UKA National 20k, The Mall, London, 30 May 2011.

Nine days after the European Race Walking Cup a still exhausted Alex contested the UKA 20k Championship held over the Olympic 2012 course which takes in Buckingham Palace, Constitution Hill and The Mall. This time British rivals Ben Wears and Daniel King got the better of our man who nonetheless placed 9th overall, in 1:31:42, and won the bronze medal in the UKA Championship.

Men. 1 W Zhen (China) 1:24:24; 9 A Wright (3rd UK) 1:31:42; 31 J Hall M60 1:58:27.

Women. 1 J Jackson (M&C) 1:31:50; 10 M Noel W45 (4th UK) 2:03:44.