Great Scott scorches to anothereasy win in the Ely 10k
Scott, who has made the event his own having been first across the line for five successive years, galloped to victory in a time of 32:15.
This gave him a winning margin of almost a minute over Chris Darling of Cambridge and Coleridge.
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Hide AdThe result was never in any doubt after the Stamford-based speedster went through the first kilometre in a blistering two minutes 50 seconds, tearing the field asunder.
Peterborough Athletic Club’s Steve Robinson came in third with a 33:26 clocking.
INDOORS
Two Nene Valley Under 15 athletes met with success in the New Year’s Day indoor open meeting at Lee Valley.
Having finished 2017 as number one in the country for his age in both the 60m and 80m hurdles, Freddie Fraser opened his 2018 campaign with personal bests in the 60m and 200m, clocking times of 7.57 and 24.7 respectively.
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Hide AdWilliam Kong is ranked number one in the UK indoors for 300m, and has recently broken the Nene Valley club records over 60 and 300m. He performed well at Lee Valley in the 60m, 200m and 300m.
Both athletes will go into next weekend’s Southern Indoor Championships with great chances of medal success.
THROWS PENTATHLON
Nene Valley Harriers staged a throws pentathlon meeting at the Embankment on Saturday and there were wins for four club members.
RESULTS
Senior Men: 1 David Bush (NVH) 1,923pts (PB).
Over 35 Men: 1 Sean Reidy (NVH) 1,553pts.
Over 40 Men: 1 Simon Achurch (NVH) 2,826pts.
Over 55 Men: 1 Jim Gillespie (Eastern Masters/Ireland) 2,032pts.
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Hide AdOver 65 Men: 1 Bunt Scott (Marshall Milton Keynes/Eastern Masters) 3,199pts; 2 Tony Richards (Highgate/Veterans) 2,834pts; 3 Tim Needham (NVH) 2,480pts; 4 John Blackwell (NVH) 2,129pts.
Women Over 45: 1 Hazel Gering (NVH) 1,416pts.