ULVERSTON athlete Jess Bailey has expressed her delight after running a British under-20 5km record of 15:25 at the Adidas Running 10 years of Podium meet at the weekend.
Speaking to Athletics Weekly, the teenager said: “I loved that, it was so much fun.
“The atmosphere on all parts of the course was insane and to do it in front of my family was special.
“We’ll see how long the record lasts! I wasn’t thinking about the time, and it was just about the competition. It’s my first proper shoulder to shoulder race for a while, and I had an adrenaline rush that got me through in the end.
“I’ve been building throughout the year and have just been getting stronger and stronger. I’m going in the right trajectory and there’s nothing better than going to races and just getting progressively better. It’s about seeing how long it lasts but I’m enjoying the ride.”
The 18-year-old is a European under-18 3000m silver medallist, and has enjoyed a great 2024 in February she was 17th in the under-20 race at the World Cross Country Championships.
She won silver over 1500m at English Schools and came in eighth in the 3000m at the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
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