“I felt strong on the first lap and tucked into the leading group. I struggled a bit on the steep hill on the second lap and dropped to 13th place before rallying towards the finish”.
Also taking part at the championships, Adam Firsht and Jack Davis-Black performed well in the U15 and U13 races respectively.
Idan Gal-Shohet placed third in the under-20 long jump at the London Indoor Games in Lee Valley. Gal-Shohet, 17, set an indoor personal best of 6.60m.
Eden Davis, 18, took bronze in the U20 60m in 6.87, just 0.01s outside his best, while Gal-Shohet improved to 7.57 in the same event. Lia Radus recorded 2:20.85 for sixth place in the U17 800m.
Lucie Wolfenden, 16, made a clearance of 2.78m at the Vault Manchester event at Sportcity in her first pole vault competition of the year.