Dina Asher Smith has received another prestigious prize, this time at the British Athletics Writers Association Annual Awards. She was presented with the Lillian Board Memorial Award for Junior Woman Athlete of the year. She is of course the World Junior 100 metre champion and broke the British Junior records for the 100 and 200 during the Summer.

Alex Bruce Littlewood finished in 12th place in the Trials race for the British team for the European Cross Country Championships which was incorporated in the British Athletics Cross Challenge at Liverpool. Mike Skinner has often featured in GB teams in the past but this year he was 45th.

Will Fuller was 46th in the Under 20 mens race while Will Ruiz was 106th.

Many Club members had been expecting to race in the Kent League at Bexley. It was a fine, sunny and mild day but, unfortunately, the fixture was cancelled at short notice because of water on the course.

This was a big disappointment particularly for athletes such as Phil Sesemann who had come back home from Leeds University to race. Instead he competed in the Self Transcendence 10km at Battersea Park where he was second in a new best of 30.54. First was Club mate Scott Overall in 30.03. Jon Vintner was 55th in 36.46.

Others competed in the various park runs. Fintan Parkinson won the Dulwich event while were wins in the womens races for Jessica Keene (Orpington), Amy Leach (Bromley) and Kelsi Cornish (Crystal Palace).

The British Masters Athletics Federation 20km walk and Enfield League 10km walk were contested together at Hillingdon cycle track. In the 20km, Roger Michell finished in 8th place overall in 2 hours 7 minutes and 58 seconds. This meant that he was second in the over 65s race. Those who competed in the 20km were also included in the 10km results and in this he was 10th in 61 minutes and 7 seconds. Peter Hannell was 20th in 65.28 and David Hoben 27th in 72.02.