Sifan Hassan’s Olympic record of 2:22:55 would not be quick enough to meet the women’s marathon standard for Los Angeles 2028 – one of many demanding marks in the system World Athletics has just published.

Clare Elms, fresh from a world record-breaking year, goes for a 30th medal in the event while Scot Fiona Matheson chases a ninth overall victory at the British and Irish Masters Cross Country Championships in Dublin.

Former North of England cross-country champion Phillipa Williams runs a 13-second PB at the Heaton Harriers Memorial 10km after most of the year out, while Steve Buckle takes the half-marathon honours at the Remembrance Run in Essex.

Former international Grace Baker ends a long wait for a major league win in Sussex, while Herne Hill and Thames Hare & Hounds claim the team titles on Parliament Hill.

Scot won gold at the 1970 Games just hours after her husband's hammer victory and later became a prolific world masters record-breaker.