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Harriers of the Month - MAY

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Elena Oliphant (U18)
Coaches - Louise Knight & Katie Sanders

  • Double Kent Athletics Champion over 400m and 800m (to back up her indoor 400m county win earlier in the year in March)

  • The manner in which she won both events, in particular the 800m, aggressive and committed run at the start to win by over 4 seconds in a seasons best of 2:14.97

  • Nine days later she ran a pb of 2:13.94, breaking 2:14 for the first time, which is the entry standard for the English Schools

  • This is a pb that had stood for 3 years and demonstrates the persistence with her training along with self-belief in her potential.

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Elijah Olaleye (U18)
Coach - Mick Bond

After setting a personal best of 53.68 in the 400m hurdles at the Kent Championships in early May, he ended the month with another 400m hurdles win at the Chelmsford Hurdle Festival on 31st May, breaking both the U20 and Senior men’s 400m hurdles records with a time of 53.27.

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