Eilish McColgan won the Great Scottish Run. The 31-year-old Commonwealth Games champion set a new British record and improved her own European record after finishing first in the women’s race in 30:18.
Racing on home soil at the Great Scottish Run, she finished a memorable year that has included British records at 5km and half-marathon plus Commonwealth 10,000m gold.
“I thought I’d be tired doing this but I actually felt okay. I found the course very tough. That first mile and a half, even up on to the motorway – it’s quite deceiving”, said Eilish McColgan. “Every bridge does get you. But it helped having a couple of lads to chase down. The first half I was on my own. The second half I could see people and was trying to chase them and then I had a little bit of a sprint finish at the end. But I got excited when I saw the clock. It was a nice way to round out the season”, added she.
Eilish McColgan is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion with the Games record, and 5000m silver medallist. Eilish McColgan is a four-time European Championships medallist, winning silver medals for the 5000m in 2018 and 10,000m in 2022, bronze in the 5000m in 2022, and a bronze for the indoor 3000m in 2017. She holds the European record in the 10 km road race, and British records for the 5000m, 5 km and half marathon. She also holds the European best in the 10 miles on the roads.
