Goodman recorded 31:19 in the British 10K at Westminster, placing 11th in a high-quality field. He was one of several runners critical of the organisation by Virgin Sport, saying: “The course needs revising to appeal to more elite athletes. There are too many hairpin turns slowing the pace at the front.”
Adam Firsht, 15, overcame a field of older, and on paper faster, 800m runners in the Southern League in Winchester. His winning time of 2:01.7 was a 1.7-second improvement on his previous personal best. The Brighton & Hove athlete also contested the 400m, placing second in 54.8 in his first official race at the distance.
Sophie Dowson, 19, achieved a season’s best pole vault clearance of 3.70m at the Hampshire Grand Prix Open in Basingstoke.
Idan Gal-Shohet gained long jump victories on successive days, competing in the Southern League at Parliament Hill and the Medway & Maidstone AC Open in Gillingham. His winning marks were 6.50m and 6.52m respectively.
