Sonnii Pine
Sonnii Pine
14 April, 2025
Sport

From Kent to Paris and 100m to marathons: HY athletes finish strong

The Kent Spring Marathon and Half Marathon was the scenic setting for some of our HY athletes on Sunday, a tough and undulating course with through lovely country lanes consists of 1 lap for the half marathon and 2 for the full marathon. Susan Dunn took on her first full marathon in a very impressive time of 4:11:58 finishing in 75th position over all. In the half marathon Holly Wigmore made her debut in this distance completing the course in 2:11:30, Rachel Wigmore finished as 2nd Female in a strong time of 1:36:44 and Ben Jones finished in 1:43:07.

Kent Spring half Marathon finishers. Ben Jones, Rachel Wigmore and Holly Wigmore

Nathan Bible also in Kent competed in the Canterbury Riverside 10k, where he secured 4th place in a sprint finish in the closing meters to gain a new PB of 36:42.

Further afield HY athletes travelled to Paris, where Josh Gilbey took on his first Marathon completing it in 3:18:22, which saw him finishing in 5452nd place out an astonishing 55,494 athletes. Paul Jenner also took on this challenge and completed the Marathon de Paris with a personal best of 4:07:05, improving his previous time by 8 minutes!

On the track David Ervine went to Woodford Green in Essex on Saturday to compete in the 2000m Steeplechase, winning his race in a rapid time of 6minutes and 14 seconds.

HY AC Sprinters L-R Antalia Cole, Olivia Henham,Caitlyn Rivers, Sophie Smith, Katie Cole and Lenny Cole, with coach Mike West
HY AC Sprinters L-R Antalia Cole, Olivia Henham,Caitlyn Rivers, Sophie Smith, Katie Cole and Lenny Cole, with coach Mike West Credit: M West

HY junior sprinters were also kicking off their outdoor season in Gillingham, all racing 100m Lenny Cole ran 12.06 seconds, Olivia Henham 13.38, Sophie Smith securing a new PB in 13.53, Katie Cole 13.86 and Caitlin Rivers 14.07 taking half a second off her previous personal best! Well done to all the athletes that competed this weekend, some great results and a particularly strong start to the outdoor track and field season.

Paul Jenner at the Marathon de Paris
Paul Jenner at the Marathon de Paris Credit: P Jenner
Susan Dunn at the Kent Spring Marathon
Susan Dunn at the Kent Spring Marathon Credit: S Dunn
Josh Gilbey in action running through Paris
Josh Gilbey in action running through Paris Credit: J Gilbey