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Sonny Allen Wins National Cross-Country Title

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Fifteen-year-old Sonny Allen, representing Highgate Harriers and St Marylebone School, made history by winning the womens under-seventeen title at the National Cross-Country Championships in Sedgefield. She completed the five-kilometer course in 16:17, ahead of 156 competitors, marking the clubs first national champion in that age group since 1914. Sonny, coached by Errol Peak, expressed pride and surprise at her victory, attributing her success to her coachs guidance and belief in her potential. She looks forward to building on this win at the English Schools Cross-Country finals and beyond.

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Sonny Allen Wins National Cross-Country Title

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Sonny Allen Wins National Cross-Country Title. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

What's up, I'm Cory, and this episode is brought to you by NordVPN. If you use public Wi-Fi or care about your privacy online, NordVPN helps keep your connection secure across all your devices, links in the episode description. Here are your UK headlines. 15-year-old Sunny Allen made history for high-gate harriers by winning the women's under-17 title at the national cross-country, Championships in Sejfield. She tackled the tough 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes and 17 seconds, finishing ahead of 156 competitors. This marks the club's first national champion in that age group since 1914. As the only runner from high-gate in her category, Sunny represented her team from St. Maribone School in Westminster against the nation's top young. Distance talents. Her solo effort turned into a standout victory on a demanding course at Hardwick East Park. Sunny expressed pride, mixed with surprise at her strong performance, noting how she felt in control from start to finish.

She highlighted the electric atmosphere of the event, with its nerves and crowd support adding to the thrill. She gave special thanks to her coach, Errol Peake, for his guidance, humor, and unwavering belief in her potential, which she says shaped her career. Looking ahead, Sunny aims to build on this win at the English School's cross-country finals in a few weeks, carrying the momentum into track season AND. Some are big races, some are big races, other big races are big races, other big races,

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