Super Mike skins them! (From Croydon Guardian)

Super Mike skins them!

10:04am Friday 6th November 2009

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Hampton-based Mike Skinner was the outstanding runner of the day at the English Relays at Berry Hill, Mansfield on Saturday.

Running the second leg for Blackheath & Bromley, the UK international, starting his leg in 44th, stormed past 35 runners in clocking 14 minutes, 48 seconds – easily the fastest time of the day.

Second fastest was Twickenham-based Scott Overall, whose anchor leg time of 14:58 lifted Blackheath from seventh into the silver medal position.

St Mary’s Twickenham students Ben Lindsay (15:18) and Andy Vernon (15:21) were the members of the Aldershot, Farnham & District team which finished seventh (1:01:54).

In the women’s event, Steph Twell clocked the fastest time.

The St Mary’s Twickenham student’s 9:36 anchor leg lifted Aldershot, Farnham & District from seventh up to fourth.

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