The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Nene Valley Harrier Charlotte Taylor delivered another world class performance at the Peyton Invitational meeting in Stanford, California.
Having shattered her 10,000m personal best time (PB) in March with a 32.11.80mins clocking, the 23-year-old from Spalding took on some of the world’s finest over 5,000m.
Taylor didn’t disappoint, finishing 13th in a time of 15.29.07mins – an improvement of 36 seconds on her previous best mark.
Nicole Tully, the USA national 5,000m champion in 2015, was one of the athletes left trailing in the wake of the speedy Harrier.
Things went exactly to plan for Taylor, who has been on incredible form in America this year.
She said: “It was a really strong field, so, going into the race, I was excited about the opportunity to race some top quality athletes and was expecting a fast pace.
“I knew that if I hung onto the pack for as long as possible there was a good chance I would come out with a PB.
“And it worked!”
Taylor, who is on a scholarship with San Francisco University, is now looking forward to her next outing.
She added: “I have some exciting racing opportunities coming up over the next month or so, as the NCAA championship season begins in under three weeks time.
“I’ll race the 5k and 10k at the West regional round, with the aim of making the national final in both events.”
