Gemma Steel, Chris Thompson and Eilish McColgan impress in Doha
Eilish McColgan won the 10k at the Ooredoo Marathon event in Doha with a personal best time of 31.53 minutes.
The 27-year-old Scottish athlete finished ahead of Rosie Brookes, Michelle Grainger and Nicola Milan.
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Mo Farah was due to run in the half-marathon later but pulled out with an Achilles issue whists Gemma Steel and Chris Thompson claim half-marathon podium places.
Steel who has also been training in Doha, with coach Liz McColgan-Nuttall, clocked 72mins and 37 seconds for the runner-up spot in a women’s half-marathon which was won by USA’s Allie Kieffer.
Thompson finished third clocking 63min and 03 seconds behind Kenya’s Alex Kibet.