In November 2013 we announced our backing of Eilish McColgan in an individual sponsorship deal.
Eilish is now a four-time Olympian, Commonwealth champion for 10,000m, British record holder for 5,000m and European record holder for 10k and 10 miles, holder of numerous British titles over five different events and European medalist both outdoors and indoors,
Ian Beattie, our Chief Operating Officer – and also Chairman of UK athletics – said: “Lindsays is delighted to offer backing to a dedicated and talented athlete with great potential at a time when she is pushing on to even greater things in an already significant career.”
Eilish provides regular video updates and blogs for us, charting her progress towards each milestone and sharing her experiences.
Some fast facts about Eilish:
- Eilish represented representing Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Olympics, she competed in the 10,000m in her fourth Olympics - she is the only Scottish athlete in track and field to achieve this feat.
- In April 2023 Eilish smashed her own British record (a time of 66:26) by running the Berlin Half Marathon in 65:43.
- Eilish had a medal-winning summer in 2022 - a Commonwealth Gold (10,000m) and Silver (5,000m) in Birmingham, followed in the same month with Silver (10,000m) and Bronze (5,000m) at the European Championships in Munich.
- 2021 saw Eilish qualify for her third successive Olympics in Tokyo - she competed in both the 5000m and 10,000m.
- At Sound Running ‘NAZ Elite’ in February 2021, Eilish ran a PB in the 10,000m of 30:58.
- In 2019 Eilish secured PBs in 1500m and 5000m as well as securing 1st place at the Great South Run
- In August 2018 Eilish won Silver in the 5000m at the European Championships
- At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April 2018, she qualified for the final in the 1500m and 5000m, placing 6th in both races
- In 2017 she became the Scottish 5000m record holder and won a Bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships
- Eilish qualified for Rio 2016 Olympics to compete in the 5000m where she reached the final
- Eilish is the national record-holder in the 3000-metre steeplechase and the Under-23 record-holder for Great Britain
- At the London 2012 Olympics, she competed in the 3000-metre steeplechase, her first major international championship
- A member of the Dundee Hawkhill Harriers, she has been coached since the age of 13 by her mother, Liz McColgan
- In 2014, Eilish competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
- Eilish came 10th at the World Championships in Moscow 2013
