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Victoria Wilkinson

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Wilkinson displayed significant talent as a junior, winning national fell running titles at under-16 and under-18 level. She also finished second in the English Schools Cross Country Championships in 1996. At that time she was coached by her father Chris who was also a runner and cyclo-cross
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in 2009. In 2010, Wilkinson was first in the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships, second in the North of England Championships and fifth in the
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She set a new record at the Tour of Pendle in 2017, taking thirteen minutes off the previous best women's time which had been set by
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Around 2006, Wilkinson returned to more frequent racing as a runner. She has represented her country multiple times in both the
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A knee injury interrupted Wilkinson’s running career and she turned her attention to cyclo-cross, in which she competed at the
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Wilkinson won the Šmarna Gora Race in Slovenia in 2007, the victory giving her enough points to finish second overall in the
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In the 2010s, Wilkinson has been prominent in fell running. She was the inter-counties champion in 2010. She won the
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She also raced cross country, finishing second in the UK Cross Challenge series in 2006-2007 and ninth at
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rider who was a world mountain running champion at junior level and who has several times been a national
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Wilkinson's victories in 2018 included a new fastest time at the Kentmere Horseshoe in July and a win at
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in Germany in 2003. Some years later, despite limited experience on the type of course, she won the
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Commonwealth Championships: Runner from Skipton who Grew up in the Mountains and Called it Home.
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Fast Running: Jonathan Hopkins Wins Brighton 10K and Round-up of British Racing this Weekend.
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and others. Her most notable result as a young athlete was victory in the junior race at the
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Skyline Scotland: Kilian Jornet and Tove Alexandersson crowned SKY World Champions.
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in 2013 (jointly with Helen Fines) and 2014 (jointly with Jackie Lee) and the
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Inov-8: Victoria Sets New Running Record on UK’s Highest Mountain Ben Nevis.
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Welsh Athletics: McCain UK Mountain Running Challenge inc. Inter-Counties.
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Northern Athletics: Yorkshire/Humberside Cross Country Championships 2010.
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in August where she broke the long-standing record which had been held by
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since 1983. Wilkinson followed this with a new record of 1:43:01 in the
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IAAF: Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Championships – Report.
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British Athletics: UK Cross Challenge 2006 – 2007 Final Rankings.
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in 2013 (jointly with Helen Fines), 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
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Barlick Fell Runners: Three Peaks Fell Race - 29 April 2017.
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British Cycling: 3 Peaks - Jebb & Wilkinson Interviews.
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Burnsall Feast Sports & Classic Fell Race on Facebook.
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Ian Hartman, "English Fell Running Championship 2015",
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Inov-8: 2014 English Fell Running Championship review.
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Bill Smith, "Profile: Chris and Victoria Wilkinson",
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Bill Smith, "Profile: Chris and Victoria Wilkinson",
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in 2009 and 2011, finishing fifth on both occasions.
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Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships 2010.
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VeloUK: Preview: National Cyclo-Cross Championships.
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Victoria was also advised by 554:Fellrunner.org.uk: English Champions. 7: 679:British female long-distance runners 674:English female long-distance runners 324:"Cycling: Hammond back in Britain", 144:World Mountain Running Championships 350:World Mountain Running Trophy 2006. 189:English Fell Running Championships 185:British Fell Running Championships 14: 394:IAAF: Rare Defeat for Pichrtova. 684:British female mountain runners 165:that year. She competed at the 226:Skyrunning World Championships 178:English National Championships 91:champion as a senior athlete. 1: 110:World Mountain Running Trophy 694:British cyclo-cross cyclists 194:In 2014, Wilkinson won the 100:competitor who had won the 715: 438:IAAF: Cinque Mulini 2009. 28: 699:English female cyclists 137:Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross 102:Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross 222:Ring of Steall Skyrace 506:Telegraph & Argus 689:British fell runners 38:Personal information 158:and sixth in 2015. 121:World Championships 25: 602:Inov-8 on Twitter. 268:, Oct 1996, 20-23. 255:, Oct 1996, 20-23. 81:Victoria Wilkinson 46:Victoria Wilkinson 23:Victoria Wilkinson 78: 77: 706: 648: 643: 637: 632: 626: 621: 615: 610: 604: 599: 593: 588: 582: 577: 571: 562: 556: 551: 545: 538: 532: 527: 521: 516: 510: 501: 495: 490: 484: 479: 473: 468: 462: 457: 451: 446: 440: 435: 429: 424: 418: 413: 407: 402: 396: 391: 385: 380: 374: 369: 363: 358: 352: 347: 341: 336: 330: 321: 315: 310: 304: 299: 293: 286: 280: 275: 269: 262: 256: 249: 196:Three Peaks Race 74: 70: 68: 33: 26: 714: 713: 709: 708: 707: 705: 704: 703: 654: 653: 652: 651: 644: 640: 633: 629: 622: 618: 611: 607: 600: 596: 589: 585: 578: 574: 563: 559: 552: 548: 539: 535: 528: 524: 517: 513: 502: 498: 491: 487: 480: 476: 469: 465: 458: 454: 447: 443: 436: 432: 425: 421: 414: 410: 403: 399: 392: 388: 381: 377: 370: 366: 359: 355: 348: 344: 337: 333: 322: 318: 311: 307: 300: 296: 287: 283: 276: 272: 263: 259: 250: 246: 241: 214:Carol Greenwood 131:series race at 97: 72: 66: 64: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 712: 710: 702: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 656: 655: 650: 649: 638: 627: 616: 605: 594: 583: 572: 557: 546: 544:, Autumn 2015. 542:The Fellrunner 533: 522: 511: 508:, 18 Sep 2014. 496: 485: 474: 463: 452: 441: 430: 419: 408: 397: 386: 375: 364: 353: 342: 331: 328:, 21 Nov 2003. 316: 305: 294: 292:, 30 Jan 2004. 281: 270: 266:The Fellrunner 257: 253:The Fellrunner 243: 242: 240: 237: 218:Ben Nevis Race 106:Keith Anderson 96: 93: 76: 75: 71:19 August 1978 62: 58: 57: 52: 48: 47: 44: 43:Full name 40: 39: 35: 34: 22: 16:British runner 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 711: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 669:Living people 667: 665: 662: 661: 659: 647: 642: 639: 636: 631: 628: 625: 620: 617: 614: 609: 606: 603: 598: 595: 592: 587: 584: 581: 576: 573: 570: 569:, 1 May 2014. 568: 567:Craven Herald 561: 558: 555: 550: 547: 543: 537: 534: 531: 526: 523: 520: 515: 512: 509: 507: 500: 497: 494: 489: 486: 483: 478: 475: 472: 467: 464: 461: 456: 453: 450: 445: 442: 439: 434: 431: 428: 423: 420: 417: 412: 409: 406: 401: 398: 395: 390: 387: 384: 379: 376: 373: 368: 365: 362: 357: 354: 351: 346: 343: 340: 335: 332: 329: 327: 326:The Telegraph 320: 317: 314: 309: 306: 303: 298: 295: 291: 285: 282: 279: 274: 271: 267: 261: 258: 254: 248: 245: 238: 236: 234: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 206: 204: 199: 197: 192: 190: 186: 181: 179: 175: 174:Cinque Mulini 170: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 117: 115: 111: 107: 103: 94: 92: 90: 86: 82: 73:(age 46) 63: 59: 56: 53: 49: 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 19: 641: 630: 619: 608: 597: 586: 575: 566: 560: 549: 541: 536: 525: 514: 505: 499: 488: 477: 466: 455: 444: 433: 422: 411: 400: 389: 378: 367: 356: 345: 334: 325: 319: 308: 297: 289: 284: 273: 265: 260: 252: 247: 230: 207: 203:Angela Mudge 200: 193: 182: 171: 160: 141: 118: 98: 89:fell running 80: 79: 18: 664:1978 births 85:cyclo-cross 51:Nationality 658:Categories 239:References 133:St. Wendel 67:1978-08-19 290:The Times 205:in 1997. 139:in 2012. 129:World Cup 95:Biography 210:Burnsall 146:and the 224:at the 55:British 156:2008 152:2016 114:1997 61:Born 112:in 660:: 235:. 228:. 180:. 116:. 69:) 65:(

Index


British
cyclo-cross
fell running
Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross
Keith Anderson
World Mountain Running Trophy
1997
World Championships
British National Cyclo-cross Championships
World Cup
St. Wendel
Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross
World Mountain Running Championships
European Mountain Running Championships
2016
2008
World Mountain Running Association Grand Prix
Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships
Cinque Mulini
English National Championships
British Fell Running Championships
English Fell Running Championships
Three Peaks Race
Angela Mudge
Burnsall
Carol Greenwood
Ben Nevis Race
Ring of Steall Skyrace
Skyrunning World Championships

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