Jamie Costin continued his impressive early season form when he clocked a top class time of 19.59.15 to take second place in the 5,000m Walk at the Auckland Grand Prix in New Zealand at the weekend. Held in temperatures approaching 36C, Costin was on target to break his 19.55.69 PB at halfway but held on bravely to record his second fastest time of his career.
The Waterford Olympian will have his first race over 50km in a European Grand Prix event in Slovakia at the end of March, having already qualified for this Summer's European Championships in Munich.
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
