Louie shatters a personal best to win bronze, results from Milton Keynes, King's Lynn, Biggleswade and Berlin and 76-year-old completes his 600th Parkrun

Running in the South of England Under 17 5K Championships Hemmings ran a time of 15:46, taking a colossal 35 seconds off his previous fastest time.

The South of England 12 Stage Road Relays also took place at Milton Keynes, and the PANVAC men's team finished in 29th place.

The relay consists of alternating 8.6 and 5km legs. Alex Gibb ran the opening 8.6km leg in a time of 26:29 handing over to Simon Fell in 4th place. Fell ran a speedy 16.35 in his 5km leg, with Nathan Bunting clocking 27.40 in his long leg, before handing over to Archie Faulder who ran a 15:30 5k. The PANVAC team was front loaded so it was inevitable that they would lose some positions as the race went on.

The other times were: 5K legs - Steve Wilkinson 17:22, Ben Hannon 20:11, Kyle Tombleson 17:23, Daniel Harris 20:37. 8.6k legs - Tobias Goodwin 30:24, Harvey Hancock 30:25, Thomas Carlton 29:38, Daniel Evans 30:07.

Yaxley Runners fielded a ladies team at MK in the six-leg relay. It was the club's first ever involvement in the event. They acquitted themselves well finishing 27th.

Zoe Roan clocked 21:53 on her 5k leg with Kerry Goymour crossing the line in 22:03. Lisa Box went round in 22:11, just six seconds quicker than Vanessa Gunn. The ladies relay comprised four 5km legs and two 8.6km legs. Ellie Piccaver clocked 34:52 on her longer leg with Ros Loutit recording a time of 37:56.

BERLIN

Having been the dominant local club in the Frostbite League for several years Yaxley Runners are spreading their wings, and 15 of their athletes headed off to Germany at the weekend to compete in the Berlin Half Marathon.

Though they didn't quite conquer Germany in the way they have the Frostbite League, but there were some impressive performances from their athletes.

Craig Bradley was their quickest runner finishing 448th overall and 45th over 40 in a time of 1:17.10, knocking close to two minutes off his previous PB. Darren Hillier and Darren Wells weren't far behind, with Hillier finishing 513th with a 1:17.58 clocking. Wells placed 574th in 1:18.34.

Sam Pettit had a good run knocking two minutes off his previous fastest time, finishing in 1:25.09. Carl Baron was in hot pursuit crossing the line in a time of 1:26.55. Michael Branston finished as the 127th over 50 in a time of 1:29.07, just five seconds behind Joe Bennett. Min Migliorini was the 51st over 60 with a 1:35.40 clocking, while Daniel Holland crossed the line in 1:33.30.

Gemma Toogood was the only lady in the party and she recorded a time of 1:55.31.

Andrew Whytock went round in 1:38.46, with Will Sach and Daniel Witherington both going under two hours with times of 1:53.10 and 1:55.29. Darren Ellis was also sub two hours with a 1:58.11 clocking while Hon-Wai Pang recorded a time of 2:16.15.

ROUND-UP

Dave Bush finished 2nd in the shot put at the Keith Ward Memorial meeting at Kings Lynn with a throw of 11.75m. Luke Ryston clocked a time of 12.01 in the 3,000m while Charlotte Strange ran 8:28 in the under 16 60m.

PANVAC’s veteran throwers were in good form at the Biggleswade Spring Throws Festival. Andrea Jenkins was first over 50 in both the shot and the discus with throws of 10.25 and 30.35m respectively.

Kevin Bates threw 10.06m in the shot to finish as the leading over 70. Tim Needham earned a similar honour in the hammer with a 28.87m throw. Needham had to settle for 2nd place in his age group in the discus with 24.75m.

600 PARKRUNS!

PANVAC veteran Pete Brantom pulled off the extraordinary feat of running his 600th parkrun on Saturday. The 76 year-old who still competes for his club in road races and the Eastern Masters Track & Field league has almost been an ever present at the Ferry Meadows event since it first took pace on August 3, 2013, with forays to Whittlesey and Wisbech as well. Brantom also helps with the set up the runs, and is a regular helper at the junior parkrun which takes places on Sundays at Central Park.