Lucy Armitage (born 3 August 2004) is a British middle-distance and cross country runner. She placed third over 800 metres at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.
Biography A member of Sale Harriers Manchester, Armitage has a top-five placing representing England in the junior women’s race at the Cross Italica in Seville, Spain, in November 2023.
Armitage was runner-up to Jessica Lark over 800 metres at the BMC Grand prix in Birmingham in 2:03.10, in June 2025. She was named in the British team for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, where she was a semi-finalist in the women's 800 metres. On 2 August, she qualified for the final of the 800 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, placing sixth in the overall standings. Later that month, she won the women’s 800m race at the BMC Trafford Grand Prix in a new personal best of 2:00.96. In September 2025, she placed third at the Westminster Mile in London behind Holly Dixon and Khahisa Mhlanga, in 4:35. She placed second in the team event as she represented England at the Corsa dei Castelli point to point road race in Trieste, Italy, in October 2025.
Armitage opened her 2026 indoor season with an indoor personal best over 800 metres in Sheffield, running 2:04.15. On 31 January, she lowered it to 2:02.55 to win the 800 metres at EAP Glasgow ahead of Emily Simpson and Shaikira King. The following month, Armitage won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Championships competing for Manchester Metropolitan University, setting a new championship record time for the 800 metres. On 7 June, Armitage placed sixth over 800 metres at the 2026 Bauhausgalan in Stockholm. In June, she placed third in the final of the 800 metres at the 2026 British Championships in a personal best 2:00.45, having won her semi-final in 2:02.97.
Athletic Achievements Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)VenueDateNotesIndoor800 metres 2:02.55Glasgow, United Kingdom31 January 20261500 metres 4:22.39Sheffield, United Kingdom16 February 2025Outdoor400 metres55.71Liverpool, United Kingdom5 July 2025800 metres2:00.45Birmingham, United Kingdom21 June 20261500 metres4:19.25Oxford, United Kingdom16 August 20253000 metres9:48.69York, United Kingdom31 May 20255 kilometres road16:27Leicester, United Kingdom15 March 202510 kilometres road34:53Trieste, Italy19 October 2025 National championships and competitions 2022England Championships, U20 eventsBedford—1500 m4:37.862023England Championships, U20 eventsChelmsford—800 m2:11.802024British ChampionshipsManchester—800 m2:08.68England Championships, U23 eventsBirmingham4th1500 m4:22.732025Welsh ChampionshipsCardiff1st800 m2:03.36British ChampionshipsBirmingham8th800 m2:04.112026British ChampionshipsBirmingham3rd800 m2:00.45 References