TRAINING partners Samantha Beckett and George Huxley were in action at the Lee Valley indoor track for the Metaswitch Games on Sunday, January 8.
Both Ashford AC members were using this meeting as preparation for the coming outdoor season.
Samantha contested the 60 metres and 400 metres. In her first run of two over the 60, she was unfortunately deemed to have false started and as a consequence, dwelt in her blocks at the restart, coming 5th in 8.29s.
However, in her second race, Sam ran much better, overhauling the initial leader, winning the race in a season’s best time of 8.18s. Later in the day, her 400m race proved to be too tough and although leading at the 200m mark with a good split time of 28.5s, Sam tired and finished in third place in 64.15s.
George competed in the 60 metres hurdles and the 400 metres. This was George’s first attempt at the indoor sprint hurdles and started with a win in the first of his two races. His time of 8.91s. totally eclipsed the Under 20 club record of 10.4s, which had stood since 1992.
In his second race he went even quicker, winning in 8.82s.
The efforts in the hurdles resulted in George picking up a niggling groin injury which forced him to take it easy in the 400m race, finishing in 4th. place in 55.35s.
Another Ashford AC athlete, Luke Williams, competed in the pole vault and in a lengthy competition, cleared 3.61 metres and just failed 3.71m on his third attempt.

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