1.   KERRY Matthew ran the race of her life on Saturday only to finish agonisingly outside the English Schools Championships qualifying time.

2.   THE Olympic steeplechase qualifying time is proving an elusive barrier for Gateshead Harrier Colin Walker.

3.   Normally the top two finishers in each event would be named in the team provided they met the qualifying time set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation.

4.   And to participate in the venerable Beantown race, competitors must achieve a qualifying time, usually under four hours, at a previous race.

5.   Andretti then had to sweat out the final laps to see whether his qualifying time from Saturday would do.

6.   Bitok is here, too, rooting on his countryman, unable to lower his qualifying time enough to make the international cut.

7.   But car owner Felix Sabates called in a favor from Phil Barkdoll, who had nabbed the final spot with his qualifying time.

8.   Conference meets typically are the best chances for swimmers to record NCAA qualifying times.

9.   Fast track Ten different drivers have posted top qualifying times.

10.   His pole-winning qualifying time was more than a half-second faster than that of his teammate, Gordon.