The Under 11 Girls began things with an impressive 1-2-3, Kara Gorman winning by a big margin from Nia Clarke and Maya Davis. Carys Jones was close behind in 8th. The Under 11 Boys also took a team win courtesy of Kit Dixon (3rd), Jacob McCall (6th) and Isaac McCall (7th). The girls have a good lead with one match left, the boys lie in second.
 
The Under 13 Girls battled hard and were second with Marlie Nkoane (8th), Issy Robinson (12th), Evelyn Wildman (14th) and Katie Allsop (15th) scoring. Also running well were Anna Stoneham (24th), Megan Lockwood (25th), and Lydia Cross (32nd). The girls lie second overall.
 
Tom Ford scored another win in the Under 13 Boys race to consolidate his position at the top of the league. The team win was confirmed with Felix Danielli (3rd), James Holdsworth (4th), and Jack Martin (10th) being the other scorers. Completing the team were Charlie Quantrill (11th), Zach Cleary (12th), Aidan Suleyman (14th), Hugo Mundy (19th), Charlie De Sousa (29th), George Mawby (32nd) and Theo Roughton (33rd). The boys take a decent lead into match 5.
 
Frankie Baxter in fourth place led home the Under 15 Girls team that were second. Completing the scoring were Emily Ford (5th), Lesedi Nkoane (6th) and Lily Jessop-Tranter (10th). The girls are second league-to-date. Also having good runs were Olivia Clarke (11th), Alice Peckham (15th), Marea Logan (24th), Rebecca Lawson (31st) and Ellie Gowers (38th).
 
The Under 15 Boys were dominant as usual with Alden Collier winning to maintain his share of the league lead. The other scorers were Daniel Munn (2nd), Rowan Gawne (5th), and Alex Hughes (6th). The team also featured good runs from Max Baxter (7th), Rory Hilton (10th), Euan Pinder (11th), Max Roughton (18th) and Hari Mistry (25th). The team have a big lead in their division.
 
A fabulous turnout from the Junior Women saw another team victory with Maddie Hughes taking the individual win. Holly Henderson in fourth and Abbie Henderson in eighth completed the scoring. Charlotte Docwra was 9th, Olivia Edwards 10th, Hannah Ashby 12th, Katie Repper 15th, Alice Brown 16th, Ellie Shield 18th and Grace Thorpe 20th. The women lead the division going into the final match.
 
A depleted U17 men’s team battled hard to achieve second place thanks to Laurie Gawne 3rd, Sammy Bennetts 7th and Ash Finch 12th. The boys still lead overall going into match 5.
 
The Senior Women were second and are second overall, still very close to leaders Dacorum. Hannah Wardley continued her stellar season with her first ever Chiltern League win. Also in the scoring six were Ellie Bates (11th), Jessie Keighley (20th), Alicia Bushell (24th), Sarah Quantrill (26th) and Becky McCall (27th). The turnout was great as usual: Sue Elliott (28th), Katie Royals (30th), Cath Holloway (38th), Aleksandra King (40th), Tessa Passey (44th), Abi Askey (46th), Sylvia Moss (52nd), Jinaan Lockwood (62nd), Ella Watson (73rd), Christine Taylor (74th), Caroline Stephens (79th), Fiona Williams (83rd), Lyndsay Bill (92nd), Claire Dickinson (98th), Tamsin Finch (104th), Kathy Jessop (106th), Hannah Ryan (108th), Belinda Bell (111th), and Fiona Calder (124th). The Veteran team of Sarah Quantrill, Becky McCall, Sue Elliott and Cath Holloway were second and are second overall.
 
The Senior Men have had a great season but this was perhaps the best performance to date, with a great team win bringing the team very close to league leaders Bedford and County. The scorers were all in the top 50: Richard Slade (3rd), Aran Davidson (5th), Will Perkin (9th), Charlie Wood (11th), James Palmer (13th), Nick Hughes (21st), Finn O’Brien (23rd), James Repper (30th), Tom Dixon (43rd) and Angus Williams (48th). Also having great runs were Neil Turner (51st), Max McGarvie (52nd), Ben Jackson (56th), Adam Shute (66th), Mike Turney (100th), Richard Moss (125th), Ian Lawson (142nd), Chris Lower (146th), Ed Wright (166th), Neil Bates (186th), Tim Hipgrave (193rd), Dominic Schulte (202nd), Phil Damas (217th), John Coutts (219th), and Trevor Brawn (236th).
 
The Veteran team also won with Nick Hughes, James Repper, Tom Dixon and Neil Turner scoring. The vets lead overall. The Under 20 scorers were James Palmer, Finn O’Brien and Angus Williams. The team was second and are narrowly second league-to-date.
 
The final match is at Shuttleworth College on February 19th, where another good performance could lead to the club’s first ever Chiltern League win.

Please let one of our coaches know if you are already signed up to run a springtime marathon event. One option we are considering is to organise training sessions specifically to fit in with a marathon training plan.

Tuesday 18 January - Session 1 - 
Endurance and some speedwork with Trevor Brawn and Mike Shrive at 7pm.
A meeting room has been booked at the Rear Hall at Broadway Baptist Church, 78 The Broadway. Chesham HP5 1EG from 6.45 until 8.30, however we will be meeting outside the Hall until it is clear that the current Covid variant is under control. Toilets will be available and items may be left in the Hall during your run. The closest parking is at Star Yard, Chesham (free after 6pm) and the meeting room can be accessed adjacent to the Car Park Toilet Block.
Please be ready to run by 7.00pm. Maximum 60 athletes. We will allow a maximum of 30 runners per group, so we expect to divide into 2 sub-groups to make the session safer for all.
Please also ensure you are wearing high viz clothing, and use a torch with care if you need to. Please be mindful of shining bright torches into other athlete’s faces, and switch off when not running.

Thursday 20 January - Session 2 -  
Speed endurance with Mike Shrive at 7pm. Limited to 30 athletes.
Meet in Rickmansworth Road car park, Amersham, ready to run at 7.00pm.
Please also ensure you are wearing high viz clothing, and use a torch with care if you need to. Please be mindful of shining bright torches into other athlete’s faces, or switch off when not running.
Sunday 23 January - Session 3 - 
Longer social runs in the morning, usually off-road. No booking required. See the website for details.

How to book into your sessions
1. Athletes must go to this link and check that there are places available at their preferred session(s) - check the number, NOT the percentage of people opted to attend. If you are the first person you will not see any responses.
2. Athletes will then need to go to this link to then register their intention and ensure that they have read the COVID19 Risk Assessment. 
PLEASE NOTE: the COVID-19 Risk Assessment has been amended for current guidance and change in location so you must have another look at it. ​

Chiltern Harriers had a very successful Bucks County Championships at a wet and grey Campbell Park on Saturday. On courses that were significantly shorter than the distances billed, the weather and the tough hills still made for hard racing. The Championships were, as usual, in conjunction with the Bedfordshire Champs which filled out the fields and made for some good races.
 
There were Chiltern team wins for the U11 Girls, U15 Girls, U17/U20 Women, Veteran Women, U13 Boys, U15 Boys, U20 Men, Senior Men, and Veteran Men. Individual wins came from Nia Clarke (U11G), James Holdsworth (U13B), Alden Collier (U15B), Maddie Hughes (U17W), Alicia Bushell (U20W), James Palmer (U20M), Richard Slade (SM), James Repper (V40M), Nick Hughes (V50M), Cath Holloway (V45W), and Miriam Kempson (V55W).
 
The U11 races were small with Nia Clarke first in the girls race, Maya Davis finishing third. Chiltern didn’t have any U11 boys racing.
 
The U13 Races were much better supported. Chiltern’s U13 Girls were second team. Kara Gorman made her U13 debut and had a great run to be 4th. Marlie Nkoane (9th) and Issy Robinson (13th) were the other scorers. Also running well were Evelyn Wildman (18th), Megan Lockwood (24th), and Lydia Cross (25th).
 
James Holdsworth set off up the first hill with intent and raced to a well-earned win in the U13 Boys race. The team also won, James being backed-up by Charlie Quantrill (7th), Hugo Mundy (9th) and Aidan Suleyman (10th). Also doing well were Jacob McCall (11th), Isaac McCall (13th), Charlie De Sousa (14th), and Theo Roughton (16th).
 
There was a good turnout of U15 girls and the scoring trio of Frankie Baxter (2nd), Lesedi Nkoane (3rd) and Olivia Clarke (5th) won comfortably. Completing the impressive team were Lily Jessop-Tranter (6th), Sofia Lomas (7th), Izzy Martin (11th), Jocelyn Davies (12th), Jo Snelling (14th), Alice Peckham (15th), and Ffion Harman (24th).
 
Continuing the winning habit were the U15 Boys with Alden Collier taking the individual win. Daniel Munn had his best race of the season so far to be second and Alex Hughes (3rd) and Max Baxter (4th) made it a dominant team win. Also running well were Rowan Gawne (6th), Isaac Jessop-Tranter (8th), Ethan McCall (9th), Rory Hilton (10th), and Max Roughton (11th).
 
The U17 and U20 Women ran together with team scores combining. Chiltern comprised ten of the 13 finishers with Maddie Hughes taking the overall win, backed up by Holly Henderson (2nd) and Charlotte Docwra (5th). Abbie Henderson was 6th. Alicia Bushell (7th) won the U20 title with Katie Repper (8th) second. Completing the team were U17s Alice Brown (9th), Ellie Shield (10th), Tia Lomas (11th) and Annie Hilton (12th).
 
It has been several years since Chiltern won the senior men’s race, but a strong sextet did a great job to take the title. Richard Slade continued his great form to take the individual win on a course advertised as 9.1k, but actually under 7k. Completing the scoring were Aran Davidson (4th), Will Perkin (5th), Nick Hughes (10th), James Repper (11th), and Neil Turner (15th). Michael Turney was 25th. The Veteran men’s team of Nick, James, Neil and Michael won their team prize and James was first Vet 40, Nick first Vet 50.
 
The Senior Women’s team of Ellie Bates (9th), Cath Holloway (12th) and Katie Royals (13th) were second, but the Veteran trio of Cath, Aleksandra King (14th) and Tamsin Finch (17th) were gold medallists. Cath Holloway was first Vet 45 and Miriam Kempson took the Vet 55 title.
 
The final race of the day was perhaps the most exciting. The U17 and U20 Men ran together and a decent field of 27 (including the Bedfordshire athletes) toed the line. Chiltern’s leading U20s, James Palmer and Louis Peterson, quickly built a lead and were neck and neck for most of the race, James just getting the win. Unlike the women’s junior race, the men’s team results were separated. So Chiltern’s U20 team won gold but there were only three U17 Chiltern lads so an incomplete team in that category. The U17 race featured Laurie Gawne (4th), Sammy Bennetts (7th) and Jerry Anderson (9th). The U20 winning quartet was James, Louis, Finn O’Brien (4th), and Ben Jackson (7th). Charlie Stone was 8th and Alex Johnson, having his first race for a couple of years 9th. 

Next up was Emily Ford in the U15 Girls race, who ran very well to be second on a long course. The U15 Boys saw a good run from Euan Pinder for silver and Hari Mistry had a strong race to be 11th. Callum Powell did not finish, racing after a long lay-off, and Archie Pinder was injured.
 
Emily Alderson ran in the U20 Women’s race and did well to be bronze medallist. Hannah Wardley ran in the Herts Champs as an age group athlete and two years ago was 18th in the Senior Women’s race. Hannah has made significant progress in that time and took the title this time by nearly a minute.

Please note that we are now starting our training sessions at 7pm on both Tuesdays and Thursdays for the foreseeable future.

Tuesday 11 January - Session 1 -
Speed Endurance with Craig Fulham, Trevor Brawn and Roger Ellerby ready to run at 7pm.
A meeting room has been booked at the Rear Hall at Broadway Baptist Church, 78 The Broadway. Chesham HP5 1EG from 6.45 until 8.45, however we will be meeting outside the Hall until it is clear that the current Covid variant is under control. Toilets will be available and items may be left in the Hall during your run. The closest parking is at Star Yard, Chesham (free after 6pm) and the meeting room can be accessed adjacent to the Car Park Toilet Block.

Please be ready to run by 7.00pm. Maximum 60 athletes. We will allow a maximum of 30 runners per group, so we are likely to divide into 2 sub-groups to make the session safer for all. The natural split is a slower half and a faster half.

Please also ensure you are wearing high viz clothing, and use a torch with care if you need to. Please be mindful of shining bright torches into other athlete’s faces, and switch off when not running.

Thursday 13 January - Session 2 -
Speed endurance with Mike Shrive at 7pm.
Meet in Rickmansworth Road car park, Amersham, ready to run at 7.00pm.
Please also ensure you are wearing high viz clothing, and use a torch with care if you need to. Please be mindful of shining bright torches into other athlete’s faces, or switch off when not running.

How to book into your sessions
1. Athletes must go to this link and check that there are places available at their preferred session(s) - check the number, NOT the percentage of people opted to attend. If you are the first person you will not see any responses.
2. Athletes will then need to go to this link to then register their intention and ensure that they have read the COVID19 Risk Assessment. 
PLEASE NOTE: the COVID-19 Risk Assessment has been amended for current guidance and change in location so you must have another look at it. ​

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS
We hope you have all had a very enjoyable time over the festive season and that you are now ready to start building up your training for key events coming up over the next few months.
Please note that we are now starting our training sessions at 7pm on both Tuesdays and Thursdays for the foreseeable future.
  
Tuesday 4 January - Session 1 -
Endurance and some speedwork with Trevor Brawn at 7pm.
A meeting room has been booked at the Rear Hall at Broadway Baptist Church, 78 The Broadway. Chesham HP5 1EG from 6.45 until 8.45, however we will be meeting outside the Hall until it is clear that the current Covid-19 variant is under control. However, toilets will be available and items may be left in the Hall during your run. The closest parking is at Star Yard, Chesham (free after 6pm) and the meeting room can be accessed adjacent to the Car Park Toilet Block.
Please be ready to run by 7.00pm. We will allow a maximum of 30 runners per group, so we may need to divide into 2 or more sub-groups to make the session safer for all.
Please also ensure you are wearing high viz clothing, and use a torch with care if you need to. Please be mindful of shining bright torches into other athlete’s faces, and switch off when not running.

Thursday 6 January - Session 2 -  
Speed endurance with Mike Shrive at 7pm.
Meet in Rickmansworth Road car park, Amersham, ready to run at 7.00pm.
Please also ensure you are wearing high viz clothing, and use a torch with care if you need to. Please be mindful of shining bright torches into other athlete’s faces, or switch off when not running.

How to book into your sessions
1. Athletes must go to this link and check that there are places available at their preferred session(s) - check the number, NOT the percentage of people opted to attend. If you are the first person you will not see any responses.
2. Athletes will then need to go to this link to then register their intention and ensure that they have read the COVID19 Risk Assessment. 
PLEASE NOTE: the COVID-19 Risk Assessment has been amended for current guidance and change in location so you must have another look at it. ​