Paul Larkins

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Paul Larkins (born 19 May 1963) is a retired English middle-distance runner and a sub 4 minute miler. He still ranks in the all time British Top 30 for 1,500m.

After his competitive career, Larkins went into journalism becoming Editor of both Athletics Weekly and Running Fitness. He is now Production Editor on Practical Classics, a classic car publication and Editor of Trail Running, an off-road running magazine.

Personal bests

DistanceMarkDate
800 m1:47.131984
1000 m2:18.351985
1500 m3:35.941987
Mile3:56.651987
2000 m5:01.481988
3000 m7:47.541989



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