Gary Prysbet was the only MMK athlete to contest the Buckingham Half Marathon, but he dominated the event to win by more than 2.5 minutes in 77:50, less than two minutes shy of his lifetime best of 76:08 set at the Great North Run in 2022.
While six MMK runners entered the 5km races in Battersea Park, only two showed up to compete. Leo Freeland, who heads back to the USA shortly to resume his studies, had his first race in almost five months. His 5km road race pb compares with his previous best of 16:13, set six years ago. His…
The Biggish Jumps and Throws Meeting, normally held at Bedford, was held at Woodford Green. Five MMK athletes competed, with Zariya Olayiwola setting a new personal best. High Jump: Zariya Olayiwola (F17) 1.50m (pb) Long Jump: D’mitri Varlack (M17) 6.95m (w+4.2) Hammer: Lara Moffat (F23) 47.64m Hammer: Jasmine Trapnell (F23) No mark Javelin: Ayesha Jones…
The MMK U15/U13 Team qualified for the National Finals as Midland Champions. Competing against the best two teams from the North, Midland and South plus the top team from Scotland, the team finished an outstanding fifth place, and improvement of two places over their first ever appearance in nthe National Final last year. Pos Team…
Sophie Gibbens travelled up to North Wales and placed 69th out of 210 finishers and second female in the 19km Ras y Gader (Cader Idris mountain race). The Cader Idris mountain race is one of the toughest fell races in Wales. The event starts and finishes in the market town of Dolgellau, at sea level,…
MMK runners had considerable success at the MK Marathon Weekend, particularly in the Rocket 5k run. Robert Hickman was second overall, with Ian Wood third. Jeremy Vick was the first veteran runner to cross the line in fifth place. Elle Roche was the first woman home in a fast 17:19 for 23rd overall with Melanie…
Two MMK athletes, Elliot Hind and James Ward, competed in the Amsterdam Marathon, with both setting significant new lifetime bests, and each running the second half of the race quicker than the first half. Elliot Hind, with a previous best of 2:31:58, set in London in 2021, was targeting a significant improvement as he toed…