Hercules Wimbledon's top teenage cross country runner Liam White continued the impressive form he has shown this winter with two fine runs over testing courses at Parliament Hill Fields, North London.
White, the Surrey County boys under 15 bronze medallist was in a class of his own as he ran away with the London Schools intermediate boys cross country title in 18 minutes 39 seconds, finishing a comfortable 22 seconds ahead of the second runner.
A few days earlier, White finished a superb eighth out of almost 250 runners in the South of England boys under 15 4.5 kilometres championship in 18:16, just four seconds behind the top Surrey runner in the race. He led the Hercules Wimbledon team which was the first from Surrey to close in its four runners. Geordie Logan was 99th in 20:16, Ed Saywell 147th in 21:24 and Joe Toomey 186th in 22:23.
A fifth Hercules Wimbledon runner in the race was Bradlee Mulroe who finished 194th in 22:38.
Hercules Wimbledon fielded a team in the senior men's 12 kilometres championship for the first time for several seasons. Aidan Hogan led the team home finishing 97th out of more than 800 runners in 54:35 with Justin Kelly 154th in 56:43, Deon Coetzee 198th in 57:57, Phil Glynn 208th in 58:11, Neil Fraser 271st in 60:21 and Jonathan Dobson 282nd in 60:52.
Andrew Penney had a good run in the men's under 17 six kilometres championship. He finished 55th out of almost 200 runners in 24:22. Charlie Carrington was 144th in 27:58 and William Spooner 163rd in 30:30.
Hercules Wimbledon's Tim Livingstone tasted victory in Kingston and Polytechnic's schools races in Richmond Park. He won the boys under 13 race by three seconds in 8:21.
At the other end of the age scale, Hercules Wimbledon's former marathon international Steve Badgery just missed out on a medal in the South of England over 60 masters cross country championship at Ruislip. He was fourth in 38:58. Clubmate Hugh Saxby was 13th in the over 50 championship 36:54, while Jonathan Dobson finished 43rd in the same time.
Mike Kortenray was the first over 60 finisher in the Wimbledon Common time trial in 21:03. Teenager Alice Village was first woman in 23:08.
Jutin Kelly led home a trio of Hercules Wimbledon runners in the Watford half-marathon. He was 18th out of almost 1800 runners in 1:16:13 with Deon Coetzee 37th in 1:20:36 and Stewart Bond 212th in 1:31:10.
This weekend, Hercules Wimbledon's focus returns to cross country league racing with both men's and women's runners in action in Richmond Park on Saturday.
A busy day starts with the Surrey Ladies League senior women's race at 12.15pm followed by young athletes races. The Sweatshop Surrey League Division One boys young athletes race is due off at 2.30pm with the senior men off at 3pm. The races starts from the edge of Sidmouth Wood near Pembroke Lodge car park.
*Hercules Wimbledon's track and field training sessions take place at Wimbledon Park athletics stadium on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting at 6.30pm and Sunday morning at 10.30am. Further details from coaching coordinator Maurice Sharp on 020 8337 8707.
*Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club hold mid-week road running training sessions for marathon, cross country and road runners from Lauriston Cottage, 6a Southside, Wimbledon Common, at the junction with Lauriston Road, every Wednesday evening from 7pm. Contact Pete Mulholland on 020 8761 4308 for more details.
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