There were 79 competitors in the 6th and final 5k race of the season at Street on the evening of Wednesday March 14th. The race was No. 138 in a sequence going back 23 years, and we were able to re-crown or crown the King & Queen of Street at the Series presentations held immediately afterwards. There was also some great running by juniors in the 1k and 2k races.
Race results for March appear in the panel to the immediate right of this article.
On the night Miles Burton of Team Bath took the honours. The 15 year old completed the 5 lap course in a great 15.56 which is a shade slower than his best of 15.47, but augurs well for when he gets back to the Yeovilton course. Miles was ranked 2nd nationally for his 5k time in 2011. Kieran Young took 2nd place, just 11 seconds down on Miles, and had his older brother Nathan for company with both recording the same time.For the women, junior Emily Smith won on the evening with her steady 19.16, with 1st F45 Lnda Lascelles on her shoulder through the line. 3rd in on the night was Lucy Baldwin.
In the Series, the best 5 results out of 6 races were taken into account and the King of Street once again (2nd year running!) was Kieran Young, whilst Emily Smith moved up from last year's 3rd place to be crowned Queen of Street.
2012 STREET SERIES STANDINGS & AWARDS
Men:
1st overall Kieran Young (Bristol & West)
2nd overall Ed Stahl (Crewkerne RC)
1st Junior Felix Rusby (Downside)
1st M40 David Bath (u/a)
1st M50 Nick Sommerville (Wells City Harriers)
1st M60 John Cox (Langport Runners)
Women:
1st overall Emily Smith (Wells City Harriers)
1st F45 (& 2nd overall) Linda Lascelles (Maiden Newton Runners)
1st junior (& 3rd overall) Lucy Baldwin (Wells City Harriers)
1st F35 Rachel Hayton (Yeovil Town RR)
1st F55 Jean Hughes (Langport Runners)
All competitors in the 5k that have completed 5 out of 6 race should also have collected their Series T-shirt with their name on it. Contact Paul at
For the juniors the honours on the night went to Will Pate (1k) & Joe Heath (2k) - regulars at the Harriers Monday night training. In the junior Series, Luke Baker (1k) & Alex Williams (2k) triumphed over the 6 races and collected their shields with further awards to be made to the 2nds and 3rds.