Isle of Man runner Keith Gerrard set a new Manx record for the 5,000m on Saturday at the British Milers Club Grand Prix in Watford.

The 22-year-old finished the men's 'A' event in ninth position in a personal best time of 14 minutes 12.30 seconds.

Gerrard's time was a startling 14 seconds faster than his previous best, set almost a year earlier.

But afterwards he was critical of his run: "I ran too cautiously at the start and lost contact with the front pack."

He added: "I had to lead the rest of the field for the remainder of the race."

Kenyan Linus Chumba won the race with Ireland's Sean Connolly second.

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