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months and racing in flats still Greta Elliot Myles Xavier, one of the
managed to clock 15.0, a great jump but had a strong run in countries furthest long
first time run and we look the 800m running a new PB jumpers turned his hand to the
forward to seeing him fully time 2:37.9 before running vertical jump and despite the
fit and sprinting very soon. the third leg in the 4 x 100m. competition starting 1½ hours
Matthew Proctor also made The windy conditions did late, managed to jump 1.30.
his debut for BBHAC and nothing to stop Billy Keene Myles’ 13.6 sec in the windy
first time out in the long jump hurdling his way to a personal 100m and 4.44 in the long
soared over 4 metres. Matthew best in the 75m Hurdles, a well jump show what great form he
then raced over 800m and deserved best as Billy really is in and we look forward to
finished showing great speed attacked each hurdle. He then seeing Myles compete in better
coming down the home straight improved his 800m best by 10 conditions.
recording a best time of 2:47.5. seconds finishing strongly in Hurdler Caelan Raju turned
The Kent League enables us to 2:41.0 and was also the lead off his attentions to jumps and a
give the athletes a chance to try runner in the 4 x 100m relay. sprint and was just over 30 sec
events they don’t normally do Leo McCallum was as busy as in the 200m, jumped a great
so it was brilliant to see Peter ever and has now perfected his PB of 4.14 in the long jump
Guy flying around the bend in finishing dip, running a fine and showed consistence in
the 200m and powering down 15.0 in the 100m, jumped over winning the high jump with a
the windy straight in 28.0 3m in the long jump, threw PB equalling 1.40m.
sec a PB. Peter then tried the over 14m in the javelin and Most spectacular U13 race of
hammer for the very first time then sprinted down the home the day saw Keir Lundy power
and won the competition in a straight as the final leg runner through the last bend in the
strong 16.79 and completed his in the relay, just being pipped 800m and go from third to
day coming second in the shot by the Tonbridge athlete, who first and finish a comfortable
and running the second leg in was approx 18" taller. winner, recording a negative
the 4x100m relay. Our relay boys’ disappointment split (75 sec 1st lap, 74sec 2nd
Ben Gardiner had a busy day at coming second was soon lap) PB time of 2:29.0. Keir
having his first attempt at lifted as Tonbridge were was so happy he wanted to do
hurdling but was disappointed disqualified (not for having it all over again.
to lose the lead clipping the tall boys!) for an illegal baton Cameron Swatton spent his
final hurdle and slightly losing change. Sunday morning helping his
his balance but holding onto football team secure third
second place in 16.6. Ben was place in their league in a 3-3
just below his best in the long draw, before racing over to
Erith to put the shot, with
Magda Cienciala only minutes to spare. His
reward was 2nd place, he then
threw the javelin just over 1m
further than his previous best.
The only real drama of the
day was when the U15 boys
team manager Nic Corry
bellowed across the track, for
