Goodall slays 600m mark on a triumphant return

Thursday 15th May 2008, 2:29PM BST.

Tom Druce hands over to Dale Garland in last night’s closing event of the Fortis Golden Series, the 4 x 400m relay.(Picture by Adrian Miller, 0579855)

THE Fortis Golden Series made a triumphant return last night with two new island records and two all-comers’ bests.

The rain that had hit the island yesterday afternoon perhaps kept a few people away but by the time the action started at 7pm the skies had brightened and the crowd of more than 300 at Foote’s Lane were treated to some great athletics.

With top athletes from England, Wales and Scotland, the meeting was always going to be a challenging one for Guernsey’s best.

The local highlight of the evening belonged to Kimberley Goodall, who smashed the women’s 600m island record.