WATCH: Invergordon Academy pupil wins Inverness 5k as Ross County dominate race
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ROSS County Athletics Club athlete Lachlan Thomas dominated the Inverness 5k to win the race for the first time in his career.
The 14 year-old Invergordon Academy pupil was in dominant form as he raced clear
of the field, covering the course in 16 minutes and 11 seconds.
He was 49 seconds ahead of his twin brother Kaeden, who set a personal best time of 17:00 while Noah Carson completed a clean sweep of the podium positions for Ross County by taking third position in 17:32.
Thomas gave his hopes of representing Scotland in next month’s London mini marathon a major boost by taking top spot ahead of almost 1000 participants in the 5k fun run.
He was happy with his performance which, remarkably, came 24 hours after he competed in the Inter Counties cross country championships at Loughborough.
He said: “I got a stitch at Loughborough so I wasn’t able to push myself too hard. We got back to Perth at midnight last night then travelled here this morning.
"I’m hoping to get a place in the mini marathon by doing well at the Scottish road championships next weekend.”
