Louise Small (born 27 March 1992) is a British long-distance runner.
She is a life member [1] of Aldershot, Farnham And District Athletic Club, and has been coached by Mick Woods since she first joined in 2006 [2]
In 2007,age 15, she competed for Great Britain [3] at the IAAF World Youth Championships.
In 2008,Small was selected to join On Camp with Kelly, [4] a mentoring and education program set up by Dame Kelly Holmes for aspiring young athletes.
Small is an alumna of St Mary's University where she attained a BSc in Sports Coaching Science followed by a PGCE in Primary Education and finally a Masters in Pedagogical Leadership in Physical Education and Sport [5]
Small is currently sponsored by sports company Hoka [6] and was previously sponsored by Nike
Date | Competition | Venue | Position | |
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U17/Juniors | ||||
26/08/2007 | UK School Games | 1500m | Coventry | BRONZE [22] |
08/03/2008 | Sainsbury ESAA English Schools' Championships - cross country | XC | Liverpool | SILVER [23] |
28/03/2008 | SIAB International Schools' Cross Country Championships | XC | Perth | SILVER [24] |
13/04/2008 | London Mini Marathon | Road | London | GOLD [25] |
23/12/2008 | National Cross Country Championships | XC | Alton Towers | BRONZE [26] |
26/04/2009 | London Mini Marathon | Road | London | SILVER [27] |
21/02/2009 | National Cross Country Championships | XC | Parliament Hill | GOLD [28] |
19/02/2011 | National Cross Country Championships | XC | Alton Towers | BRONZE [29] |
01/05/2011 | BUCS Championships | 10000m | Bedford | GOLD [30] |
02/05/2011 | BUCS Championships | 5000m | Bedford | GOLD [31] |
04/02/2012 | BUCS Cross Country Championships | XC | Cardif | SILVER [32] |
Seniors | ||||
21/02/2015 | National Cross Country Championships | XC | Parliament Hill | SILVER [33] |
25/02/2017 | National Cross Country Championships | XC | Nottingham | SILVER [34] |
24/02/2018 | National Cross Country Championships | XC | Parliament Hill | SILVER [35] |
19/05/2018 | Night of the 10,000m PB's (inc British Champs & European Cup ) | 10000m | Parliament Hill | BRONZE [36] |
17/03/2019 | Reading Half Marathon | Road | Reading | SILVER [37] |
Small has six Senior Women's titles competing at the Hampshire Cross Country Championships, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022. [38]
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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800m | 2:09 | Stevenage | 7 June 2009 |
1500m | 4:20 | Watford | 27 July 2016 |
3000m | 9:07 | Watford | 6 September 2017 |
5000m | 15:40 | Catford | 14 September 2017 |
10000m | 32:34 | London | 19 May 2018 |
5K Road | 16:03 | Guernsey | 17 June 2023 |
10k Road | 33:20 | Warsaw | 22 April 2018 |
Half Marathon | 72:46 | Reading | 17 March 2019 |
Marathon | 2:30.54 | Berlin Marathon | 24 September 2023 |
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