The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Good Fortune for Josephine as she storms to county title
Athletics
The Cambridgeshire 3,000m County Championship at St IvesprovidedNeneValleyHarriers ladies with rich pickings last week.
Star billing wentto15yearold Josephine Fortune who won Under 17 gold with a personal best 11:05.99.
Nicky Morgan picked up a bronze medal in the senior ladiesrace. TheHampton-based speedster flewroundinatime of 11:08.62, her fastest run over the distance for 11 years.
Fel l ow Harrier Katie Tasker won the Under 15 silver medal in an impressive 11:23.27.
The Nene Valley men were not so successful. Jevan Robertson, MichaelChanningand James Macdonald all ran well but missed out on podium places.
Thirteen year-old Peterborough AC youngster Harvey Hancock finished fifth in the Under 15 race.
Eighteen year- old Alex HampsontravelledtoWatford to take part in TheBritish Milers Club Grand Prix meeting onSaturdayandhadatremendous run, taking over three seconds off his previous fastest 1500m time as he crossed the line in third place with a 3:56.25 clocking.
Megan Ellison was less thanasecondoffherPBinthe 800metresfinishingfourthin 2:14.77.
Cambridgeshire800mand 1500m gold medallist Daniel Mees of Peterborough AC finished sixth in his 800m race with a time of 1:56.16.
Nene Valley’s James McCraeisbestknownforhislong distance prowess but proved that he is no slouch when it comes to shorter distances at the Corby Open meeting.
The Birmingham University student, coached by legendaryveteranAmericanBud Baldaro, clocked 24.9 in the 200m and 54.0 in the 400m.
Georgie Ivens won the ladies400min59.8whileNichola Gibson of Peterborough AC finishedfifthinthesamerace.
Peterborough’s Jess Varley was 10th in the ladies 1500m in 4:57.6, and was just one position ahead of talented Nene Valley youngster Flo Brill.
A group of Nene Valley Harriers winged their way to LondononBankHolidayMonday, joining over 11,000 other runners on The Mall for the start of the Vitality London 10,000m Road Race.
The course took in many of the capital’s most popular sights, but this was not a time for sight-seeing as the wide roads and cool temperatures made for perfect racing conditions.
Micheal Channing was the first Harrier home finishing 123rd in a time of 34:17. This represented a huge improvement on the 26 year-old’s previous best.
Chris Wright crossed the line a minute further back in 177th position, andLeeHarthill was next home in 324th place with a personal best time of 37:08.
Fifty year-old evergreen Sean Beard was delighted to finish in 37:45 as hecontinues his comeback from injury.
AndrewDickenssqueezed into the top 500 with a 38:40 clocking with Paul Holden finishing two minutes further back.
Veterans Yvonne Scarrott and Barry Warne just missed out on top 1,000 placings, but bothfinished16thoutofseveral hundredintheiragegroups.
Peterborough AC’s James Sadlier clocked a time of 38:17 while Werrington Jogger Martin Stevens ran his fastest 10,000m road race for 11 years in 37:56.
The Peterborough 5k Grand Prix Series kicks off at theWatersportsCentreinFerry Meadows next Wednesday (June 8).
All the races commence at 7:30pm with a junior 3k race starting at 7pm.Entry fees for the5ksare£5foraffiliatedathletes and£7unaffiliated. All 3k entrants pay £3. There will be prizes across all categories.