As James Priest extended his long list of overall domestic victories, the 18-year-old claimed her first women’s road race victory in a breakthrough run of 17min. 39sec., suddenly putting her seventh on Guernsey’s all-time list and well within the Island Games A and National U20 standards.
Jamieson had lined up the third-quickest woman on paper with a personal best of 18-46, just 1sec. off the B standard for the Faroe Islands 2027, as the unusual heat counteracted the effects of a mild tailwind on a course running from La Jaonneuse Bay to the old Quayside site.
Yet she ran a well-measured race to not only eclipse the A standard of 18-20 but win by over 1min. from several athletes of recent Island Games quality.
‘I was really pleased but definitely surprised. Before the race I felt like I could PB, but I definitely wasn’t expecting such a huge PB,’ she said afterwards.
‘I’m hoping to be able to be a part of the Island Games next year.
‘However, I know that places are very competitive.
‘My time has qualified me for Nationals, which is very exciting because I’ve never been before.’
At the head of the field, her dad Matt – a V45 athlete – had proved the closest challenger to Priest.
Priest is returning to racing after last month’s London Marathon endeavours and ran with the pack initially before striding away mid-race.
He won in 16-13 but was followed 8sec. later by Jamieson senior, while fellow veteran Toby Mann enjoyed a great top-three finish in 16-31.
U14 Paul Friedrich continued his fantastic form with fourth in 16-40, edging out improving senior athletes Mark Jeffreys (16-45) and George Nichols (16-48).
Junior Fraser Bourgaize ducked under the 17-30 barrier in a more distant seventh.
That left Eleanor Jamieson to follow in eighth overall.
Nix Dobson secured second woman in 18-40, just 4sec. clear of veteran challenger Ulrike Maisch as both went under the B standard.
Orkney 2025 half-marathoner Vanessa King was the fourth woman across the line, posting 19-22.
Junior Grace King (19-37) and multi-sporter Katie Birch (19-51) completed a solid group of six women under the 20min. mark.
