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BBHAC young athletes
at the Virgin Mini Marathon 2015

Blackheath and Bromley Palace, racing through 14th respectively backed up
HAC young athletes excelled thousands of cheering by Lewis Mills in 16th. Oscar
at the ‘Virgin Money Giving supporters up to the finish Hussey was 51st, Robert
Mini London Marathon’ halfway along the Mall. A Perry (whose dad was doing
borough challenge on April great experience. the London) 71st, Coleman
the 26th, most running Corry 77th, Callum Myatt
for Bromley but others The winning U13 boys team 84th. Lewis Stickings 95th
for Bexley, Wandsworth, were led home by a great and Harry Keene 106th
Croydon and City of run from Peter Guy in 5th both ran for Bexley while
Westminster. Bromley had and Joseph Georgiadis, just Lewis Warren, 112th ran for
a massively successful day behind in 6th. Sam Reardon, Lewisham.
winning four of the six age with two more years in this The U15 girls title also went
groups and coming third and age group came a brilliant to Bromley with all eight
sixth in the other two. 14th. Justin Strover was 16th, girls from BBHAC. Gold was
Over 1500 young London Leo Braden 33rd, Robert secured for the team by great
athletes lined up to race the Suckling 39th, Jake Leng 44th runs from Yasmin Austridge
final three miles of the main (both of Jake’s parents were 12th, Millie Smith (2 i/c face
London marathon course. running the full marathon) paint ) 18th, Amy Leach 26th,
After running along the and Keir Lundy 56th. Ben Stephanie Taylor 34th, Grace
Embankment, they soon Gardiner running for Bexley Scopes (i/c face paint) 35th,
passed the London Eye then was a great 30th. Tammy Falshaw 51st, Megan
Big Ben and the Houses of Bullen 55th, and Carlotta
Parliament and then through The Bromley U13 girls were Weitzel 96th.
Parliament Square, then down 3rd team overall but BBHAC’s The race was comfortably
Bird Cage Walk heading Yasmin Marghini running won by our own Katy-
directly for Buckingham for City of Westminster was a Ann McDonald running
great individual winner. Ellie for Wandsworth, Naomi
Dolby, remarkably with two Kingston running for City
more years in this age group
was a fantastic 13th followed
closely by a great run from
Jess Neal in 14th. Morgan
Squibb was a fine 25th, Gracie
Horton 28th, Lily Tappenden
(chief face, arm and leg
painter) 35th, Niamh Milmo
59th, Alice Prentice 69th and
Zoe Austridge on her mini
marathon debut was 178th.

The U15 boys also won the
borough title with Henry
Cowie continuing his fine
form placing 2nd. Great runs
from Micheal Eagling and
Angus Harrington 13th and