[7] In 2016 he and Callum launched Hawkins Running, an online coaching service for distance runners.

[8] This result qualified him for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, but Hawkins decided not to compete in Moscow in order to focus on his preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

[9][10] Hawkins competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, representing the host nation in the men's marathon.

This time was inside the qualifying time of two hours 14 minutes needed for the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but as he was outside of the top two British finishers he did not achieve automatic selection for the Great Britain team.

[12][13] He was later chosen as a selectors pick for the Games and will be joined in the men's marathon by fellow British athletes, Tsegai Tewelde and his brother Callum.