Scott Beattie (runner)

Scott Beattie
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998
Morpeth, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 3:39.71 (London, 2024)
3000m: 7:43.48 (London, 2024)
5000m: 13:19.41 (Maisons-Laffitte, 2024)
10000m: 27:23.20 (San Juan Capistrano, 2026)
5km (road): 13:32 (Riga, 2023)
10km (road): 27 :41 (Valencia, 2026)

Scott Beattie (born 4 December 1998) is a British long-distance runner. He won the 2023 British national 5 km road running title.[1]

Biography

A former student at the University of Tulsa, Beattie runs for the Morpeth Harriers athletics club.[2] He won the British national 5K run road title in Newcastle upon Tyne in September 2023.[3][4]

Beattie made his British representative debut in finishing ninth in the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships 5 km race in Riga.[5] In January 2024, he placed fourth behind Berihu Aregawi, Aarón Las Heras and Mohamed Katir at the San Silvestre Vallecana, a World Athletics Elite Label road race, in Madrid, Spain, running 27:58 for the 10 km road race.[6][7][8]

Beattie finished fourth at the 2024 UK Athletics Championships over 5000 metres.[9] He finished second behind Marc Scott at the UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championships on 6 September 2024.[10]

In November 2024, he finished third at the Liverpool Cross Challenge, which doubled up as the British trials for the European Cross Country Championship.[11] He was subsequently selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, however he was unable to travel due to an issue with his passport.[12][13]

Beattie won the 2025 Liverpool Cross Challenge to gain automatic selection for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships, finishing ahead of fellow Morpeth Harrier Rory Leonard.[14][15] At the championships, he narrowly missed a bronze medal on a photo finish, credited with the same time as Dominic Lobalu, with the British men’s team placing fourth.[16] Later that month, Beattie won in Newcastle on New Year's Eve over 5 km at the inaugural HogmanHoway race ahead of Aron Gebremariam.[17]

Competing in Valencia on 11 January 2026, he ran a personal best over 10 km, with 27:41, 3 seconds outside the British record.[18] In March, he ran a 10,000 metres personal best of 27:23.20 at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano.[19] On 21 June 2026, he placed fourth over 5000 metres at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.[20] He was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, placing fifth with 27:54.50 in the men's 10,000 metres.[21][22] Representing Great Britain in the 10,000 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 15 August, he finished 15th in 28:50.35.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Scott Beattie". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Scaife, Peter (15 August 2023). "Morpeth Harrier Scott Beattie beats Kenyans and sets new course record in Newcastle Quayside 5k". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Great North Run". World Athletics. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Smythe, Steve (12 September 2023). "British titles for Callum Elson, Scott Beattie and Verity Ockenden – UK road results". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Scaife, Peter (4 October 2023). "Morpeth Harrier Scott Beattie has his first run for Team GB at World Road Running Championships". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Aregawi and Yeshaneh secure Ethiopian double in Madrid". World Athletics. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Smythe, Steve (2 January 2024). "Scott Beattie runs sub-28 10km – international results round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Scaife, Peter (2 January 2024). "Spanish run sees Morpeth Harrier Scott Beattie become fastest GB athlete on the road over 10k in 2023". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Duff, Martin (12 August 2024). "Beattie and Partridge win Quayside 5km titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championships". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (23 November 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Adams, Tim (23 November 2025). "SCOTT BEATTIE AND RORY LEONARD GO 1-2 AT LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS PLACES SECURED AT THE LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE". British Athletics. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  15. ↑ Henderson, Jason (26 November 2025). "FITZGERALD, BARNICOAT, BEATTIE AND KEITH LEAD GB HOPES AT EURO CROSS IN LAGOA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2026 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "IZZY FRY AND SCOTT BEATTIE WINNERS OF INAUGURAL HOGMANHOWAY 5KM". Athletics Weekly. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Henderson, Jason (11 January 2026). "EILISH MCCOLGAN STORMS TO EUROPEAN 10KM RECORD IN VALENCIA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Mills, Steven (29 March 2026). "Under 27 minutes! Abdilaahi shatters German 10,000m record with 26:56.58". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "HUNTER BELL BREAKS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD AS WIGHTMAN EDGES PATTISON". World Athletics. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "On Your Marks: Team England announce athletics squad for Glasgow 2026". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "RAIN CAN'T STOP THE RECORDS TUMBLING IN GLASGOW". Athletics Weekly. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "STEFAN NILLESSEN'S STUNNING SURGE SETTLES EUROPEAN 1500M". Athletics Weekly. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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