The eight-minute wall is just one step away Samuel Medolago who took second place in the 3000 meters in the first stage of the Silver Meeting FIDAL Lombardia.
The 28-year-old from Sant’Omobono Terme he had to surrender to Rodengo Saiano only a Masresha Costa (Atletica Brugnera PN Friulintagli) who made the most of the work of Jacopo De Marchi (Army) before crossing the finish line in 7’53″38.
The representative of Atletica Valle Brembana then closed his efforts in 8’00″59 ahead of Alessandro Pasquinucci (The Brotherhood 1874), while teammate Matteo Bardea he had to settle for eighth place in 8’08″58 which earned him the personal best.
In the 800 metres, fourth place Alessandro Lotta (Gruppo Alpinistico Vertovese) which improved by over a second, bringing the personal best to 1’48″99 in the test won by Mouhcine Ben Hachimi (Biotekna Athletics) in 1’48″95.
The Gandhian is further away Sebastiano Parolini (Gruppo Alpinistico Vertovese) who did not go beyond seventh position in 1’50″84 on a decidedly shorter test for his standards.
