22nd July 2013

Weekend Round Up

 

22 July 2013

Sunderland 5km, July 17

Alyson Dixon (self-coached) won in a PB 15:52 to go top of the Power of Ten 5km rankings.

Results: http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2013/sunderland5k_2013.pdf

Lucerne, July 17

Rhys Williams (Adrian Thomas) improved his 400mH PB to 48.84 to finish third and improve his time in second in the UK rankings. Another Moscow-bound athlete Will Sharman (Jerzy Maciukiewicz) finished fifth in the 110m hurdles in 13.48, compared to his ranking topping 13.44.

Results: http://www.spitzenleichtathletik.ch/ergebnisse/day1.htm

Dublin, July 17

Andy Vernon finished a close second in the 3000m in a PB 7:45.75 to go top of the McCain Power of ten rankings.

Results: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morton-games-2013-results.pdf

British Athletics 10km Championships, Hillingdon Cycle Circuit, Hillingdon, Saturday 20th July

Tom Bosworth (Andi Drake) cruised to victory in 41.46 on a hilly course that had two big climbs per 2 km loop.  He was never opposed and took his second national title of the year to go with his 20km title in April. Daniel King (George Nibre) despite having a 50km in his legs from Dublin only three weeks ago got the better of his twin brother and London 2012 Olympian Dominic King (George Nibre). Ilford AC took the team title, whilst the Kings led Essex to the CAU team championships.

In the Women’s race Bethan Davies (Andi Drake) looked set to build on her victory and Welsh Record over 5,000 metres at Birmingham last weekend. But she found the hilly course not to her liking and was removed by the judges at the 8km point whilst comfortably in the lead. This led the way for Michelle Turner, who was only 4th at Birmingham to take her first national title ahead of Heather Lewis in second who finished in the same position as last weekend. Alana Barber (Andi Drake) in 3rd place led both Hyde Park Harriers (Leeds) and Yorkshire the club and Inter Counties team championships.

TSB Schools International, Dublin, July 20

England were easy winners of the international.

Ryan Gorman (David Hourd) won the boys 200m in a PB 21.45 to go second in the UK under-17 McCain Power of Ten rankings. Charlotte McLennaghan (Hourd) won the girls 200m in a PB 23.89, her first sub-24 clocking to also go second in the Uk rankings.

Rosie Johnson (John Bradshaw) won the 1500m in a PB 4:25.11 to go third in the rankings. Kierra Barker (Andy Sleap) equalled her PB in the high jump to win with a leap of 1.75m which also puts her third. Stefan Amokwandoh (John Vernon) was first in the triple jump with a PB 14.44m which puts him top of the under-17 rankings.

Archie Leeming (David Hussey) won the shot with 15.71m, a metre up on his PB which puts him in second place in the rankings.

Britain also gained a PB double in the javelin with Harry Hughes (Mike McNeill) and Emma Hamplett (Mark Pinner) gaining respective wins in 69.30m and 45.65m and both are top of the UK rankings.

Rebecca Keating (Thomas Grierson) won the hammer in a new lifetime best of 51.20m to go second in the rankings. Scotland’s Katie Purves (Brian Winning) set a new 300m hurdles best in winning in 42.81, to go second in the rankings.

Wales’ Adele Nicholl won the shot in a PB 13.75m, to improve her position at the top of the rankings. She also won the discus.

Results: http://www.rankinglists.com/resultsfiles/2013/75434_6002_21072013212915_schoolsinternational.pdf