… claims silver in 800m
ACE long-distance runner Euleen Josiah-Tanner won the 5 000m, 40-44 age division race yesterday when she competed in the USA Track and Field (USATF) Masters Outdoor Championships in Spokane, Washington.
The Berbice-born showed her versatility by also claiming a silver medal in the 800m less than three hours after her gruelling 3.1 miles.
The U.S.-based athlete won the 5 000m in a time of 19:38.66 while competing against 21 other participants. In the 800m (2:35.88) she was pipped by 0.03s.
“I feel it is great to compete at a national championship and win medals in both events that I have competed in. It is a blessing to be competing at such a high level and I give all the praise and thanks to my Heavenly Father,” Josiah-Tanner told Chronicle Sport after the races.
The 44-year-old, who won the COURTS 10k six consecutive times, has become an established runner in the US. So much so that friends and colleagues convinced her that she could make her mark on the synthetic track.
At the USATF Masters Indoor Championships in March, the mother of three, representing the So Cal (Southern California Track Club), won the 3 000m for her age group.
Last month, the long-distance runner represented her club at the International Triathlon Union World Duathlon Championships in Denmark, where she was tasked with running a 10k, before biking 20k and finishing with a 5k. At the event Josiah-Tanner finished 21st overall and as the third person from the U.S.
Over the next few days, the former Police athlete is scheduled to compete in four more events in Washington – the 10 000m, the 1500m, the 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay.
