LIFETIME MARKS CONTINUE TO FALL

With the exception of three long term injuries, and two other athletes yet to crack their best, and one of those not yet fully back from injury, the whole of Trackspeed1-UK have improved personal records already this season!

Ishmael Smith-John smashed two lifetime best sprints over 100m and 200m

 Two more records fell this weekend (5th June) with Blackheath and Bromley's Ishmael Smith-John improving over both 100m and 200m, and Shaftesbury Barnet's Jerome Lule slashing his previous 100m best mark by over three tenths of a second.

The performances came as the busy June schedule kicks in, with the South of England Championships next up this coming weekend 10/11th June.  Following that the England National under-20 and under-23 Championships take place in Bedford, and then the Olympic Trials and British Championships round off a chaotic month.

Some of the most notable performances this year have emerged early in the season, raising hopes that more may be to come in the championships and later season meetings.

These include Niclas Baker's phenomenal best 400m run which took three seconds off his fastest at this time last year, while David Bolarinwa's return to the group after a four-year absence, saw his fastest 100m time in 3 years recorded in April.  Even Chris Pope, out through injury for virtually two years, returned this weekend to the sub-11 second range over 100m in only his second outing of 2016!

Jerome Lule shattered his 100m best as Trackspeed1-UK athletes continue
to hit the form of their lives this year!

Another quite remarkable achievement was Sam Imhogiemhe's improvement from 11.5 to 10.74 over 100m this year, the only frustration there being that he has since suffered a hamstring niggle that has prevented surely inevitable consolidation on already spectacular improvement.

Niclas Baker has likewise had his progress suspended with a fall at home sidelining him with an ankle injury.  He hopes to be back in training this week after three weeks out - a break that cost him  selection for the England team competing at the Loughborough International last month.

Trackspeed1-UK coach John Powell was cautiously optimistic about his charges' prospects for the remainder of the season:

"It's been a great year so far," he said, "and with everyone setting PB's that is naturally very satisfying for a coach.  The injuries to Sam and Nic have been frustrating, and it's a real pity Jason Hussain has been taken out for the year with ankle surgery imminent, but it's clear the programme is working for most, so that has to be good!"