CHRIS GOODWIN was recently invited to spend a day training with Great Britain 800m runner Michael Rimmer.
The West Cheshire AC distance-running ace took part in an Aviva UKA Academy training session at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk.
The Aviva UKA Academy initiative is a fresh new approach to grassroots sport, designed to give every child in the UK the opportunity to get involved in athletics by 2012.
Chris learned a lot from the session and took the extra motivation with him to a recent British Milers Club event at Longford Park, Trafford, in Manchester.
Chris was aiming to beat the West Cheshire AC under 17 boys 1500m record of four minutes 9.40 seconds.
In a thrilling race that saw him knock nearly three seconds off his personal best time, he was agonisingly close in a time of 4:09.64.
But with renewed determination and a few weeks of the season remaining, he will be hoping next time he can find the extra quarter of a second to beat the existing record.
WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the final round of the Cheshire Track and Field League at Cheshire Oaks High School, Ellesmere Port, on Sunday (1pm start).
The Chester and Ellesmere Port-based club’s under-11s have put themselves into a good position with just one of the four-round league series remaining.
The top 10 positions in each of the four league categories with one round left are: UNDER-11s: 1 Salford Mets 328 points; 2 Crewe and Nantwich 307; 3 West Cheshire 295; 4 Trafford 277; 5 East Cheshire 239; 6 Macclesfield 238; 7 Halton and Frodsham 228; 8 Deeside 212; 9 Stockport 162; 10 Handforth and Wilmslow 151. WOMEN: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 589; 2 East Cheshire 573; 3 Salford Mets 477; 4 Trafford 470; 5 Deeside 455; 6 Macclesfield 412; 7 West Cheshire 393; 8 Bury 343; 9 Manchester 336; 10 Menai 322. MEN: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 784; 2 East Cheshire 652; 3 Salford Mets 516; 4 West Cheshire 508; 5 Macclesfield 488; 6 Deeside 456; 7 Menai 426; 8 Trafford 421; 9 Bury 343; 10 Altrincham 343. OVERALL: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 1373; 2 East Cheshire 1225; 3 Salford Mets 993; 4 Deeside 911; 5 West Cheshire 901; 6 Macclesfield 900; 7 Trafford 891; 8 Menai 748; 9 Bury 686; 10 Manchester 620.
ENTRIES are being accepted for the Guilden Sutton Six 10k Road Race, on Sunday, Septem-ber 20 (11am start). Further details can be obtained by logging onto: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
