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Smith, a year younger, had a South of England hopes glue” in 307th completed the
fantastic run finishing 15th were high for another great Blackheath presence. Many
place bettering her great performance and the boys thanks to David Lundy who
performance of last year didn’t disappoint. Rowan was able to collect the medals
when finishing 19th. Naomi Fuss showed his class again on behalf of the U13 boys.
Kingston continues to run with a brilliant 10th place
with guts and determination finish, Peter Guy showed This week’s team managers’
and crossed the line in a very his strength leading the field awards are as follows:
respectable 38th. Naomi’s up the nasty start hill and
standards and expectation of finished in a great 18th. Keir Girls awarded by Andy:
herself are very high having Lundy and Joseph Georgiadis
finished last years National in could only be separated by “There were some outstanding
a brilliant 5th place but she one second but their 83rd and performances yesterday led by
shouldn’t be disappointed 84th positions made safe the Yasmin Austridge and Millie
with her performance as we teams bronze medal finish. Smith with their best ever
are only talking a matter of Such is our strength and placings in the Under 15 race,
seconds making the difference depth in the U13 age group and Niamh Bridson Hubbard in
in very difficult conditions. another six boys were backing the Under 17 race. However the
Genny Allen completed up the bronze winning team. team manager’s prize is shared by
the scoring team in a great 11 year old Sam Reardon Jessica Neal leading the Under 13
79th securing team bronze making his National debut team home in her first National,
medals. Amy Leach, at only powered through the mud to and Amy Leach who improved
14 years old was our first lady finish a fantastic 138th in a almost 100 places from last year
home in last weeks 7 1/2 mile field of nearly 400 runners. in her best run of the season.”
mob match, continues to Robert Suckling was a strong
improve and had a fantastic 149th and another 11 year Boys awarded by Paul:
run finishing well inside the old Thomas Penlington ran
top 100 in 87th, nearly 100 superbly to finish 174th. Rowan Fuss wins the
places higher than last year. Cameron Swatton showed manager’s award at the
Kelsi Cornish had a good run his continued improvement National for his superb run
finishing inside the top 100 with a strong run knocking in finishing 10th, a fantastic
in 98th and Stephanie Taylor off nearly 100 places from last achievement still with another
finished well in 211th year in 208th. Two further year in the age group.
debuts from Jake Leng in
The U13 boys was the last 253rd and Ethan Kitteridge, Epilogue
junior race of the day. Having who described the conditions
won team bronze at the as “like running though PVA Next year’s winter season
should be as exciting as this
year’s and the standard will
be even higher as nearly two
thirds of the athletes will still
be competing in the same age
groups.
BBHAC’s future is looking
very bright.
Paul Austridge
