New Parkrun PB by Lia Radus

Lia Radus, 14, completed the 5K Oak Hill parkrun in 18:52, placing 5^th out of 145 competitors. The time was an improvement of 43 seconds to her parkrun PB, and raises Radus to 17^th in the UK U15 rankings. Close to 100,000 runners of all ages contest parkruns each week in almost 400 events acoss the country.

Despite being troubled by asthma during his run, David Stone, 14, recorded 4:58.56 in his first ever track mile, in the Golden Stag Mile Open at Hendon.

Gilad Nachshon moves to thrd in UK list

Gilad Nachshon, 12, moved to third in the UK U13 800m rankings when recording 2:15.11 at the latest Watford Open Graded Meeting. Fellow Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Biny Bloom, in his last race as a 12-year-old, also improved his time to 2:23.35.

Roger Bruck, 77, gained two victories in the Inter Area Masters competition at Solihull. Competing for Southern Counties in the V70 division, Bruck won the high jump with a clearance of 1.23m and also participated in the winning relay team.

English Schools Championships medals for Sophie Dowson and Eden Davis

Pole vault specialist Sophie Dowson and 100m sprinter Eden Davis struck silver and bronze respectively at the English Schools Championships at Gateshead. For both athletes, it was their third successive year of reaching the Championship finals in their events, and also their first year in the U20 division.

Dowson's silver, secured with a clearance of 3.70m, made up for her slight disappointment last year when illness in the preceding week meant that she finished fourth. "It was a very long competition, and the blustery crosswinds made running with the pole very difficult,” Dowson said, “so I'm really happy with my performance."

Davis battled a strong headwind to take 100m bronze in 11.06. The previous day, facing a less severe breeze, he had won his semi-final in 10.80. “Being a lighter athlete, the wind pushes me back harder," he explained. "But I'm really grateful to add to last year's bronze. The Championships are an amazing experience and I have learned a lot from them."

Lia Radus, running in the English Schools for the first time, was unlucky not to make the U15 1500m final, being the fastest non-qualifier in the heats.

Hannah Viner scored multiple points for Highgate in the Southern Athletics League at Parliament Hill, winning the 1500m in 4:54.3 and 1500m steeplechase in 5:23.0, and placing second in the 800m in 2:21.2.

Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Matti Harris, 13, cut nine seconds from his 1500m personal best, recording 4:41.9 in the Eastern Young Athletes’ League at Ipswich.

Pleasing return for David Stone

David Stone, 14, won the 1500m in the Eastern Young Athletes League at Ipswich, setting a four second PB of 4:32.5. Following two weeks out with knee ligament damage and three days’ treatment for asthma, Stone’s race was a triumph over both injury and illness. Sophie Dowson, 17, raised her pole vault best to 3.76m when outclassing the opposition in the Youth Development League at Hendon, while Bini Bloom, 13, improved his 800m time to 2:24.72 at the Watford Open Graded Meeting.