Maiden and Perston, Grenada North Park Saturday, 13 June 2020
Updated 14 Jul 2020.
And we're underway! Two months later than usual (and after a postponement last week due to the rain earlier in the week), the 2020 harrier season has finally kicked off. Conditions were similar to last year - cool southerly - but no chilly showers this time. The course was mostly firm; just a couple of spots of bog on the playground field - enough to make the course 20-30 seconds slower than last year.
In the under-8s, Johnnie and Riley each had a great race, finishing well ahead of the rest of the field. In the under-11s, things were a lot closer, with Max crossing first and Jack not too far behind.
In the Maiden - the race for those who have never one a competitive race before - Reuben and Nathan led the field early, before Reuben pulled ahead, crossing the line comfortably in first place. He was only one second slower than the winning Perston time - that doesn't happen very often! Sasha was first female, and Charlotte won the handicap by beating her sealed handicap time by the most.
In the Perston Memorial, Jack Julian made it two in a row with the fastest time; Susannah Lynch was first female. Alison Speakman was the winner of the handicap.
