The first race off was the U17 Men and the Chiltern trio was led off by Archie Pinder who completed the 4.6k course in 14.57 to bring the team home in 9th. Tom Redmond took over and ran a good leg of 14.49 to move to 6th and Isaac Jessop-Tranter completed the team with a 15.34 leg to end up 7th. Chiltern’s B team did well courtesy of Leon Doran (15.46), Max Baxter (16.21) and Ash Finch (15.45) to be 17th and the incomplete C team of Euan Pinder (15.59) and Matt Evans (15.49) also ran strongly. There were 35 complete teams.

The U17 Women started straight after the men and this was Chiltern’s highest placing of the day. On the same 4.6k course Maddie Hughes ran well be second after the first leg with a good time of 16.34. Ellie Shield (18.14) and Frankie Baxter (17.12) completed a fine effort to be fourth team. Maddie’s leg was sixth fastest of the race. The B team of Lesedi Nkoane (18.56), Hannah Ashby (20.05) and Marea Logan (19.26) did well to be 23rd.

The Under 15 girls were next up on a shorter 3k circuit and Chiltern fielded three full teams. The A team was twelfth and featured good runs from Lily Jessop-Tranter (11.50), Marlie Nkoane (11.27), and Emily Ford (11.41). The B team was 18th thanks to Lucy Wilkinson (11.53), Olivia Clarke (11.41) and Izzy Martin (11.59). And the C team ended up 33rd with Issy Robinson (12.05), Rebecca Lawson (12.30) and Lydia Cross (14.03) running well.
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Alex Hughes led off for the Under 15 boys and ran a strong leg to bring the team in third in 9.45. James Holdsworth (10.42) and Callum Powell (10.34) also performed well and the team finished 7th. The B team of Isaac Collier (10.58), Soren Fox (12.11) and Aidan Suleymen (10.51) were 35th.

The Under 13 girls were 6th with Evelyn Wildman (12.15), Kara Gorman (10.53) and Maya Davis (11.49) all doing well. Kara was the sixth fastest leg of the race. The B team of Nia Clarke (12.24), Carys Jones (13.48) and Megan Lockwood (13.15) were 21st.

Chiltern’s interest in the meeting was completed by the Under 13 boys who kept up the high standards with a sixth placed finish. Tom Ford ran well for fourth on leg 1 in 10.43, with Charlie Quantrill (11.05) on leg 2 and Jack Martin (11.30) on leg 3 completing the team. The B team: Jacob McCall (11.44), Kit Dixon (12.01) and Isaac McCall (11.49) was 17th, and the C team: Felix Danielli (11.53), Luke Coultate (12.21) and Lenny Brooks-Klingenschmid (11.39) was 24th.

Good Evening, Race Report fans from your chilly Race Reporter. Once again, it’s been a great weekend of competing for Chiltern Harriers. Resident tough girl Rashi Wanninayake took part in her 13th marathon in 12 months yesterday, just one week after battling the Swiss mountains, completing the lapped ‘Yabba Dabba Doo’ event at Chasewater Reservoir, Lichfield, in a time of 4.40.57 (strava time). ​

The penultimate Watford Open took place in typically fine conditions on Wednesday 24th August.
 
Despite it being the end of the season, there was a good turnout from Chiltern athletes and even some season’s bests and personal bests achieved.
 
400m
U17 Isaac Jessop-Tranter honed his speed ready for Saturday’s England Athletics Champs 800m at Bedford with a PB of 53.32 in 400m.
 
3000m
Richard Slade was a runaway winner of the only 3000m race of the evening with a PB of 8.38.32.
 
1500m
Race 2
U15 Issy Robinson ran 5.12.13 and there was a season’s best of 5.17.30 for U15 Lucy Wilkinson. U13 Maya Davis was a fraction outside her best with 5.21.71.
 
Race 3
U20 Liv Cameron ran her first 1500m for five years and impressed with a well-paced 5.00.10. Also doing well in this one were U15s Emily Ford 5.04.78 and Marlie Nkoane 5.056.26.
 
Race 4
There were PBs in this one for U13s Charlie Quantrill 4.53.75 and Kara Gorman 4.54.20. U15 Rory Hilton was off his best with 4.59.18.
 
Race 5
U15 Aidan Suleyman ran a PB of 4.50.96 and U17 Frankie Baxter was close to her season’s best with 4.54.93.
 
Race 7
U15 Alex Hughes ran well for a PB of 4.35.80.
 
Race 8
Good runs from U13 Tom Ford 4.40.44, U15 Callum Powell 4.43.01, and U15 Isaac Collier 4.46.60, all a little off their best .
 
Race 9
U17 Matt Evans confirmed his good training form with a nine second PB of 4.24.31.
 
Race 11
U23 Alex Aldred ran his first 1500m since 2019 and did well with 4.12.99.
 
Race 13
U20 Louis Peterson ran a PB of 4.01.43.

Good evening, all!​

I’m afraid it’s quite a quiet weekend from a Race Report perspective, and I’ve just got parkrun results to update you on. Also, I will need to apologise for the fact that I’ll be away the next couple of weekends. Please do contact me if you have a result that you would like to include the Report when I get back.

The South Bucks team confirmed its place at the top of Division 3 North with a fourth consecutive win at the final match at Sandy on Saturday 13th. The new composite in the Southern Athletics League of athletes from Wycombe Phoenix and Chiltern Harriers has proved successful in 2022, and next year should see promotion to the round-robin based Division 2 West.
 
There were eight Chiltern athletes taking part at an extremely hot Sandy and they contributed to a team score of 310, well ahead of Luton on 173, Biggleswade on 150, Northampton on 135, Maidenhead on 119, and Aylesbury on 7. Sue Slade and Anne Underwood supplied some top level officiating at the match, crucial to keep the league going.
 
U17 Mila Luker had a good day, second in A string 100m in 13.4 and second in A string long jump with a PB of 4.90m. In 800m U17 Lesedi Nkoane had her first track race of the season and was third in A string in 2.34.7 and U20 Charlotte Docwra won B string in 2.35.3. Vet 45 Bex Nkoane had a good run to be third in A string 1500m in 5.22.5.  Mila was in the victorious 4 x 100m team.
 
On the men’s side Senior Men Richard Slade in 9.00.3, and Aran Davidson in 9.02.8, won A and B string 3000m respectively. Ethan McCall was second in B string 800m in 2.13.8 and Matt Evans had a great run in 800m non-scoring to score a PB of 2.09.8. Ethan was in the mixed 4 x 400m relay team that was second.
 
The SAL has seen twenty-five Chiltern athletes contribute to the South Bucks teams across the four matches, ranging from U17s and U20s up through seniors and veterans. All have enjoyed a good level of competition and friendly atmospheres at all the matches.
 
Next year should see a step-up in the standard and number of athletes competing, as the team comes up against strong clubs established in the league.