Hare wins mile in chilly prelude

Press, 24 July 1986, Page 26

Hare wins mile in chilly prelude

By

KIP BROOK

NZPA staff correspondent Glasgow

Wellington’s Aim Hare did it alone to win the Glasgow international games women’s mile in chilly conditions at Glasgow yesterday. Hare won by the length of the straight to win in 4 min 48.185. She led all the way from ,the start, running the first lap in 665, faster than the men’s opening mile lap.

As a prelude to the Commonwealth Games, the meeting was a dreadful dress rehearsal. Athletes suffered from the cold weather and Hare said she could feel the chilly mid-summer’s wind biting into her throughout the race.

New Zealand’s Peter Renner and Kerry Rodger ran within themselves, filling second and third places in the mile, won by Scotland’s Adrian Callan.

Callan, the Scottish 1500 m champion, recorded a sub-four minute mile at Swanala 10 days

ago but sent back the winner’s trophy when he heard he had been left out of the Scottish Games team.

Renner and Rodger made their move to the front down the back straight in the final lap. Although they were running comfortably, Callan overtook Rodger on the bend and raced away to win in 4 min 9.255. Rodger, who has run a sub-four and will compete in the 5000 m at Edinburgh next week, outsprinted Renner in the run to the finish. Renner used the mile as his final preparation for the 3000 m steeplechase at the Games.

The hurdler, Wayne Paul, was pleased with a personal best time of 36.05 s in the 300 hurdles. He said that he was satisfied with his performance, beating a rival Scotsman, David McCutcheon, into third place.

Paul clocked 36.8 s to finish o.ls behind Scot-

land’s Mark Fulton and Canada’s Lloyd Guss.

“Since I have been over here Penny Hunt (Paul’s coach) has improved my sprinting by half a stride. Once I polish up on my hurdling I’ll be as right as ever, for the Games,” said Paul, who clutched an ice pack on his knee after the race.

Entries in the 400 metres hurdles at Edinburgh have not been affected by the 29-nation boycott and Paul will race the best hurdlers in the Commonwealth on Sunday.

His best time for the event is 50.455, clocked at an international meeting in Tahiti earlier this year. Australia’s Gary Brown won the gold at Brisbane in 49.375.

The meeting was poorly run, events starting an hour late and athletes complained about the “organised shambles.” Canterbury’s Lynette Stock felt happy with her 60 metres hurdles time of 8.35. Stock finished fourth.