BLACKHEATH & Bromley’s senior men has one of their best results for some time when they finished a very good eighth in the ERRA National 6 stage road relays at Sutton Park.

To get to compete, clubs needed to have qualified via their area relays so the competing teams were the best in the country.

Alex Bruce Littlewood ran a good solid 18.51 on the opening stage, traditionally the strongest of leg of the race.

This put the team in 50th place. leaving the opposition nicely lined up for Andy Rayner.

He cut through the field, moving up 22 places with a time of 17.52.

Next up was Scott Overall and after running the quickest time at the south Of England relays, he didn’t disappoint.

He moved the team up a further 15 places to 13th and his time of 16.54 was the second quickest of the day with only Aldershot’s Andy Vernon going quicker.

Mike Skinner took the club up to its highest position of the day on leg four, finishing in 5th place in 17.30.

Loughborough student James Poole slipped a couple of places with 18.34, the same time as Peter Tucker on the final stage, which saw him come home in eighth.

B&B were the third southern club and first Kent team to finish.

For the women, Sioban Budd flew in from France for the race and came home 37th on the opening stage with 15.43, the quickest of the day by a Harriers member.

Elaine Murty moved up six places on the second stage with 16.03, a position maintained on the third stage by fast improving Jane Bradshaw (16.48).

Team captain Kate Pratten anchored the quartet home in 38th with 18.47.

The following day it was the turn of the youngsters to compete.

In the under-17 age group the girls team of Melody Kane (16.59), C Crowser (17.06) and Rebecca Smith (16.11) finished in 30th place.

Unfortunately, the men could not complete a team.

Hector Kurtyanek was 42nd on the opening stage with 13.02 before Jonathan Halls ran 15.00 on leg two.

In the under-15 age group, the girls team of Ella Self (16.55), Rachel Robinson (16.48) and Hope Stenning (1656) were 56th with the boys trio of Sam Jackson (13.24), Robert Yates (13.43) and Will Mercer (18.17) 59th.

Highest placing of the day came from the under 13 girls where Holly Fletcher (17.10), Georgina Kennedy (15.43) and Sonia Woolhouse (16.57) finished in 29th place.

The boys were not able to complete a team but Tom Desborough (15.52) and Will Ruiz (15.59) gained useful experience.