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Barry Goodwin’s best images from the 2024 Kent County Cross-Country Championships at Brands Hatch

By: Richard Trevena rtrevena@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 05:00, 09 January 2024

Updated: 08:21, 23 January 2024

The annual battle for cross-country glory was held on Saturday - and the Kent Messenger Group’s Barry Goodwin was at Brands Hatch to capture the action.

Tonbridge AC’s James Kingston retained his Kent senior title in 38min19sec, beating his 2023 time by more than a minute, while Cambridge Harriers’ Holly Dixon (31.27) won the senior women’s crown by 47sec.

The under-13 girls get up and running before Tonbridge AC’s Purdey Hutchings (No.51) won the race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Tyla Jade Thomas of Dartford Harriers was second in the under-13 girls’ race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Charlotte Foster of Cambridge Harriers was third in the under-13 girls’ race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Action from the under-13 boys’ race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Luca Szumilewicz of Tonbridge AC won the under-13 boys’ race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
The under-15 girls hit their stride. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Sophie Richmond (No.184) would win the under-15 girls’ race for Weald Tri. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Second place in the under-15 girls’ race went to Aoife McDonagh of Blackheath & Bromley. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Hannah Olivia Painter, racing for MedwayTri, was fourth in the under-15 age group. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Blackheath & Bromley’s under-15 boys’ winner, Joseph Scanes. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Freddie Gibson of Medway & Maidstone was third in the boys’ under-15 race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Tonbridge AC’s Peter Fitzmaurice (No.246) was fourth in the under-15 boys’ race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Aniket Iyengar (No.211) of Cambridge Harriers came home 14th at Brands Hatch in the under-15 boys’ event. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Jonson Foster flies the flag for Invicta East Kent in the under-15 boys’ race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
MedwayTri’s Lauren Mitchell (No.279) was best of the rest in the under-17 women’s race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Eliza Nicholson was one of Blackheath & Bromley’s winners on Saturday with victory in the under-17 women’s race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Ella Webb gives chase on her way to second place in the under-20 women’s event for M&M. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Louie Gear racing for Medway & Maidstone in the under-15 class. Picture: Barry Goodwin
M&M clubmates Lola Sutton (No.306) and Lily Crossley (No.301) in the under-20 women’s race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Folkestone Running & Athletics Club’s Emma Clayton was 12th in the under-17 race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Abigail Hawkes of Medway & Maidstone (No.275) leads Zoe Vallis of Invicta East Kent (No.272) in the under-17 women’s race. Picture: Barry Goodwin
Sevenoaks’ Ella Baker (No.280) held off M&M’s Iris Crossley (No.273) for sixth place in the under-17 class. Picture: Barry Goodwin

As usual, there were 10 races held over five categories with under-20, under-17, under-15 and under-13 runners hitting their stride along with the seniors. Ashford's Jack Small and Blackheath & Bromley Harriers' Hannah Clark ran away with the under-20 honours, while Invicta East Kent’s Noah Paterson won the under-17 men’s title with B&B’s Eliza Nicholson the women’s winner.

Under-15 wins went to Blackheath & Bromley’s Joseph Scanes and Weald Tri’s Sophie Richmond, with Tonbridge duo Luca Szumilewicz and Purdey Hutchings the under-13 champions.

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