Rachael Nathan was making her final schools appearance in the senior girls 3000 metres and although she was a previous dual winner of the event in the intermediate girls age group a four month break from training during the winter and consequently a very late start to her season meant her expectations were not too high. In a fast run race she settled in 4th place some way off the pace and at halfway was fully 40 metres behind the 3rd placed athlete. With two laps to go however she picked off the two girls ahead of her and finished in good style to collect the silver medal in a very creditable time of 9 mintutes 39.12 seconds - a little way off her best but a most encouraging return. She will now aim to string together a couple of months of good training and should then be ready to reclaim her place among the best juniors in the country for the cross country season.

In the intermediate girls 200m Lydia Chamberlin ran an excellent heat to finish in 2nd place in a good time of 26.18 and ensure her place in the semi-final. She improved her time in that race to 26.07 despite the cool and breezy conditions but unfortunately just missed a place in the final when crossing the line in 5th place.