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Born '''Vassos Alexander Georgiadis''' is a British [[Sports journalism|sports reporter]], presenter, author and endurance runner. He is currently the sports presenter of ''[[The Chris Evans Breakfast Show]]'' on [[Virgin Radio]].<ref name=RunningDistance>{{cite news|work=Metro|url=https://www.metro.news/vassos-alexanders-london-home-is-within-running-distance-of-virgin-radio/1421532/ |title = Vassos Alexander's London home is in running distance from Virgin Radio|access-date=13 May 2020|publisher=Associated Newspapers|first=Andrew|last=Williams|date=4 February 2019}}</ref> Alexander hosts the [[Parkrun]] podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity [[SkillForce]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Team SkillForce Run the 2016 London Marathon|publisher=SkillForce|url=http://www.skillforce.org/news/2016/04/team-skillforce-run-2016-london-marathon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222451/http://www.skillforce.org/news/2016/04/team-skillforce-run-2016-london-marathon/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2017|date=28 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Vassos Alexander Georgiadis''' is a British [[Sports journalism|sports reporter]], presenter, author and endurance runner. He is currently the sports presenter of ''[[The Chris Evans Breakfast Show]]'' on [[Virgin Radio]].<ref name=RunningDistance>{{cite news|work=Metro|url=https://www.metro.news/vassos-alexanders-london-home-is-within-running-distance-of-virgin-radio/1421532/ |title = Vassos Alexander's London home is in running distance from Virgin Radio|access-date=13 May 2020|publisher=Associated Newspapers|first=Andrew|last=Williams|date=4 February 2019}}</ref> Alexander hosted the [[parkrun]] podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity [[SkillForce]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Team SkillForce Run the 2016 London Marathon|publisher=SkillForce|url=http://www.skillforce.org/news/2016/04/team-skillforce-run-2016-london-marathon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222451/http://www.skillforce.org/news/2016/04/team-skillforce-run-2016-london-marathon/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 September 2017|date=28 April 2016}}</ref>


==Broadcasting career==
==Broadcasting career==
From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on ''[[The Chris Evans Breakfast Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 2]]. However,<ref name=R2VA>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4VvrY7VNZ1WGL9KG2NFwR2L/vassos-alexander |title=Vassos Alexander|work=The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team |publisher=BBC Radio 2 |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> in January 2019, Alexander along with [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]], and several members of the BBC Radio 2 team moved to the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/11/chris-evans-to-move-his-radio-2-team-to-virgin-radio/|title=Chris Evans to move his Radio 2 team to Virgin Radio|work=RadioToday|access-date=20 April 2020|first=Roy|last=Martin}}</ref> where Alexander continues in his role as the sports reporter. During his time working with Evans, as well reporting sport, he has acted as a side kick presenter and shared his passion for running marathons with Evans, he has also authored books on the subject.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Alexander |first=Vassos |title=How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2021 |isbn=9780008377229}}</ref>
From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on ''[[The Chris Evans Breakfast Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 2]].<ref name=R2VA>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4VvrY7VNZ1WGL9KG2NFwR2L/vassos-alexander |title=Vassos Alexander|work=The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team |publisher=BBC Radio 2 |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> In January 2019, Alexander along with [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]], and several members of the BBC Radio 2 team moved to the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, where Alexander continued in his role as the sports reporter and side kick presenter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/11/chris-evans-to-move-his-radio-2-team-to-virgin-radio/|title=Chris Evans to move his Radio 2 team to Virgin Radio|work=RadioToday|access-date=20 April 2020|first=Roy|last=Martin}}</ref>


He has also worked on [[Radio 5 Live]] as a presenter, reported and commentated on [[BBC television]], [[Channel 4]], [[BT Sport]] and [[Eurosport]]. He has reported on six [[Olympic Games]] for [[BBC Sport]] and has commentated on [[tennis]], [[golf]], [[Diving (sport)|diving]] and [[darts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vassos Alexander |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4VvrY7VNZ1WGL9KG2NFwR2L/vassos-alexander |website=BBC |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref>
He has also worked on [[BBC Radio 5 Live|Radio 5 Live]] as a presenter, reported and commentated on [[BBC Television]], [[Channel 4]], [[BT Sport]] and [[Eurosport]]. He has reported on six [[Olympic Games]] for [[BBC Sport]] and has commentated on [[tennis]], [[golf]], [[Diving (sport)|diving]] and [[darts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vassos Alexander |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4VvrY7VNZ1WGL9KG2NFwR2L/vassos-alexander |website=BBC |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref>


== Podcasts ==
== 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 [http://www.freeweeklytimed.com/ Free Weekly Timed] podcast with Helen Williams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freeweeklytimed.com/|title=Free Weekly Timed the podcast; It's a parkrun thing|last=Alexander|first=Vassos|date=2019|work=Free Weekly Times|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.parkrun.com |title = 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|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
From April 2018 until it ceased in May 2022 Alexander was the co-host of 'free weekly timed', a podcast about [[Parkrun|parkrunning]]. Alexander is a parkrunner and co-hosted the podcast with Helen Williams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freeweeklytimed.com/|title=Free Weekly Timed the podcast; It's a parkrun thing|last=Alexander|first=Vassos|date=2019|work=Free Weekly Times|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.parkrun.com |title = 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|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>


==Running==
==Running==
Alexander has completed some of the hardest [[Ultramarathon|ultra-marathons]] in the sport including the 153-mile Spartathalon<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.spartathlon.gr/en/races/races/athlete/4470.html |title = Alexander Vassos|access-date=20 April 2020|publisher=Spartathlon}}</ref> and ironman triathlons.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Centurion Running|access-date=20 April 2020|url=http://www.centurionrunning.com/reports/2016/sdw100-2016-race-report|title=SDW100 2016 Race Report|date=15 June 2016}}</ref> He has also run over 50 road marathons and has a sub-3-hour personal best.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/confessions-accidental-ultra-runner/|title=Confessions of an accidental ultra runner|last=Alexander|first=Vassos|date=22 March 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=20 April 2020|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.runultra.co.uk/Articles/May-2019/Ten-Questions-With-Vassos-Alexander.aspx |title = Ten Questions with Vassos Alexander|publisher=RunUltra Endurance|access-date=20 April 2020|work=RunUltra|date=10 May 2019|first1=Luke|last1=Jarmey|first2=Dan|last2=Stinton}}</ref>
Alexander has competed in [[Ultramarathon|ultra-marathons]], including the 153-mile Spartathalon<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.spartathlon.gr/en/races/races/athlete/4470.html |title = Alexander Vassos|access-date=20 April 2020|publisher=Spartathlon}}</ref> and ironman triathlons.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Centurion Running|access-date=20 April 2020|url=http://www.centurionrunning.com/reports/2016/sdw100-2016-race-report|title=SDW100 2016 Race Report|date=15 June 2016}}</ref> He has run over 50 road marathons and has a sub-3-hour personal best.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/confessions-accidental-ultra-runner/|title=Confessions of an accidental ultra runner|last=Alexander|first=Vassos|date=22 March 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=20 April 2020|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.runultra.co.uk/Articles/May-2019/Ten-Questions-With-Vassos-Alexander.aspx |title = Ten Questions with Vassos Alexander|publisher=RunUltra Endurance|access-date=20 April 2020|work=RunUltra|date=10 May 2019|first1=Luke|last1=Jarmey|first2=Dan|last2=Stinton}}</ref>


==Author==
==Author==
Alexander is the author of three best selling books:
Alexander has written three books on running.


* ''Don't Stop Me Now, 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession.''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Alexander|first1=Vassos|title=Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession|date=2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Sport|isbn=9781472921536}}</ref> - a celebration of running in 26.2 chapters
* {{cite book|last1=Alexander|first1=Vassos|title=Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession|date=2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Sport|isbn=9781472921536}} - a celebration of running in 26.2 chapters
* ''Running up that Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further''<ref>Alexander, Vassos (2017) ''Running up that Hill'', Bloomsbury Sport; {{ISBN|9781472947963}}</ref> (published by [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]) which explores what lies beyond the marathon finish line
* {{cite book | last=Alexander | first=Vassos | title=Running Up That Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | date=2018-05-08 | isbn=978-1-4729-4796-3}} - explores what lies beyond the marathon finish line
* {{Cite book |last=Alexander |first=Vassos |title=How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2021 |isbn=9780008377229}}
* ''How to run a marathon''

==Personal life==
Alexander lives in [[Barnes, London|Barnes, south-west London]] with his wife (Caroline) and three children (Matthew (16), Mary (8), and Emily (18)).{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}


==References==
==References==
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Vassos Alexander
Born
London, UK[1]
Occupation(s)Sports 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
  • How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

Vassos Alexander Georgiadis 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 hosted the parkrun podcast, he is a motivational speaker and serves as an ambassador for the young person's charity SkillForce.[3]

Broadcasting career

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From 2011, Alexander was the sports presenter on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.[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, where Alexander continued in his role as the sports reporter and side kick presenter.[4]

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

Podcasts

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From April 2018 until it ceased in May 2022 Alexander was the co-host of 'free weekly timed', a podcast about parkrunning. Alexander is a parkrunner and co-hosted the podcast with Helen Williams.[6][7]

Running

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

Author

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Alexander has written three books on running.

  • Alexander, Vassos (2016). Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession. Bloomsbury Sport. ISBN 9781472921536. - a celebration of running in 26.2 chapters
  • Alexander, Vassos (8 May 2018). Running Up That Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-4796-3. - explores what lies beyond the marathon finish line
  • Alexander, Vassos (2021). How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008377229.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vassos Alexander". The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - About The Team. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
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