NAOMI Mitchell won the Manchester Marathon on Sunday, just two weeks after striking gold at the Reading Half.
The Reading AC athlete stormed to victory in a time of two hours, 31 minutes and 26 seconds, bettering her second place finish from the previous year.
Mitchell was just 32 seconds off her personal best, coming home more than five minutes before runner up Malin Starfelt. Georgie Bruinvels claimed the final podium place.
Of the win, Mitchell said: “It feels like a blur. I didn’t even know I was first.”
The Team GB athlete’s run at Reading proved to be the perfect tune-up before taking on the full 26.2-mile marathon distance.
Speaking to Reading Today following the Half, she said: “I’ve got Manchester in two weeks, so this was practice for that. I just took it a little bit steady but I ended up running a really good time.”
