Thursday, 10 August 2017

Young middle distance runners out in force




Several young middle distance runners contributed to Shaftesbury Barnet's overall victory in the Eastern Young Athletes’ League at Hendon. David Stone won the U17 1500m in 4:20.77, cutting six seconds from his personal best. Gilad Nachshen took first place in the U15 800m in 2:06.38 and also improved his 300m time to 39.26. Maayan Radus, having rejoined Shaftesbury from Blackheath & Bromley, placed second in the U15 1500m in 5:08.33. Bini Bloom, Adam Cahn, Aron Yona and Joshua Goldstein also contributed to the team's success.
Gilad Nachshen, 13, reduced his 1500m best to 4:24.57 at the Watford Open Graded Meeting. Likewise, Adam Firsht, 14, cut his time to 4:32.9 in the Youth Development League at Lewes.
Lia Radus, 15, took victory in the 1500m and second place in the 3000m in the Youth Development League at Hendon. Her times were 4:53.72 and 10:39.91 respectively.
Lucie Wolfenden, 15, won the U17 pole vault in the Youth Development League at Wrexham with a 2.75m clearance.
Rosalind Zeffertt tackled four events successfully in the London Inter Club Challenge at Hendon. Contesting the hammer throw for the first time, she achieved a mark of 18.72m to move to 26th in the UK V55 rankings.

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