Callum Elson Explained

Callum Elson
Nationality:Great Britain
Sport:Athletics
Event:Mile
Birth Date:31 December 1998
Alma Mater:Collingwood College, Durham (BA)
Pb:
800m 1:49.87 (Watford, 2023)
1500m 3:35.39 (London, 2023)
One Mile 3:58.74 (Philadelphia, 2023)
3000m 8:15.64 (Leeds, 2021)
5000m 13:52.76 (Philadelphia, 2022)
10,000n 30:11.87 (Leeds, 2021)
One Mile Road: 3:56.41 (Riga, 2023)
Show-Medals:yes

Callum Elson (born 31 December 1998) is a British middle-distance and cross-country runner. He won a silver medal in the road mile at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[1]

Career

A Cambridge and Coleridge athlete,[2] Elson ran as a youngster and finished 16th in the English Schools Cross Country Champs in 2017, but while at the University of Durham concentrated on playing football and only began running seriously again during the COVID-19 Pandemic.[3] He studied for an MBA at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts and returned to the UK having won NCAA division II mile (indoor) and 1500m (outdoor) titles in 2022.[4]

He represented Britain for the first time at the European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy in December 2022.[5] In February 2023, he was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, New South Wales.[6]

Elson ran a new area record time of 3:56.41 to win the silver medal in the road mile at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[7] He was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023.[8]

On 18 February 2024, he was runner-up at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, over 1500 metres.[9] [10] He was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[11]

Personal life

In the early 2020s, Elson began recording his athletics journey on social media using the moniker "The Distance Project".[12] A football fan, he is a support of Leeds United.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callum Elson. World Athletics. 3 October 2023.
  2. Web site: British Athletics. Callum Elson Seals Mile Silver at the Inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships. 3 October 2023. 1 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Surprise package Callum Elson storms to silver in Riga. 3 October 2023. Jason. Henderson . October 1, 2023 . World Athletics.
  4. Web site: Callum Elson’s project gathers pace. Athletics Weekly. 9 December 2023. Katy. Barden . December 9, 2023.
  5. Web site: Callum Elson – switching football boots for running spikes. England Athletics. 3 October 2023. 4 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 3 October 2023. February 1, 2023. Tim. Adams. Great Britain sends 17 athletes to World Cross in Australia. World Athletics.
  7. Web site: BBC Sport. World Athletics Road Running Championships 2023: Callum Elson claims silver in Lativa. 2 October 2023. 3 October 2023.
  8. Web site: 40-Strong GB & NI Team Brussels Bound for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships. British Athletics. 28 November 2023. 28 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 . 19 February 2024. February 18, 2023. Watch Athletics.
  10. Web site: Jemma Reekie sends a message to World Indoor rivals. Athletics Weekly. 19 February 2024. Jason. Henderson . February 18, 2024.
  11. Web site: Great Britain and Northern Ireland Squad Selected for Home World Athletics Indoor Champs. British Athletics. 19 February 2024. 19 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Callum Elson – from footballer to sub-four. Viewsfromtheconcourse. 3 October 2023. 27 March 2022.
  13. Web site: Cambridge Independent. 11 February 2024. Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club’s Callum Elson sets sights on more glory in 2023 following Great Britain breakthrough. 11 January 2024. Liam. Acipella.

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