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UK Athletics to address distance running
Ian Stewart has been appointment by UK Athletics (UKA) head coach, Charles van Commenee, to lead its new endurance strategy, aimed at addressing the future of elite distance running in the UK.
A new advisory group has also been formed to support Stewart, featuring some of Britain's most prominent endurance athletes in recent years, including Lord Coe, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram and Brendan Foster. Stewart said: "I come from a generation that was used to Britain being amongst the world's leading endurance nations. The situation as it stands is far from perfect, but I think there are things we can do that will certainly improve our standing between now and 2012."