Paris 2024 hopeful Skelton smashes half marathon PB by 58 seconds

Paris 2024 Olympic hopeful Ross Skelton – a member of HY Runners – produced a sensational display to smash his half marathon PB by a huge 58 seconds to come eighth overall in an elite international invitational only field at the Run Antrim Coast Half Marathon in a fantastic time of 63:39.
By Community sport reporter
Published 4th Sep 2021, 09:15 BST
Ross Skelton was in flying form in AntrimRoss Skelton was in flying form in Antrim
Ross Skelton was in flying form in Antrim

His club said his time had been officially recognised as quickest run of all time from a Hastings athlete and bettered only once by any athlete from Sussex.

Skelton, who earlier in the year ran in the Olympic trials in Kew Gardens as a pacemaker, and last year ran the same Antrim half alongside GB Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah, really had a point to prove to the England selectors after the disappointment of missing out on an Olympic place this time round, and he showed them just why he should be part of the squad.

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