Buchanan leads Harriers home (From Croydon Guardian)

Buchanan leads Harriers home

11:43am Tuesday 3rd November 2009 in Athletics

James Buchanan held back some of his efforts in Saturday’s East Surrey League opener for an appearance in the following day’s Barns Green half marathon, in which he finished fifth.

But Buchanan was still the first Croydon Harriers finisher in the senior men’s five-mile race in ninth (31:03), with Craig Purle 20th (32:52), David Brown 26th (33:54) and Julian Dillow 34th (34:41).

Harriers’ other teams: Senior B: 11th: 35 Colin Oxlade 35.06, 41 Andy Del Nevo 35.28, 42 Ali Ihsan Kaplankiran 35.28, 64 Martin Rowe 37.52.

Senior C: 103 Keith Brown 43.20, 112 Eric Campbell 49.48.

U17s & U15s: 22 Subhan Mohammed 17:16 (27 finishers).

U13s: 16 Matthew Lucas (18:26), 18 Holly Lucas (fifth girl) 19:08.