Nick Goolab

Nick Goolab (born 30 January 1990[2]) is a British distance runner. He is the former British 5k record holder,[3] previously held the English 5k[4] and 10k[5] titles concurrently, and has represented Great Britain at World and European cross country and track championships.[1]

Nick Goolab
Personal information
Born (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990
London, England
EducationUniversity of Birmingham[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Cross country running
ClubBelgrave Harriers
Coached byCraig Winrow[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m: 7:42.22
5K: 13:27[2]

Junior career

After impressing his PE teacher in a bleep test, Goolab was asked to represent his school in a cross country race,[6] which led to him joining his local athletics club as an under-15 in 2004.[7]

In 2008 Goolab joined Belgrave Harriers and was part of the 12-man squad to win bronze at the English national 12-stage road relay championships.[8]

In 2009 became the English National junior cross country champion,[9] the junior intercounties cross country champion,[10] and was part of the Belgrave team to win gold at the National 12-stage road relays. He also won the junior race at the International cross competition[11] in Lisbon, Portugal.

In 2010 Goolab defended his English junior cross country title[7] in addition to winning gold in the 5000m at the British Universities championships,[12] competing for the University of Birmingham.

In 2011 he won the British Universities cross country title,[13] beating future Olympians Ross Murray and Jonny Brownlee.

Senior career

In 2015 Goolab joined Craig Winrow's training group based at St Mary's University in Teddington, South West London.

In 2016 he won the Vitality Westminster Mile road race,[14] beating Olympian Andrew Butchart in a photo-finish,[15] a title he would successfully defend the following year[16] the day after setting his 5000m track personal best of 13:33.48.[17]

In 2017 Goolab set his 3000m personal best of 7:42.22 at the IAAF Diamond League meet as part of the Muller Anniversary Games held at London's Olympic Stadium.[18]

In 2018, following a second-place finish at the European cross country trials in Liverpool, Goolab represented Great Britain at the European cross country championships held in Tilburg, Netherlands, finishing 47th.[19]

Senior national titles

In 2019 Goolab stepped up from the mile to longer distances on the road, winning the England Athletics 5k and 10k titles in races in Ipswich[4] and Brighton[5] respectively. He also won bronze at the British Athletics 10k championships held as part of the Vitality London 10000 race.[20] Goolab had led at the half-way point but was eventually beaten by Mo Farah and Andrew Butchart.

In summer 2019 Goolab represented Great Britain in the 10000m at the European Cup competition held as part of the Night of the 10,000m PBs event in London, finishing 8th in a time of 28:10.49. The performance won Goolab silver in the British championships and helped win silver for his country in the international competition.[21]

In February 2020 Goolab broke the British 5k record previously shared by Mo Farah and Rob Denmark, bettering their mark by three seconds to record a time of 13:27.[22] In the same race, held in Monaco, Ugandan Joshua Cheptegai set a new world record of 12:51.[23] Goolab's record lasted until 8 August 2020 when Marc Scott ran 13:20 at a road race in Barrowford, Lancashire.[24]

Personal life

Goolab lives in Ealing, west London, and works part-time as a maths tutor.[6] He holds a first class degree in mathematics from the University of Birmingham.[6]

References
  1. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
  2. "Nick GOOLAB | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  3. "Nick Goolab breaks British record for 5km - runbritain".
  4. "Ipswich Twilight 5k host a stellar England 5k Championships". Athletics & Running. 13 May 2019.
  5. "Champions of the Road: BM10k". Athletics & Running. 16 April 2019.
  6. "Belgrave Harriers on Instagram: "— NICK GOOLAB — @nickgoolab 🏆 British 5k record holder, reigning @englandathletics 5k and 10k champion 🥇🥇 Age: 30 Where I grew up: Ealing…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. "The ERRA National Road Relay Championship". www.race-results.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. "Saucony English National Cross Country Results 2009" (PDF). English Cross Country Association. 2009.
  10. "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. "BUCS OUTDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010" (PDF). 2010.
  13. "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. "Results". www.runbritainrankings.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. "David Weir cracks sub-three barrier at Westminster Mile". AW. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. "Adelle Tracey and Nick Goolab win Westminster Mile titles". AW. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  17. "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  18. "3000 Metres Result | Müller Anniversary Games". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  19. "Results". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  20. "Mo Farah and Steph Twell retain London 10,000 titles". AW. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  21. "Night of the 10,000m PBs: Nick Goolab takes British champs silver at Highgate". Belgrave Harriers. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  22. "Ranking List". www.runbritainrankings.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  23. "Cheptegei smashes 5km road world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  24. "Marc Scott breaks British record at Podium 5km". AW. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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