BRAN TUB RELAY RESULTS

A big thank you to all marshals, refreshment helpers and coaches, without whom the bran tub could not have taken place.   Sue

Steve's report

After a 2020 where the Bran Tub Relay had to be done virtually, it was great to get back to a real life event on Sunday on the traditional 1450m circuit round Devonshire Avenue, Chesham Road and Hervines Road.
 
And the 2021 edition was a classic with a great turnout, some excellent times and the event’s first dead heat.
 
On a dull, mild day conditions were good for running and an entry of sixty-five meant a competitive thirteen-team start line. As always the event was a big team effort with many parents helping out with marshalling, refreshments and race admin.
 
Each team of five featured one two-leg runner so six legs in total. At the end of six legs where the lead changed hands several times, it ended up being a battle between Alden Collier’s Green team and Oakley Denson running for Soraya Lockwood’s Pink team. Alden and Oakley couldn’t be separated crossing the line so a tie ensued.
 
The Green team was Alden (3.57), Sammy Bennetts (4.22), Matt Clifford (4.54), Charlie De Sousa (5.27), Nia Clarke (5.33) and Alden 4.01 on leg six.
 
Pink team times were as follows – Oakley (3.58), Will Shield (4.16), Kara Gorman (5.08), Soraya (5.18), Jack Rogers (5.34) and Oakley 4.00 on the final leg.
 
Third team in was Emily Alderson’s White team where the double leg runner Seb Mills ran 4.20 and 4.24. Emily ran 5.05, Alfie Clifford (4.48), Tom Ford (4.53) and Ellie Shield (5.28).
 
Lost property from Bran Tub- one pair grey Sonneti track suit bottoms, age 13-15. Please email Sue at [email protected]  if they belong to you.

Please note that following the survey of training session start times, we will be reverting to a 7pm session start on both Tuesdays and Thursdays from Tuesday 4 January, 2022. Until then we will be starting each session at 7.15pm.
 
Tuesday 14 December - Session 1 - 
Endurance and some speedwork with Mike Shrive and Trevor Brawn.  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. 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 7.15pm. Maximum 60 athletes.
We will allow a maximum of 30 runners per group, so we may need 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, or switch off when not running.
 
Thursday 16 December - Session 2 -  
Speed endurance with Mike Shrive. Limited to 30 athletes.  Meet in Rickmansworth Road car park, Amersham, ready to run at 7.15pm. Please 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.
 
Important message to all those attending our training sessions and those looking to do races 
If you have not yet renewed your membership for the current year. It is important for you, and important for the club as the insurance cover for incidents that occur in training with the club only applies to fully paid up club members. If you are not sure if you have paid, you can check with Tamsin Finch whose details are on the membership application forms. It is also a good idea to pay the additional £15 England Athletics registration fee if you want to run in the Chiltern XC League and other races.

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. ​

​ Twenty-seven Chiltern Harriers were taking part for their county associations in the first high level championships of the winter at Lloyd Park, Croydon on Saturday.
 
The weather was dry and mild but underfoot conditions fairly muddy on a good, undulating course around Lloyd Park.
 
Most were taking part for Buckinghamshire but three were wearing the orange colours of Hertfordshire in a match that features some of the best young cross country talent in some of the strongest counties in the country.

U13 Girls
There were two teams toeing the line for Bucks with Marlie Nkoane sixth A team runner in 52nd and Evelyn Wildman third B team runner in 99th.
 
U13 Boys
Tom Ford was second Herts scorer in the U13 boys coming 15th and also doing well were Felix Danielli who was first Bucks runner home in 22nd and Charlie Quantrill who was third Bucks scorer in 66th.
 
U15 Girls
Lesedi Nkoane was second Bucks scorer in 19th and Frankie Baxter fourth scorer in 32nd in a team that came fifth. Emily Ford ran well for Herts to be 30th and Marea Logan (Bucks) finished in 101st.
 
U15 Boys
The Bucks lads were hampered by being trapped at the back of a congested start. However Alden Collier moved through to be first scorer in 19th. Daniel Munn (35th), Isaac Jessop-Tranter (47th) and Alex Hughes (48th) completed a scoring foursome for Bucks and Rowan Gawne (62nd) and Rory Hilton (98th), making his county debut, also did well.
 
U17 Women
Chiltern had a big presence in the Bucks U17 Women’s team and in-form Maddie Hughes had her best run of the season so far to be an excellent third. Holly Henderson was third scorer in 22nd and Abbie Henderson fourth scorer in 30th. The team did well to be fourth overall. County debutante Charlotte Docwra (67th) Alice Brown (86th) and Hannah Ashby (87th) also ran well.
 
U17 Men
Oakley Denson continued his good form to be first Bucks runner home. There was good packing from the rest of the team with Jerry Anderson, Sammy Bennetts and Laurie Gawne all doing well. At time of writing results from this race weren’t posted.
 
U20 Women/Senior Women.
Hannah Wardley ran another strong race in Herts colours to be 13th Senior Woman. Alicia Bushell was first Bucks U20 woman for a long time but had to drop out with sickness issues.

More photos from Mark Easton
 
The Under 11s continued their good work. Kara Gorman recorded her third win and Nia Clarke was again second. Maya Davis ran well to complete the scoring in fourth and Carys Jones ran well for 8th.
 
The scorers in the U11 boys team that came second were Jacob McCall (7th), Isaac McCall (9th) and Kit Dixon (13th) and they were backed up by Luke Coultate in 17th.
 
The U13 Girls were the first of several teams affected by losing athletes to the ESAA Schools Cup final in Newquay. The team did very well to finish third and are second overall. Marlie Nkoane was 8th, Issy Robinson 12th, Megan Lockwood 14th, Anna Stoneham 31st and Charlotte Grosse 36th.
 
The U13 Boys were almost at full strength and completed a third successive win. Tom Ford took a second individual win and the other scorers were Felix Danielli (4th), James Holdsworth (5th), and Charlie Quantrill (9th). Also running well were Charlie De Sousa (23rd) and George Mawby (27th).
 
Emily Ford in 8th led in the Under 15 Girls team which came third and stay second overall. Also scoring were Lily Jessop-Tranter (15th), Alice Peckham (16th) and Jocelyn Davies (19th). Marea Logan was 20th and Olivia Clarke 21st.
 
Despite missing several athletes to Newquay, the Under 15 Boys still managed a win courtesy of Alden Collier (2nd), Rowan Gawne (6th), Alfie Clifford (15th) and Rory Hilton (17th). Max Roughton (20th) and Hari Mistry (25th) also did well. The team has a good lead with two matches left.
 
The Junior Women were a good second with Katie Repper (8th), Charlotte Docwra (9th) and Ellie Shield (18th) scoring. Grace Thorpe (21st) and Soraya Lockwood (23rd) also did well. The team take a narrow lead into match 4.
 
Excellent packing from the U17 Men led to an unexpected win. Laurie Gawne (6th), newcomer Ash Finch (8th), Sammy Bennetts (9th) and Jerry Anderson (10th) kept the team in an overall lead.
 
The Senior Women had their strongest team out in the campaign so far and the winning team was led in by Hannah Wardley who had her best ever league finish to be second. Other scorers were Alicia Bushell (14th), Ellie Bates (16th), Jessie Keighley (17th), Mairead O’Rourke (23rd) and Natalie Hallas (27th). Also running in a massive team were Christine Burroughs (34th), Sue Elliott (35th), Katie Royals (39th), Aleksandra King (46th), Abigail Askey (47th), Tessa Passey (49th), Sylvia Moss (52nd), Cathy Holloway (54th), Christine Taylor (67th), Jinaan Lockwood (68th), Miriam Kempson (81st), Lyndsey Bill (82nd), Jennifer Webb (85th), Fiona Williams (90th), Kathy Jessop (96th), Caroline Stephens (97th), Hannah Ryan (102nd), Belinda Bell (106th), and Fiona Calder (121st). The women are second overall.
 
The Veteran foursome of Mairead O’Rourke, Natalie Hallas, Christine Burroughs and Sue Elliott were second and are second overall.
 
The Senior Men had a few missing but still had an excellent match to be second and are second overall. Scoring were Richard Slade (2nd), Will Perkin (7th), Aran Davidson (11th), Louis Peterson (17th), James Palmer (28th), James Repper (30th), Tom Dixon (43rd), Adam Shute (60th), Neil Turner (67th) and Mike Turney (103rd). Also running were Chris Lower (122nd), Richard Moss (134th), Tom Robinson (152nd), Jon Taylor (154th), Glen Martin (172nd) and Trevor Brawn (214th).
 
The Vet quartet of James Repper, Tom Dixon, Neil Turner and Mike Turney were first and keep the lead. James and Tom were second and fifth V40s. The U20 runners, Louis Peterson and James Palmer, were fourth and the team are narrowly second to MK overall.
 
The club take a good lead into match 4 but good turnouts will be required to maintain the momentum and keep the title challenge going. The next match is at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes on January 15th.

Junior Girls
The DCHS team featured three Chiltern runners and the team were led in by Evelyn Wildman in 48th. Lydia Cross was third DCHS scorer in 100th and Keya Kara fourth scorer in 117th. The team was 21st from 27.
 
Junior Boys
Just one CHAC runner in this one - Zach Cleary was third Aylesbury Grammar School scorer in 47th place. The AGS team was sixth.
 
Intermediate Girls
There were three DCHS girls in this plus three from Wycombe High. The DCHS girls were Lesedi Nkoane (12th), Frankie Baxter (16th) and Rebecca Lawson (115th) and the Wycombe trio were Sofia Lomas (75th), Jo Snelling (81st) and Ffion Harman (91st). The DCHS team was 14th, Wycombe High 22nd.
 
Intermediate Boys
After a win in this competition as a junior team two years ago, there were hopes that the team, which was almost identical, could get amongst the medals again. And so it proved thanks to committed runs from Daniel Munn  (7th), Alex Hughes (10th), Max Baxter (24th), Isaac Jessop-Tranter (37th) and Ethan McCall (47th). The scoring foursome recorded 78 points, ahead of Eastwood Academy on 90 and St Albans Schools on 116. A great, and rare,  achievement by the lads to win two titles.
 
Having a superb run in the Inter Boys race was Archie Pinder from Chesham Grammar who was individually second. Also running for the Chesham team that finished fourth were Euan Pinder (25th) and Callum Powell (80th).
 
Senior Girls
A DCHS sextet entirely composed of Chiltern athletes battled hard but had to be content with fourth. Maddie Hughes was 8th, Holly Henderson 19th, Abbie Henderson 22nd, Olivia Edwards 44th, Alice Brown 59th, and Hannah Ashby 69th.
 
Senior Boys
DCGS’s fortunes took a turn for the worse when Thomas Redmond had to pull out with an ankle sprain. The remaining foursome was 16th – Oakley Denson (37th), Finn O’Brien (50th), Luke Martin (78th) and Ben Martin (88th). Tom Emery was competing for Harrow Schools and was their second scorer in 48th.

Please note that following the survey of training session start times we will be reverting to a 7pm start on both Tuesdays and Thursdays from Tuesday 04 January, 2022.
Tuesday 07 December - Session 1 -
Endurance and some speedwork with Mike Shrive, Ali Young and Trevor Brawn. 
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. 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 7.15pm. Maximum 60 athletes.
We will allow a maximum of 30 runners per group, so we may need 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, or switch off when not running.
Thursday 09 December - Session 2 -  
Speed endurance with Mike Shrive. Limited to 30 athletes.  Meet in Rickmansworth Road car park, Amersham, ready to run at 7.15pm. 
Please 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.
 Important message to all those attending our training sessions and those looking to do races
If you have not yet renewed your membership for the current year. It is important for you, and important for the club as the insurance cover for incidents that occur in training with the club only applies to fully paid up club members. If you are not sure if you have paid, you can check with Tamsin Finch whose details are on the membership application forms. You need to pay the additional £15 England Athletics registration fee if you want to run in the Chiltern XC League and other races.

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. ​