Evelyn Wildman competed on the Saturday in 2000m Steeplechase. Conditions were good with temperatures lower than the mid-week heatwave, and there was also a pleasant cooling breeze. The track at Cardiff features a water jump outside lane 8 which Evelyn hadn’t encountered before but she coped fine with the new configuration. Evelyn had another very good race to win in a time of 6.41.92, beating the qualifying standard of 6.45 for the second time.
 
Emile Morti was in action on the Sunday, again with pleasant, but blustery, conditions. Emile was taking part in the 110m Hurdles and won his heat in a new PB of 13.93 with a legal wind reading. Emile pushed on to a faster time to win the final in 13.71, just a hundredth outside the qualifying standard, but with a +5.1 wind reading it was not eligible for consideration.
 
So, two great wins at this prestigious meeting for the Chiltern duo. The GB team for the European U18 Championships which take place in Rieti, Italy July 16-19 will be announced later this week with Evelyn hopeful of being on the list.

This week’s Race Report – embarrassingly – is actually a wrapping up of the last few weeks. I don’t think it’s possible to pre-emptively blame this on the lateness / earliness of the England v Mexico game, but I’m happy to try!

Man v Horse
The legendary Man v Horse race took place on 13 June in Llanwrtyd Wells. The unique 22-mile event pitches human runners against horses and riders over challenging terrain. This year the horses came out on top (boo hiss…..)
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Representing Chiltern Harriers: Glen Martin, Seb Lawrence, Matt Lawrence and Matt Channer combined to complete the relay in 4:01:23. Ed Wright tackled the course solo in 4:37:08. Mike Sheppard also ran solo, finishing in an impressive 3:34:56. Next year, to add to the jeopardy, organisers are rumoured to be considering holding the event at 7000 ft above sea level at 1am...

1500m Section 1
Race 1
Jess Orr                         SW               5.12.04               SB
Sunaya Nanda             U14              5.12.91               PB
 
Race 4
Maya Davis                  U16               4.49.45
 
1500m Section 2
Race 2
Harrison Lawrence    U16               4.20.74               PB
Jack Turner                  U20               4.32.71
 
Race 5
Tom Ford                     U18               4.10.06
 
3000m
Aran Davidson            SM                 9.19.30

A Wycombe and Chiltern team slightly stronger than that in the first match competed in the second Southern Athletics League match at Chelmsford on Sunday. The team were third from six and, in warm, sunny conditions, several Chiltern athletes contributed to the good performance.
 
Euan Pinder was second in A string 400m in 50.4 and Isaac Jessop-Tranter was second in B string 800m. Back from University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Archie Pinder was third in A string 1500m and Aran Davidson was second in B string 3000m.
 
Jess Orr won B string 800m and Issy Robinson scored good points being third in A string 400m hurdles and second in B string 1500m. Katie Royals was third in A string 3000m. Sarah Cross won B string pole vault with an excellent 3.15m and also contributed with second in A string javelin and fourth in A string high jump. Issy and Euan were in the mixed 4 x 400m A team that came third, Sarah was in the B team that was also third. Sarah was also in the women’s 4 x 100m team that was fourth.

Chiltern Harriers were still out in force across a range of events, collecting podium places, age-group victories and some impressive performances.

Misbourne 10K – 20 June
With no major competition to contend with (she says), Jenny Bizley was able to take the win at the Misbourne 10K on Saturday morning, crossing the line in 51:18. Helen Hinde was also in action, finishing in 1:07:21, while Jack Turner produced an excellent run to take second male overall in a speedy 41:53. 
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A big thank you also goes to Doug Smith and Mike Shrive, who helped with the results on the day. Events simply couldn't happen without volunteers.

It’s been another action-packed weekend for Chiltern Harriers, with racing across road, trail and track – and if there’s one theme tying it all together, it’s this: hills were unavoidable.

U14 Girls
Lyla Russell scored three PBs in her three A string wins - 13.20 for 100m, 26.59 for 200m, and 4.63m for long jump. Also having a busy day was Nia Beckford who ran a PB of 12.60 to win A string 75m hurdles and jumped 4.04m and 1.30m respectively to win B string long jump and high jump. Hattie Clarke Shorten recorded 1.42m to be second in A string high jump and was third in B string 75m hurdles in 15.47.
There was success in middle distance with Aura Lue Fong second in A string 800m and Chloe Willson winning B string. In 1500m Sunaya Nanda was second in A string 1500m and Lottie Monnington, struggling with a thigh injury, third in B string. Millie Killingback ran a PB in non-scoring 800m (2.47.30) and Anna Whitty made a good 1500m debut in non-scoring. Darcey Dutton was fifth in B string 100m and Elly Konkader was fourth in B string 200m. Darcey also contributed with fourth in A string discus. Sianna Clarke impressed with an A string win in hammer, throwing 27.25m and was also fourth in A string shot. Silver Vassiliou gained good experience in non-scoring high jump. The 4 x 100m team of Nia, Hattie, Darcey and Elly was fourth.
 
U14 Boys
James Woodgate won A string high jump with a PB of 1.51m and Jack Dalton was second in B string. In long jump Jerry Rushton and Thomas Cooper scored valuable points. George Aliaj was third in A string shot with 7.30m, Thomas Cooper looking after B string. Jack Dixon was second in A string javelin with 20.43m and also ran well in non-scoring 800m. Arthur Evora helped out in B string discus and hammer. Jerry Rushton also ran non-scoring 200m.
George Aliaj also contributed with fourth in A string 100m and 80m hurdles. Arthur Evora was third in B string 100m. Barnaby Williams ran a PB of 28.68 to be third in A string 200m and was third in B string 1500m. William Clasby ran a PB to be third in A string 1500m and was second in B string 80m hurdles. Further good points came in 800m with Jack Dalton third in A string and Harvey Cartledge, in a PB of 2.29.67, second in B string. The 4 x 100m relay team of Arthur, George, Jerry and Barnaby was fourth.
 
U16 Girls
There was a double win in 300m hurdles with Holly Knott recording a PB of 52.45 in A string and Nia Clarke a PB of 55.64 in B string. Gaia Ferraro and Ursula Mounsher contributed in 80m hurdles. Bliss Bushay and Rekha Kanagaratnam looked after 100m and Rekha combined with Lana Wahlberg in 200m. Maya Davis scored a 300m PB of 46.49 to be fourth in A string with Bronwen Harman third in B string.
Again middle distance was a source of good points with Alice Martin second in A string 800m in a PB of 2.25.96 and Annie-Rose Quantrill winning B string. The 1500m race was a high-quality affair with four girls under 4.51. Juliette Macdougall ran a PB of 4.49.68 to be third in A string and Maya Davis won B string in 4.50.68. Nell Frost ran a PB of 4.54.51 in non-scoring. Nia Clarke logged a long jump PB of 4.12m in A string with Bliss Bushay looking after B string. Holly Knott was second in A string high jump and fifth in A string shot. Bronwen helped with A string javelin and B string shot, and Lana and Annie-Rose combined in discus. Amelia Qasam was B string javelin and ran non-scoring 1500m.
 
U16 Boys
Sahar Dushvani-Eli ran PBs to be fourth in A string 100m (12.27) and third in A string 200m (24.84). Isaac Taylor ran well in B string 100m and Jack Rogers made a comeback with a good B string 200m. Harrison Lawrence and Isaac McCall helped out with A and B string 300m. In 800m John Rooney was fourth in A string. Harrison Lawrence, third in A string, and Isaac McCall, second in B string, ran well in 1500m.
Colin Miles had a strong day, second in A string 100m hurdles, third in A string high jump and third in A string javelin. Harrison Lawrence helped with A string shot and Sahar and Jack scored good points in discus. The 4 x100m relay team of Saha, Isaac McCall, Jack and Colin was fifth.