Vassos Alexander

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Vassos Alexander
Born
London[1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationSports reporter, radio presenter and writer
Years active2004-present
Known forThe Chris Evans Breakfast Show
Notable work
  • Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession
  • Running up that Hill

Vassos Alexander is a British sports reporter, presenter, author and endurance runner. He is currently the sports presenter of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio.[2] Alexander hosts the Parkrun podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity SkillForce.[3]

Broadcasting career[]

From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. However,[1] in January 2019, Alexander along with Chris Evans, and several members of the BBC Radio 2 team moved to the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio,[4] where Alexander continues in his role as the sports reporter. Vassos has worked with Chris Evans for seven years.[when?][citation needed] In this time, as well reporting from the frontline of the sports world, he has shared a passion for running marathons with Evans and authored two books on the subject.[citation needed]

He has also worked on Radio 5 Live as a presenter, reported and commentated on BBC television, Channel 4, BT Sport and Eurosport.[citation needed] He has reported on six Olympic Games for BBC Sport and currently[when?] commentates on tennis, golf, diving and darts.[5]

Podcasts[]

Since April 2018, Alexander has been the co-host of 'free weekly timed', a podcast on the global running phenomenon of Parkrun. Alexander is a Parkrunner and co-hosts the Free Weekly Timed podcast with Helen Williams.[6][7]

Running[]

Alexander has completed some of the hardest ultra-marathons in the sport including the 153-mile Spartathalon[8] and ironman triathlons.[9] He has also run over 50 road marathons and has a sub-3-hour personal best.[10][11]

Author[]

Alexander is the author of three best selling books:

  • Don't Stop Me Now, 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession.[12] - a celebration of running in 26.2 chapters
  • Running up that Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further[13] (published by Bloomsbury) which explores what lies beyond the marathon finish line
  • How to run a marathon

Personal life[]

Alexander lives in Barnes, south-west London with his wife and three children.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vassos Alexander". The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Williams, Andrew (4 February 2019). "Vassos Alexander's London home is in running distance from Virgin Radio". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Team SkillForce Run the 2016 London Marathon". SkillForce. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Martin, Roy. "Chris Evans to move his Radio 2 team to Virgin Radio". RadioToday. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Vassos Alexander". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ Alexander, Vassos (2019). "Free Weekly Timed the podcast; It's a parkrun thing". Free Weekly Times. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Home We organise free weekly timed runs all over the world. Held in pleasant parkland on weekend mornings, our runs are open to all – from juniors and first timers to Olympians and octogenarians". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Alexander Vassos". Spartathlon. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ "SDW100 2016 Race Report". Centurion Running. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ Alexander, Vassos (22 March 2018). "Confessions of an accidental ultra runner". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ Jarmey, Luke; Stinton, Dan (10 May 2019). "Ten Questions with Vassos Alexander". RunUltra. RunUltra Endurance. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ Alexander, Vassos (2016). Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession. Bloomsbury Sport. ISBN 9781472921536.
  13. ^ Alexander, Vassos (2017) Running up that Hill, Bloomsbury Sport; ISBN 9781472947963
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