Morpeths Laura Weightman finished in an excellent second place in the prestigous
Fifth Avenue Mile in New York on Sunday 10th September 2017.
Laura clocked a time of 4mins 17.01secs, which betters her previous figures on
the Track by 3.8secs. The time also equates to a slight improvement on
her best 1500m time of 4mins 00.17secs. The winner of the race was World
1500m silver medallist Jenny Simpson from the USA in a time of 4mins
15.58secs. Jessica Judd ran well to finish third in 4mins 17.86secs.
Report by Les Venmore
Fifth Avenue Mile in New York on Sunday 10th September 2017.
Laura clocked a time of 4mins 17.01secs, which betters her previous figures on
the Track by 3.8secs. The time also equates to a slight improvement on
her best 1500m time of 4mins 00.17secs. The winner of the race was World
1500m silver medallist Jenny Simpson from the USA in a time of 4mins
15.58secs. Jessica Judd ran well to finish third in 4mins 17.86secs.
Report by Les Venmore