Parliament Hill Fields, London on Saturday 21/02/2009 6 Km (Youths)
.jpg "Under 17 men's race with Danny Schofield (Scarborough AC), Andrew Combes (Tonbridge AC), Jonny Hay (AFD) and Richard Goodman (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers)")
Pic credit:Job King
The English National Cross-Country Championships returned to Parliament Hill Fields in London for the sixty-fourth edition of the youth's race. Saucony were once again the race sponsors. The course was 6km in length.
Jonny Hay (Aldershot, Farnham & District AC) took the lead with 2km of the race to run and Hay went on to win by 17 seconds from Richard Goodman (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers). Danny Schofield (Scarborough Harriers) just outsprinted Sam Stabler (Oadby & Wigston Legionnaires AC) for third.
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Pic credit:Job King
Jonny Hay (AFD) celebrates the win
Hay told Athletics Weekly: "I love this course and have run here many times before, I felt good out there and relaxed."
Hay made it a double gold as his club Aldershot, Farnham & District AC won the team race by 27 points from Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers with Tonbridge AC two points further back in third.