ATHLETICS: Fernandez pipped in Barry (From Oxford Mail)

ATHLETICS: Fernandez pipped in Barry

11:00am Thursday 28th February 2013 in Sport By Ed Mezzetti, Sports reporter specialising in Rugby, Cricket and Athletics. Call me on 01865 425456

PAUL Fernandez was far from downhearted after finishing second in the Barry 40-mile track race for a third time.

The Abingdon Amblers endurance specialist completed a gruelling 161 laps of the 400m track in 4hrs 19mins 13secs.

Fernandez was edged out by Belgium’s former world 50k silver medallist, Pieter Vermeesh.

But he said: “I was pleased to see that my time would have won the last seven Barry 40 races.

“I am pretty sure that I have just ran the fastest 40 miles of any UK athlete for the last eight years – so I am quite happy with my performance.”

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