The B race saw impressive PBs
for winner Ricky Harvie (3:42.32) and
runner-up Eoin Pierce (3:42.87), both
setting PBs.
“I’ve already qualified for Doha
over 5000m with 13:09.33 in Rome,
so I’m focusing on improving my
speed said Butchart. “That was
an outdoor PB for me, as I’ve run
3:37.58 indoors, so I’m delighted
with today,” he added before going
on to pace the 5000m.
The women’s 1500m saw
European under-23 cross-country
champion Anna Emilie Moller show
decent pace to clock 4:09.12 - one
second clear of Jessica Judd.
The time was a PB for the Danish
star, who will be looking towards
the steeplechase at the European
Under-23 Championships, where
she has a best of 9:31.66 set in the
European Champs last year.
The ‘chasers’ would have been
happy for the relief of the water
jump. Chris Perry, resplendent
in a Russian vest, came from
a long way back to blaze away
from competitors to run in a PB of
8:44.55, ahead of Jayme Rossiter
(8:46.81) as the first nine went
inside nine minutes.
In the women’s race, Michelle
Finn was fairly satisfied with her
9:51.22 win after travelling from
Cork, Ireland.Finn’s fellow Cork resident
Darragh McElhinney looks like a
runner in the great Irish tradition. He
reversed an athlete of the calibre
of Jonny Davies with a sub-60 last
lap to run an Irish junior 3000m
record of 8:01.48 over 3000m. He
then revealed that he would be
looking at the European Under-
Championships over 5000m wherehe also has taken the Irish under-
record with 13:54.10 this year.
The BMC also hosted the Euro
Under-20 Champs 3000m trial
and it was the current European
under-18 3000m champion
Thomas Keen who outkicked Max
Hayden to take the spoils and
selection for Boras – 8:18.41 to
8:18.82. Behind, third to ninth all set
PBs and were inside 8:30.
After Nicole Taylor had led for
much of the race, fellow senior
Katie Holt won the women’s 3000m
(9:15.34) where Saskia Millard
(9:20.82) and Eloise Walker (9:21.96)
both returned Boras standards with
fast finishes and big PBs.
In the women’s 5000m there was
a win for Emily Hosker-Thornhill as
she ran a PB of 15:46.22 and was
well clear of Amelia Quirk (16:02.54).
Hosker-Thornhill may be another
breakthrough athlete this year
having gone under nine minutes
for 3000m.
The men who ran earlier when it
was hotter saw PBs in short supply
as Hillingdon’s Mohamed Mohamed
won in 14:07.25.ACTION BMC GRAND PRIX, WATFORD, JUNE 29
Andrew
Butchart:
outkicks
James
McMurray in
the 1500mJonathan Davies leads the men’s 3000m A race from eventual winner
Darragh McElhinney (287), Eoin Everard and Jonathan Shields (275)Emily Hosker-Thornhill (392): won the 5000m from Amelia Quirk
Jess Judd:
leads from
Anna Emilie
Møoller at
1500m