British triathlon specialist breaks 5km road world record - but will it count?
Beth Potter, wearing carbon-plated Asics super shoes , bettered the world mark by two seconds with a time of 14mins41secs
3 April 2021 • 10:57pm
A Scottish triathlon specialist ran an astonishing world-record beating time in the 5km road race on Saturday in the latest shock result from an athlete wearing super shoes .
Beth Potter, wearing carbon-plated Asics shoes, ran 14:41 at the Podium 5km, two seconds faster than the benchmark set in February by Beatrice Chepkoech in Monaco.
However, her feat may not count in the record books due to World Athletics regulations that stipulate that anti-doping officials should have been on site at the meeting in Barrowford, Lancashire.