Good Evening, Race Report fans. Well, I don’t know so much about ‘wonderland’ as ‘Winter Wed-and-windy-land’ at the moment. Anyone who braved the outside world this weekend is deserving of a medal, in my opinion, and a bonus advent calendar chocolate if you were racing. It really has been truly horrid!
There were 20 Chiltern athletes taking part in the ESAA Cross Country Cup competition at Woodbridge School, Suffolk on Saturday. Twenty-Seven schools take part in each race, three from each of the nine regions.
Junior Girls The DCHS team featured Maya Davis as first scorer in 24th and Annie -Rose Quantrill second scorer in 86th. The team were 21st from the 26 total teams. Intermediate Boys All of the DCGS Inter Boys team are Chiltern Harriers and they recorded the best result of the South Bucks teams on show, coming tenth in a high-class competition. Aidan Suleyman was 27th, Thomas Reynolds 29th, Charlie Quantrill 36th, Felix Danielli 89th and Eddie O’Brien 117th. Intermediate Girls Issy Robinson and Megan Lockwood featured in the Chesham Grammar School team that came 20th in the Inter Girls race. Issy was 35th and Megan 51st, the first two Chesham scorers. The team win went to Buckinghamshire girls from Stowe School. Senior Boys The DCGS team were 16th and saw good efforts from Alex Hughes (18th), Isaac Jessop-Tranter (60th), Daniel Munn (67th), Rory Hilton (118th)and John Nickless (134th). Senior Girls There were two local schools taking part in the Senior Girls race with a total of six Chiltern girls running. Maddie Hughes had a great run to be fourth, Ellie Shield ran well for 17th and Rebecca Lawson was fourth scorer in 111th. The team was 12th. Wycombe High were 21st and featured good efforts from Ffion Harman (58th), Jo Snelling (87th) and Florence Lee-Rubis (102nd) - second, third and fourth scorers. Chiltern Harriers had a good day at a very cold and misty Stopsley Park on Saturday in the third match of the Chiltern League series, coming second on the day and moving up to second overall. Despite having the turnout in several teams affected by twenty athletes competing at the ESAA Cross Country Cup final in Suffolk, the club fought hard throughout the day and kept the hopes of team and individual medals at season’s end alive. Emilia Ingham completed a hat-trick of individual wins in the Under 11 Girls race, but again was the only Chiltern girl competing. Thomas Living had another good run to be third in the Under 11 Boys race and was joined by Jack Dixon who was 32nd. The team are 11th after three matches.
The Under 13 Girls had a couple missing on Schools Cup action but had a great match to log a 1-2-3 courtesy of Kara Gorman, Juliette MacDougall and Nia Clarke. Soraya Roughton completed the scoring in 14th, and Carys Jones had a good run to be 18th. The girls have a convincing lead. Logan Gaskell again led the Under 13 Boys home in fourth and was joined in the scorers by Zac Taylor (16th), Kit Dixon (19th), and Jack Rogers (22nd). Hector Gamblen was 24th, Jacob McCall 26th, Lenny Brooks-Klingenschmid 28th , Isaac McCall 29th, and Albert Rushton 50th. The boys were third on the day and are fourth overall. The Schools Cup made a big dent in the Under 15 Girls team and just Evelyn Wildman and Lydia Cross faced the starter. Both ran well with Evelyn 9th and Lydia 22nd. This was enough for seventh on the day and the girls retain second spot. The Under 15 Boys were also missing some big guns but the large squad still managed second place on the day and they keep their overall lead. Tom Ford had a great run to be second and Edward Johnson in fifth, James Holdsworth in 15th and Zach Cleary in 18th completed the scoring. Charlie De Sousa in 27th and James Malin in 37th on debut also ran well. Emily Ford (6th), Frankie Baxter (7th) and Roxie Jones (10th) were second for the U17/20 Women and the team keep their overall lead. Also having good runs were Alice Peckham (11th), Lily Jessop-Tranter (14th), and Sofia Lomas (20th). The Under 17 Men were missing several usual scorers but the quartet of Callum Powell (13th), Toby Radbourne (21st), Jack Tuner (22nd) and Hari Mistry (26th) kept the points ticking over to be fourth and the team are fourth overall. A large Senior Women’s team packed well and the scorers were Katie Royals (25th), Fiona Kelleher (31st), Charlotte Docwra (36th), Abi Askey (40th) Jess Orr (44th) and Helen Chalawo (48th). Completing the healthy turnout were Sylvia Moss (53rd), Lindsay Turner (67th), Helen Hinde (85th), Miriam Kempson (88th), Fiona Williams (93rd), Harriet Lemon (104th), Kathy Jessop (105th), Tamsin Finch (106th), Laura Gardner (117th), and Fiona Calder (130th). The team was fourth on the day and are third overall. The Vets quartet of Abi, Helen, Sylvia and Lindsay were sixth and are sixth league-to-date. Mim was fifth Vet 55. The Senior Men’s team was stronger than match 2 and were third, moving up to fifth overall. Richard Slade ran very well to record a second league win of the season. Completing the scoring were Matt Evans (19th), Aran Davidson (20th), Adam Shute (24th), Tom Dixon (43rd), James Turner (47th), James Repper (64th), Neil Turner (67th), Michael Turney (100th), and Jonny Slade (101st). Also running well were Alan Crozier (136th), Stuart Clarke (guest 155th), Ben Hannen (162nd), David De Sousa (182nd), Glen Martin (184th), Frank Gaymond (192nd), Clive Docwra (193rd), Ed Wright (194th), and Alan Cairns (200th). The Vet foursome of Tom, James, James and Neil won on the day and are second after three matches. Tom Dixon and James Turner were 7th and 9th Vet 40 respectively, and James Repper was second Vet 50. Mike Turney recorded his third Vet 60 in a row. Matt Evans was fifth Under 20. The fourth edition is on January 13th at Cassiobury Park, Watford where the club will hope to get closer to league leaders Milton Keynes. Good Evening, Race Report fans, and welcome to the first report of Advent. While there may be a chill in the air, the racing has been as hot as ever. First of all, congratulations to all those racing in cross-country events over the weekend: be it the Chiltern League in Luton, or the Nationals in Suffolk! Look out for a report to come from Steve Perkin.
The senior Christmas meal will take place on Tuesday 12th December at 8.30pm after training at the Lebanese restaurant in Chesham town.
They can accommodate between 20-50 people on the lower floor and we can have exclusive access to it It would be £25 per head for 3 courses and 5% discount on alcohol prices. There is also service charge on group booking. Food will be served to the table as is customary for Lebanese food. Anyone not eating meat or with allergies can liaise directly with the restaurant for their own choice of mains. Numbers need to be confirmed ASAP so please sign up here. For details of how to pay or to ask any questions please email christmas@chilternharriers.com or see the details on the closed Facebook or Slack groups. A big thank you to Julia and Beth for organising the event! Race Report 18 -19 November: Rugged Radnage, Philadelphia Marathon, Windsor Trail Half and more19/11/2023
Good evening, Race Report fans. I hope you have managed to get outside this weekend, despite the blustery weather which we have been treated to. Harriers are made of stern stuff and were braving the elements in multiple locations (and continents).
![]() Three Chiltern athletes made the trip to Cardiff for the first Cross Challenge race of the season, added on to the Gwent League match taking place that day. There were sunny conditions but a wet and increasingly muddy course. Kara Gorman had a good run to be third in the Under 13 Girls race which was relatively short so not ideal for her, just pipped on the line for second. In the Senior Men’s race Richard Slade and Simon Bossi were in action. Richard had another cracking run in what is becoming his best ever cross country season, coming 17th overall and eighth Brit in a star studded international field. Richard ran 30.11 on the boggy 9.6k course. Simon was also in good form finishing 43rd in 32.19. Several Chiltern youngsters took part for their schools in the Regional Final of the Cross Country Cup at a sunny but cold Stowe School on Friday. The following local schools qualified for the National Final at Woodbridge School in Suffolk in three weeks time: Junior Girls – DCHS; Inter Girls – Chesham Grammar; Senior Girls – DCHS, Wycombe High; Inter Boys – DCGS; Senior Boys – DCGS.
Junior Girls 1st Maya Davis DCHS 5th Nia Clarke Chesham Grammar 8th Bea Robinson Chesham Grammar 19th Annie-Rose Quantrill DCHS Inter Girls 7th Issy Robinson Chesham Grammar 8th Megan Lockwood Chesham Grammar 9th Evelyn Wildman DCHS Senior Girls 2nd Maddie Hughes DCHS 4th Ellie Shield DCHS 16th Maddie Rae Pipers Corner 19th Ffion Harman Wycombe High 22nd Hannah Ashby DCHS 24th Alice Peckham Chesham Grammar 30th Jo Snelling Wycombe High 31st Lesedi Nkoane Chesham Grammar 33rd Florence Lee-Rubis Wycombe High 42nd Rebecca Lawson DCHS Junior Boys 2nd Logan Gaskell The Beacon 30th Isaac McCall DCGS 33rd Zac Taylor DCGS Inter Boys 2nd Aidan Suleyman DCGS 3rd Thomas Reynolds DCGS 4th Charlie Quantrill DCGS 5th Edward Johnson Aylesbury Grammar 15th Felix Danielli DCGS 16th Eddie O’Brien DCGS 25th Zach Cleary Aylesbury Grammar 39th Mattie Gemmell DCGS Senior Boys 2nd Alex Hughes DCGS 6th Euan Pinder Chesham Grammar 9th Isaac Jessop-Tranter DCGS 18th Daniel Munn DCGS 21st Callum Powell Chesham Grammar 25th Rory Hilton DCGS 30th John Nickless DCGS 54th Toby Radbourne Lord Williams School, Oxon 66th Sam Attia Sir William Borlase There were some good results from Chiltern Harriers at the second match of the season at Teardrop Lakes, Milton Keynes on Saturday. The club were fourth on the day and are in third place overall after two matches. It was a mild, sunny day at Teardrop but the recent rain ensured the course cut up heavily towards the end of the meeting with several treacherous patches. Turnout was affected by several youngsters running in the Schools Cup Regional Round at Stowe the day before and there were a few key senior men missing. Emilia Ingham repeated her win from the first round in the Under 11 Girls race with a strong run but there were no other U11s taking part. Thomas Living was also a solo Chiltern presence in the Under 11 Boys race and ran hard for third place.
The Under 13 Girls were missing Kara Gorman, who was in action at the UKA Cross Challenge meeting in Cardiff, but the strong squad still came away with a convincing win. Juliet MacDougall won the race with Maya Davis third, Nia Clarke fourth and Bea Robinson eighth. Maya, Nia and Bea did especially well having run for their schools the day before. The team was completed by Soraya Roughton (14th), Carys Jones (18th), Holly Knott (21st), Annie-Rose Quantrill (30th) and Mala Bahia (32nd). The girls top the league after two matches. Logan Gaskell again ran strongly to lead in the Under 13 Boys team with a spirited second place. Also scoring were Zac Taylor (19th), Kit Dixon (20th) and Jacob McCall (23rd). They were backed-up by Jack Rogers (26th), Isaac McCall (27th), Lenny Brooks-Klingenschmid (29th) and Albert Rushton (50th). The boys were third on the day and lie fourth overall. There were good runs in the Under 15 Girls race from Issy Robinson (9th), Megan Lockwood (10th), Evelyn Wildman (18th), Katie Allsop (24th) and Izzy McFetrich (28th). Again Issy, Megan and Evelyn ran the previous day. The girls were second and hold second place going into match 3. The Under 15 Boys have a great squad and packed very well to achieve a second league win. Scoring were Isaac Collier in third, Tom Ford fourth, James Holdsworth sixth and Thomas Reynolds seventh. Also well up were Aidan Suleyman (9th), Charlie Quantrill (11th) and Edward Johnson (13th). The great squad showing was completed by Felix Danielli (23rd), Dylan Rossi (27th), and George Mawby (29th). Lucy Wilkinson in fourth, Emily Ford in fifth and Lily Jessop-Tranter 13th scored in the Junior Women’s team that were second. Also running well were Roxie Jones (15th), Jocelyn Davies (25th) and Rebecca Lawson (27th). The team are leading after two matches. It was a very small turnout from the Under 17 men with several of the squad having completed a tough 5k cross country in the Schools Cup at Stowe School the day before. However, Jack Turner in 17th and Hari Mistry in 27th ran well to be sixth team on the day and the team is fourth overall. The Senior Women had a good team out and Under 20 Ellie Shield led the team home in 15th place. Completing the scoring were Katie Repper (20th), Ellie Bates (25th), Orla Williams (30th), Fiona Kelleher (31st), and Sarah Quantrill (36th). They were well backed up by Jessie Keighley (37th), Katie Royals (49th), Charlotte Docwra (52nd), Helen Chalawo (56th), Abi Askey (60th), Jess Orr (65th), Sylvia Moss (74th), Lyndsey Bill (11th), Fiona Williams (121st), Miriam Kempson (122nd), Kathy Jessop (135th), Harriet Lemon (145th), Tamsin Finch (147th), and Fiona Calder (172nd). The team were second on the day and are second overall. The Vets quartet of Sarah, Helen, Abi and Sylvia were fifth and are eighth overall. The leading two Senior Men scorers from match 1, Richard Slade and Simon Bossi, were in action at the Cardiff Cross Challenge which left the team a little light on points. However, everyone ran well and the team were seventh on the day and are sixth overall. Ash Finch made his league debut as a Senior Man and led the team home in tenth place and was third Under 20. Also scoring were Adam Shute (26th), Tom Dixon (48th), James Turner (51st), Neil Turner (89th), Michael Turney (90th), Chris Gloster (115th), Jonny Slade (125th), Aran Davidson (137th) and Ben Hannen (167th). Completing the team were Paul McCarthy (186th), Tony Dawson (216th), Ed Wright (218th), Clive Docwra (223rd), Neil Bates (224th), John Coutts (232nd), David Howells (246th) and Trevor Brawn (255th). The Vets team of Tom, James, Neil and Michael were third and the team are second after two matches. Match 3 at Luton is just three weeks away and the club will hope to remain competitive in the defence of their league title. Good evening, Race Report fans on Remembrance Sunday. Of course, I must mention that Chiltern Harriers have been action throughout the country in cross-country events: be that the cross challenge, the English Schools or our very own Chiltern League (where the toilet situation was the talk of the day). Results were strong as ever. Look out for reporting to come.
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