Instagram story viewer> @edbird05> Posts

Edward Bird

@edbird05

68

posts

1.8K

followers

1155

following

🇬🇧 athlete
Poole AC & University of Kentucky

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Download All

3rd at the U18s European Championships in Jerusalem and happy to take home the bronze for GB 🥉🇬🇧 It’s been an absolutely great experience that will stay with me for years to come. Big shout out to my friend and teammate @james.knockton

📸 Jurij Kodrun

#whereitstarts #athletics #britishathletics #running #3000m #europeanathletics #sport taken in Jerusalem by @edbird05

457

92

4 years ago

BRITISH U20 RECORD

In a historic 3000m event at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Edward Bird clocks a British U20 record of 7:53.14 🇬🇧

At a European U20 level, only Joel Ibler Lillesø and Jakob Ingebrigtsen have gone quicker indoors over 3000m 🤯 by @edbird05

2k

24

2 years ago

First medal on the board 🥉🙌

Ed Bird storms to 3000m bronze with a stunning finish 👏

📸 @walima_24 taken in Lima, Peru by @edbird05

540

22

2 years ago

Rock bottom isn’t so bad when you’re into rocks. taken in University of Kentucky by @edbird05

317

31

23 days ago

@kentuckytrack & Field will host the NCAA East Region First Round next week and 36 Wildcats qualified to compete. Amongst the bunch is UK’s outdoor 5K record holder. Our Hannah Hamelback sits down with the Kentucky distance record book connoisseur, Ed Bird. taken in University of Kentucky Track and Field Complex by @edbird05

358

21

2 months ago

🚨 Program Record Alert 🚨

Ed Bird breaks his own UK program 3000m record in Boston with a time of 7:49.99‼️👏

#WeAreUK | #UKTF taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @edbird05

375

27

5 months ago

3️⃣ Cats on the USTFCCCA All-Southeast Region Team‼️👏

✅ Collins Kiprop Kipngok (12th, 29:53.9)
✅ Ed Bird (14th, 29;57.2)
✅ Doricah Minsari Isoe (24th, 20:10.6)

#WeAreUK | #UKXC by @edbird05

159

0

8 months ago

🎟️👊

Ed Bird has qualified for the 2025 NCAA XC Championships‼️

#WeAreUK | #UKXC by @edbird05

275

16

8 months ago

Congrats to Ed Bird on being named to the All-SEC Third Team 👏👏

#WeAreUK | #UKXC by @edbird05

262

10

9 months ago

Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best or something like that. taken in Sautee Nachoocee, Ga by @edbird05

240

30

10 months ago

🇳🇴 on the camcorder, would have had more footage but someone may have accidentally dropped the cassette….. taken in Bergen, Noway by @edbird05

183

5

a year ago

Ed Bird | Soaring in 2025

2025 has been a breakthrough year for Ed. He has run personal bests across every distance from 1500m to 5000m, including a sub-four-minute mile, 7:51 for 3km, and 13:33 for 5000m.

This incredible season culminated in a GB vest at the European U23 Championships over 5000m, a fitting reward for his dedication and hard work.

We’ve been proud to support Ed with FLYCARB products in recent months and felt his journey deserved to be in the spotlight. So, we hatched a plan to give you a little insight:

Jack: So, Ed, what inspired you to go to college in the US?

Ed: It just felt like the natural next step in my athletics. You get to train like a pro and study abroad, couldn’t turn it down. I saw older athletes heading out there and the setup looked ideal.

Jack: What’s better, US or UK Cross Country?

Ed: I’m biased, UK all the way. There’s nothing like ankle-deep mud and sideways rain. The US is faster and cleaner, more like track on grass. Both have their place, but UK cross just hits different.

Jack: What’s the biggest grind in your training schedule?

Ed: Keeping mileage high while racing. In the US, some races are like training sessions, so we don’t really ease off, it’s tough but builds strength.

Jack: How do you feel BICARRB supports your performance?

Ed: I genuinely feel it gives me an edge, especially when the pace lifts and legs usually go. It helps delay that lactic build-up so I can keep pushing when it really matters.

Jack: You can make up a dream training camp, where is it, who’s there, and what sessions are banned?

Ed: St. Moritz all the way. It has stunning views, great trails, and I’m big into hiking too, so it’s the place to be. I’d take the Poole AC boys: Mark Ruby, Will Rabjohns, and Mark Pauley. No sessions are banned, if it helps me get better, I’m all in.

Interested in studying in the US as a student athlete? Touch base with @nathanolympicsports

Interested in elite bicarb supplements at an affordable price, check out @flycarb

#FLYCARB #bicarb #athletetraining #athletemotivation #trackside taken in University of Kentucky by @edbird05

164

1

a year ago