Jake Smith (runner)

Jake Smith (born 19 May 1998)[1] is a British long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[2]

Jake Smith
Personal information
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
TeamNN Running Team

In 2019, he finished in 8th place in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden.[3]

In April 2021 he ran his first full marathon in a time of 2:11:00 having originally planned to run as a pacer competing only part of the course.[4]

In 2023, Smith revealed he had been diagnosed with RED-S and was taking a break from running.[5]

References
  1. "Jake Smith". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. Snider-McGrath, Ben (26 April 2021). "Pacer makes mid-race decision to run full marathon, wins in 2:11:00". Canadian Running. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. Smith, Alan (23 May 2023). "Running star eyes Olympics after opening up on eating disorder and abuse". mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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