A shrug of the shoulders and a grin spread across Neil Gourley’s face. The agony and anguish of an uncertain year were wiped away after a staggering run of three minutes and 47 seconds to finish fourth in the men’s mile at the Eugene Diamond League.
While world champion Josh Kerr soaked up the adulation from the Hayward Field crowd, continuing his ominous form after beating out his nemesis Jakob Ingebrigtsen for the win, his compatriot, just two seconds behind, savoured an unlikely personal best.
