Under-13s girls, from left: Josephine Gravier (12.19), who was 109th among 139 finishers, Bethany Ions (10.36) 42nd, Emily Lowe (12.46) 118th and Amara Mankodi (11.28) who was 78th
THE borough’s mini marathon marvels clocked up the kilometres on Saturday when they whizzed around Westminster in the autumn sun.
Under-17s boys, from left: Riyad Salah (9.17), 83rd among 136 finishers, Luca Spaccatrosi (8.33) 36th, Wiremu Nicole (8.39) 48th, Jamie Cameron (9.06) 74th, Joseph Hayes (8.19) 23rd and Thomas Chadwick (8.18) 22nd
A squad of 27 teenagers turned out to represent Team Camden in the TCS London Mini Marathon, racing around the 2.6k course from Temple to The Mall.
Under-13s boys, from left: Archie Cameron (10.28), who was 91st among 150 finishers, Soren Eis Loynes (10.47) 108th, Gaspard Robertson (9.52) 50th and Arjuna Pflug (8.50) who was 2nd
For the second year in a row Illias Zghoundi was Camden’s top performer, as he won the boys’ Under-17s wheelchair race. Knocking 48 seconds off his winning 2021 time, Illias, who lives in West Hampstead, crossed the finish line in six minutes, 54 seconds.
Team Camden’s Under-15s girls, from left: Lizzie Worstman (10.13), who was 52nd among 143 finishers, Bea Chadwick (12.42) 130th, Leoni Delvendahl (9.59) 38th, Faduma Abdi (9.57) 37th and Aliyah Osman (10.33) 67th
Arjuna Pflug was another of Camden’s quickest, completing the boys’ Under-13s race in 8.50 to take second place in the age group overall – finishing 21 seconds behind Southwark’s Caspian Holmes.
The Under-15s boys, from left: Oscar Fletcher (9.56), 100th among 152 finishers, Matteo Ceccoli (9.55) 98th, Tom Taylor (10.54) 131st and Paolo Ceccoli (9.30) 68th. Missing is Joseph Drinkell (9.56) who finished 101st
The Under-17s boys’ team produced some of the borough’s fastest times of the day, with Thomas Chadwick hitting home in 8.18 to take 22nd place out of 136 finishers. Chadwick finished one second and one placing ahead of Joseph Hayes, who was 23rd in 8.19, while in the same age group Luca Spaccatrosi (8.33) was 36th, and Wiremu Nicole (8.39) 48th.
Boys’ wheelchair Under-17s champion Illias Zghoundi, who clocked a time of 6.54 on Saturday
Just two seconds separated Camden’s quickest runners in the girls’ races, with Faduma Abdi (9.57) and Leoni Delvendahl (9.59) taking 37th and 38th place respectively in the Under-15s age group, which produced 143 finishers.
Under-17s girls’ runners Gabrielle Kennedy (11.02) in 77th and Lili Hake (11.50) 94th
Any young athletes looking to better their times – or who simply want to enjoy racing around Westminster once more – won’t have long to wait before getting in another lap.
Camden’s team manager Ben Dorsett, from Camden Council’s Sport and Physical Activity Service, said: “The good news is that the London Mini Marathon is returning to its more traditional setting of April next year, so we’ll be back here in a flash. I want to thank all the young people who turned out to represent their borough, they did a tremendous job and made us all very proud.”
Friends’ delight at smashing top time
BESTIES Louise Looney and Emma Campbell were all smiles after the miles on Sunday having completed the TCS London Marathon in under five hours. Running to raise money for Brain Research UK, the duo conquered the world-famous 26.2-mile course in four hours, 57.06 minutes – smashing last year’s effort by some 26 minutes. “We are absolutely delighted,” said Louise, a senior sister who works in A&E at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. “We ran so well on the day and couldn’t stop smiling. It’s been an absolute pleasure to raise money for Brain Research UK again, even though we are now walking like tin men.” To support the cause, visit https://tcslondon marathon.enthuse.com and search for “Emma & Louise”.
