The winner of final yr’s Liverpool Cross Problem took the victory in dramatic type on the Podium Battersea New Years Eve 5k meet
Tomer Tarragano ended his 2024 season in some type with a photograph end victory over Tom Eager in Battersea (December 31).
On the year-ending Podium Battersea New Years Eve 5k meet, Tarragano – winner of final yr’s Liverpool Cross Problem – clocked 13:49.0 to Eager’s 13:49.3.
It marked the tip of a memorable few weeks for Tarragano, who trains on the College of Birmingham, after he completed nineteenth within the senior males’s race on the European Cross Nation Championships in Turkey.
Not solely was Tarragano the third quickest Brit within the subject – a race received by Jakob Ingebrigtsen – however he was additionally a part of the British squad that secured a group bronze within the occasion.
Tarragano, after securing a dramatic victory over 5km in Battersea, spoke to AW about how a lot he’s progressed over the previous few months and why 2025 may very well be much more particular.
Tomer Tarragano and Tom Eager (Graham Smith)
“I feel all of that is testomony to the laborious work we’ve put on this yr,” the 23-year-old mentioned. “I went to Font-Romeu in March and since then we’ve been stacking up the miles.
“I feel I’ve taken a step up and it’s come at an vital time. You will get misplaced popping out of the junior age teams and into the seniors so it’s a must to be ready while you come up in opposition to the massive boys. It may be powerful to compete however I really feel like I’ve hit the bottom working.
“It’s nice to coach [under Dean Miller] on the College of Birmingham. There’s clearly been a variety of success over the previous couple of months and it was an enormous day for the group in Liverpool. We’ve had some actually profitable seasons now and everybody from Dean and Luke [Gunn] to the supporting employees has finished an incredible job.”
Revée Walcott-Nolan (Graham Smith)
Revée Walcott-Nolan, who represented Nice Britain over 1500m on the Paris Olympics, noticed off Poppy Tank to take the plaudits within the senior girls’s 5km.
The 29-year-old clocked 15:39 to Tank’s 15:44, with the pair battling it out for many of the race.
It was a memorable season for Walcott-Nolan, who, after clocking 3:58.08 on the Video games, turned simply the ninth Brit to run below 4 minutes for 1500m.
That point noticed Walcott-Nolan place ninth in a high-quality 1500m semi-final within the French capital.
Revée Walcott-Nolan, Georgia Bell and Laura Muir (Getty)
Earlier on final yr, she completed sixth within the 1500m ultimate on the World Indoor Championships.
Domestically, Walcott-Nolan positioned second and third respectively on the nationwide indoor and out of doors championships.
“I learnt loads from the Paris Olympics,” Walcott-Nolan advised AW, after her victory in Battersea. “I feel I may’ve ran higher although so I’m sort of on the fence about it in all honesty! I actually loved competing in that atmosphere although.
“Coaching has been going rather well in the meanwhile and in comparison with this time final yr I’m loads additional on. It’s nearly staying constant now. I simply wish to run sooner, make extra groups and win some medals.”
Within the Mizuno mile race, Jack Higgins simply noticed off Tom Dodd in what was one more shut encounter, with the pair clocking 4:37.65 and 4:37.90 respectively.
Holly Dixon was the main feminine athlete and ran 4:45.90, whereas Jorjia March’s 4:50.90 was a British under-15 finest over the mile.
All of the athletes on the Podium Battersea New Years Eve 5k meet ran on a course that mixed each the monitor and the paths within the park.
A whole bunch of spectators got here out to observe they usually lined up only a lane or two away from the athletes by the end line, creating the thrilling environment that’s synonymous with Podium 5k occasions.
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