Eilish McColgan set a brand new British 10,000m report in California as she continues her preparations for subsequent month’s London Marathon.
The 32-year-old Scot clocked 30:00.86 in her first observe race of the yr, beating Paula Radcliffe’s 2002 time of 30:01.09 in Munich.
McColgan has been coaching at altitude in Colorado and made a late resolution to race within the Soundrunning Ten occasion.
“I am completely in the news,” mentioned the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
“Two years ago I ran a big PB [personal best] So it’s good to be back here with the crowd. I knew I was in a really good position, but it doesn’t always happen all together that day.”
McColgan, who battled some knee issues within the build-up to her first marathon on Sunday, April 23, now holds the British information for the 5,000m, 10,000m, 5km, 10km and half-marathon.
Meanwhile, fellow Briton Emile Carrés, who can also be making his marathon debut in London, has damaged the European 10-mile report.
The 25-year-old clocked 45:57 at an occasion in Barrowford, Lancashire, surpassing Richard Nerurkar’s long-standing mark of 46:02 set in 1993.
Last yr, Keres equaled Mo Farah’s UK 10km report earlier than operating a half-marathon PB after which ending second behind Jacob Ingebrigtsen of Norway on the European Cross Country Championships in Turin in December.
With inputs from BBC
