The teenager clocks 15:25 and takes seven seconds off the previous mark by Innes FitzGerald
Jess Bailey continued to excel at junior level after running a British under-20 5km record of 15:25 at the Adidas Running 10 years of Podium meet in Barrowford (November 9).
The 18-year-old, who is a European under-18 3000m silver medallist, took seven seconds off the mark that Innes FitzGerald recorded back in Cardiff in May.
This was Bailey’s first individual competition since August – she also ran in the National Cross Country Relays earlier this month – and the teenager excelled in a quick race.
Bailey went into the meet off the back of an incredible cross-country and track season.
Jess Bailey (Marco Gulberti)
Back in February, she finished 17th in the under-20 race at the World Cross Country Championships and was part of the Great Britain team that placed fifth overall.
Her summer track season was as equally as impressive, with Bailey securing silver over 1500m at English Schools and placing eighth in the 3000m at the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
She also finished fourth over 3000m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, despite missing that entire winter due to injury, and won gold at the 2022 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Thailand.
Now with trail running taking a back seat, Bailey is focused on developing as an athlete over a range of distances, from the 1500m up to the 5km.
“No matter what sport or race you watch at the Olympics, everybody is crazy impressive and it’s great to know it is possible.”
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“I loved that, it was so much fun,” Bailey told AW. “The atmosphere on all parts of the course was insane and to do it in front of my family was special.
“We’ll see how long the record lasts! I wasn’t thinking about the time and it was just about the competition. It’s my first proper shoulder to shoulder race for a while and I had an adrenaline rush that got me through in the end.
“I’ve been building throughout the year and have just been getting stronger and stronger. I’m going in the right trajectory and there’s nothing better than going to races and just getting progressively better. It’s about seeing how long it lasts but I’m enjoying the ride.”
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