Alex Eykelbosch and Ruby Sykes top BMC 3km time trial leaderboard on day two
Alex Eykelbosch and Ruby Sykes (pictured) moved to top of the women's British Milers’ Club (BMC) virtual time trial leaderboard with impressive respective marks of 9:47 and 10:04 on an exciting second day of 3km action.
Dacorum & Tring athlete Eykelbosch, who clocked 9:53 for 3000m indoors last year, went six seconds quicker than that with her run in Phoenix, Arizona.
Holmfirth runner Sykes' stint in the rain was challenged by Lisa Palmer-Blount (M40), who returned a stunning 10:11, and Kaitlyn Sheppard with 10:12.
Day one pacesetter Amie Bagnall (10:18) remained in the women's top five, while under-13 Lillie Hellyer produced a swift 10:48.
Alex Crossland’s overnight men's lead of 8:34 looked a sure bet to survive into Saturday, before Wirral under-17 TJ Jones (pictured below) took full advantage of a 20mph coastal tailwind to record 8:22 and storm into top spot.
Chris Thomas (8:35) held down third place overall.
Second quickest of day two was Bristol’s 8:26 3000m man Kurt Taylor with 8:38.
One second adrift of Taylor was the current M40 indoor champion James Thie with a stunning 8:39, with Charlie Haywood (8:42) easing into the top six.
Results can be found at data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2020/GBR/bmc3k
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A day one report is here.
Reports by co-organisers Steve Green and Matt Long.
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