The club is eligible for an allocation of places each year for the London Marathon. This year it is two places. This is based on the number of our members who hold an EA Competition Licence.
 
The club committee has the discretion in the allocation of these places. In exercise of that discretion the committee will consider the following criteria:

1. It is a pre-requisite that the applicant is currently a fully paid member of CHAC.
2. Recognition will be given to the length of time full membership of the club has been held. There is a general expectation that such membership shall have been for a minimum of twelve months.
3. Preference will be given to applicants who have received a rejection from the London Marathon ballot.
4. Preference will be given to applicants who have not been awarded a club place in the London Marathon in recent years.
5. Recognition will be given to applicant’s involvement with the club in recent years. This may include assisting in the running of the club and its events, representing the club in events and supporting training sessions.

 
Applications for a place should be made to the Secretary by email (secretary@chilternharriers.com) by Friday 9 December 2022, including the following information:
 

• First name and surname:
• Email address for contact
• Date of birth
• EA Competition licence number 2022
• Rejected by London marathon – YES/NO
  
• Details of involvement in club activities:

 
All applications will be considered and those successful will be advised by Friday 16 December. Incomplete replies will not be considered. The decision of the committee will be final.
 
Tony Molesworth
Club Secretary

On Sunday 11th December our Aylesbury Santa Dash returns.  

Dashers can choose between our 2.5k and 5k circular routes around the town, both starting at 10.30am.  To bring some festive cheer to the streets, all Dashers will be given a Santa hat to wear along the way and asked to dress in their best Christmas attire.  Every competitor will receive a medal and, as importantly, a well-earned mince pie at the finish! 

By taking part in our Aylesbury Santa Dash your club will be playing their part in helping us deliver excellent hospice care to patients in need across Buckinghamshire and its borders.  Florence Nightingale Hospice offers a lifeline to patients and families facing the most difficult of times and this is especially poignant at Christmas time. We support local families to be together at Christmas whether in the Hospice or in their own homes, being cared for and supported by our wonderful, compassionate nurses.  If each participant raised just £25, they would be funding an hour of nursing care.

The race will start at the Aylesbury Basin (next to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre and Waitrose), with registration at the Bucks New University building on Walton Street.  It costs £15 for adults and £10 for children – with our early bird discount tickets of just £12 and £7 respectively available until Friday 4th November. Register your place at https://aylesburysantadash2022.eventbrite.co.uk

Good Evening Race Report fans. I hope you have managed to enjoy some (rare) dry weekend running, or at least limited yourself to drizzle if you did decide to go out in the rain. Here in Race Report HQ the cat is feeling very smug, all tucked up on the warmest blanket and having managed to get herself some leftover tuna for her supper.

As seems to be the theme at the moment, I’ve a few late entries from last weekend: firstly Charlie Wood, who sped his way round the St Neots Riverside Half Marathon in an exhausting 1.15.27 (Sunday 20 November), and I also wanted to confirm David Saul’s time for the Rugged Radnage 10k - 1.01.00. ​

There were some great runs from Chiltern youngsters at the Schools Cup Regional Round at Stowe School on Saturday where places at the National Final were up for grabs. There were thirty-nine Chiltern athletes taking part for their schools.
 
Junior Girls
The DCHS team were second and through to the final. The team featured excellent efforts from Maya Davis (2nd) and Evelyn Wildman (5th). Chesham Grammar did not go through but Nia Clarke (6th) was their leading runner.
Junior Boys
Charlie Quantrill (4th), Isaac McCall (12th), Eddie O’Brien (18th), and Luke Coultate (25th) ran well for DCGS who make the final. Theo Roughton had a good run for RGS in 23rd.
Inter Girls
Chesham’s girls did well to be second. Olivia Clarke (7th), Issy Robinson (9th), and Alice Peckham (22nd) were part of the team. DCHS did not make it despite good runs from Rebecca Lawson (18th), Keya Kara (37th) and Lydia Cross (39th).
Inter Boys
Alex Hughes (2nd), Daniel Munn (3rd), Rory Hilton (12th) and Aidan Suleyman (16th) were the scorers in the DCGS team that came third. Max Roughton (19th) and Isaac Collier (21st) featured for RGS, Aylesbury Grammar’s Zach Cleary was 25th and DCGS’s Mattie Gemmell was 27th.
Senior Girls
DCHS’s all Chiltern team won comfortably thanks to Maddie Hughes (1st), Frankie Baxter (3rd), Ellie Shield (4th), Lesedi Nkoane (6th), Olivia Edwards (7th) and Hannah Ashby (14th), Maddie Rae was 13th for Piper’s Corner and Sofia Lomas (15th), Jo Snelling (16th) and Tia Lomas (17th) were in the Wycombe High team that came second.
Senior Boys
The Senior Boys race was a high quality affair and the DCGS team was second to Abingdon (who were second in the National Final last year). Tom Redmond was 3rd, Isaac Jessop-Tranter 14th, Tom Askey 27th, and Max Baxter 37th. Chesham also qualified for the final in third and Archie Pinder 6th, Euan Pinder 7tth, Sammy Bennetts 20th all ran well.

The U11 Girls were second team on the day and are third overall. There were good runs from Soraya Roughton (9th), Emilia Ingham (16th) and Mala Bahia (20th). The U11 Boys were second and stay second overall. Thomas Living was fifth, Hector Gamblen 13th, Albert Rushton 27th and Jack Dixon 33rd.
 
Kara Gorman provided the Chiltern highlight of the day with a great run in the U13 Girls race to win both the Chiltern League and the Cross Challenge. Joining Kara in the Chiltern team was Carys Jones who ran well for 16th. These two managed fifth and the team are second overall.
 
The U13 Boys team were missing some strong runners due to Schools Cup but still achieved an impressive win courtesy of scorers Tom Ford (3rd), Felix Danielli (8th), Kit Dixon (12th) and Jacob McCall (13th). Lenny Brooks-Klingenschmid also had a good run to be 20th.
 
The U15 Girls had a solid team out and were second on the day, second overall. Emily Ford gained another impressive individual win and the other scorers were Lily Jessop-Tranter (7th), Jocelyn Davies (16th) and Izzy Martin (17th). Katie Allsop also ran well for 18th.
 
The U15 Boys were hard hit by the Schools Cup, but the team on the day still manged fourth and they are second overall. James Holdsworth was 9th, Callum Powell 12th, Dylan Rossi 34th, Danny Carruthers 37th and Charlie De Sousa 40th.
 
The Junior Women were also affected by Schools Cup but had three scorers - Charlotte Docwra (12th), Alice Brown (16th) and Ellie Gowers (35th). The team was seventh and is third overall.
 
The U17 Men had just four runners, but all did excellently to score an unexpected win. Ash Finch was 3rd, Matt Evans 9th, Leon Doran 10th, and John Nickless 18th.
 
Although the Senior Women were fourth they retain their league lead. Hannah Wardley ran well for 6th and was backed up by in-form Katie Royals (19th), Finola Watkins (26th), Fiona Kelleher (28th), Orla Williams (39th) and Tessa Passey (50th). The scorers in the Vets team that were fourth were Tessa, Cathy Holloway (52nd), Helen Cholawo (54th), and Sylvia Moss (62nd). The other team members were Abi Askey (67th), Lyndsey Bill (94th), Jennifer Webb (102nd), Miriam Kempson (105th), Fiona Williams (127th), Laura Gardner (129th), Harriet Lemon (135th), Kathy Jessop (138th), Ella Watson (1548th) and Fiona Calder (159th).
 
The Senior Men had a great day with a narrow win over strong opposition from MK, Bedford and Wycombe. The scorers were Richard Slade (3rd), Will Brown (5th), George Brown (7th), Aran Davidson (14th), James Palmer (20th), Louis Peterson (25th), Nick Hughes (36th), Tom Dixon (38th), Angus Williams (40th) and Adam Shute (55th). The U20s also won thanks to James, Louis, and Angus. The Vets team of Nick, Tom, Chris Gloster (133rd) and Richard Moss (141st) were fourth and lie second overall.  A great turnout was completed by Alex Paul (64th), Jack Lawther (132nd), Jonny Slade (142nd), Pablo Fuentes (152nd), Ian Lawson (167th), Matt Hipgrave (168th), Henry Webb (172nd), Ben Hannen (189th), and Trevor Brawn (256th). Nick was first Vet 50 and Tom fourth Vet 40.
 
The third match is on December 3rd at Stopsley Park Luton

After a two-year gap we are planning a celebratory Christmas Meal on Wednesday 14 December at Thai Kitchen in Chesham.
We can promise a fun filled evening and some good food.
​Full details and menu choices to follow – Please email Steve Field to book your place
stevefield364@btinternet.com