Richard Goodman was victorious again in his second race in
this year's Start Fitness Metropolitan League at Uxbridge. The challenging 8 km two lap
course included a brook to splash through on each lap.
"It wasn't such a crazy opening pace as in the last
race", Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier Goodman commented. "I ran with the
leading group and forged ahead when I put my foot down with 1 km to go".
Goodman won by 7s in 23:21.
Hannah Viner, 21, led Highgate Harriers to team gold by
placing fourth in the Senior Women's race. "The eventual winner, Naomi Taschimowitz,
is a one-time European Under 23 silver medallist", said Viner. "She took
the race out very hard. By half way, our leading group of four had built up a one
minute lead over the rest of the field. But last week's race in Liverpool was
still in my legs and it was all I could do to maintain my position".
Lia and Maayan Radus placed second and fourth respectively
in the 4 km Junior Women's race, steering Shaftesbury Barnet to team victory. Their
times were 14:32 and 14:42 respectively, with the winner recording 14:24. Lia,
16, commented that she felt somewhat tired, partly owing to the pressure of
GCSE coursework. Maayan, 13, was very happy with her performance, saying
"I felt strong so I simply tried to stay as close as I could to the
leaders throughout".
Gilad Nachshen celebrated his 14th birthday by placing
himself fifth in the indoor season UK Under 15 rankings over 300m. He recorded
39.92 in the Lee Valley Open.
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