Under-13s girls, from left: Carys Tomlinson (10.32), who was 54th out of 162 finishers; Sofia Doyle-Ali (16.40) 161st; Imogen Wraight (12.10) 128th; Laura Kitov (12.59) 143rd; Stelli Baker, wearing race number 1760, clocked a time of 11.01 to take 78th place. In the yellow T-shirt is Mirella Graham, who was Islington’s only entrant in the girls’ Under-15s race, finishing in 12.36 to take 138th place out of 155 runners

THE capital’s Mini-Marathon marvels rose with the sun on Saturday to test their speed around the streets of Westminster.

Islington’s Under-17s boys with their medals, from left: Isaac Silverstone (9.20) and Frank Bailey (8.14), who were 105th and 41st, respectively, out of 141 Mini-Marathon finishers

In the mix at the TCS Mini London Marathon was a squad of young athletes representing Team Islington. They set off from Horse Guards Parade before running alongside St James’s Park and then racing past Buckingham Palace towards the finish line on The Mall.

Islington’s Under-17s girls, from left: Lettice Gundry (10.23) 51st; Kiara Corkin (9.47) 27th and Phoebe Music (11.12) who was in 79th place. There were 110 finishers

The borough’s quickest on the day was Frank Bailey, who completed the 2.6k course in 8 minutes, 14 seconds to take 41st spot out of 141 finishers in the boys’ Under-17s race.

Islington’s Under-15s boys, from left: Luke Tomlinson (8.23), who was 25th out of 164 finishers; Joe Skelsey (9.12) 79th; Rory Willis (8.54) 63rd; and Ennio Kaloukian (8.52) 61st

Islington’s Under-15s boys’ team also performed well, with Luke Tomlinson (8.23), Ennio Kaloukian (8.52) and Rory Willis (8.54) all recording sub-nine-minute times, while the borough’s remaining athlete in the race, Joe Skelsey, hit home in 9.12.

Meanwhile, Islington’s quickest athlete in the girls’ races was Kiara Corkin, who clocked a time of 9.47 to finish 27th in the Under-17s age group out of 110 runners.

Islington’s Under-13s boys, from left: Alexander Rankin (9.22), who was 38th out of 177 finishers; Reggie Adams (10.45) 133rd; Michael Magee (9.44) 71st; Sebastian Wasserberg (11.53) 165th; Jem Thornton (9.11) 24th; and Abraham Lock (13.03) 170th

Team manager Mikael Kiviniemi said he was delighted to see so many youngsters turn out to represent their borough.

He added: “All 21 of the young athletes from Islington did themselves proud on Saturday.
“It’s always a great opportunity to compete in an iconic event against some of the best runners in the country.

Team Islington’s Mini-Marathon managers line up on Saturday morning, from left: Oscar Arnsdorf, Ebony McKenzie, Rene Brown, Mikael Kiviniemi and Brayden Steenhoff

“They join a number of star names who have taken part in the event in the past; this includes Sir Mo Farah, Eilish McColgan, David Weir and Keely Hodgkinson.”