PBs at the Trafford Grand Prix, Stretford
29 May 2012

Imani Wilson and Mary McCarthy ran typicall agressive races in their respective heats to produce new pbs in the 1500m. Imani shaved 2 seconds of her previous time to record 4:55.92, while Maryknocked 6 seconds off her time to finish in 4:57.54.

Poppy Blake found herself in a very fast heat of the 3k and maintained a good rhythm throughout to improve her pb to 10:02.09, just outside the automatic qualifying time for the U20 UK Championships. Fiona Bell, in the middle of her exams, ran a very positive3k, finishing in 10:32.69.

Tom Bains improved his pb in the 1500m by 3 seconds to 4:01.06 with a mature tactical race in the BMC B race. Similarly, Joe Gratton ran a well judged A rac, moving through the field on each lap to record 3:5.42.

Josh Dyball was much more positive in his heat of the 800m, moving into the lead after 200m, before coming home 2nd in 2:10.44.

In the field, Emily Fox continued her fine form with another pb in the discus, throwing 31.78m.