Alex Turner Biography
 
Born 20 September 1991
Derby
Coach Jim Feeney
Club Amber Valley
Lives Derby
OCWK Joined 2007
Tier Bronze
 

Personal Bests


400m 57.95 (2010), 800m 2:10.65 (2006), 1500m 5:01.8 (2006)


Involvement with OCWK


Alex joined ‘On Camp with Kelly’ in 2007 and has taken part in the following OCWK events:
Loughborough Educational Camp 2007
Glasgow Get-Together Weekend 2007
Bath Get-Together Weekend 2007
Loughborough Educational Camp 2008
Loughborough Get-Together 2009

Alex competed in the OCWK 800m race at the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix in 2007.


Athletics Achievements

1st AAA Under 15 800m 2006
1st AAA Under 15 Indoor 800m 2006
1st English Schools Junior 800m 2006


Performances in 2010

Alex improved her 400m best to 57.95 in the heats at the Aviva English Schools Championships on 9 July.

Personal Bests set in 2010

400m - previous PB 58.88
57.95, 09/07/10, Birmingham


Performances in 2009

Alex is now focussing on 400m hurdles.

Personal Bests set in 2009

400m - previous PB 59.5
58.88, 10/05/09, Derby

100m hurdles - previous PB 17.5
16.5, 14/06/09, Mansfield

400m hurdles - previous PB 70.0
68.1, 28/03/09, Nottingham
66.66, 10/05/09, Derby
65.7, 13/06/09, Derby
65.52, 26/07/09, Cardiff

1500m steeplechase - previous PB 5:45.43
5:43.09, 26/04/09, Birmingham
5:33.38, 10/05/09, Derby


Performances in 2008


Personal Bests set in 2008

300m - previous PB 42.5
42.1, 11/05/08, Nottingham
41.97, 11/07/08, Gateshead

1500m Steeplechase
5:45.43, 27/04/08, Birmingham


Performances in 2007

Personal Bests set in 2007

400m
59.5, 29/04/07, Coventry

800m - previous PB 2:16.86i
2:15.46i, 20/01/07, Sheffield
2:15.3i, 3/02/07, Cardiff


Introduction to Athletics

Alex was invited to join her local athletics club after running well in a primary school cross country race. She started to take the sport seriously as an Under 13 when she was winning titles at county level and breaking club and county records and she realised that she was quite good.


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Loughborough Educational Camp 2007