Evan Grime sets UK U17 indoor 1500m record – AW

The teenager starts 2025 off with a bang after clocking 3:49.47 over 1500m at the BMC Sheffield Grand Prix

Evan Grime has continued where he left off in 2024, after setting a UK under-17 indoor 1500m record.

The British middle-distance running teenager clocked 3:49.47 in the 1500m at the BMC Sheffield Grand Prix (January 19) after finishing sixth.

The mark, recorded at the English Institute of Sport centre, is three seconds quicker than the previous indoor best of 3:52.53 in the age category – set by Oscar Schofield at the same event in 2023.

The 16-year-old recorded a personal best of 3:47.72 outdoors in the 1500m last summer in Loughborough, making him the fastest under-17 male over the distance in 2024, and ninth on the UK all-time list.

However his record-breaking feats are not limited to the 1500m. In December, Grime made waves in the 3000m by setting a British under-17 indoor record of 8:23.76 in Cardiff.

Last summer, he added another remarkable achievement to his growing list of records. Competing in Bury, he ran a world age-15 best of 4:05.48 for the mile, solidifying his reputation as one of Britain’s rising stars.

The Salford Harrier ran the fastest UK under-17 800m of 2024, running 1:49.69 at the BMC meet in Manchester in May. Later in August, he ran another impressive 3000m outdoors in Bury, clocking 8:36.89.

Evan Grime (David Hewitson)

Grime’s successful 2024 also saw him represent Great Britain on the international stage, competing at the European Under-18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, where he finished seventh in the 1500m final.

Back on home soil, he won the 800m at the prestigious Night of the 10,000m PBs event.

Grime, who is coached by his father and former international runner Ian, is also a regular on the cross country circuit. In November, he finished second behind Jack Marwood in the under-17 category at the Liverpool Cross Challenge and also placed fourth at the Cardiff Cross Challenge.

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