ATHLETICS: Fernandez sparkles in Galway (From Oxford Mail)

ATHLETICS: Fernandez sparkles in Galway

11:50am Thursday 2nd September 2010 in

• Skip social links
• Print
• Email
• Comments(0)

Abingdon Amblers’ Paul Fernandez finished 13th for England in the IAU 50K World Trophy final in Galway.

Fernandez took more than five minutes off his previous best time to record 3hrs 13mins 1sec.

Clubmate John Oliver came 38th out of the 242 finishers in the Pewsey Vale Half-Mara-thon in 1.33.52.

Abingdon Amblers’ Sarah Matthews finished third in the veteran 40 category of the Ridgeway Challenge, which incorporated the UK Trail Running Champion-ships.

Matthews and clubmate David Berger ran the 90-mile length of the Ridgeway.