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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... 07:26 - Aug 4 with 4510 viewsbluelagos

Begs the question what was your top sporting achievement by 13?

As well playing in the winning side in the Braintree primary schools competition aged 11, I also played wicket keeper for the reserves at secondary school and took a leg side catch that was so good, it still leaves me warm amd fuzzy when thinking about it. My batting was a bit sh1t though, don't think I ever got into double figures.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 07:31 - Aug 4 with 2880 viewshoppy

I was awesome at the egg and spoon race. Left Hartest Primary undefeated at just 9 years old.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 07:36 - Aug 4 with 2855 viewsbluelagos

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 07:31 - Aug 4 by hoppy

I was awesome at the egg and spoon race. Left Hartest Primary undefeated at just 9 years old.


Blimey, how could I forget my second place in the egg and spoon?

Make that 2 medals which defo puts me ahead of Skye and her bronze.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 07:37 - Aug 4 with 2855 viewsIpswichKnight

I played my first game of competitive cricket in primary school at 8 for the first XI top scoring as well ( to be dropped the next week after I hooked our PE teacher for 6 in practice, the next delivery was off his full run and slammed down a bouncer to an 8 year old with no helmet! )

I was playing in goal for Year 6/ Year 7 and Year 8 at Prep school when not even 12!
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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 07:41 - Aug 4 with 2837 viewsbluelagos

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 07:37 - Aug 4 by IpswichKnight

I played my first game of competitive cricket in primary school at 8 for the first XI top scoring as well ( to be dropped the next week after I hooked our PE teacher for 6 in practice, the next delivery was off his full run and slammed down a bouncer to an 8 year old with no helmet! )

I was playing in goal for Year 6/ Year 7 and Year 8 at Prep school when not even 12!


Amazing what utter cocks so many PE teachers were back in the day.


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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:02 - Aug 4 with 2804 viewsMerseyBlue

Ooft, not that much. Really pleased for her and hopefully she keeps getting better and better

I'd won the big local 5-aside tournament with my primary school team from year 3 to year 6. I'd tied a pitch and putt tournament and received a new putter. I'd just started competing in cross country and county level.

The 5-aside was me at the peak of my powers, and it's been all downhill since then
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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:05 - Aug 4 with 2792 viewsWeWereZombies

I came third out of over one hundred boys in a cross country run at Northgate despite starting five minutes after everyone else. I think I just got into the swing of overtaking the one in front all the time. Was a bit miffed when my form teacher (who was one of the marshalls) shouted out my name in complete surprise about half way round - and I was only about eleventh at that point.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:08 - Aug 4 with 2774 viewstazdac

I won a donkey derby competition at Corton holiday park :o)
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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:11 - Aug 4 with 2755 viewsMerseyBlue

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:05 - Aug 4 by WeWereZombies

I came third out of over one hundred boys in a cross country run at Northgate despite starting five minutes after everyone else. I think I just got into the swing of overtaking the one in front all the time. Was a bit miffed when my form teacher (who was one of the marshalls) shouted out my name in complete surprise about half way round - and I was only about eleventh at that point.


I'm glad I wasn't competing against you then because it sounds like it would only have gone one way

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:13 - Aug 4 with 2745 viewsbluelagos

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:08 - Aug 4 by tazdac

I won a donkey derby competition at Corton holiday park :o)


Remember David Linighan and Robert Rosario both chasing at full pelt for a through ball at Portman Rd, and one wag shouting out "It's a donkey derby!"

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:14 - Aug 4 with 2742 viewsSwansea_Blue

Played for England at 12, had knee problems and have done nothing of note since. I peaked early lol

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:18 - Aug 4 with 2727 viewsbluelagos

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:05 - Aug 4 by WeWereZombies

I came third out of over one hundred boys in a cross country run at Northgate despite starting five minutes after everyone else. I think I just got into the swing of overtaking the one in front all the time. Was a bit miffed when my form teacher (who was one of the marshalls) shouted out my name in complete surprise about half way round - and I was only about eleventh at that point.


When it was snowing and the pitches too frozen for footie or rugby, our physcotic PE teachers used to have us do cross country running (no trackie bottoms allowed) bare arms/legs.

2 laps around some fields, lanes reckon each lap was around 2 miles. Some of us used to hide in a hedge half way round, have a couple of fags, and rejoin the race on the second lap. Had to make sure you didn't finish too high or the games teachers would keep a close eye on you the following week.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:21 - Aug 4 with 2718 viewsbluelagos

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:14 - Aug 4 by Swansea_Blue

Played for England at 12, had knee problems and have done nothing of note since. I peaked early lol


Yeah? That's actually quite impressive and slightly edges my primary school's winning season.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:30 - Aug 4 with 2689 viewsTractorCam

I won some 100 lap cycle race on my school field when I was about 10.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:30 - Aug 4 with 2693 viewsSwansea_Blue

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:21 - Aug 4 by bluelagos

Yeah? That's actually quite impressive and slightly edges my primary school's winning season.


Only the once. Got called up for some sort of summer European tournament. Got kicked all over the place as I was the youngest and then that was that.

I briefly held number 1 seed in Britannia Primary table tennis team too - there was no stopping me back then!

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:34 - Aug 4 with 2674 viewsFPL_Tractor

Took a hat trick in a u14s cricket match aged 12. Been downhill since.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:38 - Aug 4 with 2652 viewsWeWereZombies

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:18 - Aug 4 by bluelagos

When it was snowing and the pitches too frozen for footie or rugby, our physcotic PE teachers used to have us do cross country running (no trackie bottoms allowed) bare arms/legs.

2 laps around some fields, lanes reckon each lap was around 2 miles. Some of us used to hide in a hedge half way round, have a couple of fags, and rejoin the race on the second lap. Had to make sure you didn't finish too high or the games teachers would keep a close eye on you the following week.


'make sure you didn't finish too high' - so not just cigarettes then...

At Northgate the spot for a fag break was under the railway arch (because cross country run double PE nearly always coincided with heavy rain and biting east wind) but I had had a deep personal issue a month or so before my surprising third place so had given up the fags. Which makes me realise I have broken one of your ground rules because I must have been fourteen going on fifteen at the time (notice how I have only come clean once I have snagged a couple of uppies.)

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:43 - Aug 4 with 2638 viewsGuthrum

I was in the E-Team dropouts for everything. Wasn't until a year or so later I was able to join the school rifle club and found a sport I was good at.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:44 - Aug 4 with 2632 viewswkj

I once managed to pee with such gusto in 'year 7' that I cleared the cubicle divider.

Of course, as an adult I am disgusted with myself - so children should be banned.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:45 - Aug 4 with 2632 viewsitfcjoe

I had a winners medal for the Evening Star Ipswich school's cup which was quite a big deal at the time......and probably still my greatest achievement on a football pitch.

And I hit a 50 (retired) and took 4 wickets in an over in a club match for Browns away at Felixstowe

It's been downhill since

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:48 - Aug 4 with 2618 viewsWeWereZombies

Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:44 - Aug 4 by wkj

I once managed to pee with such gusto in 'year 7' that I cleared the cubicle divider.

Of course, as an adult I am disgusted with myself - so children should be banned.


This is yet another instance where your Angela Lansbury avatar is a bit disconcerting.

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:48 - Aug 4 with 2619 viewsKeno

I won a 'wembley' volleys and headers competition against some mates on Rushmere Heath,

Olympics pah!! Nothing beats that feeling when last last header went in!!

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 08:59 - Aug 4 with 2599 viewshomer_123

Won an Essex Schools Cup final played at the old Layer Road ground.

Won an 800m Essex Schools medal at the Garrison.

Didn't progress on either front from there......

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 09:02 - Aug 4 with 2574 viewschicoazul

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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 09:47 - Aug 4 with 2482 viewsWD19

Primary school table tennis champion.

I also scored a brace for my cub scout Football team away at Harwich and Parkeston. Missed a chance for the hat-trick that has lived with me ever since.
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Skye Brown medals at 13 years old... on 09:48 - Aug 4 with 2479 viewsBlueNomad

County schools 800m winner.
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