LIFETIME Bests For Young Harriers At Scottish Championships

17 August, 2022 | Sport

Ruby McGill and Harris Morrison, right

YOUNG Glenpark Harriers Harris Morrison and Ruby McGill recorded lifetime bests at the Scottish Athletics National Track and Field Championships in Aberdeen.

Harris, contesting the under-17 boys’ 400 metres maintained his recent rich vein of form.

He had an outside lane in his heat and, after a steady start, reached the home straight and showed maturity to not panic, qualifying for the final with a top-three finish.

In the final, Harris set off from the gun and, despite being passed on the back straight, remained calm before moving through his gears with 150 metres to go.

Approaching the home straight, Harris was at full speed, scything through the field to win silver in a new lifetime best of 50 seconds.

Ruby, in the under-20 women’s 5,000 metres had the additional challenge of contesting her event in an amalgamated race with the seniors.

It was clear Ruby was sticking to her race plan, hitting her time targets as she progressed in the 12-and-half-lap race.

By halfway, Ruby was within range of securing a new best, and her determination until the finish rewarded her with a fourth place and a huge lifetime best of 19.46 minutes.

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