South of England AA Men’s 6 x 6 kms Road Relay, Rushmoor Arena, nr. Aldershot

SEAA 6 Stage falls to the Bels.

Although we were turning out a more powerful team than in any previous year and hoped for a first ever win in this event, we still considered Windsor to be favourites with the “Beagles” also predicted to push us hard. Selection was difficult: Will Cockerell and Roger Alsop had both run into good recent form while the fitness of Lee Hurst, a powerful starter for us on previous occasions, was unknown. As it turned out, the selectors got it dead right. The team ran a good half minute faster than expected while our rivals, missing international Sam Haughian, proved to be not so strong as we thought. A thrilling race finally saw the Bels take the title by a whopping one and a half minute margin.

All four major road relay trophies are now in Belgrave hands. Has a club ever achieved this before? Perhaps Blackheath Harriers might have accomplished it.

Restored from the club's earlier website, belgraveharriers.com, and published here as originally written.