1 Mile Track Race

Posted in News, Race Reports on Mar 11, 2022

🏆 The last round of the club's Winter Championship took place at a cold Hutchesons’ Grammar track on Thursday evening. The one-mile track race saw over 30 Harriers compete in 5 separate heats.

1️⃣ In the first heat, Robert Carson turned on the style with an impressive run of 7:23 ⭐️ finishing in front of Helen Stevenson. Mirin McKinley, in her first track race, finished in a very creditable 8:25.

2️⃣ The second heat saw David Griffin run away from the field to clock an excellent 5:51 ⭐️. Gordon Gallagher placed second on 6:27 with Angela Campbell performing well to finish in 6:53. Seven of the field either equalled or broke 7 minutes.

3️⃣ As the night went on, the heats speeded up. Barry Mitchell, fresh from his PB at the Cambuslang Harriers 10k, held off Kevin Smith by one second to finish in 6:09 ⭐️. Becky Simister was a close third and all participants broke 7 minutes comfortably.

4️⃣ The fourth heat was the smallest of the evening and proved to be very competitive with all four competitors running 6:01 or better. Darragh Casey, after a slow start, picked up the pace and prevailed by two seconds ahead of Katherine Hyland and Dave Eames in 5:47 ⭐️.

5️⃣ The final heat saw four competitors equal or beat 5 minutes. Jack Arnold pushed the pace early and was finally caught by the in-form Fraser Armstrong with three hundred metres to go to, crossing the line first in 4:48 ⭐️. Fraser has hit a purple patch and this victory built on a very good PB at the Allan Scally relays last weekend. Jack Arnold crossed the line second in 4:49 and the fleet of foot Lee Shaw placed third with 4:53.

🤩 It truly was a great night of racing with a fantastic atmosphere as all members supported each other from the side lines.

🙏🏻 Thanks to Colin, John, and Stuart for sorting out the heats, marshalling and timing duties.

📷 Photos courtesy of Scott

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