bank holiday weekend action round-up

​A number of Morpeth Harriers were in action in 5 kilometre races at the weekend.
 
Friday night saw Finn Brodie 5th overall in the Mid Cheshire 5k. In a closely contested race finally won by Liverpudlian David Rennie in 14 minutes and 19 seconds, Brodie recorded a personal best of 14:23.
 
Not far behind, Sam Hancox clocked 14:43 in 14th and Phil Winkler dipped under the 15 minute barrier for the first time with 14:56 in 23rd. (Remarkably, evergreen Olympian and one time Morpeth Harrier Nick McCormick, now with Blackburn Harriers, also ran 14:26 in the same race.)
 
Sam’s Dad Rob also had a good run to come home in 18:25 in the later mass start, and was 6th Over 55.
 
On Sunday Alex Brown represented the North of England at the Cardiff 5k. Held in the leafy suburb of Whitchurch Village, the fast course saw Brown only beaten by local lad Jake Smith of Cardiff Athletics (13:59), with Brown recording 14:17 in a fine 2nd place.
 
Across the water meanwhile, University of Tulsa student Scott Beattie had another outstanding performance on the track. Competing in the Payton Jordan Invitational 5000m at the Cobb Track and Angell Field Stadium in Stanford, California, Beattie clocked a new pb of 13:31:34 when finishing in 10th place.