Breakthrough for Alex

Tuesday 31 January 2012

Cardiff's Alex Hains ran the fastest time by a Welshman for many years in the Marrakech half Marathon on Sunday last, 29th January. His time of 64:30 takes him to the top spot in the 2012 UK rankings would have placed him 7th in 2011.

The Marrakech Half is known for its high standard on a flat and fast course around Morocco's second city. Alex was a member of a Wales teams sent to give athletes experience of running against the highest standard of competition on a different continent.

Alex led a Welsh trio home in ninth place, finishing strongly in warm and dry conditions. The Loughborough based athlete hoped that a good performance here would help his preparations for the London Marathon in April and was pleased with how the race went.

His performance comes only two weeks after his marathon debut in Houston where he helped partner Ava Hutchinson to an Olympic qualifying time.