Southampton athlete improves PB in solo run at Battersea as the track season in Britain begins to build momentum
COMEBACK 5000m, Battersea Park, London, April 28
In front of an enthusiastic crowd, spilling out into the fifth lane, Zak Mahamed was an easy winner in a PB 13:47.43 although breezy conditions slowed him slightly when he was solo in the last two kilometres.
The women’s winner was former hockey international Katie Axford, who followed up her great run in the national six-stage road relays where she was second fastest with a splendid debut of 15:49.79 which is 50 seconds better than her road PB set on Battersea’s roads a month earlier.
Georgie Grgec, who was ninth in the English National and has now switched from New Zealand to Britain, came within a second of her PB with 15:52.16 in second.
Former European under-20 1500m silver medallist Amy Griffiths broke new ground as a 5000m runner with 16:00.23 in third.
Men: 5000: 1 Z Mahamed (Soton) 13:47.43; 2 B MacMillan (Centr) 14:00.00; 3 A Milligan (NBH) 14:02.29; 4 W Battershill (Erme) 14:02.63; 5 J Dargan (AFD, U20) 14:03.10; 6 J Sanderson (G&G) 14:04.58; 7 S Stirling (Falk) 14:05.45; 8 K Reilly (Ton) 14:06.43; 9 O Bell (Herts P) 14:10.58; 10 A Penney (HW) 14:11.17; 11 K Taylor (B&W) 14:12.78; 12 K Elliott (Falk) 14:16.66; 13 J Cornish (HW) 14:17.28; 14 L Duffy (Mans) 14:19.47; 15 D Evans (SB) 14:24.34; 16 D Jones (Carm, U20) 14:27.18
🏆 Elite men’s race winner 🏆
What a run from Zak Mahamed 🔥
The European XC U23 silver medallist blitzes the field with a 5000m PB of 13:47.43 💥 pic.twitter.com/lJwje81cum
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Mixed events: 5000: r2: 7 N Tearle (G&G, M50) 16:47.81. r3: 3 R Chang (Marl J, U20) 15:41.70; 5 T Squires (Hill, M35) 15:46.78; 11 S Coombes (Herne H, M50) 16:12.73. r4: 4 Q Miell-Ingram (Rad, U20) 14:55.22; 7 M McDaniel (G&G, M35) 15:06.00. r5: 1 E Brown (Hallam) 14:28.03; 3 J O’Hara (Soton) 14:33.58; 7 E Chuck (Dulw, M35) 14:43.00; 8 L Minale (Gate) 14:43.01; 10 R Wilson (High, M35) 14:44.43; 17 K Kyereme (SB, M45) 14:55.29
Women: 5000: 1 K Axford (Belg) 15:49.79; 2 G Grgec (Herne H) 15:52.16; 3 A Griffiths (AFD) 16:00.23; 4 B Kidger (Phoe) 16:02.34; 5 H Dixon (Camb H) 16:03.46; 6 L Reid (Ton) 16:07.44; 7 R Murray (Bed C) 16:08.78; 8 L Church (Read) 16:12.97; 9 V Hopkins (Ton) 16:25.15; 10 E Moyes (AFD) 16:51.41; 11 K Estlea (AFD) 16:54.00; 12 S Winstone (Soton, W35) 17:29.04; 13 N Griffiths (Soton, W35) 17:29.67
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