The Brit information her fifteenth British W60 file of the 12 months with 18:35.95 in a windy race
Clare Elms has set her fifteenth British W60 file of the 12 months, working a solo 18:35.95 over 5000m in breezy situations (September 28).
The Brit, who’s recorded world age group information over 1500m and the mile each indoors and outside in 2024, had extremely executed no 5000m coaching within the build-up to the race.
A heel drawback additionally meant she solely averaged 10 miles per week in August.
Elms began her 5000m a little bit too rapidly with a 3:35 first kilometre however then settled all the way down to a gradual tempo of 89-90 second laps and went via half-way in 9:10.
It meant that Fiona Matheson’s mark of 18:38.75, set on the Scottish Athletics Masters Championships in 2021, was on for a significant revision.
Clare Elms (Steve Smythe)
Together with her heel aching, Elms did decelerate through the second half of the race however a final lap of 87 seconds noticed her higher Matheson’s time by slightly below three seconds.
Elms now holds the UK W60 marks at 800m, 1500m, mile, 3000m and 5000m and as soon as her heel improves will look to focus on some longer highway information within the autumn.
The Kent AC athlete additionally just lately starred in a mini-documentary on Callum Elson’s Youtube channel – The Distance Undertaking – specializing in her background in working and ambitions within the sport.
Mark Edwards (Getty)
One other spotlight from the weekend got here from Mark Edwards after he smashed his UK M45 shot put file with a greatest throw of 17.26m.
Edwards, who competed for England on the 1998 Commonwealth Video games, has a private better of 20.88m within the self-discipline and continues to be fourth on the UK all-time checklist.
In 2011, Edwards was additionally banned for 3 years after testing constructive for 2 prohibited substances.
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