Author: Sports Reporter

Belgrave international Nick Goolab posted the fastest time in Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club’s 5km team road race last Saturday. The two races were staged over the same course that would have been used for the Perserverance 5km road race at the beginning of August had it not been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Herne Hill Harriers’ women were the overall winners of the Hercules Wimbledon 5K Team Road Race on Saturday – with their men second overall. Highgate Harriers won the men’s team race. With Belgrave Harriers second in the women’s event and Kent AC third in both women’s and men’s, Herne Hill became unofficial double county champions within the overall open race.

Riders from Brixton, Mitcham and Peckham were in action recently at Merton – allowing competitors to qualify for next month’s South Championship.

Catford Wanderers lost 4-0 to Bromley in the Winter League on Saturday. Catford’s second string ladies side were the hosts with their opponent’s sending their first team.

Whist Welling United might have considered a point would be acceptable before the game, the way they lost a three goal lead at Slough Town left them very disappointed. Having held a 4-1 lead and still being two goals ahead in injury time, coming away with a draw felt like a defeat. Reuben Duncan came in for his debut at the start of an initial one-month loan from Millwall and he looked composed and not fazed by the physical aspect of the game.

FIA Junior World Rally Championship contender Ruairi Bell endured a “rollercoaster of a rally” at the third round of the series, mixing encouraging pace with a devastating last stage retirement within sight of the finish line at last weekend’s Rally Italia Sardegna (8th- 10th October). The Blackheath driver set a string of top times behind the wheel of his M-Sport Fiesta Rally4, to run as high as third overall, coupled with second fastest stage times before a heavy impact with a straw bale ended his impressive run on Friday afternoon.

Ten Surrey clubs are taking part in two road races organised by Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club on Saturday which are being staged under both government and England Athletics Coronavirus social distancing guidelines.

Georgie Grgec posted a new 3,000-metre personal best – by seven seconds – in the London Hurdles and Middle Distance Open Event in Norman Park, Bromley on Sunday.

Blackheath resident Terry Macey is part of an elite club – ‘The Ever Presents’ – a group of 10 runners who have run every single London Marathon since the first edition of the race, held back in 1981. History-maker Terry reveals exclusively to the South London Press, some of his favourite running routes around South London.

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