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Personal Bests
800m 2:05.36 (2010), 1500m 4:18.10mx / 4:19.98 (2010), 3000m 9:58.78 (2006)
Involvement with OCWK
Claire joined OCWK in 2008 and has taken part in the following OCWK events: Loughborough Educational Camp 2008 Loughborough Get-Together 2009 Birmingham Get-Together 2010
Athletics Achievements
2nd England Under 23 1500m 2010 2nd English Schools Senior 1500m 2007 2nd AAA Under 17 Indoor 1500m 2005 2nd English Schools Junior 1500m 2003
Performances in 2010
Claire has greatly improved her 800m and 1500m personal bests this season. Over 800m she first improved by 2.5 seconds to 2:07.70 on 9 May and the took another two seconds off with 2:05.81 in a mixed race on 16 June. She improved her 1500m best by 3 seconds to 4:23.02 on 12 May, then to 4:22.83 at the Loughborough International on 23 May and took another 3 seconds off with 4:19.98 at the BMC meeting in Manchester on 29 May. She won the silver medal in the 1500m at the Aviva England Under 23 Championships on 19 June. She improved her 1500m best for the fourth time to 4:18.10 in a mixed race at Watford on 28 July and her 800m best to 2:05.36 at Eltham on 18 August.
Personal Bests set in 2010
800m – previous PB 2:10.14 2:07.70, 09/05/10, Birmingham 2:05.81mx, 16/06/10, Watford 2:05.36, 18/08/10, Eltham
1500m – previous PB 4:26.21 4:23.02, 12/05/10, Loughborough 4:22.83, 23/05/10, Loughborough 4:19.98, 29/05/10, Manchester 4:18.10mx, 28/07/10, Watford
Performances in 2008
Personal Bests set in 2008
1000m 3:06.06, 5/04/08, Loughborough
Introduction to Athletics
Claire ran in cross country races at primary school and her teacher at the time contacted a local sports coach who she has trained with ever since. She started to take athletics seriously after attending a warm weather training camp in Cyprus.
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