Results 5th June

Monday 14 June 2021

5^th June 2021

Birmingham University 10km Festival / Muller 10km Championships / Olympic Trials

There were five 10km races, with a Para 1500m race at start of event.

Cardiff’s Stephen Morris 1500m 4^th 4.08.96.

The last two 10km races included the European Team 10km Cup, with Olympic Trials.

First 2 runners to finish are automatically selected in men’s and women’s races, if they have achieved Olympic 10k standards.

Commonwealth Games standards opportunities were also at stake in the 10km races.

Womens ‘A’ 10km

Cardiff’s Charlotte Arter (Chris Jones) had a brilliant race result, 7^th 32.17 her fastest time since 2018 achieved next year’s Commonwealth Games 10km standard.

Charlotte ran a controlled race, working her way through a quality field of European and British runners. Charlotte was not in GB team, finished ahead of 2 GB team runners.

Eilish McColgan 1^st 31.19.35, Eilish an experienced runner in World competitions, already had Olympic qualifying standard. Selamawit Teferri Israel 2^nd 31.19.50, long time race  leader. Jessica Judd 3rd 31.20.96.

Jessica 2^nd British runner achieved qualifying standard for Tokyo Olympic Games.   

Cardiff’s Jennifer Nesbitt (Chris Jones) was in Great Britain Team for European Cup. Jennifer finished 12^th 32.48 helped the British team in winning Gold medals in team race. Italy Silver medals, and Poland Bronze medals.

Clara Evans finished 21^st 33.39.19 will have been disappointed with her result.

Mens ‘A’ 10km

Morad Amdouni France, current European 10km champion, 1^st 27.23.39, 2^nd Abdi Bashia Belgium 27.24.41, 3^rd Carlos Mayo 27.25.00. First 6 runners were European runners.

Marc Scott 7^th beat Mo Farah at finish line.

Marc had gained Olympic qualifying standard before race. Finishing (7^th) 1^st British runner he gained automatic Olympic selection. Mo Farah 8^th 2^nd British hasn’t got 10km qualifying standard.

France won team Gold medals. British team Silver medals, with Spain Bronze medals.

Cardiff’s Jake Smith DNF followed the very fast start by the pace makers. Jake hung on to leading group, before falling back in field. Race will be a learning experience for him.

UK ‘A’ 10km

Cardiff’s Matthew Clowes 28^th 30.40.30.

BMC Classic, Milton Keynes

A number of Cardiff runners took part in this popular event, seeking pb times.

800m (A) 1^st Benjamin Reynolds U20M (Arwyn Davies)     1.52.31 pb

800m (B) 9^th Jacob Reynolds U20M (Arwyn Davies)          2.00.28 sb

800m (G) 3^rd Freyer Hughes-Rolls U17W (Arwyn Davies)  2.30.27

1500 (A) Aimee Callow U20W (Liz Davies)  5^th 4.34.82 pb *

1500 (A) Moli Lyons U20W (Arwyn Davies) 7^th  4.36,03 pb     

3km  (A) Lloyd Sheppard U20M (Bleddyn Jones) 9^th 8.44.59 pb.

*Aimee Callow’s, 14^th Pof10. 16 allowed entry to England Athletics U20W  Championships.