Halifax star Burgin misses out on Ultimate Championships final
Halifax Harriers’ Max Burgin missed out on the 800m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships, in Budapest.
Burgin lined-up alongside fellow Briton Ben Pattison as the pair looked to progress from the second semi-final.
The Halifax star stayed in the top three of the pack, but as the pace increased down the home straight in the last 100m, he was unable to stay with the leading group and finished seventh with a time of 1:44.56, while Pattison crossed the line in eighth.
Harriers’ junior Isobelle Crowther clocked a personal best and club record in the Bury AC Track Festival Mile.
The youngster recorded a time of 5:14.77, improving on her previous best set only a week earlier in Leeds.
Harrier Asif Razzak competed in the Big Half, in London, and crossed the line in 2.29.44 while a contingent of 11 Harriers were also competing at half-marathon distance, in the 45th Great North Run last Sunday.
Harriers’ Great North Run results: James O’Rourke 1.24.47, Alexander Whitehead 1.24.54, Matthew Booth 1.28.47 (pb), Stephen Rainbow 1.29.07, Simon Cleaver 1.43.10 (pb), Luke Ambler 1.56.11, Chris Burrell 2.18.10, Katie Tomkins 2.22.34, John Sunderland 2.27.28 (pb), Jonathan (pb) and Vicki Cockcroft 2.52, Ashley Addy 3.05.33 (pb).
Harriers’ stars of the future were in action at the Great North Mini Run, a 4k race that attracts a huge field of entrants from all over the country.
Harry Smith stormed to win the race outright, 44 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, and he was followed by clubmates Daisy and Teddy Cockcroft.
Meanwhile, six Harriers travelled to York for the Vale of York Half Marathon and 10k events
Both races start and finish just outside Wistow, and formed part of the Harriers Road Race Challenge.
First Harrier home was Alice Vick in 1.38.55, followed closely by Jack Melia in 1.43.25 (pb), Mark Rocheteau 1.54.03, Seonaid McCart 1.58.29 (pb) and David Parrington 2.15.50.
An intrepid trio competed in the tough Yorkshireman full and Half Marathon, in Haworth.
Tom Paget was 35th in the full marathon with 4.29.27, followed by father and daughter Will and Milly Carver in 5.49.40. Kirsty Carver ran the half marathon in 4.04.47.