BRANDON OFF TO A FLYER

Brandon Murray is the latest in a long line of Trackspeed1-UK athletes to fire off an explosive start to the new year with some scintillating form on the indoor circuit.

Brandon Murray set a lifetime's fastest 60m at Crystal Palace.

The 19-year-old South London Harrier joined the group 16 months ago with a 60m sprint best of 7.25 seconds, but he lowered that to 7.07s last year, and now already in 2017 he has clocked a speedy 6.90s.

His new lifetime best mark was set during the first indoor open meeting held this season at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Wednesday (4th January).  He wasn't the only Trackspeed1-UK athlete in top form either.

Cameron Starr only joined the group at the beginning of the Autumn, but he came out firing on all cylinders setting a personal best 60m also of 6.90s.

Coach John Powell was delighted for his charges, given the circumstances, let alone at this stage of the year:

"The indoor track at Crystal Palace is nothing like most indoor facilities," he explained.  "It is very cold there and not great for sprints, and of course this was the first outing for anyone in the group, so any kind of half decent performance so early is very pleasing."

Trackspeed1-UK athletes will be in action throughout January and early February, but will then return to  a winter training schedule before the vast majority of them depart for their annual pre-season training camp in Florida, USA, in late March.