Jason Henderson

The dust has settled on the London Diamond League and Josh Kerr's fabulous world mile record. But what was it like being there? Find out here ➡️ thehomestraight.substack.com/p/day-in-the-l…

An insight into Elise Thorner's training ⬇️ athleticsweekly.com/performance/ho…

For those missing BBC coverage this week... athleticsweekly.com/news/meetings/…

Television coverage of the #CommonwealthGames in the UK may remain behind a pay-wall even after @Glasgow_2026, despite the fact the event has practically zero visibility following a deal by @thecgf to award the rights to @tntsports instead of @BBCSport. Another #ZeusFiles EXCLUSIVE in our latest *free-to-all* edition of The Glaswegian at duncanmackayveritas.substack.com/p/the-glaswegi…

Can you tell the difference between independent athletics journalism and a governing body's own PR dressed up as coverage? Increasingly, I'm not sure most fans can. Wrote about why that matters here ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thehomestr…

This is worth a read. I think @usatf is doing a good job on this front. At #USATFOutdoors their content team was at the far end of the mixed zone, separate and after the journalists. I recall competing with a "content guy" from #Birmingham2026 at #WorldIndoors and it was bad...

Governing bodies aren't just running events anymore. They're running the news about their own events too — and slowly squeezing out the journalists meant to hold them to account. open.substack.com/pub/thehomestr…

“Viewers reacted to the move (to TNT Sports) with frustration, disbelief and outright fury,” reported Cycling Weekly, who added that a survey involving almost 1000 people showed that just 2.5% were willing to sign up to TNT Sports with 9% undecided.

When the ill-fated Grand Slam Track was shown on TNT Sports last year, I wrote this article about athletics on TV and why we shouldn't take BBC's coverage for granted. athleticsweekly.com/news/opinion/i…

🇦🇺 It was going Wanza's way — until Rose came into bloom. 🌹 #Glasgow2026

@KellySotherton @hbomax I have the track feed on now (HBO Max/Prime) on my TV with the women's 10,000m but no commentary at all.

@Jason_AW It would be helpful if @hbomax actually worked and I could see something other than a black screen 😩

📺 Are athletics fans finding the Commonwealth Games easy to find and watch on TV? It seems a bit strange/sad when people are recommending BBC Alba or S4C if you want to watch for free.

@ipa1869 What I find strange/sad is that people are piping up on social media in the last 48hrs to recommend BBC Alba or S4C as viewing options.

@Jason_AW As “Head of Digital at Athletics Weekly” why are you finding this “strange/sad”? Have you not known for months that live coverage is with TNT? I’m a sports fan with a particular interest in athletics and knew months ago.

@ipa1869 I wrote about athletics sliding over to TNT Sports more than a year ago here... athleticsweekly.com/news/opinion/i…

Josh Kerr went through 800m in London in 1:51.1 — on his way to a world mile record. That's faster than I ever managed to run just the 800m on its own. 10 lessons from a man operating in a different universe to the rest of us ➡️ thehomestraight.substack.com/p/10-lessons-o…

Josh Kerr just broke a 27-year-old world record. I've got an 800m best of 1:54 and absolutely no world records. Still, 30 years of watching the best in the world has taught me something about what separates club level from world class. ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thehomestr…

@barnesy5k I remember asking 2-3 people this same question a year or two ago and either I didn't get an answer or I can't remember the answer! I think UKA has something to do with looking after it but I can't remember the details. 🙃

@Jason_AW Interesting writing in the mile Jason. Out of interest, do you k ow where the Emsley Carr mile book is kept the book which all those who run in the race sign?

In 1998 I watched Hicham El Guerrouj set the 1500m world record in Rome. Now, 27 years later, I watched Josh Kerr break his mile world record — in a London Stadium full of people losing their minds. Here's how the day unfolded ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/thehomestr…

if you're wondering what it's actually like being in the press box on a day a 27-year-old world record falls, this is it. Genuinely one of the best days I've had in 30 years covering the sport. open.substack.com/pub/thehomestr…

@jgault13 Interestingly Sydney Wooderson did it in a handicap race!

🇬🇧Brits to hold men's mile world record 4:06.4 Sydney Wooderson 1937 3:59.4 Roger Bannister 1954 3:57.2 Derek Ibbotson 1957 3:48.95 Seb Coe 1979 3:48.8 Steve Ovett 1980 3:48.53 Coe 1981 3:48.40 Ovett 1981 3:47.33 Coe 1981 3:46.32 Steve Cram 1985 3:42.66 Josh Kerr 2026