Personal Bests Abound at the Knutsford 10k

Perfect conditions for running saw a clean sweep of personal bests for Bury AC athletes at the Knutsford 10k on Sunday.   First across the line was Martin Clark, in 5th place overall, continuing his brilliant year with a rapid 31:11.   Following him was Paul Marshall with 36:08, closely followed in 36:16 by Ryan Hallworth, who has made huge improvements recently.  First Bury lady was Alia Braithwaite in 37:38, for 11th lady and 2nd V35.   This was Braithwaite’s first time under 38 minutes.  Next was Rob Butterworth, with 39:58, ducking under 40 minutes for the first time and then Sarah Flett, completing the set of PBs for the club with 40:44.

Earlier in the week, Matt Lowe ran out easy winner in the Morecambe 10k, running solo to take the win in 30:54,  smashing the 31 minute barrier and his own PB in the process.  Second place was over 4 minutes behind.  The Bury AC and Lancaster University athlete has made huge improvements this year and is becoming one of the best young runners in the region.

The previous weekend, Jemima Miles competed in the heptathlon at the English Schools Combined Events Championships in Chelmsford, representing Greater Manchester.  Spread across 2 days of competition, Miles the best performing GM athlete, finishing 24th overall as the team finished 5th.  Day 1 started with 16.70 in the 100m hurdles, followed by a 1.50m high jump, 8.58m shot put and a nippy 28.98 in the 200m.   Day 2 began with a strong 4.75m in the long jump before she launched the javelin 24.17m and finished strongly with a 2:59.26 PB in the gruelling 800m.