Nick Goolab wins English 10k Championships with course record at Brighton
Belgrave's Nick Goolab was crowned English 10k Champion by winning the Brighton Marathon Weekend 10k on Sunday.
His time of 28:22 was a personal best, a course record and the fastest road 10k by any Briton since Mo Farah ran 28:04 in Cardiff in 2016. Only Farah and Chris Thompson have run quicker this century.
Nick finished comfortably ahead of a strong elite field that included GB internationals Adam Hickey (28:53), Andrew Heyes (28:56) and Ben Connor (29:03).
Course records for Nick Goolab (28.22 unofficial) and Steph Twell (31.59 unofficial) in the #bm10k #brightonmarathon pic.twitter.com/2Fc8vPvtyA
— Brighton Marathon Weekend (@BrightonMarathn) April 14, 2019
The result completes a string of seriously impressive performances on the road this year, including a 64:34 HM debut in Bath and the fastest long leg at the Southern Road Relays in Milton Keynes.
Brighton Marathon Weekend 10k, Sunday 14th April
Incorporating England Athletics 10k Championships.
| Pos | Name | Time | Club |
| 1 | Nick Goolab | 28:22 | Belgrave |
| 2 | Adam Hickey | 28:53 | Southend |
| 3 | Andy Heyes | 28:56 | Hallamshire |
| 4 | Jack Gray | 28:57 | Cambs & Col |
| 5 | Phil Sesemann | 28:58 | Leeds |
Fastest road 10k performances by British runners this decade
| Rank | Time | Name | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 27:44 | Mo Farah | London | May 2010 |
| 2 | 28:04 | Mo Farah | Cardiff | March 2016 |
| 3 | 28:17 | Chris Thompson | London | May 2010 |
| 4 | 28:21 | Chris Thompson | Manchester | May 2011 |
| 5 | 28:22 | Nick Goolab | Brighton | April 2019 |
| 6 | 28:27 | Dewi Griffiths | Swansea | Sep 2017 |
| 7 | 28:27 | Mo Farah | Manchester | May 2018 |
| 8 | 28:28 | Andrew Butchart | London | May 2016 |
| 9 | 28:32 | Luke Traynor | Pollok | Jun 2018 |
| 10 | 28:36 | Andy Vernon | Manchester | May 2017 |
Race video
Nick's PBs
| Distance | PB |
| 800 | 1:53.35 |
| 1500 | 3:44.76 |
| Mile | 04:00 |
| 3000 | 7:42.22 |
| 5000 | 13:33.48 |
| 5K | 13:50 |
| 10K | 28:22 |
| HM | 64:34 |