Matthew Smith

BB · BBD · BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY HARRIERS · Best Athletics · Blackburn Harriers · Blackburn Harriers & AC · Blackburn Harriers & Ac · Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC · Blackheath And Bromley Harriers AC · Brighton & Hove AC · Bromley · Bungay Black Dog RC · CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE AC · CAMCO · Cambridge & Coleridge · Cambridge & Coleridge AC · Cambridge and Coleridge AC · City of Portsmouth AC · DAC · E Cheshire H & Tameside AC · East Cheshire Harriers & Tameside AC · HBS · Heaton Harriers · Horsham Blue Star Harriers · Horwich R M I Harriers · Ipswich Harriers & AC · Liverpool John Moores · Lonely Goat RC · Mikkeller Running Club · Portsmouth AC · SOUTH CHESHIRE HARRIERS · South Cheshire · South Cheshire Harriers · Stadium Runners · Striders of Croydon · Swindon · Tipton Harriers · Tri Preston · Windsor S E & Hounslow AC · Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC · Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC · Woking AC · Woodford Green & Essex Ladies

#32899

#19480 men

Overall rank

-3.13

Rating

175

Races rated

178

Results

#17233

#10952 men

Cross-country rank

#3010

#1997 men

Track rank

#2785

#2784 men

Road rank

Personal bests

Event	Best	National rank	All-time
Marathon	02:40:11	#371 of 4861 (2026)	#1598 of 43093
800m	02:04.56	#340 of 942 (2019)	#2634 of 6504
1500m	4:13.09	#341 of 757 (2019)	#2704 of 6191
Half Marathon	01:25:37	#1002 of 19616 (2025)	#3469 of 66461
10K	00:42:55	#1625 of 8903 (2023)	#4242 of 21974

National rank by time among athletes collected so far, in that event & year.

Form over time

Season-by-season ability from the time-varying model. Higher is stronger.

Race history

Date	Race	Club	Time	Place
2026
2026-02-08	West Yorkshire Winter League — West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL) 2025-26 Race 6↗	Stadium Runners	—	161
2026-02-07	Manchester Area Cross Country League — Match 5 (Heaton Park)↗	Horwich R M I Harriers	—	64
2026-01-31	BUCS Cross Country Championships — BUCS XC↗	Liverpool John Moores	—	289
2026-01-18	West Yorkshire Winter League — West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL) 2025-26 Race 5↗	Stadium Runners	—	184
2026-01-10	Manchester Area Cross Country League — Match 4 (Tatton Park)↗	Horwich R M I Harriers	—	96
2026-01-04	West Yorkshire Winter League — West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL) 2025-26 Race 4↗	Stadium Runners	—	167
2026	London Marathon↗	East Cheshire Harriers & Tameside AC	02:40:11	372
2026	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Stowmarket Seniors 2026↗	DAC	—	64
2026	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Bury Seniors 2026↗	DAC	—	84
2025
2025-12-14	West Yorkshire Winter League — West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL) 2025-26 Race 3↗	Stadium Runners	—	196
2025-11-22	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — Liverpool Cross Challenge↗	Horwich R M I Harriers	—	205
2025-11-22	Manchester Area Cross Country League — Match 2 (Liverpool)↗	Horwich R M I Harriers	—	72
2025-11-22	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — Liverpool Cross Challenge↗	Mikkeller Running Club	—	438
2025-10-11	Manchester Area Cross Country League — Match 1 (Woodbank Park)↗	Horwich R M I Harriers	—	71
2025-02-02	North Eastern Harrier League↗	Heaton Harriers	—	5
2025-01-19	West Yorkshire Winter League — West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL) 2024-25 Race 4↗	Stadium Runners	—	194
2025	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	—	01:25:37	584
2025	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	—	01:26:07	634
2025	The Big Half↗	—	01:52:44	3156
2025	London Marathon↗	Tri Preston	02:45:20	612
2025	Manchester Marathon↗	East Cheshire Harriers & Tameside AC	02:40:21	54
2025	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Stowmarket Seniors 2025↗	DAC	—	60
2025	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Bury Seniors 2025↗	DAC	—	54
2024
2024-12-15	West Yorkshire Winter League — West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL) 2024-25 Race 3↗	Stadium Runners	—	179
2024-11-23	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — Liverpool XC↗	Mikkeller Running Club	—	252
2024-10-12	Manchester Area Cross Country League — Match 1 (Heaton Park)↗	E Cheshire H & Tameside AC	—	57
2024-10-12	Surrey XC League — Match 1A↗	Woking AC	—	224
2024-04-13	Hercules Wimbledon Pentathlon Challenge & Open Track Events (Sprint Hurdles, 200, 800)↗	Brighton & Hove AC	4:55.95	3
2024	Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K↗	—	00:48:53	630
2024	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	—	01:55:13	5466
2024	The Big Half↗	—	01:46:25	2179
2024	Berlin Marathon↗	—	02:58:43	320
2024	London Marathon↗	—	02:43:04	580
2024	Manchester Marathon↗	—	02:55:56	639
2024	Manchester Marathon↗	—	02:56:19	671
2024	Royal Parks Half Marathon↗	—	01:41:37	1783
2024	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Bury Seniors 2024↗	DAC	—	60
2023
2023-12-09	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2023-12-09↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	15
2023-11-25	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2023-11-25↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	22
2023-11-25	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — Liverpool Cross Challenge↗	Blackburn Harriers & AC	—	111
2023-11-11	Surrey XC League — 2023-24 Men Div 2 Match 2↗	Woking AC	—	60
2023-10-14	Surrey XC League — 2023-24 Men Div 2 Match 1↗	Woking AC	—	54
2023-10-14	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2023-10-14↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	14
2023-03-18	English Schools' Athletic Association XC Championship — 2023-03-18↗	Cornwall	—	304
2023-03-11	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2023-03-11↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	6
2023-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Saucony National CC Champs↗	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	146
2023-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Saucony National CC Champs↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	1047
2023-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Saucony National CC Champs↗	Blackburn Harriers & AC	—	159
2023-02-04	BUCS Cross Country Championships — BUCS XC↗	Durham	—	54
2023-01-28	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA XC↗	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	100
2023-01-28	Northern (North of England) Cross Country Championships — Start Fitness Northern Cross Country Championships↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	87
2023-01-14	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2023-01-14↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	9
2023	Cheshire County Cross Country Championships↗	SOUTH CHESHIRE HARRIERS	—	68
2023	The Big Half↗	—	01:40:51	2403
2023	The Big Half↗	—	01:45:10	3105
2023	London Marathon↗	Lonely Goat RC	02:47:12	642
2023	London Marathon↗	—	02:57:54	1317
2023	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Framlingham Juniors 2023↗	BBD	—	32
2023	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Stowmarket Seniors 2023↗	DAC	—	88
2023	Suffolk Winter League (Cross Country) — Bury Seniors 2023↗	DAC	—	57
2023	Vitality London 10,000↗	—	00:42:55	930
2023	Vitality London 10,000↗	—	00:49:24	2339
2022
2022-11-26	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — Liverpool Cross Challenge ↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	96
2022-11-26	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2022-11-26↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	38
2022-04-06	Watford Open Graded Meeting↗	CAMCO	4:44.84	12
2022-03-19	English Schools' Athletic Association XC Championship — 2022-03-19↗	Cornwall	—	287
2022-03-19	English Schools' Athletic Association XC Championship — 2022-03-19↗	Cambridgeshire	—	263
2022-03-19	English Schools' Athletic Association XC Championship — 2022-03-19↗	Surrey	—	48
2022-03-12	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships — Inter Counties XC↗	Cornwall	—	235
2022-03-12	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships — Inter Counties XC↗	Cambridgeshire	—	226
2022-02-26	English National Cross Country Championships — National XC Championships↗	Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC	—	46
2022-02-26	English National Cross Country Championships — National XC Championships↗	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	57
2022-01-29	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA XC↗	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	29
2022-01-29	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA XC↗	Windsor S E & Hounslow AC	—	22
2022-01-15	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2022-01-15↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	19
2022-01-15	Surrey XC League — 2021-22 Men Div 2 Match 3↗	Woking AC	—	59
2022-01-09	Norfolk County Cross Country Championships — 2022-01-09↗	Bungay Black Dog RC	—	15
2022-01-09	Surrey County AA Cross-Country — 2022-01-09↗	Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC	—	5
2022	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	—	02:12:47	4712
2022	The Big Half↗	Best Athletics	01:30:16	870
2022	The Big Half↗	—	01:51:43	2865
2022	The Big Half↗	—	02:20:53	5238
2022	Royal Parks Half Marathon↗	—	01:48:48	2066
2022	Royal Parks Half Marathon↗	—	01:56:02	2944
2022	Royal Parks Half Marathon↗	—	02:08:03	4233
2022	Vitality London 10,000↗	—	01:03:56	5263
2021
2021-11-27	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — British Athletics Cross Challenge Liverpool 2021↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	69
2021-11-27	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2021-11-27↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	29
2021-11-20	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — LYG/SEAA XC↗	Bromley	—	15
2021-10-30	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2021-10-30↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	19
2021-10-16	Surrey XC League — 2021-22 Men Div 2 Match 1↗	Woking AC	—	53
2021-10-09	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2021-10-09↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	15
2021-09-08	Watford Open Graded Meeting↗	CAMCO	2:05.87	12
2021-06-05	British Milers' Club — Milton Keynes Pb Classic 05 June 2021	Cambridge & Coleridge	02:05.24	6
2020
2020-03-07	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships — UK CAU Inter Counties XC↗	Cambridgeshire	—	79
2020-02-22	English National Cross Country Championships — The National Cross Country Championships↗	Cambridge and Coleridge AC	—	82
2020-02-22	English National Cross Country Championships — The National Cross Country Championships↗	Blackheath And Bromley Harriers AC	—	79
2020-02-08	Surrey XC League — 2019-20 Men Div 2 Match 4↗	Woking AC	—	88
2020-01-25	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA Cross Country Main Champs↗	CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE AC	—	15
2020-01-25	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA Cross Country Main Champs↗	BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY HARRIERS	—	26
2019
2019-11-09	Surrey XC League — 2019-20 Men Div 2 Match 2↗	Woking AC	—	27
2019-10-12	Surrey XC League — 2019-20 Men Div 2 Match 1↗	Woking AC	—	24
2019-05-29	Watford Open Graded Meeting↗	BB	4:29.41	6
2019-05-04	British Milers' Club — Millfield Pb Classic 04 May 2019	Swindon	02:04.56	4
2019-05-01	Watford Open Graded Meeting↗	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	4:53.77	2
2019-05-01	Watford Open Graded Meeting↗	Horsham Blue Star Harriers	4:13.09	2
2019-03-09	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — The British Athletics Cross Challenge↗	Surrey	—	9
2019-03-09	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — The British Athletics Cross Challenge↗	Cambridgeshire	—	172
2019-03-02	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2019-03-02↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	3
2019-02-23	English National Cross Country Championships — The National Cross Country Championships↗	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	57
2019-02-09	Surrey XC League — 2018-19 Men Div 3/4 Match 4↗	Woking AC	—	38
2019-02-09	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2019-02-09↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	5
2019-01-12	Surrey XC League — 2018-19 Men Div 3/4 Match 3↗	Woking AC	—	9
2019-01-12	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2019-01-12↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	4
2019-01-05	Surrey County AA Cross-Country — 2019-01-05↗	Horsham Blue Star Harriers	—	8
2019-01-05	Surrey County AA Cross-Country — 2019-01-05↗	Woking AC	—	55
2018
2018-12-08	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-12-08↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	6
2018-11-24	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-11-24↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	7
2018-11-24	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — 2018 British Athletics Liverpool Cross Challenge↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	11
2018-11-10	Surrey XC League — 2018-19 Men Div 3/4 Match 2↗	Woking AC	—	8
2018-10-13	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-10-13↗	Blackburn Harriers & Ac	—	2
2018-10-13	Surrey XC League — 2018-19 Men Div 3/4 Match 1↗	Woking AC	—	56
2018-03-03	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-03-03↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	12
2018-02-24	English National Cross Country Championships — Under 13 Boys	Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC	—	337
2018-02-24	English National Cross Country Championships — Under 15 Boys	Horsham Blue Star Harriers	—	243
2018-02-17	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-02-17↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	14
2018-01-13	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-01-13↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	27
2018-01-07	Surrey County AA Cross-Country — 2018-01-07↗	Woking AC	—	79
2017
2017-12-09	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-12-09↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	20
2017-12-02	Sussex Cross Country League — Lancing — 2017-12-02↗	HBS	—	14
2017-12-02	Surrey XC League — 2017-18 Men Div 3/4 Match 3↗	Woking AC	—	12
2017-11-25	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-11-25↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	33
2017-11-11	Surrey XC League — 2017-18 Men Div 3/4 Match 2↗	Woking AC	—	16
2017-10-14	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-10-14↗	Blackburn Harriers	—	19
2017-10-14	Sussex Cross Country League — Goodwood — 2017-10-14↗	HBS	—	5
2017-10-14	Surrey XC League — 2017-18 Men Div 3/4 Match 1↗	Woking AC	—	23
2017-09-30	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	53
2017-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Under 13 Boys	Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC	—	177
2017-02-11	Sussex Cross Country League — Hickstead — 2017-02-11↗	HBS	—	5
2017-02-11	Surrey XC League — 2016-17 Men Div 3/4 Match 4↗	Woking AC	—	66
2017-01-14	Surrey XC League — 2016-17 Men Div 3/4 Match 3↗	Woking AC	—	32
2017-01-07	Cheshire County Cross Country Championships↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	19
2017	Sussex Cross Country League — Bexhill↗	HBS	—	14
2016
2016-11-12	Surrey XC League — 2016-17 Men Div 3/4 Match 2↗	Woking AC	—	11
2016-11-12	Sussex Cross Country League — Lancing — 2016-11-12↗	HBS	—	5
2016-01-16	Surrey XC League — 2015-16 Men Div 3/4 Match 3↗	Woking AC	—	11
2016-01-09	Cheshire County Cross Country Championships↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	12
2015
2015-10-24	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	15
2015-10-10	Surrey XC League — 2015-16 Men Div 3/4 Match 1↗	Woking AC	—	15
2015-09-26	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	12
2015-01-10	Surrey XC League — 2014-15 Men Div 3/4 Match 3↗	Woking AC	—	38
2014
2014-11-08	Surrey XC League — 2014-15 Men Div 2 Match 2↗	Striders of Croydon	—	40
2014-10-25	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	9
2014-02-22	English National Cross Country Championships — Senior Men	Tipton Harriers	—	484
2014-01-04	Cheshire County Cross Country Championships↗	South Cheshire	—	14
2013
2013-11-30	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	9
2013-11-16	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	12
2013-10-26	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	11
2012
2012-12-08	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	14
2012-11-17	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	24
2012-09-29	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	11
2012-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Under 15 Boys	Portsmouth AC	—	62
2012	SEAA South of England XC Championships — 2012 main↗	City of Portsmouth AC	—	18
2011
2011-12-10	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	14
2011-10-29	North Staffordshire Cross Country League↗	South Cheshire Harriers	—	22
2010
2010-02-27	English National Cross Country Championships — Senior Men	Woodford Green & Essex Ladies	—	82
2004
2004-02-21	English National Cross Country Championships — Junior Men	Ipswich Harriers & AC	—	21
2003
2003-02-22	English National Cross Country Championships — Senior Men	Tipton Harriers	—	1
2003-02-22	English National Cross Country Championships — Youths	Ipswich Harriers & AC	—	3
2002
2002-02-23	English National Cross Country Championships — Senior Men	Tipton Harriers	—	4
2000
2000-02-26	English National Cross Country Championships — Senior Men	Tipton Harriers	—	5
1999
1999-03-13	English National Cross Country Championships — Senior Men	Tipton Harriers	—	5
1990
1990-02-24	English National Cross Country Championships — Youths	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	181
1987
1987-02-21	English National Cross Country Championships — Youths	Cambridge & Coleridge AC	—	242
1981
1981-03-07	English National Cross Country Championships — Junior Men	Blackburn Harriers & AC	—	85
1980
1980-02-23	English National Cross Country Championships — Junior Men	Blackburn Harriers & AC	—	41
1979
1979-03-03	English National Cross Country Championships — Youths	Blackburn Harriers & AC	—	22
1978
1978-03-04	English National Cross Country Championships — Youths	Blackburn Harriers & AC	—	25

Ratings are head-to-head (Bradley–Terry) over finishing places across cross-country, track and road. Times are ranked nationally per event. Identity is resolved across clubs and disciplines; results shown are those collected so far.