Coventry athlete Glynn Tromans will represent his country at the world championships next month after a storming perfomance at Saturday’s trials.

Tromans, aged 31, won the men’s 12km event at Nottingham in 38.11 minutes to secure selection for the team.

Suffering a cold, he had to brave soggy conditions on his first competitive outing since running in Margate in November.

The Coventry Godiva Harrier has had a series of health problems, including two pioneering operations on his heart to regulate his heartbeat.

He won comfortably in the race by 11 seconds.

Tromans will be joined in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad by Dominic Bannister, Keith Cullen, and Karl Keska.