44	16		1	1	Wokingham	Wokingham Half Marathon	13 Feb 11
HM	73:56			73:56	7		1	1	Tunbridge Wells	Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon	27 Feb 11
Mar	2:34:58			2:34:58	123		18	2	Frankfurt, GER	BMW Frankfurt Marathon	30 Oct 11
Mar	2:41:34			2:41:34	32	E			London	Virgin London Marathon	17 Apr 11
ZXC	23:56				3				Alton Towers	English National Championships	19 Feb 11
2010 V35 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
10K	33:38				6		1	1	Christchurch	Christchurch Christmas 10K	12 Dec 10
10K	33:41			33:42	32		2	1	Brighton	Brighton 10K	21 Nov 10
10K	34:28				2				Sunderland	Bupa Great North 10K	18 Jul 10
HM	74:50			74:54	3		1		Silverstone	Silverstone Half Marathon	14 Mar 10
HM	77:00			77:02	39		1	1	Wokingham	Wokingham Half Marathon	21 Feb 10
Mar	2:37:14			2:37:15	142		18	5	Chicago IL, USA	Bank of America Chicago Marathon	10 Oct 10
2009 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
parkrun	21:11				33				Richmond Park	Richmond parkrun # 100	12 Sep 09
10K	35:57				15		1	1	Christchurch	Christchurch Christmas 10K	13 Dec 09
2008 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
8KXC	26:13				15				Edinburgh	World Cross Country Championships	30 Mar 08
10K	33:09				10	W			Manchester	Bupa Great Manchester Run 10K	18 May 08
10K	33:14				20		4		London	Bupa London 10,000 (10K)	26 May 08
SHORT10K	29:56				3				Sunderland	Bupa Great Women's Run & Junior Great Coastal Run	15 Jun 08
HM	69:35				20		1		Reading	Asics/Sweatshop Reading Half Marathon	2 Mar 08
HM	71:09				14		1		Wokingham	Wokingham Half Marathon	10 Feb 08
HM	71:33				2		1		Milton Keynes	NSPCC Milton Keynes Half Marathon	20 Jul 08
HM	72:46				9		1		Towcester	Adidas London Marathon Half Marathon	9 Mar 08
Mar	2:28:33			2:28:33	9	E			London	Flora London Marathon	13 Apr 08
Mar	2:33:12				26				Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	17 Aug 08
ZXC	20:40				6				Edinburgh	Great Edinburgh International inc Inter-District Championships	12 Jan 08
ZXC	23:44				1				Alton Towers	English National Championships	23 Feb 08
2007 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5K	15:41				6				London Hyde Park	London Hydro Active Women's Challenge	16 Sep 07
10K	32:55				9	W			Manchester	Great Manchester Run	20 May 07
10K	33:39				44		9		Cardiff	Bupa Great Wales Run 10K	29 Jul 07
10K	34:02				12		1		Bluewater	SheRunsHeRuns Bluewater 10K	12 Aug 07
10K	34:36				6				Sunderland	Bupa Great Women's Run 10K	17 Jun 07
10K	36:07	A					15		Boulder CO, USA	Bolder Boulder 10K	28 May 07
10M	58:00				52		11		Portsmouth	Bupa Great South Run 10	28 Oct 07
HM	69:28				19		1		Bath	Bath Half Marathon	25 Mar 07
HM	70:46				27		2		Bristol	Bristol Half Marathon	9 Sep 07
HM	73:11				22		3		Glasgow	Fresh 'n' Lo Great Scottish Run 10K And Half-marathon	2 Sep 07
HM	73:42				17		1		Watford	Asics Watford Half Marathon	4 Feb 07
HM	74:34				6		1		Silverstone	Flora London Half Marathon	18 Mar 07
Mar	2:30:44				44		8		London	Flora London Marathon	22 Apr 07
Mar	2:37:14				42		4		Chicago IL, USA	LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon	7 Oct 07
ZXC	27:31				10				Toro, ESP	European Championships	9 Dec 07
ZXC	27:58				2				Liverpool	UK Challenge Series	24 Nov 07
2006 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:17.72				1				Bedford	BAL Golden Jubilee Cup Semi Final Match 1	30 Jul 06
3000	9:13.29				1				Bedford	BAL Golden Jubilee Cup Semi Final Match 1	30 Jul 06
5000	15:50.92				3				Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Championships	16 Jul 06
5M	26:01						1		Alsager	Afford Rent-a-Car Alsager 5	5 Feb 06
10K	32:55				10				Manchester	Great Manchester Run	21 May 06
10K	34:18						2		Barbados, BAR	Barbados Marathon Weekend	2 Dec 06
10M	54:02						2		Philadelphia PA, USA	Heptagonal Games Association Championships	7 May 06
HM	70:51				24		2		Glasgow	Fresh 'N' Lo Great Scottish Run Half Marathon	3 Sep 06
HM	72:19				6				Newark	Newark Half Marathon	13 Aug 06
HM	72:19						1		Newark	Newark Half Marathon	13 Aug 06
HM	73:29				2				Milton Keynes	NSPCC Milton Keynes Half Marathon	23 Jul 06
HM	73:29				1				Milton Keynes	NSPCC Milton Keynes Half Marathon	23 Jul 06
HM	77:36				10		1		Barbados, BAR	Barbados Marathon Weekend	3 Dec 06
Mar	2:31:37			2:31:39	42		6		Amsterdam, NED	ING Amsterdam Marathon	15 Oct 06
Mar	2:32:19						3		Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	19 Mar 06
2005 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
10K	34:25				61		5		Bishop Auckland	AAA Champs	21 Aug 05
10M	53:55				46		6		Portsmouth	Great South Run	9 Oct 05
HM	73:21				18		2		Bristol	Bristol Half Marathon	2 Oct 05
HM	75:55				4		1		Wellington, NZL	Wellington Half-Marathon	23 Jan 05
Mar	2:37:42				150		14		London	London Marathon	17 Apr 05
2004 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5000	15:38.86				10				Crystal Palace	Norwich Union London Grand Prix	30 Jul 04
10K	33:01				8				Manchester	Great Manchester Run Manchester	23 May 04
HM	73:34				1				Logroté, SPA	Logroté	29 May 04
Mar	2:40:13				25				Athens, GRE	Olympic Games	22 Aug 04
2003 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5000	15:52	+e			m				Athens (E), GRE	European 10000m Challenge	12 Apr 03
10000	32:22.21				7				Athens (E), GRE	European 10000m Challenge	12 Apr 03
10K	33:02				3				Tilburg, NED	-	7 Sep 03
Mar	2:30:58			2:30:58	67		8		Berlin, GER	Berlin Marathon	28 Sep 03
2002 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:19.43				4				Loughborough	Loughborough International Match	18 May 02
5000	15:45.08				4				Manchester (CG)	Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials	15 Jun 02
10000	31:58.39				4				Manchester (CG)	Commonwealth Games	30 Jul 02
10000	32:26.53				7	A			Camaiore, ITA	EUROPEAN 10,000m CHALLENGE, Camaiore,	6 Apr 02
10000	32:44.44				20				Munich, GER	European Championships	6 Aug 02
ZXC	22:03				1				Cardiff	Cardiff Reebok XC	13 Jan 02
ZXC	27:36				1				Bristol	English National Cross Country Championships	23 Feb 02
2001 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	4:15.01				2				Birmingham	AAA Championships	14 Jul 01
1500	4:23.10				11	A			Watford	BMC	9 Jun 01
1500	4:24.30				1				Watford	BMC Gold Standard	27 Jun 01
3000	8:57.3				3	B	1		Watford	Watford Open Graded	25 Jul 01
3000	9:08.13				3	C			Cardiff	BMC	4 Jul 01
3000	9:20.23				1				Ashford	vFRA-B	11 Aug 01
10000	33:45.58				17				Barakaldo, SPA	-	7 Apr 01
HM	71:29				23				Bristol	WC	7 Oct 01
2000 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:09.72				3				Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	6 Sep 00
1500	4:16.75				1				Watford	BMC Gold Standard Races	30 Aug 00
1500	4:17.50				2	A			Solihull	BMC Grand Prix	19 Aug 00
1500	4:21.5				1				Bedford	BMC	23 Aug 00
3000	9:11.4				1	B			Watford	Watford Open Meeting	2 Aug 00
3000	9:19.98				2				Solihull	Senior Inter Regional Match	29 Jul 00
3000	9:58.34				1				Bedford	Gold Cup & Jubilee Cup Plate Final	20 Aug 00
5000	16:03.75				6				Battersea Park	BMC	25 Jun 00
10000	33:07.9				8				Watford	BMC Grand Prix	22 Jul 00
5M	26:09				27				Ruislip	Hillingdon 5	5 Mar 00
1999 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5000	16:16.48				4				Watford	BMC Grand Prix	23 Jun 99
5000	16:21.60				7				Wythenshawe	BMC Grand Prix	9 Jun 99
1998 SEN Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	9:15.25				1	A			Swindon	BMC Grand Prix	24 Jun 98
5000	15:52.61				2				Wythenshawe	BMC Grand Prix	3 Jun 98
1996 U23 Bedford & County
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
5M	26:36				1				Wolverton	-	30 Nov 96

Total Performances: 182

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