Heroic Hannah sets sights on Euro test
ATHLETICS HANNAH Viner was delighted with her silver medal performance in the London Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill.
Viner explained that she had used the 6km, two-lap race as preparation for this weekend’s Euro trials in Liverpool.
“My plan was to go hard, and I led for three quarters of the first lap”, Viner said. “I was overtaken by Stephanie Davis of Clapham but I was able to maintain my second-place position and prevent her from stretching her lead much further.”
Lia Radus led Barnet Borough to the under-17 team gold in the London Youth Games Cross Country Championship at Parliament Hill.
Bouncing back from illness at the start of the week, Radus placed fourth in a close 2.8km race over a muddy and challenging course.
“I was in a leading group of five in the long opening run up Parliament Hill,” said Radus. “The two leaders broke away over the last kilometre, shortly followed by a third. I clawed back most of the gap that had formed towards the end but in the final few metres the girl in front of me found the strength to fend me off.
“At the end, there were only 12 seconds separating the winner and myself in fourth place. “Despite being a bit frustrated with having allowed a mid-race gap to develop, I am pleased with my performance overall.” Maccabiah gold medallist Ellie Edwards showed that her winter training is going well in an inter-university indoor match at Cardiff. Competing for Birmingham University, Edwards, 21, raced 60m in 7.87 and set an indoor 200m PB of 25.88.