Jake Smith (runner) explained

Jake Smith (born 19 May 1998)^[1] is a British long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.^[2]

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In 2019, he finished in 8th place in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden.^[3]

In April 2021, he ran his first full marathon in a time of 2:11:00 having originally planned to run as a pacer competing only part of the course.^[4]

In 2023, Smith revealed he had been diagnosed with RED-S and was taking a break from running.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jake Smith. 17 October 2020. World Athletics.
2. Web site: Men's Half Marathon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017121310/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1990771859. 17 October 2020. 17 October 2020. 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships.
3. Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630190953/https://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/81/21/ResultsBookECHU232019_v2.1_English.pdf. 30 June 2020. 6 July 2020. 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships.
4. News: Snider-McGrath . Ben . 26 April 2021 . Pacer makes mid-race decision to run full marathon, wins in 2:11:00 . Canadian Running . 21 May 2021.
5. Web site: Smith . Alan . 2023-05-23 . Running star eyes Olympics after opening up on eating disorder and abuse . 2023-06-07 . mirror . en.