City of London Championships and London Youth Games

SEAA London Championships

Parliament Hill Saturday 15th November

Although rarely raced by Belgrave athletes, this event organised by SEAA is surprisingly well attended,  with over a thousand youngsters representing their boroughs in the morning, followed by the senior men's and women's championships in the afternoon.

Our small senior contingent came for different reasons, Anne and Knut Hegvold because their daughter was running in the morning, some others to experience the course being used for the National in February.

Undoubted star of the day was ten year old Naomi Toft who came a magnificent 2nd in the U11 race. When a bigger girl tried to push past her in the finishing straight, her coach was delighted to see her using her sharp elbows to fight back and secure her silver medal!

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[/ezcol_1third_end]Adelaide Clair also ran very well to finish 7th in the U13's, and we had three girls, Maddie Lloyd, Nicole Toft and Milla McKenzie, finishing close together in the U15 race.

Unfortunately, whilst leading our group of five women, Keri MacKenzie was forced to drop out at the top of the hill on the second lap with breathing problems. The others now led by Catherine Lovegrove, all ran strong races on this tough course. It was good to see Felicity Cole back running well, with Anne Hegvold just behind and Hester, fresh from her New York Marathon, completing the four to score team.

Results: 1. L Law (Kingston & Poly),  24.07,    24.  Catherine  27.15, 35. Felicity  27.58, 40. Anne   28.13,   71.  Hester  30.16.    Team: Belgrave 7th.Results Elsewhere...Leeds Abbey Dash 10km results, 16 November 201432. Samantha Amend 36;13,  37. Sophie Carter 36;37,  55. Louise Blizzard 37;46,  59. Sarah Murphy 38.13,  62. Zoe Doyle 38;35.Team Women1. Bristol & West AC (1:47:57): Jenny Jagger 34:35, Imogen Ainsworth 35:40, Julia Belyavin 37:43; 2. Stockport Harriers & AC (1:48:47): Kelly Crickmore 36:01, Jenny Knass 36:24, Louise Rudd 36:24; 3. Belgrave Harriers (1:50:17): Samantha Amend 36:07, Sophie Carter 36:30, Lousie Blizzard 37:41; 4. Wakefield District H & AC (1:50:23): Jenny Walsh 34:43, Helen Singleton 36:49, Helen Beck 38:53; 5. Wetherby Runners AC (1:51:51): Pauline Munro 35:26, Caroline Lambert 35:50, Angela Reeve 40:35