MMU Athletics\u2019 rising star Leah Peploe smashed an astonishing eight seconds off her personal best in the mixed 1500 metres at the weekend.<\/p>\n
Peploe, who runs for Leigh Harriers, took third place with a time of 4:42.08 in the heats, with the winner, Tom Clark of Bramhall posting a time of 4:32.30. Her impressive performance after a year of disruption to training prompted praise from MMU\u2019s Athletics Coach Steve Green.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeah\u2019s showing a great level of focus and doing a lot more running than we expected, given the current conditions because of Coronavirus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have high hopes for her as she\u2019s really making good progress. She\u2019s taken a big slice off her personal best with this performance, and that\u2019s excellent as a yardstick for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Devon-based languages student Chris Perry posted an impressive time of 54.2 seconds in the 400 metres, just a second slower than the winner Callum Garvey. The MMU scholar showed signs of what\u2019s to come with his first post-lockdown performance, but says he still has room to improve.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a tough race for me,\u201d he said. \u201cI was towards the outside of the track so that\u2019s always difficult to judge where you are. Then there was a high wind as we came off the final bend. No excuses, of course, but those factors make it difficult to concentrate solely on your own performance on the track.<\/p>\n
During the afternoon session, Chiara Young, of Sale Harriers, finished an excellent day’s work with an impressive time of 2:21.26 in the 800m heats. Manchester born and bred, Failsworth\u2019s finest is a model student — already in her third year studying to be a sport coach at MMU. Chiara shows every sign of fulfilling her desire to become a teacher or coach in the future.<\/p>\n
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