Ollie Lockley produced another fabulous run on Sunday to place third in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10km road race.
The Leeds Abbey Dash is one of the big road races in the north of England which attracts competitors from all over the country.
Ollie’s time of 29:01 is his fastest-ever time for the distance on either road or track, underlining the excellent form he has been in of late.
Leeds Abbey Dash
Representing his first-claim club Leeds City AC, Ollie went through the 5km point in 14:50 as part of a pack of 13, but as the pace increased on the return to Leeds city centre the pack split apart.
The race was won in 28:52 by James McMurray (St Albans AC), with Joshua Grace (Aldershot Farnham) second in 28:56 and Ollie third having run the second 5km in a super-fast 14:11.
Ollie finished nine seconds clear of the fourth-placed runner, his time of 29:01 was just one second outside the 10,000 metres consideration standard for the Commonwealth Games.