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Richard Morrell

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🎤 Athletics Commentator, Presenter & Event MC.
🎙️ Content/Podcast for @trackstaa
🎽 Road | Cross Country | Track & Field
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Big learning experience at the weekend calling the @lborointernationalathletics!

Lots of lessons learned and plenty of improvements to be made, but that’s exactly what we’re here for.

Here’s a little snippet from one of the performances of the day in my eyes — @henrich.charlotte with a dominant run in the 400m match.

Big shoutout to the main man @scott.eburne, who was first class on the 🎤 and carried me all day 😂🤝

Back in action twice this coming weekend 👀👀

#running #runner #athlete #elite #runners by @morrell_live

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5 months ago

O’SULLIVAN LOOKING OMINOUS 🇮🇪 1:59.65👀

“Looking ominous…” 🎙️

Had the pleasure of calling Sophie O’Sullivan’s brilliant win in the BMC Women’s 800m A Race at the St Mary’s Grand Prix.

First sub 2 minute 800m, and what a way to do it.
….a kick timed to absolute perfection.

Really enjoyed calling this one. 🎙️ by @morrell_live

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2 months ago

Jack of all trades….👀🎙️

Battersea Park 5k delivered once again ! A little snippet from the studio with a pearler to close the race off 👀.

Jack Rowe taking the win in 13:37 on a hot evening in Battersea park was just a little bit special. Another huge production from the @topflightraces guys 🐐

Back very soon 🎙️

#run #race #athlete #5k #runner by @morrell_live

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2 months ago

Meet the Chester broadcast team for the watch party of the MBNA Chester Marathon 2026 📺

Bringing you all the action from the MBNA Chester Marathon this Sunday:

🎤 Rich Morrell - @morrell_live - Former middle-distance athlete and host of the @trackstaa podcast, leading the coverage with expert insight from the world of elite running.

🏃 Calum Johnson - @caaljohnson - Elite runner, national cross-country champion and 2:13 marathon runner.

⚡ Ava Leadbetter - @avaleadbetter_ - Border Harriers & AC athlete and England representative who has made an impressive rise from competitive dance to elite-level distance running.

🔥 Chris Coulson - @chris.c03 - Morpeth Harrier with PBs of 29:35 for 10K and 63 for the half marathon, as well as winner of the Top Flight Quayside 5K earlier this year.

📱 Jamie’s Running - @jamies.running - Dad runner and content creator who has built a huge online community by sharing practical advice and the realities of balancing training with everyday life.

📍 RunThrough YouTube channel
📆 Sunday 11 October 2026
⏱️ 8:45am taken in Chester, England UK by @morrell_live

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6 days ago

INJURED. DOUBTED. EUROPEAN FINALIST. 🎙️🔥

From the frustration of injury to standing on the start line of a European Championship final on home soil.

James West joins Rich Morrell on the Trackstaa Podcast for an open conversation about the highs, lows and lessons of his athletics career.

🏃‍♂️ The training methods and coaches that shaped him.

💭 The setbacks, self-doubt and challenges of returning from injury.

🥉 Fighting his way back onto the British Championship podium.

🇬🇧 Earning his place on the British team and reaching the European 5,000m final in Birmingham.

A fascinating insight into the resilience, belief and hard work it takes to find your way back to the top level of athletics.

🎧 JAMES WEST: INJURED, DOUBTED, EUROPEAN FINALIST

OUT NOW on Trackstaa YouTube and all major podcast platforms. by @morrell_live

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6 days ago

I’m picking Josh Kerr over Mondo Duplantis. 👀

And on the women’s side? Agnes Ngetich gets my vote.

Kerr: world mile record, World Ultimate champion, world indoor champion, Commonwealth champion.

Ngetich: two global titles, a world record in Copenhagen and one of the most dominant distance-running seasons of 2026.

Those are my two World Athlete of the Year picks.

Tell me I’m wrong. 👇
Who wins the men’s and women’s awards for you? by @morrell_live

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8 days ago

🚨 EDDIE HEARN HAS ENTERED ATHLETICS… 👀

16-year-old British sprint star Bronson Hearn-Smith has signed with Matchroom Talent Agency becoming what appears to be the agency’s first move into track and field.

Matchroom’s talent arm has already expanded beyond boxing into MMA and rugby, with names including Tom Aspinall, Henry Pollock and Finn Russell.

Now they’ve landed one of Britain’s brightest young sprinters.

European U18 200m champion.
20.70 this summer.
And still only 16. 🇬🇧🔥

So is this simply one very smart signing…or the start of Matchroom taking a much bigger interest in athletics?

👇 Does athletics need the Eddie Hearn treatment? by @morrell_live

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10 days ago

🚨 **EXCLUSIVE: JAKE SMITH IS HEADING TO VALENCIA…. ON PACING DUTIES!

Fresh off a 2:09 marathon in Berlin and a PB of more than 90 seconds, Jake Smith reveals he’ll be back on marathon duty later this year, pacing in Valencia.

But there’s a lot more to this one.

Jake joins Rich Morrell to break down exactly what happened in Berlin, why he believes a major change in his training has helped unlock another level, and the huge role cross training is now playing in his programme.

He also opens up on the tougher periods after London marathon, when the results weren’t matching the work, and what it took to get himself back to running his best.

2:09. A big PB. A different approach. And now Valencia awaits. 🇪🇸

🎙️ Full conversation with Jake Smith now on the Trackstaa YouTube channel, link in bio 🤝 by @morrell_live

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11 days ago

LONDON DOES THE DOUBLE 🇬🇧👀

The London Marathon is changing in a BIG way for 2027 …two days, two separate elite programmes and more runners getting the opportunity to take part.

And there are some obvious positives.

From a broadcast point of view, giving the elite men and women their own day could be brilliant. More space to actually tell the stories of the race rather than multiple competitions unfolding at the same time.

Then there’s the big benefit of more people actually getting the chance to run London.

But there’s another side to it.

Can you recreate that famous London Marathon atmosphere on two consecutive days? Will the same crowds come out twice? Does splitting everything up take something away from that feeling of the entire running world descending on London for one huge Sunday?

And that’s before you even get into the logistics and disruption of staging it across a full weekend.

Let’s us know your thoughts in the old comments section 👇 by @morrell_live

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14 days ago

My men’s GOAT performance of the 2026 track season? 🇳🇴

Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the European Championships.

And yes, this is me trying to convince Mr Cameron Boyek that I’m right.

It wasn’t just the fact he won the 5,000m. It was everything around it.

The comeback. The build up. The anticipation. The question marks.

Is he fit?
How fit is he?
What is he actually going to be able to do after so long away?

Then he turns up, steps onto the track and goes and wins the bloody thing.

For me, the best performances aren’t always just about the fastest time or the biggest championship.

Sometimes it’s the story.

And that night just felt like another massive chapter in the Jakob Ingebrigtsen story.

🐐 Men’s GOAT performance of 2026.…. Well Ai @cameronboyek ! Now @jakobing answer my phone calls bro ! by @morrell_live

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19 days ago

🐐 WHAT WAS THE GOAT PERFORMANCE OF 2026?

Rich and Cameron give their picks for the men’s and women’s performances of the year… 👀👀

But before we get there, we’re breaking down a huge few days of athletics:

🔥 The highs and talking points from ATHLOS
🌍 The World Road Running Championships
🐐 And our standout performances from the entire 2026 season

Agree with their GOAT picks… or have they completely missed the mark?

🎙️ The new Trackstaa Podcast is OUT NOW.

📺 Watch on YouTube
🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms

Drop your men’s and women’s GOAT performances of 2026 below 👇 by @morrell_live

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20 days ago

FROM 800m TO 58:06. 🤯🇸🇪

Andreas Almgren is a WORLD CHAMPION.

The Swede clocks 58:06 to win the World Road Running Half Marathon title in Copenhagen, taking a huge 35 seconds off his own European record and moving to No.9 on the world all-time list.

The splits were ridiculous:

5K — 13:58
10K — 27:55
15K — 41:47
20K — 55:20
Finish — 58:06

And when it came down to the closing stages, Almgren showed the gears, kicking away from Nicholas Kipkorir to take his first global gold, with Joshua Cheptegei completing the podium in 58:26.

From World U20 800m medallist to European 10,000m champion… and now World Half Marathon Champion.

The Almgren evolution continues. 📈 by @morrell_live

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