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| Full Name: |
Tracey
Morris (nee Jones)
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| Born: |
9
September 1967, (Holyhead, Anglesey) |
| Age: |
36 |
| Lives: |
West
Yorkshire
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| Event: |
Marathon |
| Club: |
Valley
Striders |
| Coach: |
Steve
O'Callaghan |
| School: |
Holyhead
Secondary School (now Holyhead High) |
| Family: |
Mother
Pam Hodgson & Father Gwilym Jones, younger sister; Kelly, twin
brother; Anthony. |
| Year and Reason
Started Running |
"1979 –
Over-enthusiastic Father & PE Teacher." |
| Disappointments |
"Only training for 8 weeks for
the London Marathon after having 10 years off. (Grossly underestimated the
distance)." |
| Average Weekly Mileage |
"25 (on a good week) with hopes
to increase … honest." |
| Favourite Training Run |
"Hills. Don’t know why." |
| Favourite Pre-Race
Meal |
"Toast & Jam." |
| Favourite Race |
Sheffield Half Marathon. |
| Tips |
"To avoid eating mud, beware of
tree stumps whilst running through Golden Acre Park." |
| Likes |
"Wine." |
| Dislikes |
"Last Orders!" |
| Other Interests |
"Shopping." |
Personal Bests:
| 1500m |
4:59 |
? |
? |
| 5M |
27.38 |
November 2003 |
Roundhay, GBR |
| 10km |
33:22 |
April 2004 |
Salford, GBR |
| 10M |
56:39 |
February 2004 |
Snake Lane, Pocklington,
GBR |
| Half-Marathon |
73:44 |
January 2004 |
Brass Monkey, York, GBR |
| Marathon |
2:33:52 |
April 2004 |
London, GBR |
Junior
Tracey
Morris, nee Jones, was born and raised in Holyhead where her mother Pam Hodgson
and father Gwilym Jones still live. Running is in the family, because her father
Gwilym Jones, an ex-fireman, was a keen runner and her sister Kelly, 21,
specialises in the sprint hurdles and is studying sports science at NEWI.
Tracey was a keen athlete
whilst at school in Holyhead and was captain of the Welsh girls' running squad -
reportedly at the same time Colin Jackson was boys' captain. She was a member of
the Cybi Striders before moving to Bradford to study to become an optician and
settling in Leeds.
Tracey represented Wales at
Cross Country and 1500m in 1985.
Although talented as a
youngster, running for Welsh Schools, Morris turned her back on the sport until
she was into her thirties.
1998
Tracey ran her first marathon,
for charity, in London in 1998 where she clocked 3:39:21 but she was not to
really step things up until she became a veteran.
2003-2004
Tracey didn't return
seriously to running until late 2003 when she decided to keep fit and so joined
the Valley Striders in Leeds. In November 2003, she entered a 10km race in
Flint, not realising beforehand that it was the Welsh championships - and won
the event.
Following that victory, she
raced as part of Wales' cross-country team in Cardiff the same month and in a
10km race for Wales in Leeds in December. She had been invited to take Paula
Radcliffe's place in that race - but Tracey refused to run in an English vest.
She ran a half-marathon PB of 76:34, and then an even more impressive
33:23 10km, but it
was her early form in 2004 that suggested she was on the verge of international
recognition.
2004
Made a great start to 2004
with victory in the Helsby Half-marathon in a PB of 74:22, then improved further
to 73:44 when winning at York a week later. A 10km best of 33:41 followed a
further week on at the Dewsbury 10km and then came a 10 victory at Pocklington
in 56:39.
Preparing for her first serious marathon, she won the Hull 20 (19.4
miles) in 1:56:21 and added 10km victories at Wakefield (34:00) and Salford (a
PB of 33:22) to go into London with great confidence.
She finished strongly in
London and passed Birhan Dagne to win the AAA of England title and more
importantly win the Olympic trial in a PB of 2:33:52 to book her ticket for
Athens, and knocking an hour off her previous time. She
was tenth overall in the women's race, and three minutes inside the Olympic
qualifying time.
"The (Olympic
qualifying) time was at the back of my mind, but I've never raced a marathon
before so I didn't know what I was capable of."
So, the following Monday,
Tracey got the call from the British Olympic Association and was invited to join
the team in Athens this August.
"I can hardly
believe it," she said.
"I will now have to
speak to my bosses and see if I can get the time off work. I am now hoping I can
knock more time off in Athens."
A month later she ran 33:53
in the Great Manchester Run.
Great Manchester Run
Won the Thirsk 10 in June in
57:21.
Tracey's Race
Performances
- Jun 04:
Thirsk 10: Tracey won
but had entered on the day, so couldn't win 1st prize.
- May 04:
Manchester 10k: Tracey Morris 3rd British woman behind Liz
Yelling and Louise
Damen
- Apr 04:
LONDON MARATHON: Tracey 10th & FIRST BRITISH
WOMAN (2:33:52) PB & qualified for Olympic Games team
- Apr 04:
Salford 10k: 1st (33:22) PB
- Apr 04:
Wakefield 10k: 1st & 6th overall (34:00)
- Mar 04:
East Hull 19½: 1st & 6th overall
- Feb 04:
Snake Lane 10: 1st & 7th overall (56:39) PB
- Jan 04:
Brass Monkey ½m: 1st & 8th overall (73:44)
PB new course record
- Jan 04:
Helsby ½m: 1st course record
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- Nov 03: Abbey
Dash 10k : 1st (33:23) (7th fastest by GB
woman in 2003)
- Nov 03:
UK & Eire Masters international cross-country: Tracey
(representing Wales) 2nd overall and 1st W35
- Nov 03:
Roundhay 5: 1st (27:38) (15th fastest by
GB woman in 2003)
- Oct 03: Mold
10k (and Wales 10k champs): 2nd (34:14)
and WELSH 10K CHAMPION
- Oct 03:
Bridlington ½ marathon (and Yorks vets champs): 1st
(76:48) new course record
- Sep 03:
Great North Run: 13th & 1st W35
(76:35)
- Sep 03: Kirkstall
10k: 2nd (37:16)
- Sep 03:
Striders Club Handicap approx 10k: 4th fastest
overall (36:19)
- Sep 03:
Hyde Park 5k (Yorks Vets Championship): W35
champion (17:11),
- Aug 03:
Leeds Country Way: Tracey won a fastest leg trophy
- Aug 03:
Harrogate 10k: 2nd (36:19)
- Jul 03: Pudsey
10k: 1st (38:45) (tough course!)
- Jun 03: Otley
10: 1st (60.56)
- Jun 03: Harewood
approx 10k: 1st (35:45)
- Jun 03:
Ackworth 10k: 1st (36:53)
- Jun 03: Thirsk
10: 2nd (61:38)
- May 03:
Leeds Half Marathon: 2nd & 1st W35 (79:36)
- Apr 03:
Striders Club Handicap approx 10k: 2nd fastest
overall (37:14)
- Apr 03:
Wakefield 10k: 5th (36:00)
- Mar 03: Inter-counties
½ marathon championship at Wilmslow: 9th &
2nd W35 (78:48) and 2nd counter for winning Yorkshire team
- Feb 03:
Snake Lane 10: 1st (60:35)
- Jan 03:
Knavesmire ½ marathon: 1st (81:30)
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- Dec 02:
Abbey Dash 10k: (36:54)
- Nov 02: Roundhay
5: 1st W35 (30:35)
- Nov 02:
Guy Fawkes 10: 1st (FIRST RACE WIN)(65:30)
- Oct 02:
West Yorkshire cross-country league: 7th
- Aug 02:
Harrogate 10k: 2nd (38:43)
- Jun 02: Otley
10: (66:58)
- Jun 02:
Tracey joined Valley Striders
- May 02:
Leeds ½ marathon: (88:59)
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- Dec 01: Abbey
Dash: (39 mins)
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- Apr 99: London
Marathon: (3:39)
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ATHENS
Tracey
finished 29th in the Olympic marathon in Athens in 2:41:00,
15 minutes behind the winner. |
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Pre-race: In
the Senior Women’s race Tracey Morris (Valley Striders) competes in her
first race since finishing 29th in the Olympic Marathon in
Athens in August. Sciatica problems Morris suffered in the lead up
to the Olympics were traced to a torn muscle between her hamstring and
gluteus muscles, now treated, she has been back to light training for
three weeks. “I
am just using the race on Saturday as a training run as it will help me
get race sharp again,” explained
Morris.
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Tracey
Morris was 15th in the Senior Women's at the Reebok Cross Challenge race in
Liverpool.
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Tracey
Morris finished 15th in her first race back since competing in
the Olympic Marathon in Athens. She was using the race as training after a
spell out with injury.
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2005
| Yorkshire
XC Championships, Skipton
Aine Hoban (Wakefield
Harriers), a European Gold medallist with the Norwich Union GB Junior
Women’s Team in Edinburgh 13 months ago, romped away with the Senior
Women’s title, finishing 52 seconds ahead of her club mate Julie
O’Mara with Olympic marathon heroine Tracey Morris (Valley Striders)
third (and first veteran).
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| Morris pulls out of London event
Briton
Tracey Morris has withdrawn from the Flora London Marathon.
Morris, who competed
at the Athens Olympics, has been told to rest her ankle after she twisted
it training for the Liverpool Half-Marathon.
"It is incredibly
disappointing to have to withdraw from London which is such a special race
for me," said
Morris.
"I have been
advised to rest my ankle for a couple of weeks to allow it to heal
completely. I'll be back to compete at full strength soon." |
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