18th November 2019
WEEKEND UPDATE
World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai, UAE, November 11-17
The Great Britain & Northern Ireland team ended the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships with 29 medals after Gavin Drysdale (coach: Ian Mirfin; club: Red Star) and Kayleigh Haggo (Mirfin; Red Star) won inaugural global titles on the final day of action in Dubai.
World Mountain Running Championships, Villa La Angostura, Argentina, November 16-17
Joe Dugdale (Copeland) and Phillipa Williams (Sheffield RC) claimed individual gold and bronze respectively as the British team collected four medals at the World Mountain Running Championships.
Day Two https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/albon-fourth-at-world-mountain-running-champs/
Semi Marathon Boulogne Billancourt, Paris, France, November 17
Jake Smith (James Thie; Cardiff) put himself among illustrious company as he ran a huge half marathon personal best and British under-23 record on the streets of Paris.
Smith, who secured a top-ten finish with eighth in the 10,000m at the European Under-23 Championships back in the summer, clocked 62:02 to finish fifth after 13.1 miles in France.
That took almost two minutes off his previous best with the British record now his and only Mo Farah (Gary Lough; Newham & Essex Beagles), Callum Hawkins (Robert Hawkins; Kilbarchan) and Dewi Griffiths (Kevin Evans: Swansea) ahead of him in the Power of 10 rankings for the half marathon this year.
NCAA regional races, Various, USA, November 15
A host of Brits were in action in the regional cross country races over in the US.
Brits dominated in Oklahoma with Thomas George (Paul de-Camps; Birchfield Harriers) leading the way with second. Patrick Dever (Andy Bibby; Preston) who represented GB & NI at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the spring, was one place behind in third.
Isaac Akers (Bill Boyd; Corby) was eighth, Cameron Field (David Lowes; Liverpool Harriers) was ninth and Scott Beattie (Mike Bateman; Morpeth) was 11th.
William Battershill, a former world youth finalist, was third in Buffalo. Jordan Rowe (Tony Houchin; Thames Valley) placed eighth in Fayetteville.
Jodie Judd (Mick Judd; Chelmsford), who finished sixth in the 5,000m at the European Under-23 Championships in the summer, was 12th in Tallahassee.
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