Jill Clarke Harrison

Jill Clarke Harrison is a British long distance runner from Sheffield.

Background

Clarke Harrison grew up in a small village in Derbyshire. She didn't discover running until encouraged in a PE lesson to train for the Sheffield schools championships.

Hard work and determination from that day lead her to run for Britain at the age of 19. By this time she had already been 2nd in the English Schools.

Early career

She studied at the Birmingham and Loughborough Universities and turned down a scholarship to a leading American University.

Coaches: George Gandy, Brian Scoby & Frank Horwill.

Training Partners inlcuded London Marathon Winning Veronique Marot, Olympic Silver Medalist Wendy Sly and Angie Pain.

Notable Accolades

She qualified for the Commonwealth Games (but had to pull out due to injury), become World Student Champion and came 14th in the London Marathon.

Her time in the London Marathon, 2 hours 34 minutes 19 seconds was the fastest Marathon debut by a British woman until Paula Radcliffe in 2002.

In December 2006 she still remains the 21st fastest 10k female runner in Britain with a time of 32.41 and 22nd fastest 5000m female track runner with 15.34.World Student Cross Contry Championships Women (individual) Gold Medal Jill Clarke/Harrison 1980 (http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/xc.htm)Vulcan Run-1987 november 3º place Jill Clarke/Harrison in 33´32´´ (http://vulcanrun.com/history/yearly-highlights)10000 meters 33´27´´ 1º place Hull 22-jun-198610 kilometers (road) 32´41´´ 4º place Orlando Fl. USA 21-feb-198715 kilometers (road) 50´27´´ 2º place Jacksonville Fl. USA 14-mar-198710 miles (road) 54´27´´ 4º place Washington DC. USA 2-abril-1989Half Marathon 1º11´44´´ 1º place Fleet 29-mar-198725 kilometers (road) 1º30´33´´ 2º place Glasgow 30-sep-1990marathon 2º34´19´´ 14º place London Marathon 23-abril-1989 toda esta información está en (http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/wc99.htm)

Post Running Career

Jill now lives in the West Country with her husband and 2 children, Seb and Rob.