Welcome to North Down AC’s newest recruit who was in action on Saturday at the 19th Dublin International Grand Prix of Walking, a European Permit Meeting at Raheny. Rebecca Collins, originally from the Medway area is a 21 year old National Class racewalker who has recently graduated from Leeds University where the National Racewalking Squad is also based under Andi Drake. Rebecca is now resident in Northern Ireland and competed on Saturday in the 20K walk where she was 14th in an international field in a pb of 1:52.52 hrs.
Rebecca is currently 4th in this year’s Power of Ten rankings for the 20K walk and has other walking pbs of 16:05.40 min for 3K and 55.20 min for 10K. She will also do running work as part of the club middle distance squad.