International Honours

This page is a work in progress, please let us know if details of any older members with International Honours that we have not yet included.

Sharon Gayter (1994 to 2011 with New Marske)

Sharon became a serious runner in 1994 when she completed her first 100km and 24 hour race, winning gold in the National Championships at both events, she is still the only person to take both titles in the same year.

Day 1 First International Day 3 First Medal

Sharon has represented Great Britain for 18 years, on 27 occasions, winning several medals as well as further National Championship titles.

Towards the end of her international career Sharon progressed to longer and more extreme races. In 2011 she was ranked World Number 1 for 6 days on the road with her British Record of 750km, a race she won outright as the first person.

In the same year Sharon broke the Guinness World Record for the furthest distance run on a treadmill in 7 days. Her distance of 833km added over 100 miles (160km) to the existing female record and nearly 50 miles (80km) to the men’s record. It is rare that a female world record is better than the male world record in athletics!

In October 2016, Sharon had run 186 ultras, 114 marathons and 119 off-road races of near marathon distance, some 419 events of 24 miles or further.

Sharon has raced across deserts such as the Libyan Challenge, Ocean Floor Race and Badwater Ultra-marathon. She has done multi stage races such as Marathon des Sables, Grand to Grand Ultra, Fire and Ice 250km, Trans-Alpine from Germany to Austria, Switzerland and Italy, Verdon Canyon, Al-Andalus Ultra Trail and Trans-Slovenia (winter edition).

Commonwealth Games Gold

During this podcast, Sharon shares more about her early life, how she got into running, and how running has changed her life. She shares more about the planning and preparation that goes into a World Record challenge like JOGLE. Sharon is super down to earth and full of top tips and advice to motivate and inspire you! Click to hear podcast

Harry Burdett (1997)

Tony Livingston

Represented the England Masters over45 xc team in 2002 at the home international in Glentoran, Northern Ireland . England won the team Gold Medal.

Mark Shaw

• Placed 17th at the 2011 European Junior Cross Country Championships, representing Great Britain

Kay Neesam

Kay has represented England Masters on a number of occasions including 2nd FW55 in the Masters International at the Chester Half Marathon in 2023.

Lewis Gamble-Thompson

Lewis on his way to 4th place and 1st Masters Athlete at the Chester 10k in 2023 (Photo John Earlston)

Victor Brudenell

3rd vet 55 for Victor Brudenell running for the England Masters team in the Chester 10k 2023

Kath Aspin

Kath has represented England Masters on a number of occasions including winning Team Gold and 2nd England counter at the Masters XC International in Derry 2017.