Competing in the Middlesex County Championships, at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, Edmond secured gold in both 100m and 200m, cracking lifetime best marks in both events in the process!
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| Edmond Amaning (right) on his way to 200m gold |
Running 10.44s took him to a new lifetime best mark, and saw the rest of the field trailing in behind. As his number two event, it was a more than encouraging start for both athlete and coach, John Powell.
In the 200m later the same day, Edmond opened up with a 22.0s hand-timed performance that saw the rest of the field trying in vein to cling on to his shirt tails. This time there was no following wind, but that was academic as Edmond proved he was in a different class to the rest.
There was little doubt a to the ultimate result, and the only issue was how fast he would run. In the event, he won the final in 21.10s - just inside his 2012 personal best mark of 21.13 to complete a highly satisfactory first day of the 2013 outdoor season.
Competing in the same meeting, Trackspeed1 UK's Nathan Gilbert was contesting the under-20 men's 100m, and he too left with a medal around his neck.
After a miserable last 2 months of winter that saw a hamstring injury refuse to budge as it should have done, and a warm weather training trip in the States where he could barely run close to flat out, personal best times were not a priority. But that is exactly what he produced!
In the heat he was aided by a following wind of +3.9 to cross the line in 10.82s, but in the final that abated to +2.4 when he timed a fastest ever 10.73s to silver.
"The wind may not have been quite legal in the final," said coach John Powell, "but he was way ahead of his 10.9+ PB from last tear and it won;t have helped him that much.
"Overall it was a great first day for both athletes and I am very proud of their efforts. We have to move on though, and we will need more from both lads if they are to come close to their personal goals for 2013."
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