The Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier moved to 26th in the UK U17 800m rankings by recording 2:15.27 at the British Milers Club PB Classic in Milton Keynes. This achievement is all the more remarkable considering that Radus normally competes over longer distances.

“The race didn’t start off particularly well as I haven’t run an 800m for a while so I didn’t quite have the starting speed in my legs,” Radus commented.

“However, I was able to use my speed endurance on the second lap and make up the lost ground.

“I caught up with the leaders and I’m really happy to have set a great PB. I am now focusing on my exams but I’m really looking forward to competing in the English Schools Championships when the exams are all over.”

Emma Taylor, 17, represented Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in three events at the Youth Development League in Bromley, setting personal bests in two of them.

Taylor improved by more than one metre in the discus with a throw of 19.72m, and exceeded 100 feet for the first time with the full-weight javelin with a throw of 30.91m.
Eden Davis, 19, set a 100m season’s best of 10.55 in the British Athletics League in Portsmouth.

Jack Davis-Black, 13, achieved a 1,500m PB of 4:52.52 in the Watford Open Graded Meeting.