Rotherham Harriers lead the way at iconic Mini Marathon
ROTHERHAM Harriers were proudly leading the way at the UK Mini Marathon Championships, providing six of the 36 athletes selected for the Yorkshire & Humberside team – the highest representation from any club.
The race over the iconic 2.6km London course, finishing on The Mall, is part of the London Marathon weekend and has attracted participants who have gone on to great things in the athletics career including current Olympic Games gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson.
Harriers athletes were a credit to the club and town with some fantastic results.
U16 boys Edward Rose finished tenth in a time of 7:42, U16 girls saw Abigail Andrews finish 21st in 8:45 and Haley Bacon 49th (9:11).
Mikey Bacon came home eighth in the U18 boys in 7:18. And in the U18 women category Maya Schofield finished 31st (8:58) and Graihagh Turner 37th (9:02) to help their team to a third place overall finish.
Other team results were U16 boys in seventh, U16 girls fifth and U18 boys seventh.
A Harriers spokeswoman said: “It was a fantastic standard across all races, competing against the very best young athletes in the country.
“Huge credit to all athletes for representing the region with pride, and a big thank you to Charlotte Slack for coordinating and supporting the team throughout the day.”