Date uploaded: 2020-08-03 15:16:22
Archive date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:23:59 GMT
ā NICK GOOLAB ā
@nickgoolab
š British 5k record holder, reigning @englandathletics 5k and 10k champion š„š„
Age: 30
Where I grew up: Ealing
Where I live now: Living in Ealing, training in Ealing and Teddington
Outside of athletics: Iām a maths tutor
Proudest achievement: 1st class MSci in Mathematics
Proudest athletics moment: 5k British record in Monaco earlier this year
How I got into athletics: I did well in a bleep test so my PE teacher sent me to a borough schools cross country race. After that race I was asked to join my local club
Goals: Run a 5000 track time more in line with my 3000 [7:42] and 5k [13:27] times.
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For a longer read on how Nick broke the British 5k record, see the link in our bio for a breakdown of the training that went into it, and how the race itself unfolded
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Photography by @ollietrenchard