Helpston Harriers conquer Eye, and superb County Championship results from PANVAC

Heron played a waiting game sitting in behind eventual runner-up Dave Hudson of Hunts AC until the final mile.

Coming off a narrow track and onto a wider road he kicked and never looked back, winning in a time of 33.17, seven seconds ahead of his rival.

And in-form Ruth Jones finished well clear of her chasers winning in a time of 39.56. Suffering from an unseasonable cold, Yaxley’s Abi Kefford eased her way round, but still finished second with a 44.24 clocking.

The Heron and Jones double act was not the end of the Helpston successes, as Steve Robinson finished fourth in a time of 35.02.

Steve Wilkinson was the first Peterborough & Nene Valley AC man home, placing seventh with a time of 35.55. Sarah Caskey was their leading lady, finishing fifth in a time of 45.51.

Peterborough-based Dylan Tomaselli placed fifth in the men’s race in 35.06. Tomaselli was part of the Hunts AC team who took the men's team prize.

Abi Kefford was joined on the podium by seventh placed Jayne Connor and eighth placed Heather Joyce as Yaxley won the ladies team title. Connor clocked 47.00 with Joyce finishing 50 seconds later.

Kelly Maddy of Thorney AC was the third lady home with a 44.59 clocking.

Neil Price was first of the Yaxley men, finishing 17th in 39.10 while Werrington Jogger Ann Wood won the first over 60 female trophy with a 51.30 clocking.

Twelve year- old Alexander Gunn of Yaxley won the 3km junior race at Eye in a time of 11:00. Thorney's Noah Randall finished third in 11:47.

PANVAC’s Izzy Hurn finished as runner-up in the girls race with a 12:23 clocking. Ellie Manning of Eye was third in 13:01.

COUNTY CHAMPS

It was raining precious metal as Peterborough & Nene Valley AC athletes accumulated a huge haul of medals in three different counties.

At the Cambs Championships in Cambridge, Charlotte Smith won 200m gold in 27.21 along with the 100m and long jump silvers, all in her first year as an under 17.

Jack Wheatley took gold in the under 20 110m hurdles for the fourth year in a row with a 15.77 clocking. Sean O’Donell ran a 100m time of 11.19 to win under 17 gold. O’Donnell also took the 200m title.

Felix Bowling almost went under two minutes for the first time when winning the under 20 800m in 2:00.58. Olivia Walker won the ladies under 20 gold, while Lewis Legge took the under 15 title in 2:11.54.

It was a good championship for Sophie Badham who won under 20 100m and 200m gold, and an even better one for Simon Achurch who won all four masters throwing events.

Iris Kwakye ran 26.91 when winning her under 15 200m gold. She also took 100m silver.

Pole Vaulter Angus Bowling won the senior men's competition with a clearance of 4.20m, while Rohan Hadfield won the under 20 high jump.

A time of 53.40 was good enough for Harry Collister to claim first place in the under 17 400m and Ruby Hynes also picked up 400m gold in the same age group. Hynes also won 800m silver.

Monty Wood-Davis took the under 15 80m hurdles gold, while Aston Bolam picked up the under 13 75m hurdles silver and high jump bronze.

Under 15 Izzy Hurn claimed long jump silver and 800m bronze

Orton based Hunts AC speedster Brandon Ballard is going from strength to strength, and won the senior men's 800m in a 1:58.74 personal best.

Dylan Tomaselli, another Peterborough-based Hunts runner, finished behind Ballard winning silver.

Lawson Capes was in gold medal winning form at the Lincs Championships in Lincoln taking the under 17 shot put title with a throw of 16.32m. He also picked up discus gold with a championship record distance of 44.31m.

The Fell family returned home with a good haul of medals.. Simon Fell won the over 45 1500m title in 4:37.1, and also picked up 3,000m gold. Liz Fell ran 2:57.6 to win the over 45 800m while Noah Fell cleared 2.20m to win under 17 pole vault gold. Isaac Fell collected under 20 400m silver and 800m bronze.

Alexa Boole returned home laden with gold after winning the under 20 100m, 200m and 400m races. Max Roe clocked 11.6 for his under 20 100m gold. Roe also won the long jump.

Holly Aslin matched Roe by collecting gold in the senior 100m and long jump. Edie Twell ran a time of 13.5 to take the under 17 100m title

Jennifer Smith claimed senior women's 200m gold and 100m bronze, while veteran sprinter Dave Brown won the masters 400m gold in a time of 53.8. William Harris ran a time of 2:11.7 for the under 17 800m title. Harris also won triple jump silver.

The versatile Finlay Smith won under 15 high jump gold with a 1.45m clearance as well as claiming 300m silver and 1,500m bronze.

Two of the club's up and coming young distance runners were in form as under 20 Thomas Preston won the senior 3,00m gold in a time of 9:00.7. Under 15 Louie Hemmings took 1,500m silver with a 4:37.1 clocking.

Damian McNally won the under 15 javelin with a 26.77m throw and also collected shot put silver.

Jim Gillespie was the winning over 60 in the shot and also won bronze medals in the hammer and discus.

PANVAC’s men’s captain Dave Bush competed in the Suffolk County Championship at Bury St Edmunds, and returned with the senior men's shot gold thanks to a winning throw of 12.14m.

Bush also earned 400m silver and discus bronze.