Lia Radus, 14, has positioned herself as one of the
country's leading young 1500m specialists in the space of two races. She earned
her place at next month’s English Schools Championships by winning the London
Schools U15 title in a new PB of 4:46.55. She then cut her time to 4:42.9 with
a win in the Young Athletes League at Bromley. This raises her to 13th in the
UK age-group rankings.
"They were two very different races", Radus
reflected. "In the London Schools I sat in behind the leader and sprinted
with 300m to go. But at Bromley the leader set off very fast and tired herself
out. I was left out in front for the last half of the race. But I'm benefiting
from a new training routine, more tailored to my needs and with a greater
emphasis on speed. So I have learned better pace judgement and how to save some
energy for a final surge.”
Four community athletes contested the England Athletics U20
/ U23 Championships at Bedford. In the U23 division, James Bongart took javelin
silver with a PB throw of 57.71m, while Hannah Viner placed fourth in the 5000m
in 17:49.71. Sophie Dowson placed fourth in the U20 pole vault, hampered by
vaulting with a pole of the wrong specification. Her own implement had been taken
away in error, and this certainly cost her a medal. Eden Davis narrowly missed
a place in the U20 100m final.
Sale Harrier Lucie Wolfenden, 14, won the Mason Trophy Inter
Counties Schools pole vault title at Birmingham. Her winning height of 2.75m
was a 15 cm personal best and moved her to 13th in the UK age-group rankings.
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