August 14: Laura Zialor wins the High Jump at the Manchester International Meeting
On a rain-soaked evening, Laura Zialor had her best High Jump competition winning with a modest 1.71m, by her standards.
On a rain-soaked evening, Laura Zialor had her best High Jump competition winning with a modest 1.71m, by her standards.
Competing in an open meeting at Corby, Jasmine Trapnell added 66cms to her lifetime best in the hammer, just missing the 50m barrier! Hammer Jasmine Trapnell (F23) 49.87m (pb) Full results from Corby
In a competition that started just after 10am, Laura Zialor, began confidently, clearing 1.76m and 1.81m at the first attempts. When the bar was raised to 1.85m, Laura narrowly failed her first attempt but cleared the height with her second attempt. The bar was raised another 4cm to 1.89m, just 2cm shy of Laura’s lifetime…
Ten MMK athletes contested the latest open meeting at Watford. Four returned with new lifetime bests. Highlight of the evening was the 3000m as Sophia Chapman knocked almost four seconds off her club F17 best, only to see the record taken by Olive Geary by more than five seconds. The two women are ranked fifth…
Two MMK sprinters competed in a Sprints Open Meeting at Stratford, East London. Renae Cranstoun returned with two new personal bests. 100m: Abigail Ajakaye (F18) 12.03 (w-0.8) 100m: Abigail Ajakaye (F18) 12.02 (w+0.0) 100m: Renae Cranstoun (F16) 13.58 (w-1.7) 100m: Renae Cranstoun (F16) 13.29 (w+1.4, pb) 200m: Renae Cranstoun (F16) 28.01 (w+2.0, pb) Full results…
Abi Fitton competed in a sprints meeting at Stratford, East London, and came away with three new personal bests. Her previous 100m best was 12.14, set in 2023. Her first 100m race saw her duck under 12 seconds for the first time, while her second moved her up to seventh on the Club’s all-time rankings….
Lynsey Ryall came within seven minutes of her lifetime best (3:08:57 in Berlin in 2017) at the Tokyo Marathon as she finished in 3:15:55; 3767 Lynsey Ryall (342nd F40) 3:15:55 (5km 22:53, 10km 46:14, 15km 68:46, 20km 91:33, Half 96:31, 25km 1:54:23, 30km 2:17:26, 35km 2:41:05, 40km 3:05:14) Full results from Tokyo