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Kavanagh and Courtney-Bryant lead SportsShoes Podium Home Nations fields

Top distance runners Jack Kavanagh and Melissa Courtney-Bryant are set to headline the upcoming SportsShoes Podium Home Nations 5km in Cardiff, which doubles as the 2026 UK 5km Road Race Championships. The event takes place on September 27 at Bute Park, utilizing a fast multi-lap circuit at Coopers Field that previously yielded course records for Jack Rowe and Calli Thackery.

Kavanagh enters the men's competition holding a personal best of 13:34, leading a fast group of contenders that includes Finley Proffitt, Andrew Penney, Joseph Tuffin, Charlie Bisley, and Miles Clisham. On the women's side, Courtney-Bryant brings a 15:27 best into the race following a disrupted season, facing competition from Emily Haggard Kearney, Clara Evans-Graham, Charlotte Dannatt, and Jemima Pearson.

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