Billy Eccles competed in the 1500m but was running underage at the bottom of his age group which is a tough ask. As is the norm with Billy he went off pretty quick, had a bit of a lapse in the middle then finished with an epic final lap to run 5.16.
The previous week at Great Yarmouth, Billy and sister Eva competed in various events – results as follows:-
1500m
Billy 5.13.3(2nd)
Eva 6.06.09 (7th)
Billy 5.13.3(2nd)
Eva 6.06.09 (7th)
300m
Billy 46.5 pb (2nd)
Billy 46.5 pb (2nd)
Shot put
Eva 4.90M
Eva 4.90M
Long Jump
Billy 3.21M
Billy 3.21M