Roger Bruck still defying age and gravity

Hannah Viner, 21, improved her 800m PB by over four seconds with a time of 2:13.99 in a British Milers Club event at Eltham. Jack Davis-Black and Aron Yona, both 13, also rewrote their personal bests for the distance in the Young Athletes League at Finsbury Park. Their times were 2:21.54 and 2:32.61 respectively.

Eden Davis, 19, unofficially represented England and Great Britain in Guernsey and Poland in the space of four days. His times over 100m were 10.71 and 10.74 respectively. "They didn't go well technically but I learned a lot that I will take forward into future competitions", Davis remarked.

Roger Bruck, 78, began his outdoor season by earning gold, silver and bronze at the British Masters South of England Championships at Battersea. The respective events were high jump, 200m and 100m. His 1.23m in the high jump reinforces Bruck's position as the U.K.'s top jumper in his age category.

High placings in the England Athletics age group championships

Sophie Dowson took fourth place in the England Athletics U23 pole vault championship at Bedford with a clearance of 3.50m. Eden Davis placed sixth in the U20 100m in 10.67, while Hannah Viner came ninth in the U23 1500m in 4:36.79. Within the previous week Viner had placed third in the South of England Senior 1500m Championship and also set a new PB of 4:23.71 for the distance in a BMC Gold Standard race at Watford.

Idan Gal-Shohet, 17, placed fifth in the South of England U20 long jump championship at Bedford, setting an outdoor season's best of 6.42m.

Lucie Wolfenden, 16, set a new PB of 3.15m in winning the U17 pole vault event at the Mason Trophy Inter Counties Schools Championships at Birmingham. Wolfenden had won the U15 title in the same competition two years ago.

Lia Radus gained the 1500m silver medal in the U17 London Schools Championships at Battersea, recording 4:42.20.

The Firsht brothers provided excellent service to Brighton & Hove AC with a win and a second place in the Youth Development League at Brighton. Joshua, 17, won the U20 400m in 52.8. Younger brother Adam, 15, was only headed by his own teammate in the U17 800m, coming close to his personal best in 2:03.5.

Jack Davis-Black, 13, beat stiff competition to win the Barnet Schools 1500m Championship in a new personal best time of 4:46.

Emma Taylor, 17, entered the U20 national rankings in the hammer throw with a distance of 23.86m in the Blackheath & Bromley Open meeting.

Gilad Nachshen beats two minutes for 800m

Immanuel College pupil Gilad Nachshen, 14, has become the first UK Under 15 athlete this year to beat two minutes for 800m. Nachshen cut his personal best by over a second to record 1:59.10 in the latest Watford Open Graded Meeting.

"I was placed in a field of older athletes who were aiming for 1:55, and I was knocked around a lot during the race", Nachshen said. "I passed halfway in 59 seconds, two seconds slower than I had planned. But I maintained my pace and made a final push in the home straight".

Nachshen trains twice a week at Allianz Park under the guidance of Jeremy Sothcott, in a group that includes several Jewish athletes including David Stone. His programme also includes a Sunday morning session at Parliament Hill. He reported, "My training at Shaftesbury Barnet has been going really well recently, with a lot of sprint repetition work with short recovery periods.”

Nachshen will spend two weeks in Israel on a school trip before representing Hertfordshire in the England Schools Athletics Championships in Birmingham next month.

Firsht brothers earn good points for Brighton & Hove

The Firsht brothers provided excellent service to Brighton & Hove AC with a win and a second place in the Youth Development League at Brighton. Joshua, 17, won the U20 400m in 52.8. Younger brother Adam, 15, was only headed by his own teammate in the U17 800m, coming close to his personal best in 2:03.5.

Idan Gal-Shohet, 17, placed fifth in the South of England AA U20 long jump at Bedford, setting an outdoor season's best of 6.42m.

Fine 800m PB by Lia Radus

Lia Radus took time out from her GCSE preparations to demolish her 800m personal best by more than three seconds. The Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier moved to 26th in the UK U17 800m rankings by recording 2:15.27 at the British Milers Club PB Classic at Milton Keynes. This achievement is all the more remarkable considering that Radus normally competes over longer distances.

"The race didn’t start off particularly well as I haven’t run an 800 for a while so I didn’t quite have the starting speed in my legs", Radus reported. "However, in the second lap I was able to use my speed endurance and make up the lost ground. I caught up with the leaders and I'm really happy to have set a great PB. I am now focusing on my exams but I'm really looking forward to competing in the English Schools Championships when they are all over."

Emma Taylor, 17, represented Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in three events in the Youth Development League at Bromley, setting personal bests in two of them. Taylor improved by more than 1m in the discus with a throw of 19.72m, and exceeded 100 feet for the first time with the full-weight javelin with a throw of 30.91m.

Eden Davis, 19, set a 100m season's best of 10.55 in the British Athletics League at Portsmouth.

Jack Davis-Black, 13, achieved a 1500m PB of 4:52.52 in the Watford Open Graded Meeting.