Virgin Money 2016 London Mini Marathons

Six Morpeth Harriers were in action in the Mini Marathon’s
that were run in conjunction with the Virgin Money Marathon.

The Six races, run on a course of three miles from Old Billingsgate and the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace,
involved athletes from the London Borough’s and the remainder of the country,
including the North East, who ran in the British Athletics Road Race section.

Best performance from a Morpeth Harrier was by Scott Beattie,
who finished sixth in the Under 17 Men’s event in 14m31s.
Also running in the Under 17 Men’s event from the club was Kieran Hedley,
who was sixth home from the region, finishing 66th in 16m13s.

Morpeth Harriers had three of their athletes in action in the Under 15 Boy’s event.
First of those was Daniel Dixon, who finished in 16th place in 15m38s, who was third from the region.
Ten seconds behind Daniel in 20th place was club colleague Taylor Glover, who was fourth from the region.
Fifth home from the region was Morpeth’s Ross Charlton, who finished 56th in 16m34s.

Morpeth’s Holly Peck led the region home in the Under 13 Girls event, finishing 26th in 18m36s.

The North Easts Girls squad in London