by Larry EderBeth Potter had run the Night of 10,000m PBs twice before. Her position in both races was second. After 2016, Beth Potter had focused on the triathlon in 2016-17, lowered her mileage, and guess what happens? She wins the HighGate10k elite race! Running a negative split, and racing with her training partner, Stephanie Twell, the duo hit the 5000m split in 16:10, and battled on. “I felt good over the last 800 meters, ” noted an ebullent Potter, after her race, to the media.
What is different with Beth Potter in 2017? She was relaxed, and obvious that her alternative training, some call cross training, has helped her in her racing ability. Beth Potter had not raced on the track since the Olympic 10,000m final.
Here is our interview, post race, with Beth Potter, who ran 32:04.63 for her win!
