TRACK! Episode 8 - Chris & Sonia McGeorge

This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by Chris and Sonia McGeorge. Chris and Sonia competed on the global stage multiple times between them with Sonia running in the 5,000m at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 and Chris winning a bronze medal in the 800m at the Commonwealth Games in 1982. The pair have impressive PBs across a range of distances such as 8:51.33 (3000m - 34th UK all time), 15:29.04 (5000m - 38th UK all time), and 15:47 (5K road - 23rd UK all time) for Sonia and 1:45.14 (800m - 26th UK all time, 9th best UK U23 all time), 2:17.45 (1000m, 17th UK all time), 3:39.41 (1500m), and 3:56.71 (mile) for Chris.

Chris and Sonia are currently coaches at Loughborough University, coaching some of the top British middle distance talent in the country having both studied at Loughborough themselves so we are delighted that they joined us to talk all things training, racing and coaching with us here at TRACK!

In the pre-show George, Robbie and Ben discuss the latest race news including Antrim Coast Half-Marathon, Podium 10km and a host of track meets whilst also discussing the latest news on how the pandemic is having an impact on races. We hope you enjoy!