As the headline sponsor, Saucony will be supporting BMC’s racing program and will look to enhance the high-quality race experience that is seen at their events.

Saucony is a leading global running lifestyle brand that fuses performance, innovation and style to create compelling footwear and apparel. The deal represents Saucony’s continued support of the development of British middle and long-distance running.

Founded in 1963, the BMC is the premier middle-distance athletics club in the country. Through its wide-ranging offering of elite standard expertise and events they aim to improve the world standing of UK Middle Distance running.

The partnership with BMC also builds on Saucony’s impressive roster of race sponsorship which includes; the English National XC Championships, England National XC Relays, Cambridge Half Marathon and the most recent addition of Run Windsor which includes the Running 4 Women 10k and the Windsor Half Marathon.

The sponsorship will begin with immediate effect.

Gareth Lloyd, Saucony UK & Ireland Marketing Manager says ‘’As a brand that prides ourselves on supporting grassroots running development, the BMC run series fits perfectly into our portfolio of events alongside the English National XC Championships and National XC Relays’’

‘’We see the BMC as a vital feeder service into international and GB athletics. We aim to enhance these events and the race day experience. Over the years many of Britain’s best distance runners have had breakthrough performances at BMC races. We hope to see this continue and look forward to helping athletes reach their full potential.’’

“The BMC is pleased to announce that it has agreed a major sponsorship deal with Saucony,” BMC chairman Tim Brennan said ‘we are delighted with our new partnership with Saucony and to be working with people who understand our sport and share our aims. We look forward to working together to improve the world standing of UK Middle Distance running.”

Fast Running is excited by this news and it will be interesting to see how the sponsorship deal will help British endurance runners push forward to new levels.

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It is the fifth and final British Milers Club Grand Prix of the summer and will see runners aim to achieve Commonwealth Games qualifying standards to strengthen their selection chances for Brisbane next year.

England Athletics Commonwealth Gamesstandards are 28:10 for men and 32:15 for women.

“We will have pacemakers to help out with the intention of running 68s to 4k so hopefully that will give the top runners a chance,” said Steve Green, the meeting organiser.

Thompson, with a personal best from 2011 of 27:27.36 is the fastest man in the men’s field, which also includes Abel Tsegay, Luke Traynor, Luke Cadwell and Scott Overall.

Steel, who earlier this year won a third Great Ireland Run title, will start as favourite in the women’s race but will be challenged by Katrina Wootton, Charlotte Arter, Rebecca Murray and Verity Ockenden.

The men’s 1500m has a strong field, with Tom Lancashire, Jack Crabtree and Ireland’s Kieran Kelly all competing for podium places, while Charlene Thomas, heads the entry for the women’s 1500m aiming for another sub 4:10 time to impress Commonwealth Games selectors. The field also includes Naomi Taschimowitz and Hannah Nuttall.

European U20 800m silver medallist Markhim Lonsdale and Olympian Michael Rimmer head the men’s 800m field.

Anna Burt, who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas, will face Hannah England, Emily Dudgeon, Katy Brown, Mari Smith and Revee Walcott-Nolan in the women’s 800m.

The meet begins at 4.10pm with 29 races over the course of the evening. For more details, including timetables and entries visit www.britishmilersclub.com.

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