Basildon Athletic Club produced an outstanding display in the Essex AAA Young Athletes Road relays at Thurrock.

The girls won the under-15 title and were runners-up at both under-13 and under-17 age group.

They also had a fifth position with their B team in the under-13s and seventh in the under-15s.

For the boys, both the under-13s and under-17s collected silver runners-up medals with the under-15s fifth.

Southend's under-13 A girls were seventh with their B line-up 11th.

In the under-17s they took fourth spot. For the boys, the under-13s were eighth.

Host club Thurrock did well with victory in the under-13 and under-17 boys races. They were runners-up in the under-15.

For the girls, Thurrock were 12th in the under-13s and fifth for the under-15s.

All races were over 9000 metres, starting from Thurrock Harriers Blackshots Track, with each individual runner covering a 3000m course.

Results:

Girls Under-13: Basildon A 2nd 35 mins. 49 secs - K. Tydeman (12 mins. 08 secs), A Lingard (12 mins. 01 secs), L. Hartnett (11 mins. 40 secs); Basildon B 5th 37 mins 39 secs - K Deeley (12 mins. 54 secs), R. Saunders (12 mins. 17 secs), J. Butterworth (12 mins. 28 secs); Southend A 7th 38 mins. 28 secs - K Marshall (12 mins. 35 secs), C. Ager (13 mins. 14 secs), C Raven (12 mins 39 secs); Southend B 11th 42 mins. 48 secs - S Joad (14 mins. 48 secs), K Jackson (13 mins 50 secs), N Corless (14 mins. 10 secs); Thurrock 12th 43 mins. 12 secs - V Bangs (12 mins. 44 secs), C Simpson (16 mins. 47 secs), D Barber (13 mins. 41 secs); Southend C (incomplete team) - L Keenlyside (14 mins. 50 secs).

Under-15: Basildon A 1st 33 mins. 14 secs - A. Joel (10 mins. 55 secs), L. Clifford (11 mins. 19 secs), S Ward (11 mins. 00 secs); Thurrock 5th 35 mins. 16 secs - N Page (11 mins. 11 secs), G Wiseman (12 mins 12 secs), S Lee (11 mins 49 secs); Basildon B 7th 36 mins. 18 secs - H Mottram (11 mins. 30 secs), A. Gibson (12 mins 32 secs), G West (12 mins. 16 secs); Basildon C 9th 38 mins. 45 secs - N Goode (12 mins. 54 secs), K Mottram (12 mins. 37 secs), K. Brown (13 mins. 14 secs). Basildon D 13th 41 mins. 17 secs - M. Foley (12 mins 45 secs), L Mead (14 mins. 46 secs), L Benton (13 mins. 46 secs).

Under-17: Basildon 2nd 35 mins. 33 secs - D Thomas (11 mins. 31 secs), J Classick (12 mins 09 secs), E Childs (11 mins. 53 secs); Southend 4th 38 mins. 23 secs - S Keenlyside (13 mins. 46 secs), C Wheeler (13 mins. 05 secs), S Raven (11 mins 32 secs) Southend C incomplete team - C Harris (12 ins. 21 secs), L Butterworth (12 mins. 40 secs).

Boys Under-13: Thurrock 1st 32 mins. 10 secs - A Rolfe (10 mins. 55 secs), A Briggs (10 mins. 46 secs) D Patten (10 mins. 29 secs); Basildon 2nd 32 mins. 40 secs. - D Bottjer (10 mins. 52 secs), J. Golding (11 mins. 25 secs), T Penrose (10 mins. 23 secs); Southend 8th 37 mins. 59 secs - J Sceats (11 mins 09 secs), S. Balthasar (13 mins. 15 secs), J Balthasar (13 mins. 35 secs). Thurrock B incomplete team - L Norris (12 mins. 50 secs).

Under-15: Thurrock 2nd 30 mins. 47 secs - A Ratnosoty (10 mins. 13 secs), J. Purkiss (10 mins. 22 secs), J Briggs (10 mins. 12 secs); Basildon 5th 31 mins. 24 secs - N. Buckfield (10 mins. 10 secs), C Butterworth (10 mins 50 secs), J Tydeman (10 mins. 24 secs); Thurrock B 6th 31 mins. 41 secs - A Cross (11 mins 08 secs), B Harman (10 mins. 24 secs), M Vanderschans (11 mins. 09 secs).

Under-17: Thurrock 1st 28 mins. 43 secs - E Vanderschans (9 mins. 23 secs), D Bullen (10 mins. 04 secs), S Frost (9 mins 16 secs); Basildon 2nd 28 mins. 48 secs - A Lingard (9 mins. 31 secs), C Bond (9 mins. 52 secs), R Smith (9 mins. 25 secs); Southend incomplete team - J Weaver (9 mins. 46 secs).

Basildon stage an open meeting from under-13s to seniors on April 5, at Gloucester Park Bowl, from 10am.

Silver ladies - Basildon (above) were runners-up in the under-13 girls race through, from left, Lauren Hartnett, Annie Lingard and Karen Tydeman

(Right) Pipped - Basildon under-13 boys, beaten only by Thurrock, are, from left: Joe Golding, David Bottjer and Tom Penrose

Pictures: LUAN MARSHALL

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