Charlie Hulson

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Charlie Hulson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)
St Asaph, Wales
Occupation Runner
Sport
Sport Long-distance running
Event(s) 5000 m, 10,000 m, cross country, Marathon, Half Marathon
ClubLiverpool Harriers and Athletic Club, Liverpool
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 m – 13:43.35 (2016)
10,000 m – 29:12:00 (2018)
Marathon – 2:13:34 (2020). [1]

Charlie Hulson (born 7 March 1993) is a British athlete and senior professional marathon runner, most recently noted to achieve a Personal Best marathon time of 2:13:34. [2] at the Virgin Money London Elite Marathon, 4 October 2020. He finished 20th, [3] fifth British runner. [4] [5]

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He has represented Great Britain at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and at the European Cross Country Championships on four occasions (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018). [6]

Career

Hulson is currently signed under a two-year contract with New Balance after previously being under contract with Team NB, Manchester in 2015–2017. [7] He is now coached by Steve Vernon and is an affiliate of Liverpool Harriers and Athletic Club. [2]

In his earlier career he ran for both Sale Harriers and Deeside Athletics. Before focusing on competing in marathons, he is noted to have won the 2015 England National Cross Country Championship [8] and finish 17th in the European Cross Country Championships in 2019. [9] Additionally, the Liverpool Harrier was also considered dominant on tarmac 2018 and 2019, winning 10k races at Telford, [10] Cardiff, [8] [11] Wrexham [12] and Chester [13] along with posting the fastest leg at the Northern 6 Stage Relays. [7] In the journey switching to marathon distance, Hulson secured the 2019 Welsh half marathon record in Cardiff. [14] [15] [16]

Hulson completed his debut marathon in Valencia achieving a time of 2:14:22 [17] [18] (2019).

Personal life

He lives in Chester with his partner, Robyn Flynn, who supports with training and management. Hulson works full-time running his family bakery in Mold, North Wales.

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