Lee Merrien

[6] In the 2011 London Marathon, he set a new personal best of 2 h 14 min 27 s, which was within the "B" qualifying time for the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the fastest British competitor in the race.[10] This resulted in an online campaign on Facebook to select Merrien for the British team,[10] run by fan Cara Saul.However, on 27 April, it was announced that the selectors had reversed their decision and added Merrien to the British team for the Olympics.[15] Prior to the games, he is to complete altitude training in the Pyrenees mountains in Europe,[16] having previous attended camps in Iten, Kenya.[18] He is the spokesman for charity Male Uprising in Guernsey which aims to raise awareness of prostate, testicular and bowel cancer.
GuernseyGreat BritainIsland Games2003 Guernsey2005 Shetland2007 Rhodes2009 Åland2011 Isle of Wight2017 Gotland2001 Isle of Man2015 Jerseylong-distance runner2012 Summer OlympicsGotland2009 Island GamesIsle of Wight2011 London MarathonLondon Marathon2012 London MarathonUK AthleticsBritish teamScott OverallDave WebbInternational Association of Athletics FederationsPyreneesUniversity of BathWorld AthleticsTwitter