Evan Grime has continued the place he left off in 2024, after setting a UK under-17 indoor 1500m report.
The British middle-distance working teenager clocked 3:49.47 within the 1500m on the BMC Sheffield Grand Prix (January 19) after ending sixth.
The mark, recorded on the English Institute of Sport centre, is three seconds faster than the earlier indoor finest of three:52.53 within the age class – set by Oscar Schofield on the similar occasion in 2023.
The 16-year-old recorded a private finest of three:47.72 outdoor within the 1500m final summer season in Loughborough, making him the quickest under-17 male over the gap in 2024, and ninth on the UK all-time checklist.
Evan Grime (David Hewitson)
Nevertheless his record-breaking feats aren’t restricted to the 1500m. In December, Grime made waves within the 3000m by setting a British under-17 indoor report of 8:23.76 in Cardiff.
Final summer season, he added one other outstanding achievement to his rising checklist of information. Competing in Bury, he ran a world age-15 better of 4:05.48 for the mile, solidifying his fame as one in every of Britain’s rising stars.
The Salford Harrier ran the quickest UK under-17 800m of 2024, working 1:49.69 on the BMC meet in Manchester in Could. Later in August, he ran one other spectacular 3000m outdoor in Bury, clocking 8:36.89.
Evan Grime (David Hewitson)
Grime’s profitable 2024 additionally noticed him signify Nice Britain on the worldwide stage, competing on the European Underneath-18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, the place he completed seventh within the 1500m closing.
Again on dwelling soil, he gained the 800m on the prestigious Night time of the ten,000m PBs occasion.
Grime, who’s coached by his father and former worldwide runner Ian, can also be an everyday on the cross nation circuit. In November, he completed second behind Jack Marwood within the under-17 class on the Liverpool Cross Problem and likewise positioned fourth on the Cardiff Cross Problem.
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