Scottish marathon record-holder Callum Hawkins is ready to step up his preparations for the IAAF World Championships this autumn – and a midnight run in Doha, The Kilbarchan AAC athlete ended a 34-year wait for a new fastest time by a Scot over the classic distance when he clocked 2:08:14 to finish 10th in the London Marathon in April.Allister Hutton’s 2:09:16 mark had stood since 1985 and, after a short break which included his own version of the North Coast 500 road trip around Scotland, Hawkins has resumed training following confirmation of automatic selection for the global event in Qatar.“I’m selected for Doha and that’s the main target for 2019,” said Hawkins, who was fourth in the 2017 world championships marathon.“It will be warm out there, of course, but they have put the start of the marathon to midnight to try and help that.

The 27-year-old was in the mix in the final kilometres but just missed out following the long kick to the finish and place an agonising fourth again, clocking his fourth fastest time over 26.2 miles – 2:10:57 – despite the extremely hot and humid conditions.

https://t.co/SLky4ZaUeYSix world champions announced for Anniversary Games Register at runbritain to sign up for our newsletter, enter a race, organise a race, become a race adjudicator and much more!The runbritain handicap gives runners of all abilities the chance to record their progress and compare their results across a variety of distances and terrains.Alexander Stadium Walsall Road Perry Barr Birmingham B42 2BE Club: Kilbarchan. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Every Wednesday, until September, one runner, drawn at random, who improves their handicap since last week and clicks their clock will win a prize. Gender: Male. Callum Hawkins collapses with heatstroke and dehydration during the Commonwealth Games marathon on the Gold Coast, Australia, in 2018. Callum Hawkins. I appreciated that gesture.”In the recovery period after London, Hawkins’ only long run was a car run.“I had a bit of down time afterwards,” he said. Scottish marathon record-holder Callum Hawkins is ready to … I will go back again at some point but I don’t mean for a run – I’m not quite ready for the ultra running yet!“Since then it is just a case of easing back into the training; doing a lot of work on the bike first and then some miles. “We took a road trip up to the north of Scotland and it was fantastic – it was something I’d never done and bits of Scotland I’d never seen.“It wasn’t the exact North Coast 500, more my version of it, because we ended up driving about 1000 miles in five days and the scenery was fantastic. Reward Running #clickyourclock. This summer they will swap muddy fields for sun-baked roads in Rio, emulating the man who inspired them to run in the first place.

It’s an evening start-time but the last time I was there for this race, at the same time of year, it was 27 degrees.”Hawkins, of course, had collapsed in the final stages of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games marathon some 12 months prior to exorcising those ghosts with his superb run in London.“To be honest, it didn’t feel like a huge mental barrier to complete the race in London,” added Hawkins, who helped Scottish Athletics present the Lindsays Trophy for cross country participation to Giffnock North in Glasgow this week (pictured below).“I was really just thinking and concentrating more on trying to run fast, rather than just finishing.“Having said that, I did have a wee wobble at the 40km point and my head just went a bit for a moment.

Third on the UK all-time marathon list and twice a fourth-place finisher at the World Championships, Callum Hawkins is one of the world's best over 26.2 miles (42km). I feel in pretty good shape.”Hawkins, twice winner of the Lindsays National XC title, isn’t ruling out a return to cross-country action next winter in what could be the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics.He joined Scottish Athletics chairman and Lindsays chief operating officer, Ian Beattie, in celebrating success for Giffnock North AC in the Lindsays Trophy for the largest aggregate of finishers across three National XC events over the winter.The Glasgow club, winners in 2016 and 2017, won the accolade back from holders Garscube Harriers after fielding no fewer than 283 finishers.EA is pleased that club & group activity as well as competitions for athletics & running will not be affected by the new restrictions on the number of people allowed to meet up. Age Group: SEN. Login to follow-6.8 3 What do these mean? Third on the UK all-time marathon list and twice a fourth-place finisher at the World Championships, Callum Hawkins is one of the world's best over 26.2 miles (42km). World fourth-placer is back in training following his Scottish marathon record run in London. This week is my first session of eight times three minutes a bit faster and we will take it from there. The Scotsman is Great Britain’s all-time number two at the half marathon – behind Mo Farah – and won the Great Scottish Run in 2016. His last 1km was definitely faster than mine, though!“I had come out beforehand and said publicly I was looking to get a new Scottish record and a top 10 finish in London and in the end that’s what happened – even though I took the record by over a minute and I do feel I can go even quicker.“I don’t know too much about Allister Hutton and I’ve not spoken to him.“But John Graham, who was second on the all-time list prior to my run, and also with a 2:09, did send me a message prior to London and said: ‘Good luck, that record really needs to be broken as it has been far too long’. The last 5km were actually quicker than Mo Farah’s last 5km! Athletes can often pinpoint the moment they realised they could run, jump or throw better than the rest of their mates. For further information please click here: https://t.co/8Il8Yk68sa Late October has been targeted by @parkrunUK for its long-awaited comeback in England and AW understands the latest rule that forbids gatherings of more than six people will not apply to the weekly 5km events. The Olympic marathon in Tokyo is expected to be similarly hot and prompted a move 800km further north to Sapporo with Hawkins, investing in a set up at home to mimic the heat and humidity in order to be as best prepared as he can for both.

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