In November 2013 we announced our backing of Eilish McColgan, who is now a two-time Olympian, three-time British steeplechase champion and GB international, in an individual sponsorship deal.
Ian Beattie, our Chief Operating Officer – and also Chairman of scottish 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 writes a monthly blog for us, charting her progress towards each milestone and sharing her experiences.
Some fast facts about Eilish:
- Eilish qualified for her third successive Olympics in Tokyo - she competed in both the 5k and 10k
- At Sound Running ‘NAZ Elite’ in February 2021, Eilish ran a PB in the 10000m 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
- Qualified for Rio 2016 Olympics to compete in the 5000m where she reached the final
- The national record-holder in the 3000-metre steeplechase and the Under-23 record-holder for Great Britain
- Competed in the 3000-metre steeplechase in the 2012 Olympics, 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
- Competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow during 2014
- Came 10th at the World Championships in Moscow 2013
