Ginie Barrand (Metro Aberdeen) set her fastest time of 1:14:03 to take the bronze medal and she led her club to the Scottish team title with backing from Clare Bruce (fifth, 1:19:34) and Nicola MacDonald (seventh,1:20:23) On a day which produced many fast times, runner-up Fionnuala Ross (Shettleston Harriers) was also inside the previous record when clocking a personal best 1:12:17. “I have the Scottish 10 mile championships coming up but after that it will be mainly 5k and 10k races, and maybe some 3ks as well.” She added: “It’s quite a demanding distance so I don’t plan to do too many at the moment. “She has supported me through providing a scholarship training grant which allows me to travel to races all over the country, including this one.”īut despite her half marathon success the teenager doesn’t plan to tackle the distance again in the near future. “It wasn’t until the final 5k that I was in front again but I could feel my legs beginning to go when we got onto the track.” Phillips staying calm despite impressive showingĪnd she paid tribute to the backing received from Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion McColgan: “I couldn’t have done any of this without the help I’ve had from Eilish (McColgan). “I was leading for the first few kilometres but then fell back into second position. “I went out really fast as I felt great, but when I was looking at the splits on my watch I was thinking it might be too quick. “But there was such an amazing atmosphere out there with pipers and great support on the route, so I really enjoyed it and the course is really good. Phillips said: “I knew what the course record was, but I honestly never thought I’d get it. It’s the 12th fastest time ever recorded by a Scottish woman and it earned her a first national title. The 18-year-old Dundee Hawkhill Harriers club member, who only took up running a couple of years ago, sprinted home in 1hr 11min 56secs to smash the previous women’s mark of 1:13:21 set by Kenya’s Cathy Mutwa in 2007. Natasha Phillips praised the support she has received from Scottish distance running star Eilish McColgan after speeding to a sensational course record-breaking performance in the Inverness half marathon. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.
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