Jonathan Hay (runner)

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Jonathan "Jonny" Hay
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Hay in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of England.svg  England
Club Aldershot, Farnham & District
Coached by Mick Woods 2002-present
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 50.80

800m: 1:49.97

1500m: 3:42.13

Mile: 4:09.09

3000m: 7:59.20i

5000m: 13:57.16

10000m: 30:29.07

Half Marathon: 64:09

Marathon: 2:23:52
Updated on 03 October 2016

Jonathan "Jonny" Hay (born 12 February 1992) is a British middle- and long-distance runner who competes in cross country, track and half marathons.

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He was the bronze medallist in the 5000 m at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships. He is a three-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and has won age category team medals at the European Cross Country Championships.

He is currently sponsored by running shoe company, Hoka One One and is coached by Mick Woods.

Career

Early life and junior career

Hay started taking part in running competitions at an early age and competed for Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club in 2003. He initially focused on middle-distance events and cross country. By the end of 2008 he had won the Surrey cross country title and the 3000 metres titles at the UK School Games and the English Schools Championships. Hay trained under the tutelage of Mick Woods, a former British international runner. [1]

Hay made his international debut for Great Britain in the 2009 season, starting with an appearance at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the junior race. He ran in the 1500 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, being eliminated in the heats. [2] At the end of the year he came 23rd in the junior race at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships. On the circuit he placed third in the junior 3000 m at the Aviva London Grand Prix and won the Gateshead leg of the UK Cross Challenge series. He returned to the cross country internationals the following year, improving to 62nd at the World Cross and 14th at the European Cross. That same year, he made his debut in road running at the Guernsey Easter Running Festival, winning the 10K run and coming runner-up in the half marathon. [1]

Hay represented his club at the European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country in February 2011 and placed 28th for the team. [3] He claimed his first senior national title at the England Cross Country Championships two weeks later. [1] This preceded his best outing yet at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he placed 39th in the junior section. [2] At the national junior trials he won both the 1500 m and 5000 metres. [4] He was selected for the latter event at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships and took the bronze medal in a close finish. [5] After winning the British junior trial event, he went on to place eighth at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships, helping Britain to the team junior gold medals alongside individual medallist Richard Goodman. [6]

Under-23 competitions

He started the 2012 season with his first senior level success against international competition: he was runner-up to Asbel Kiprop at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country, defeating Olympic medallists Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele in the process. [7] He started studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham and proved himself in student competition with a win at the BUCS Cross Country. He retained his English cross country title shortly after. Hay was the winner of the 1500 m at the UK under-23 Championships, but a week later he didn't make it past the heats of that event at the British Olympic Trials for the 2012 London Olympics. He took to the roads at the end of the year instead, coming third at the Great Yorkshire Run and 16th at the Great North Run. [1]

Hay mainly competed in British Milers Club meetings in 2013, although he did manage sixth in the 5000 m at that year's British Athletics Championships as well as twelfth place and team gold in the under-23 section of the 2013 European Cross Country Championships. [3] He struggled to transition into the senior ranks on the track the following year, coming 15th nationally in the 5000 m despite winning the British under-23 title. He placed within the top ten at the Great North Run. He returned to the European Under-23 Cross Country race and managed fourth place – Britain's best performer – and led the British to the team silver medals behind Russia. [8]

National titles

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Amman, Jordan90th Junior race
World Youth Championships Bressanone, Italy7th (heats)3000 m
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland23rdJunior race
2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland62nd Junior race
European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal14thJunior race
2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, Spain39th Junior race
European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia3rd5000 m
European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia8thJunior race
2013 European Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia12thUnder-23 race
2014 European Cross Country Championships Samokov, Bulgaria4thUnder-23 race
2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China84th Senior race
European Cross Country Championships Hyères, France56thSenior race

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jonathan Hay. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2014-12-16.
  2. 1 2 Jonathan Hay. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-16.
  3. 1 2 Jonathan Hay. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Nine Scots in 'high-quality' British team".
  5. ↑ Men's 5000 metres results [ dead link ]. Sport Result (2011). Retrieved on 2014-12-16.
  6. ↑ 2011 European XC Championships - Junior men's Final Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine . European Athletics (2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-11.
  7. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (2012-01-09). Hay delighted with notable scalps as Kiprop starts well. The Independent . Retrieved on 2014-12-16.
  8. ↑ U23 Men Final - Sun, Dec 14 10:16. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
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