Next up was Chafford-based Rob Russell who moved up one place with a consistent run 23 minutes 30 seconds. On the final lap Roy Aspinall held on to 17th spot with a typical gutsy 23 minutes 47 seconds.
Hassenbrook's Hayley McLean, running against girls a year older than her won the 300 metre hurdles in 43.09. Former Grays Convent Girl Jessica Judd won the 1500 metres by an impressive six seconds in 4.27.74 while Gable Hall's Nancy Epsly came second in the Pole Vault with 3.30 metres.
HASSENBROOK hurdles champion, Hayley McLean triumphed in the National Championships in Bedford at the weekend. Hayley won the U-17 Girls 300m Hurdles with a time of 43.38.
Jo later appeared in front of the BBC cameras on crutches as she explained what happened. She said: "It really hurt after 16 miles but I wasn't going to quit. I went into automatic and finished the race.
HASSENBROOK'S Hayley McLean's winning performance at the All-England Track and Field Championships has really impressed the athletics world. Although only in Year 10, Hayley laid waste to the best Year 11 300 metre hurdlers in the country.
HASSENBROOK'S Hayley MacLean capped a magnificent season by winning the Intermediate Girls 300 metre hurdles at the All-England Track and Field Championships at Birmingham's Alexandra Stadium this weekend.
Olympic High Jumper Ben Challenger joined students from Treetops and Beacon Hill school for an afternoon learning all about the events that make athletics the centrepiece of the Olympics.
IT MUST be hard being the smallest team at the Thurrock Track and Field Champs. Not necessarily says the PE Dept at Ormiston Park as they have some quality athletes in their squad.
Nancy Le Beau: Long Jump; Kai Riley Laborde: Shot Putt; Robbie Clarricoats: 80 metre hurdles (Reserve); Ben Glasgow:100m; Akeem Akintokan: 200m and Linzi Boosey: Hammer.
ONE of the hardest things four developing athletes is to try and compete with athletes a year or three older than you.
However, the young charges at Thurrock Harriers put themselves up against much older athletes at the National Under 20’s League match at Ware, H
Nancy Le Beau won the A String Long Jump in a new personal best of 5.48m with sister Natalie winning the B String with a jump of 4.70m. Nancy also won the 100m in 12.9 as well as the 100m hurdles in 16.5. Natalie won the B string 200m in 27.3. Rebecca Barnard won the B String 100m hurdles attempting the higher hurdles for the first time.
