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2nd in the 75m hurdles Nick Paddington added over Norman Park is one of the best
showing great technique two meters to his javelin tracks in Kent if not Nationally
against the wind. Bob (as many personal best getting closer to and was enhanced by some
call him), then equalled his the elusive 20m mark collecting glorious weather and witnessed
best in the damp high jump, more important points for the great competition of a high
Fosbury style, placing second BB team. standard. BBHAC club records
again and then tasted winning Oliver Robertson had are all quality performances
ways in setting the relay team a difficult journey to and to break one requires
off to a great start. Southampton getting caught excellence, so particularly
pleasing to see two club records
Alex Sibley wiped a big chunk up in a huge tail back on the broken and one equalled.
off his best in the 800m motorway but unlike the Ellie Dolby led from the front
running 4 seconds quicker than weather this didn’t dampen his in the U13 girls 1200m and
ever before, in not the best spirits as he ran a quick 100m comfortably broke Naomi
conditions, winning valuable as a warm up for the long jump, Kingston’s strong 2012 record
points for the team. Alex also where he leaped to a fantastic by nearly three seconds and the
new best, over 4m for the first
did some speed work in his time and in doing so securing U15 boys’ quartet of Peter Guy,
first club 100m race. Ben Bennett, Pedro Gleadall
all important team points. and Robert Suckling sliced two
Brandon Back knocked nearly It was also great to have seconds from last years record
2 seconds off his best in the Thomas Penlington back in the breaking 4 x 300 m relay time,
800m as he took two scalps up team for his first competitive an impressive relay team. Ellie
the home straight to finish an race of the summer season and Barratt jumped brilliantly in
impressive 2nd and again more he did well in a tough 1500m the pole vault equaling the
valuable points towards the running close to his PB with a 3.0m U15 club record.
overall team score. time of 5:11.8. The U13 boys excelled and
Matthew Smith looked probably produced their best
dominant in his first 800m for Match 3 set of results so far this season.
the club and was pleased with Norman Park 19th June Multi talented Sam Reardon
his 2:38.6 time. It was then a Blackheath and Bromley had a bumper personal best
quick turn around and change HAC young athletes took day running and throwing
of number, with hardly enough full advantage of their home bests in all four of his events.
time for a packet of crisps, fixture, in the third round Sam started the day winning
before sprinting against the UKYDL National match, the B string 200m in a quick
wind and the rain in the 100m. producing some fantastic 27.7 then had a couple of
results to comfortably win hours rest before the javelin,
Josh Buddle Smith also ran on the day. Many of BBHAC where he threw a long 25.60m
his first 800m for the club and stalwarts had set the scene again winning the B string.
recorded a new best of 2:48.2 early, putting up team tents, Changing his focus Sam
and this was a great warm up stocking the beer tent and then lined up for the 1500m,
for his javelin competition refreshment stall, lighting the possibly his strongest event.
where he threw just a few cms BBQ and laying out all the Having already reduced his
short of his best but finished in generously donated second best time by thirteen and half
a strong second place. hand clothes and shoes. seconds this year another PB