Perthshire runner Sol Sweeney is warming up properly forward of his bid to earn Commonwealth Video games choice this summer time.
The Perth Strathtay Harrier has his sights set on a 5000m spot with Workforce Scotland at Birmingham 2022.
Coaching has been going effectively and, on the weekend, he impressed on the Tom Scott Memorial Highway Races occasion.
Sweeney, competing within the Around the Loch 6k at Strathclyde Park, wasted little time in setting a brand new course file.
The clock stopped at 18:14 when the previous Crieff Excessive scholar crossed the end line - 23 seconds higher off than the earlier greatest.
He completed forward of John Lenehan of Edinburgh AC and East Sutherland’s Finlay Murray.
“I'm at the moment in a heavy block of coaching proper now as I construct in the direction of the outside monitor season so it was a traditional week for me with none main taper for this race,” defined Sweeney.
“There was fairly a niche between my final indoor race and the primary outside race so I wished to maintain the familiarity of racing there and get a tough effort in.
“So, I used to be proud of the way it went and to get the course file was an added bonus.”
Profitable a race is particular in its personal proper however reaching a course file all the time provides an additional feel-good issue.
Sweeney continued: “I used to be conscious of the file heading in and knew it was potential if I raced effectively.
“It positively offers you that additional little bit of satisfaction whenever you break the course file, particularly at an occasion just like the Tom Scott Highway Races the place there may be such a wealthy historical past.”
The efficiency on Sunday offers Sweeney an extra spring in his step as coaching ramps up once more within the coming weeks. He'll shortly depart for France the place the work will proceed forward of the summer time monitor season.
On his return, the mission shall be to nail down the qualifying commonplace for the upcoming Commonwealth Video games.
Sweeney advised the PA: “It was good to get a gauge of the place I'm at in my coaching heading into an upcoming altitude coaching camp to Font Romeu within the French Pyrenees.
“The primary goal shall be to simply construct extra on my health and to totally deal with restoration.
“After the coaching camp it would nearly be time to begin the summer time monitor season the place I'm focusing on some quick 5000m races.
“Reaching the qualifying commonplace of 13:40 for the Commonwealth Video games is my primary precedence and hopefully I could make the crew for Birmingham.”