GBR Record Progressions- Track
3000 meters outdoors
Men 7:32.62 Mohamed Farah (ENG) 05 Jun 2016 Birmingham ENG 7:32.79 Dave Moorcroft (ENG) 17 Jul 1982 London ENG 7:35.2 Brendan Foster (ENG) 03 Aug 1974 Gateshead ENG 7:46.4 Dave Bedford (ENG) 21 Jun 1972 Louvain FRA 7:47.6 Dick Taylor (ENG) 06 Sep 1969 London ENG 7:52.8 Gordon Pirie-4 04 Sep 1956 Malmo SWE 7:55.5 Gordon Pirie-3 22 Jun 1956 Trindheim NOR 8:11.0 Gordon Pirie-2 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR 8:11.4 Gordon Pirie 20 Aug 1953 Voss SWE Women 8:22.20 Paula Radcliffe-3 19 Jul 2002 Monte Carlo MON 8:26.97 Paula Radcliffe-2 29 Jun 2001 Rome ITA 8:27.40 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 11 Aug 1999 Zurich SUI 8:28.83 Zola (Piererse) Budd-2 07 Sep 1985 Rome ITA 8:35.32 Zola (Pieterse) Budd (ENG) 18 Aug 1985 Moscow RUS 8:37.06 Wendy Sly-2 10 Aug 1983 Helsinki FIN 8:46.01 Wendy Sly (ENG) 07 Jul 1982 Oslo NOR 8:48.74 Paula Fudge (ENG) 29 Aug 1978 Prague CZE 8:52.33 Christine Benning (ENG) 19 Aug 1978 London ENG 8:52.79 Ann Ford (ENG) 28 Aug 1977 London ENG 8:55.53 Joyce Smith-4 19 Jul 1974 London ENG 9:04.4 Joyce Smith-3 Jun 1974 London ENG 9:05.8 Joyce Smith-2 19 Sep 1972 Hendon ENG 9:23.40 Joyce Smith (ENG) 16 Jul 1971 London ENG
2 miles outdoors
Men 8:13.51 Steve Ovett (ENG) 15 Sep 1978 London ENG 8:13.8 Brendan Foster-2 27 Aug 1973 London ENG 8:22.0 Ian Stewart (SCO) 14 Aug 1972 Stockholm SWE 8:24.8 Brendan Foster (ENG) 21 Aug 1971 Edinburgh SCO 8:26.8 Peter Stewart (GBR) 05 Sep 1970 London ENG 8:30.2 Dick Taylor (ENG) 17 Jun 1967 Leamington ENG 8:33.2 Ian McCafferty (SCO) 29 May 1967 London ENG 8:33.7 Bruce Tulloh (ENG) 24 Jan 1962 Hamilton NZL 8:34.8 Kenneth Wood (GBR) 30 May 1955 London ENG 8:41.0 Christopher Chataway-4 07 Jun 1954 London ENG 8:47.4 Gordon Pirie-2 30 Sep 1953 London ENG 8:47.8 Gordon Pirie (ENG) 09 Sep 1953 London ENG 8:49.6 Christopher Chataway-3 25 May 1953 London ENG 8:55.6 Christopher Chataway-2 12 Jun 1952 Oxford ENG 9:03.8 Christopher Chataway (ENG) 14 May 1951 London ENG Women 9:32.07 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 23 May 1999 Loughborough ENG 9:49.62 Sarah Wilkinson (ENG) 27 Jun 1998 Dublin IRL
5000 meters outdoors
Men 12:53.11 Mohammed Farah-2 22 Jul 2011 Monaco MON 12:57.94 Mohammed Farah (ENG) 19 Aug 2010 Zurich SUI 13:00.41 Dave Moorcroft (ENG) 07 Jul 1982 Oslo NOR 13:14.6 Brendan Foster (ENG) 29 Jan 1974 Christchurch NZL 13:17.21 Dave Bedford-2 14 Jul 1972 London ENG 13:22.2 Dave Bedford (ENG) 12 Jun 1971 Edinburgh SCO 13:22.8 Ian Stewart (SCO) 25 Jul 1970 Edinburgh SCO 13:29.0 Dick Taylor (ENG) 13 Aug 1969 London ENG 13:33.0 Michael Wiggs (ENG) 30 Jun 1965 Helsinki FIN 13:36.8 Gordon Pirie-2 19 Jun 1956 Bergen NOR 13:51.6 Christopher Chataway (ENG) 13 Oct 1954 London ENG 14:02.6 Gordon Pirie (ENG) 29 Aug 1953 Berlin GER 14:08.6 Sandy Woodersom (ENG) 23 Aug 1946 Oslo NOR Women 14:29.11 Paula Radcliffe-6 20 Jun 2004 Bydgoszcz POL 14:31.42 Paula Radcliffe-5 28 Jul 2002 Manchester ENG 14:32.44 Paula Radcliffe-4 31 Aug 2001 Berlin GER 14:43.54 Paula Radcliffe-3 07 Aug 1999 London ENG 14:45.51 Paula Radcliffe-2 22 Aug 1997 Brussels BEL 14:46.76 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 16 Aug 1996 Koln GER 14:48.07 Zola Pieterse-2 26 Aug 1985 London ENG 15:13.07 Zola Pieterse (ENG) 04 Jul 1985 Helsinki FIN 15:14.51 Paula Fudge (ENG) 13 Sep 1981 Knarvik NOR 15:49.6 Kathryn Binns (ENG) 05 Apr 1980 Longford Park ENG
10,000 meters outdoors
Men 26:46.57 Mohamed Farah (ENG) 03 Jun 2011 Eugene OR USA 27:18.14 Jonathan Brown (WAL) 28 Aug 1998 Brussels BEL 27:23.06 Eamonn Martin (ENG) 02 Jul 1988 Oslo NOR 27:30.30 Brendan Foster (ENG) 23 Jun 1978 London ENG 27:30.80 Dave Bedford-4 13 Jul 1973 London ENG 27:47.0 Dave Bedford-3 10 Jul 1971 Portsmouth ENG 28:06.2 Dave Bedford-2 12 Sep 1970 Warsaw POL 28:06.6 Dick Taylor (ENG) 22 Jun 1969 London ENG 28:24.4 Dave Bedford (ENG) 19 Apr 1969 London ENG 28:26.0 Michael Freary-2 17 Sep 1966 Stockholm SWE 28:37.2 Michael Freary (ENG) 04 Sep 1965 Berlin GER 28:52.4 Don Taylor 23 Aug 1963 London ENG 28:52.89 John Merriman-2 08 Sep 1960 Rome ITA 29:01.8 John Merriman 30 Jul 1960 London ENG 29:02.8 Stanley Eldon 19 Aug 1958 Stockholm SWE 29:06.4 George Knight 07 Sep 1957 Warsaw POL 29:17.2 Gordon Pirie-2 04 Jul 1956 Croydon ENG 29:17.2 Gordon Pirie 03 Sep 1953 Stockholm SWE 29:51.8 Frank Sando (ENG) 20 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN Women 30:01.09 Paula Radcliffe-5 06 Aug 2002 Munich GER 30:26.97 Paula Radcliffe-4 30 Sep 2000 Sydney AUS 30:27.13 Paula Radcliffe-3 26 Aug 1999 Seville ESP 30:40.70 Paula Radcliffe-2 10 Apr 1999 Barakaldo ESP 30:48.58 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 04 Apr 1998 Lisbon POR 30:57.07 Liz McColgan-4 25 Jun 1991 Hengelo NED 31:06.99 Liz McColgan-3 02 Jul 1988 Oslo NOR 31:19.82 Liz McColgan-2 04 Sep 1987 Rome ITA 31:41.42 Liz McColgan (SCO) 28 Jul 1986 Edinburgh SCO 32:57.17 Kathryn Binns-2 15 Aug 1980 Sittard NED 33:33.7 Kathryn Binns (ENG) 27 Feb 1980 London ENG
25,000 meters outdoors
Men 1:15:22.6 Ronald J Hill (ENG) 21 Jul 1965 Bolton ENG 1:17:13.0 Frederick Norris-2 26 Apr 1959 Dublin IRL 1:20:11+ Frederick Norris (ENG) 02 Aug 1958 Walton ENG
One Hour Run outdoors
Men 20.855 km Carl Thackery (ENG) 31 Mar 1990 La Fleche FRA 20.471 Ronald J Hill (ENG) 09 Nov 1968 Leicester ENG 20.005 Michael Freary (ENG) 21 Jul 1965 Bolton ENG 19.783 Frederick Norris-2 25 Oct 1958 Blackburn ENG 19.375 Frederick Norris (ENG) 28 Apr 1956 Walton ENG Women 16.495 km Michaela McCallum (ENG) 02 Apr 2000 Asti ITA 16.364 Alison Fletcher (ENG) 03 Sep 1997 Bromley ENG 16.272 Zina Marchant (ENG) 30 Mar 1988 London ENG 15.693 Elaine Statham (ENG) 17 Sep 1986 Stoke ENG
3000 meters indoors
Men 7:33.1 ^ Mohammed Farah-3 21 Feb 2015 London ENG 7:34.47 Mohammed Farah-2 21 Feb 2009 Birmingham ENG 7:40.99 Mohammed Farah (ENG) 31 Jan 2009 Glasgow SCO 7:41.09 John Mayock-2 06 Feb 2002 Stockholm SWE 7:43.31 John Mayock (ENG) 23 Feb 1997 Birmingham GBR 7:43.90 Robert Denmark (ENG) 09 Mar 1991 Seville ESP 7:46.22 Mark Rowland 27 Feb 1990 Seville ESP 7:46.7 Nick Rose (ENG) 25 Feb 1979 Vienna AUT 7:46.85 Richard Wilde (ENG) 15 Mar 1970 Vienna AUT 7:55.4 Ian Stewart (SCO) 09 Mar 1969 Belgrade YUG 7:56.2 Ian McCafferty (SCO) 25 Feb 1967 Lyon FRA 8:06.6 Alan Simpson (GBR) 27 Mar 1966 Dortmund GER 8:11.9 Bruce Tulloh (ENG) 26 Feb 1961 Berlin GER Women 8:31.50 Joanne Pavey-2 03 Feb 2007 Stuttgart GER 8:34.55 Joanne Pavey (ENG) 20 Feb 2004 Birmingham ENG 8:34.80 Liz McColgan (SCO) 04 Mar 1989 Budapest HUN 8:39.79 Zola (Pieterse) Budd-2 08 Feb 1986 Cosford ENG 8:56.13 Zola (Pieterse) Budd (ENG) 09 Feb 1985 ENG 8:56.4 Paula Fudge (ENG) 11 Feb 1981 Cosford ENG 9:09.4 Mary Stewart (ENG) 05 Mar 1977 Cosford ENG 9:36.0 Elizabeth Connors 02 Feb 1973 Cosford ENG
2 miles indoors
Men 8:03.40 Mohamed Farah-2 21 Feb 2015 Birmingham ENG 8:08.07 Mohamed Farah (ENG) 18 Feb 2012 Birmingham ENG 8:17.06 John Mayock (ENG) 17 Feb 2002 Birmingham ENG 8:18.4 Nick Rose (ENG) 17 Feb 1978 San Diego CA USA 8:28.4 Ian Stewart-2 12 Jan 1973 College Park MD USA 8:32.2 Ian Stewart (SCO) 01 Feb 1969 Cosford ENG 8:36.4 Ian McCafferty (SCO) 04 Feb 1967 Cosford ENG 8:41.6 Alan Simpson 15 Jan 1966 Boston MA USA 8:42.6 Derek Ibbotson 27 Mar 1965 Cosford ENG 8:42.6 John Jackson 27 Mar 1965 Cosford ENG 8:50.0 Derek Graham (NIR) 19 Apr 1963 Wembley ENG 8:52.8 Brian Hill-Cottingham (ENG) 30 Mar 1963 Wembley ENG 8:56.0 Brian Craig 26 Jan 1963 Boston MA USA 8:57.4 Derek Ibbotson (GBR) 16 Mar 1962 London ENG 9:00.0 Frederick Norris (ENG) 14 Jan 1961 Boston MA USA
Women 9:32.00 Joanne Pavey (ENG) 17 Feb 2007 Birmingham ENG 9:36.85 Yvonne Murray (SCO) 15 Mar 1987 Cosford ENG
5000 meters indoors
Men 13:10.60 Mohamed Farah (ENG) 19 Feb 2011 Birmingham ENG 13:21.27 Nick Rose (ENG) 12 Feb 1982 New York NY USA 13:26.1 Geoffrey Smith (ENG) 06 Feb 1981 New York NY USA 13:39.9 Tony Staynings (KY/ENG) 08 Feb 1980 New York NY USA 13:58.4 Alan Simpson 10 Apr 1965 Tampere FIN
Women 15:03.17 Liz McColgan (SCO) 22 Feb 1992 Birmingham ENG 16:17.1 Andrea Paolillo (SCO) 25 Jan 1986 West Lafayette IN USA 16:39.0 Bernadette Madigan (ENG) 15 Jan 1982 Columbus OH USA
Last Updated on 17 Dec 2016
Contributors: Kelly Smith, Paul Michiels