Runner’s mark

JEFF Riseley couldn’t quite make the 1500m final at this week’s World Athletics Championships, but is confident a major breakthrough is not far away.
The former Narre Warren little athlete, who won his first national title in March, finished 10th in his semi-final in Berlin on Tuesday in 3:38.00.
The 22-year-old Harkaway resident was just over eight-tenths of a second behind Mauritius’ Abdalaati Iguider, who scored the last final place.
“I felt like I put myself in the right positions and it was definitely an improvement on the heat,” Riseley told Fox Sports after the race.
“But I just couldn’t find that extra gear I was able to two days ago and it’s disappointing.
“I felt like I was a shot at making the final if I could put it together and I just couldn’t quite do it tonight.”
>>> Buy this week’s Pakenham Gazette to read what Riseley’s coach Richard Huggins says about his runner’s Commonwealth Games hopes.