Alex Wright wins Prestigious Swiss 20k Race Walk
Alex Wright (Leevale AC) wins in Switzerland
Tom Bosworth, England Athletics, 2nd; Alex Wright, Athletics Ireland, 1st and Miguel Angel Lopez, Spain, 3rd
Alex Wright and Brendan Boyce - Photo: Ray Flynn
Leevale AC's Alex Wright has won the prestigious 14th Mario Albisetti 20k Race Walk, in Lugano, Switzerland, today. Alex joins a illustrous list of previous winners. From the very early stages, Alex was in either second position, or led the race, winning by a margin of 34 seconds.
Brendan Boyce ans Cian McManamon 'mixing it' with the field - Photo: Ray Flynn
Brendan Boyce and Cian McManamon were also in action in the event, finishing in 11th and 12th places respectively, with Brendan walking his second fastest ever, 1:25:35, holding off Cian, who recorded a PB, 1:25:51 and qualified for the European Championship.
Results of Lugano Trophy – 14° Memorial Mario Albisetti
Alex's Race Splits and Positions
Distance | Pos | Time | Split |
---|---|---|---|
2k | 5 | 00:07:58 | 00:07:58 |
4k | 3 | 00:16:08 | 00:08:10 |
6k | 2 | 00:24:20 | 00:08:12 |
8k | 1 | 00:32:32 | 00:08:12 |
10k | 2 | 00:40:39 | 00:08:07 |
12k | 1 | 00:48:47 | 00:08:08 |
14k | 1 | 00:56:56 | 00:08:09 |
16k | 2 | 01:05:02 | 00:08:06 |
18k | 1 | 01:13:12 | 00:08:10 |
20k | 1 | 01:21:18 | 00:08:06 |
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