Liz Yelling


Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset. She is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Hayley Yelling through her marriage to steeplechaser Martin Yelling and is the former training partner of Paula Radcliffe.
Yelling has taken part in the marathon at two summer Olympic Games; she finished 25th at Athens 2004 and 26th at Beijing 2008.
Yelling won the bronze medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games marathon. She also holds the women's course record for: the Bath Half Marathon with a time of 69 minutes 28 seconds set in 2007; and the Reading Half Marathon in 69 minutes 35 seconds, set in 2008.

Achievements

DistanceMarkDateLocation
800 m2:09.726 September 2000Watford
1,500 m4:15:0114 July 2001Birmingham
3,000 m8:57.325 July 2001Watford
5,000 m15:38.8630 July 2004Crystal Palace
10,000 m track31:58.3930 July 2002Manchester
10,000 m road32:5520 May 2007Manchester
Half marathon1:09.2825 March 2007Bath
Marathon2:28.3313 April 2008London