Hannah is so happy to do her best
ATHLETICS HIGHGATE Harrier Hannah Viner, 20, followed up a mid-week 1500m PB by improving her 5000m best three days later. Viner set a mark of 4:33.46 for the shorter distance at a British Milers Club (BMC) event at Eltham, then recorded 16:45.36 for 5000m at the BMC Grand Prix in Sportcity, Manchester.
Viner said: “I’m very pleased with how the longer race went, considering the blustery conditions. I was running in a good group of four or five athletes for the first two kilometres, but then the pace slowed a little.
“I wasn’t comfortable with forging on alone because of the wind. But after three kilometres another girl came past me and we worked together for the rest of the race.
“I’m extremely happy with how my season is going. I feel as though there is a lot more in the tank. It is just a matter of keeping up the training and racing.”
Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Richard Goodman, 24, contested two mass participation events in London on successive days, finishing 19th in both. He recorded 4:11 in the Westminster Mile before returning the following day to complete the London 10,000 in 30:48. Goodman said: “I am looking for better results in my next races, as my training is definitely going better than those performances suggest.”
Gilad Nachshen, 13, set an 800m PB of 2:09.18 in the Watford Open graded meeting, while Biny Bloom, also 13, recorded 2:20.31. Nachshen improved again to 2:07.05 at the Cambridge Open Meeting at St Ives, and he is now the fastest of his age (Year 1 U15) in the country. Nachshen said: “It was an Under 20 race, won in under two minutes, and I tried my best to go with the leaders. I’m delighted with my time.”
JFS pupil David Stone, 15, set a remarkable 3000m time of 9:05.28 when winning the event at the U17 Youth Development League in Bromley. It improved his personal best by 27 seconds.
“I started off quite fast to get a good position and my first 200m took 33 seconds,” Stone said.
“I stayed close to the front throughout then increased the pace and pulled away over the final two laps.”
Sale Harriers pole vaulter Lucie Wolfenden, 15, improved her best to 2.85m at Sportcity Manchester. Wolfenden then raised the bar higher to clear 2.90m when winning the U17 Youth Development League at Trafford.
“I am really happy with how the season is going,” said Wolfenden. I am looking forward to competing in this summer’s Maccabiah”.
Rachel Ayrton, 17, also contested the Westminster Mile, setting a personal best of 6:10. Anna Barnett, 18, set a season’s best discus throw of 31.80m at the Blackheath & Bromley Open, while V55 multi-eventer Rosalind Zeffertt recorded 33.0 for 200m in the Barnet & District AC Club championships.
I feel as though there is a lot more in the tank