On Sunday 9th, the Herts Cross Country Championships took place at a new venue, Stanborough Park in Welwyn. The course went down well with athletes, parents and coaches, undulating, varied and good for spectators. A still, cool day marked a big improvement on the deluge that featured in Saturday’s Bucks Champs. There was a good deal of success for Chiltern athletes, despite being a small crew, the highlight being a win for Hannah Wardley in the Senior Women’s race. Hannah was not the only winner however, as the first race on the programme with Chiltern interest saw a comfortable win in the U13 Boys race for Tom Ford. 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, Race Report fans. I hope that you enjoyed wonderful, happy holidays. A huge congratulations to all who took part in the Bucks, Herts (and any other) County Cross-Country championships over the weekend. You are complete legends. Watch out for a report from Steve Perkin to follow.
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. |
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