England Junior Championships
Parkrun
Clayton Barrett (Larkfield) was again victorious in 17min28sec at Great Lines as 303 finished Saturday’s race – only four short of a record attendance. Michelle Li (Medway Tri) made a winning debut in her local event. Niall Stewart’s personal best of 16.28 dragged his immediate opponents to fast times at Maidstone and the excellent conditions also helped Alison Davey (W35, Sittingbourne Striders, 21.51) to run faster than before to win the women’s category. Graeme Saker (M50, Tonbridge) led an impressive list of high agegraded results with 85%. Tonbridge team-mates Simon Fraser and Nicole Taylor were joint winners at Tonbridge as the women’s runner-up, Ellen Crombie, topped the age-grading. Dunorlan Park saw top-quality running from Tonbridge athletes Daniel Watt and Greg Cole as Will Levett’s course record came under threat. One second was the margin as Watt secured his seventh win in nine attempts. Selected Results: Maidstone: Men: 1 Niall Stewart 16min28sec; 2 Tom Carpenter ( Maidstone Harriers) 16.41; 3 Nathan Chapman ( Runfit) 17.06. Women: 1 Alison Davey ( W35 Sittingbourne Striders) 21.51; 2 Gill Holmes ( W35 Sittingbourne Striders) 22.23; 3 Helena Scott ( U15 Medway & Maidstone) 23.09. Age- Grade: Graeme Saker ( M50 Tonbridge, 17.42) 85.40%. 377 ran. Tonbridge: Men: 1 Simon Fraser ( Tonbridge) 18.00; 2 Matthew Harvey ( Tonbridge) 18.55; 3 Gareth Robb ( Paddock Wood) 18.55. Women: Nicole Taylor ( Tonbridge) 18.00; 2 Ellen Crombie ( U15 Tonbridge) 19.06; 3 Clara Eames 21.40. Age- Grade: Crombie 82.29%. 319 ran. Lines: Men: 1 Clayton Barrett ( Larkfield) 17.28; 2 Chris Lawley ( Sittingbourne Striders) 18.38; 3 Kev Harvey-Austen 19.19. Women: 1 Michelle Li ( Medway Tri) 21.00; 2 Amber Ebanks ( U20) 21.21; 3 Sarah Kenyon ( W40 Runfit) 22.27. Age- Grade: Barrett 76.43%. 303 ran. Royal Tunbridge Wells: Men: 1 Daniel Watt ( Tonbridge) 16.56; 2 Greg Cole ( Tonbridge) 16.57; 3 Matthew Green ( M45 Wadhurst Runners) 19.03. Women: 1 Ali Farrall ( W40 Wadhurst Runners) 21.35; 2 Olivia Moran ( U15) 22.22; 3 Sonja King ( W35 TWH) 23.47. Age- Grade: Watt 76.18%. 135 ran.
1 The England Athletics Junior Championships at Bedford produced medals for the top echelon of Kent’s younger athletes. Britain’s third-best junior decathlete, David Hall (Dartford Harriers), won the under-23 400m in a fast 47.27sec. Joe Fuggle (Tonbridge, 54.10) claimed the under-18 400m hurdles with a new best. Ryan Driscoll (Tonbridge, 8min58.93sec) won the under-23 3,000m steeplechase and Cameron Corbishley (M& M, 43.30.66) was second in the under-20 10,000m walk with Guy Thomas (Tonbridge, 43.58.41) third in the under-20 10,000m walk. Dominic Brown (Tonbridge) was fourth in the under-23 1,500m (3.59.0), as was Chris Olley (Tonbridge, 14.25.1) in the under-20 5,000m final. M& M’s Michael Watson went out in the under-20 100m heats (11.14) and Harriet Day (68.57) exited the early rounds of the under-20 women’s 400m hurdles.