Havering borough's young athlete teams kept up their fine record in the annual TCS sponsored Mini Marathon event at the weekend.

The event sees athletes in the under-13, under-15 and under-17 age groups run the final 2.5 km of the London Marathon course finishing in The Mall.

And Freddie Rowe ran well to claim victory in the Under-15 boys' London Borough Challenge and finished fifth overall in the National event, leading the team to victory with Findlay McLaren in seventh.

The Under-13 girls did brilliantly and with the scoring four all inside the top 16 Havering were convincing winners of the London Borough Challenge.

Summer Smith was an excellent third in the Borough’s challenge and 10th in the National championships in her first year in the age group, with Emmie Lole in fifth, and Isabel Forrest and Jess Page 15th and 16th.

Olivia Forrest (Brentwood Beagles) led the Havering Borough Under-15 girls home in style with a brilliant runners-up finish, while clubmate Matthew Delea and Holly Watson (Chelmsford) also made the top 10 in the Under-13 boys and Under-17 girls' events, both placing ninth.

Havering Athletic Club’s competitors in the main TCS London Marathon also did themselves proud.

James Blogg was the first club athlete home, crossing the line in 2:45.32, just over a minute outside his best set in October.

Barry Smith took almost two and a half minutes off his previous best with a time of 2:51.39 which took him into the club'sall time top 20.

Robyn Matson clocked 3:03.37 for her second best ever marathon result, while Steve Walker’s 3:08.22 time just a stride outside his PB.

Clare Davies took five minutes off her previous best with her 3:34.04 run, the sixth fastest ever by a club female.

*Collier Row resident Neringa Masilioniene, the double Olympian who runs for Ilford AC, clocked 2:53.10 in the women's race.

And Gidea Park's Stuart Bennett, another Ilford AC member and former Scottish international, race walked the 26.2 miles in 5:33.07, having reached the halfway stage in 2:33.49 while raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.