Adrian Royle
Adrian Royle (born 12 February 1959)
Early life
Royle moved to
Athletic career
Matriculating to the
A few weeks later he ran the Lasse Viren Finnish Invitational, an elite 20 km cross country race on hills and dirt trails. His time of 58:38 also surpassed the standing World Record for the distance on a flat course. It was not beaten until 1994[5] His time still stands as the British 20 km road record. The following year, he also set the British 12 km record.[6]
Nearly four decades after his peak athletic years, he is still ranked number 16 on the British all-time list for 10,000m.
Royle now lives in Louth, Lincolnshire England and has been a prolific photographer and voluntary litter picker.[11][12]
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- ^ "Special recognition for 'Wombles' in Louth". 2 January 2021.