The 100 km championship of British athletics in Mallory Park, Leicester, on Saturday incorporated the Anglo-Celtic Plate Home Country International
Henry Hart and Kelsey Price left victorious in the 100 km championships of British athletics in Leicester on Saturday (May 3), Adrian Stott informs.
The course was a loop of 4,872 kilometers with some undulations on each lap. The runners ran a turn in part, then 20 circuit circuit circuits.
Rob Payne of England was the early leader, with a small group that included the previous winner Jarlath McKenna, Henry Hart, Kieran McGonigle, Shaun Dixon and Gary Marshall not far away.
Payne still led halfway, but Hart left the persecution group to take the lead in 40 miles and never headed.
Slightly increasing the rhythm, Hart remained strong until the end, executing negative divisions to record 6:37:18, moving it to the tenth athlete on the list of all time of GB 100km. In the undulating course of Mallory Park, which was described in a varied way as challenging and difficult for the runners, it was an excellent moment.
Hart entered the race after having recorded PBS in the marathon (2:18:45) and 50 km (2:50:33) in recent months, indicating that 100 km, at the elite level, continues to attract competent marathon runners looking at.
Shaun Dixon Tok from England in second place at 6:56:13, with Ciaran McGonigle de Ireland Third at 6:59:44. McKenna, in fourth, 7:06:07 toke third in the GB Championship.
The competition of the male team, determined by the cumulative time of the first three finalists of each nation, was not decided until the last hour. The first three runners of Scotland remained strong to stop England, with Ireland in third place.
In the female race, the Trio of England of Steph McCall, Katie Young and Belinda Houghton ran along with Kelsey Price and Karen Wilton from Northern Ireland a few seconds ago.
It was Price who proved to be the strongest in the second half of the race, take the title at 7:44:21, five minutes ahead of Houghton at 7:49:57. Katie Young gave England a clean sweep of the podium, taking third place at 8:05:47.
This gave the women of England a clear victory in the competition of the team of the countries of origin. Scotland was second and Ireland third.
For Price, it was an excellent way to celebrate its selection earlier for the week for the 24 -hour GB team for the IAU World Championship in France, in October. His time puts his 13th athlete in the 100 km British ranking of all female time.
