Emily Collinge

{{Short description|British runner (born 1988)}}

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Emily Grace Collinge (born 27 February 1988) is a British runner who has won the European Mountain Running Championships and finished second in the World Mountain Running Championships.

Collinge represented England as a junior in cross country.[https://web.archive.org/web/20040218010940/http://www.mansfield-harriers.org/latest_news.html Mansfield Harriers: News.] After a period of reduced participation in the sport whilst at university, she began running more again whilst living in northern Sweden and exploring the wild landscape on foot.{{Cite web |url=https://www.optilabs.com/emmie-collinge/ |title=Optilabs: Emmie Collinge – Mountain Addict. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226095831/https://www.optilabs.com/emmie-collinge/ |url-status=live}}

She took part in the Drei Zinnen Alpine Run in 2013, finishing third.{{Cite web |url=https://more.arrs.run/runner/40137 |title=ARRS: Emily Collinge. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=7 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107184115/https://more.arrs.run/runner/40137 |url-status=live}} She continued to race on various surfaces, her wins in 2014 including the Clowne Half Marathon on the roads{{Cite web |url=https://northernrunningguide.com/news/clowne-half-marathon-race-report-2014 |title=Northern Running Guide: Emily Shows Trick Up Her Sleeve. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=18 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318100728/http://northernrunningguide.com/news/clowne-half-marathon-race-report-2014 |url-status=live}} and the Red Bull Steeplechase over 21 miles of hilly trails.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2014/oct/14/red-bull-steeplechase-2014 |title=The Guardian: The Red Bull Steeplechase 2014: Would it be Second Time Lucky for Me? |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604020928/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2014/oct/14/red-bull-steeplechase-2014 |url-status=live}}

In 2015, Collinge won the individual silver medal at the World Mountain Running Championships which were held in Betws-y-Coed in the UK. She also won a team gold along with Emma Clayton and Sarah Tunstall.{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/musobio-chesang-world-mountain-running-champi |title=IAAF: Double Gold for Uganda at World Mountain Running Championships. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104095846/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/musobio-chesang-world-mountain-running-champi |url-status=live}}

The next year, Collinge won the European Mountain Running Championships in Arco in Italy.{{Cite web |url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/emmie-collinge-wins-gold-at-european-mountain-running-championships-45908/ |title=Athletics Weekly: Emmie Collinge Wins Gold at European Mountain Running Championships. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112204750/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/emmie-collinge-wins-gold-at-european-mountain-running-championships-45908 |url-status=live}}

Uphill races have provided Collinge with many victories, including the Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer{{Cite web |url=https://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/vertical-series-launches-with-new-record-at-transvulcania/ |title=Skyrunner World Series: Vertical Series launches with new record at Transvulcania. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522192232/http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/vertical-series-launches-with-new-record-at-transvulcania/ |url-status=live}} and the Snowdon Super Cup. In the latter, she made the fastest ever ascent of Snowdon by a woman with a time of 46:55.{{Cite web |url=https://www.snowdonrace.co.uk/40th-tyn-lon-volvo-international-snowdon-race-2015-press-release-race-report/ |title=40th Tyn Lon Volvo International Snowdon Race 2015 – Press Release – Race Report. |access-date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925110848/https://www.snowdonrace.co.uk/40th-tyn-lon-volvo-international-snowdon-race-2015-press-release-race-report/ |url-status=live}}

In 2018, she finished in 7th place at the 2018 World Mountain Running Championships held in Andorra.{{Cite web |title=Results |url=http://wmra.ch/files/News/OFFICIAL_RESULTATS.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707202659/http://wmra.ch/files/News/OFFICIAL_RESULTATS.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2019 |access-date=17 August 2020 |website=2018 World Mountain Running Championships}}