Challenge is met as Pompey's Lowe is made to up his game

Jamal Lowe hasn't been short of competition in his 6k challenge.
Pompey forward Jamal Lowe Picture: Joe PeplerPompey forward Jamal Lowe Picture: Joe Pepler
Pompey forward Jamal Lowe Picture: Joe Pepler

And it appears the Pompey forward may have already met his match.

The 22-year-old has been busy keeping fit ahead of the Blues’ return to training next week.

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He’s been pounding the streets of Portsmouth in recent days, clocking up the miles and tweeting the results of his runs.

His first outing of 6.02km saw him record a time of 26mins 26seconds, prompting him to challenge his Twitter followers to match or better it.

But despite clocking a time of 25.34 in his next outing on Tuesday, Lowe has already been forced to up his game.

Twitter-user Linus Falk posted a time of 24.41 this morning.

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Meanwhile, former Pompey defender Aaron Simpson – who spent time on loan at Fratton Park last season – told Lowe ‘not to step off the gas’ after posting a 25.35 time.

Elliott Johnson, though, will need to do better if he’s to beat the former Hampton & Richmond Borough striker’s best effort to date, after a time of 26.12.

And the same can be said for Jacob Wade (36.06) and Zac Chandler, who covered 3.15m in 41.48!