What a weekend!
After Katarina's win in the U20 Long Jump at Birmingham, in the England Indoors Championships, and Mat's National title at Parliament Hill Fields, there were several decent performances in the BUCS Indoors Championships at Sheffield - notably a great run from Harry Harper in the 1500m. (For all these, see News Items on right.)
 
But Day 2 at Birmingham was the highspot.  First Kat scored a double, adding the High Jump title to her Long Jump crown, with a new PB (and Senior Club Record) of 1.85m.  Coach Mike Holmes reckons her failures at 1.89m (which would have equalled the CBP) were marginal... just a matter of time!
Meanwhile, Alex Boyce was showing his class in the U20 400m, running the fastest semi-final time, then winning the final in 47.82secs, well clear of the rest.  Another National Champion!
We may not have had a runner in the very fast U20 Men's 800m, but we did have George Bunner (AAA Junior 880yds Champion of 1950) given the honour of presenting the prizes.
 
Two other High Jumps had LHAC interest: Aylish MacKenzie cleared 1.64m for 5th in the U17 event (ahead of LPS' Amelia McLaughlin again!) and Michael Hartley was 7th in the U20, with 1.90m.
 
Then the focus was back on Kat, who was the fastest qualifier in the 60m Hurdles, beating Commonwealth Youth 100mH Champion Yasmin Miller.  But the line-up for the final included 3 athletes with faster PBs than Kat.  We have almost grown used to her producing something special when under pressure.. and she did it again, finishing 2nd to Yasmin, 8.45secs to 8.48secs - PBs for both.  Two golds, one silver - not bad!
 
A long weekend.. but what a happy one! 

Other News Items

  • Mike Turner - "making progress" Since we first heard that our legendary Mike Turner had suffered a stroke, the internet has been buzzing with people expressing concern and others giving updates after visits to Mike ...
    Posted by Liverpool Harriers
  • Harry Harper excels Highlight for LHAC at the BUCS Indoors Championships at Sheffield over the weekend was the 3:47.65 clocking in the 1500m by Harry Harper.  He was beaten into second ...
    Posted 27 Feb 2012 07:09 by Liverpool Harriers
  • After Kat, now it's Mat Over the last few weeks, we've noted the steady improvement in form by U17 Mathew Shirling... from a disappointing 4th in the Merseyside Cross-Country, via a convincing victory ...
    Posted 26 Feb 2012 07:26 by Liverpool Harriers
  • Another title for Kat! On Day 1 of the England U15/U17/U20 Championships at Birmingham, Katarina Johnson-Thompson competed in the U20 Long Jump, where her PB was more than half a metre ...
    Posted 26 Feb 2012 04:58 by Liverpool Harriers
  • Another epic victory for Harry Oakes! Back around Christmas 1967, our Club Handicap was won convincingly by Harry Oakes. This month he achieved another important victory, taking first place in the February draw of the Club ...
    Posted 17 Feb 2012 02:48 by Liverpool Harriers
  • A good weekend on fells and road In the Parbold Hill Fell Race on Saturday, 11 February, Adam Peers again showed his class on this going, with Richard Burney the only runner within 2½ minutes!  They were ...
    Posted 13 Feb 2012 09:34 by Liverpool Harriers
  • Jonny Mellor - UK Champion! Did you see the 3,000m race in the Aviva World Trials and UK Championships?  What a cracker, with three different leaders on the last 200m lap.  Happily, the one ...
    Posted 13 Feb 2012 03:45 by Liverpool Harriers
  • More results.. indoors and outside.. The Scottish National Open at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, on 21 Jan, witnessed the annual appearance of Martin Lipton at 800m!  Better known as an excellent 400m Hurdler, he runs an ...
    Posted 10 Feb 2012 02:38 by Liverpool Harriers
  • More news from the Indoors scene - Birmingham Games - 4/5 Feb On the first day, it was good to see James Hunter in the 400m, running 50.18secs - a long way outside his PB, but it's been some time since ...
    Posted 7 Feb 2012 07:15 by Liverpool Harriers
  • UK Record for "Manchester Warrior" Kat! In the McCain Indoor City Challenge at Sheffield, Katarina Johnson-Thompson produced more evidence that her lay-off to recover from last autumn's medical intervention has done no lasting ...
    Posted 5 Feb 2012 10:12 by Liverpool Harriers
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