Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire Cross Country Championships

Buckinghamshire Cross Country Championships
 
A cold, bright winter day was the backdrop for the 2026 Buckinghamshire Cross Country Championships. The meeting, in conjunction with the Bedfordshire Championships, took place at Southill Park near Biggleswade, with mostly flat but tussocky courses that required plenty of concentration and a boggy section that was energy sapping.
 
There was plenty of success for Chiltern teams and individuals. There were individual wins for Sunaya Nanda (U13 Girls), Jack Turner (U20 Men), and Katie Repper (Senior Women); and team wins for the U13 Girls, U15 Girls, Senior Women, and Senior Men. 

The first Chiltern participation was in the U11 Boys race and the Chiltern team was second thanks to Kit Reynolds in sixth, Oliver Dixon in eighth, and Evan Atkinson in ninth. Freddie Higgins in 12th, and Oliver Ingham in 13th completed the team.
 
Sunaya Nanda built up a strong lead in the U13 Girls race and held on for victory. The scoring for the winning team was completed by Lottie Monnington in third and Aura Lue-Fong in fourth. Emilia Ingham was eighth and Millie Killingback was 16th. The U13 Boys team finished in third place, the scorers packing well - William Clasby in eighth, Barnaby Williams in ninth, Jack Dixon in tenth, and Thomas Cooper in 12th.
 
Nell Frost had a great run to secure silver in the U15 Girls race. Good back up from Maya Davis in fifth and Juliette MacDougall in sixth ensured a team win. A large U15 Boys squad finished as second team. The scorers were Isaac McCall in fifth, Jacob McCall in seventh, Isaac Taylor in tenth and Harrison Lawrence in 12th. There was good back up from Colin Miles (13th), Kit Dixon (15th), and Toby Reynolds (17th).
 
There were just a couple of Chiltern representatives in the U17/U20 Women’s race with Lucinda McRonald in ninth and Lara Milburn in 12th both running strongly. The U17 Men were second thanks to good runs from Edward Johnson (third), James Holdsworth (fourth), James Malin (ninth) and Zach Cleary (12th). Aidan Suleyman completed the team in 14th. Jack Turner had an easy win in the U20 Men’s race of just two competitors.
 
A small Senior Women’s race saw the three Chiltern runners occupy the podium, with Katie Repper taking the win, Charlotte Docwra second and Katie Royals third. The biggest race of the day was in the Senior Men’s event which also saw the best contest with four in contention on the fourth and final lap. Good packing from the Chiltern runners saw a hard fought team win with the scorers being Harry Cox (fourth), Tim Lawrence (eighth), Aran Davidson (ninth), Cameron Reid (11th), Angus Williams (15th), and Daire Stack (16th). Tom Dixon was not far behind in 18th.

Hertfordshire Cross Country Championships
 
Meanwhile at a similarly wintry Fairlands Valley in Stevenage, a decent Chiltern representation secured plenty of success at the Hertfordshire Cross Country Championships.
 
There were individual wins from Chloe Willson (U13 Girls) and Alex Whitfield (U17 Women), and several other strong runs. Chloe ran away from a fairly big field of 28 for a twenty second win in the U13 Girls race. Jack Dalton ran well for 12th in the U13 Boys race (again from a large field of 32). In the U15 Boys race Isaac Brown was 19th.
 
Alex Whitfield took a big win of nearly fifty seconds in the U17 women’s race and Emily Ford was fourth in the U20 Women’s event. Tom Ford won the bronze medal in a high calibre U17 Men’s race with Ben Reeder finishing 13th.
 
Callum Powell was sixth in the U20 Men’s race and Beverley Whitfield had an excellent run to be fourth Senior Woman.
  
Chiltern League 4 – marshalling help required
Saturday 10th sees the fourth Chiltern League at Cassiobury Park, Watford. It is our turn to help with marshalling so anyone who can spare an hour or two would be greatly appreciated. If you can spare some time please contact Trevor Brawn or your closest club contact.