Youngsters from Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club were in winning form in both North London and Stoke-on-Trent over the weekend.

Teenager Ed Saywell led the Surrey team to an impressive victory when he won the intermediate boys race in a schools inter-counties match in the Midlands. He romped home in 21 minutes 22 seconds to win by seven seconds.

His victory boosted his hopes of running for Surrey in next year's English schools cross country championships in Manchester. Another Hercules Wimbledon runner in action for Surrey at Stoke was Joe Clark who was 47th in the intermediate boys race in 23:32.

Meanwhile, fellow teenager Liam White made a winning start to his winter cross country programme when he won the London men's under 17 title at Parliament Hill Fields. White was a comfortable winner of the title covering the undulating five kilometres race in 17:07, 15 seconds clear of the runner-up.

White achieved his gold medal-winning performance despite feeling under the weather. "I felt awful, I'm just not fit at all. I had tonsillitis two weeks ago and I was wheezing all the way round the course," said White.

The South of England inter-counties cross country championships were decided in conjunction with the London championships and White was 12th in the inter-county race and the fourth member of the Surrey team which took the silver medals in the men's under 17 event. Another Hercules Wimbledon runner representing Surrey was Joe Toomey who finished 53rd in 18:44. Toomey was also eighth in the London championship.

Another Hercules Wimbledon medallist at Parliament Hill was teenager Alex Robinson who took the bronze medal in the junior men's championship covering the 10km in 35:52. He also led the Hercules Wimbledon team home in the senior men's championship finishing 20th out of more than 260 runners. Phil Glynn was 33rd in 36:53, Justin Kelly 37th in 37:04 and Deon Coetzee 58th in 38:08 to complete the scoring team. Also in the senior men's race was veteran Frank Wood who was 179th in 44:08.

Wood completed a busy weekend by running in the John Cock Epsom 10 miles road race at Epsom Downs on Sunday. He was 41st out of more than 230 runners in a personal best of 1:08:03. His Hercules Wimbledon clubmate Keith Hylands was 79th and second veteran over 60 in 1:13:49.

Hercules Wimbledon's over 50 veteran gave an improved showing in the weekly Roundshaw Park parkrun on Saturday where he finished 11th in 21:13. Over in Richmond Park, Stephen McDuell was 32nd in 21:20.

Several Hercules Wimbledon runners were in action in a veterans 5.8 miles cross country race on Wimbledon Common. Hugh Saxby was first over 55 in 36:25 finishing in sixth place. Dave Betts was second over 60 in 39:49 and Martin Miller third over 60 in 40:35 while Tom Morris was third over 50 in 41:01.

Hercules Wimbledon's Adam Przedrzymirski finished sixth out of more than 850 runners in the Saab Solomon Turbo X trail race in Bordon, Hampshire, on Sunday, covering the 10-plus miles of sand, mud, hills and bogs in 1:10:03. His Hercules Wimbledon clubmate Martin Miller was the first veteran over 60 in 1:34:54.

This weekend, Hercules Wimbledon are competing in the South of the Thames five miles cross country race at Sparrow's Den, West Wickham on Saturday, starting at 2pm. The club's youngsters are in action in the second of this season's Surrey Sportshall meetings at Guildford's Spectrum Leisure Centre on Sunday starting at 1pm.

*Hercules Wimbledon's track and field training sessions take place at Wimbledon Park athletics stadium on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting at 6.30pm and Sunday morning at 10.30am. Further details from coaching coordinator Maurice Sharp on 020 8337 8707.

*Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club hold mid-week road running training sessions for marathon, cross country and road runners from Lauriston Cottage, 6a Southside, Wimbledon Common, at the junction with Lauriston Road, every Wednesday evening from 7pm. Contact Pete Mulholland on 020 8761 4308 for more details.