Chiltern Harriers U13s and U15s started their series of YDL league competitions at Bedford on Saturday. A small number of Chiltern athletes did very well in cool and blustery conditions and everyone gained useful early season experience. Athlete numbers meant that the club were seventh from the seven teams competing seven but bigger turnouts at subsequent matches will help to move Chiltern up the table. U13 Girls There was a double win in 1200m for Juliette MacDougall in the A string (4.07.50) and Emilia Ingham in the B string (4.35.99). Juliette also contributed in the A string long jump, fifth in 3.39m. Emilia also did B string long jump with 2.89m, and B string 75m. Holly Knott had a good day, winning B string 70m hurdles and third in both A string 150m and 800m. Bethan Lloyd was second in A string hurdles and was second in A string javelin. Bronwen Harman had a busy day running A string 75m and B string 150m and 800m. Bronwen, Holy, Juliette and Emilia combined to be sixth in 4 x 100m relay. U13 Boys Zac Taylor and Jack Dixon were the two U13 boys on show and both did well over a series of events, Zac in 75m, 1200m, and long jump, and Jack in 800m, long jump and javelin. U15 Girls Evelyn Wildman ran PBs in 300m (45.92 to be third) and 800m (2.27.08 to be second). Evelyn also did A string long jump. Maya Davis was second in B string 800m and helped in B string long jump. Newcomer Pia Walsh ran A string 100m and 200m and Anias Majekodunmi looked after A string shot and discus. Mimi Daley made her league debut in 1500m. U15 Boys Max King made a solid club debut, fourth in A string 800m and seventh in A string 300m. Luke Coultate was sixth in A string 1500m and Jacob McCall fourth in B string. Kit Dixon looked after B string 800m and Luke and Kit combined in long jump. Luke also did well to be fourth in javelin with a PB of 20.69m. Colin Miles gained useful points: third in A string 80m hurdles, third in A string high jump and third in B string javelin. Isaac Mcall was second in B string high jump, featured in non-scoring 800m, and was part of the 4 x 300m team, along with Max, Kit and Luke, that was fourth. A positive aspect of the match saw Chiltern’s officials score more points than any of the other clubs. Doug Smith as timekeeper, Sue Slade as track judge and James Charles as lead field judge were the senior officials. Newly qualified level 1 field officials Becky McCall, Jennifer Wildman, Nick Pinder and Graham Tranter completed the field team and gained great experience under James and were aided by ‘track groupie’ Ellie Bates. The second match is closer to home at Hemel Hempstead on Sunday May 19th where the club will hopefully see a bigger turnout and a higher placing. Good Evening, Race Report fans, on that most wonderful of wonderful days - London Marathon Day. Once again the sun was shining and Harriers didn’t let us down as they pounded the pavements of the capital.
However, before we get to that, let’s look back to the Boston Marathon, which took place on Monday 15 April. Caroline Stephens and former member Adrian Berry both toughed out the course, which is the home of ‘Heartbreak Hill’ on a hot day. Caroline finished in 4.29.26 and Adrian in 3.13.16. Well done, both! Race Report 13 -14 April: Manchester and Magna Carta Marathons, ultramarathons and speedy 10k action14/4/2024
Good Evening, Race Report fans at the end of a weekend that was not only notably for its epic marathon performances… but also for the dry weather! I hope you managed to enjoy both, either vicariously or personally :-)
Aran Davidson kicked the weekend off ‘Under the Lights’ at Battersea Park, competing in a hotly-contested 10k event and coming home in a brilliant 33.06. Bracknell Young Athletes Open Several Chiltern athletes turned out at Bracknell on March 30th for the popular Young Athletes Open. U13 Juliette MacDougall had a busy day winning 1200m in 4.03.53, and putting in good efforts in 150m 24.14, and 3.69m in long jump. Bethan Loyd was similarly active with three PBs - 11.48 in 75m, 12.76 in 70m hurdles and 16.49m in javelin. Bea Robinson got her season going with second place in her 600m race in 1.56.07. U15 Emile Morti showed his great potential with a win in 100m in a PB of 11.78, and another PB win with 12.72 in 80m hurdles. U17 Issy Robinson started her U17 career with second place in 800m in a swift 2.21.78. Also tackling 800m were Alice Peckham (2.31.10) and Lydia Cross (2.34.47). Izzy McFetrich ran 5.42.26 in 1500m and newcomer Tyrell Gardner got his season going with 26.01 in 200m. Watford Open The first Watford Open of the season took place in cool but quite good conditions on April 3rd. There were numerous excellent efforts across the age groups in 1500m and 3000m. 1500m Race 1 Annie-Rose Quantrill U13 5.40.44 PB, Emilia Ingham U13 5.45.97 PB, Albert Rushton U13 6.00.72 PB. Race 2 Hector Gamblen U13 5.17.49 PB, Jacob McCall U15 5.26.09 SB, Bea Robinson 5.26.49 PB, Isaac McCall U15 5.35.93 SB. Race 3 Zac Taylor U13 5.08.53 PB, Maya Davis U15 5.09.63 SB, Lydia Cross U17 5.16.42 SB. Race 4 Emily Ford U17 4.52.29 PB, Luke Coultate U15 5.03.56 SB. Race 5 Issy Robinson U17 4.53.85 SB, Felix Danielli U15 4.56.23 SB. Race 6 Frankie Baxter U20 4.48.99 SB. Race 7 Edward Johnson U17 4.33.56 PB, Kara Gorman U15 4.38.78 PB. Race 8 Charlie Quantrill U15 4.35.78 PB, Rory Hilton U17 4.37.81 SB. Race 9 Callum Powell U17 4.24.95 PB. Race 10 Tom Ford U15 4.21.63 PB. Race 13 Isaac Jessop-Tranter U20 4.02.67 PB, Alex Hughes U17 4.04.78 PB. 3000m Maddie Hughes U20 10.16.60 SB, Aran Davidson SM 9.19.33 SB, Leon Doran U20 8.42.72 PB Lee Valley Open It was a mild, dry day but a very strong blustery wind caused havoc with times at Lee Valley on April 6th. In 800m U15 newcomer Rahael Tsolaki gained experience with 2.36.20 in 800m and followed that up with 47.10 in 300m. A quintet of Chiltern females tackled the awkward conditions in 800m with U13 Julliette MacDougall winning her heat in 2.38.23. Olivia Edwards (U23) ran 2.42.37, Alice Brown (U20) 2.43.89, Charlotte Docwra (U20) 2.49.14 and Emilia Ingham (U13) 2.58.82. Elsewhere Taye Awaku-Chan ran 12.90 in 80m hurdles just ahead of training partner Emile Morti in 12.91, and Taye added 12.71 in 100m. Chisom Nwafor ran 16.29 in 100m hurdles and Ffion Harman ran 52.82 in 300m hurdles despite a heavy fall on hurdle 1. Good Evening, Race Report fans. I hope you have had a wonderful weekend.
Kicking things off on the track this week, I’m afraid that - at present - results from the Lee Valley Open are not available. However, there were some great performances from Chiltern Harriers AC athletes at the first of the Watford Harriers Open Graded meets of the year on Wednesday, 3 April. Running in the 1500m, there were PB performances by: Annie-Rose Quantrill (5.40.44); Emilia Ingham (5.45.97); Hector Gamblen (5.17.49); Bea Robinson (5.26.49); Emily Ford (4.52.29); Edward Johnson (4.33.56); Kara Gorman (4.38.78); Charlie Quantrill (4.35.78); Callum Powell (4.24.95); and Tom Ford (4.21.63). Also having excellent runs in the 1500m were: Jacob McCall (5.26.09); Isaac McCall (5.35.93); Isaac Taylor (5.08.53); Maya Davis (5.09.63); Lydia Cross (5.16.42); Luke Coultate (5.03.66); Issy Robinson (4.53.85); Felix Danielli (4.56.23); Frankie Baxter (4.48.99 - a season’s best); Rory Hilton (4.37.81); Isaac Jessop-Tranter (4.02.47); and Alex Hughes (4.04.78). In the 3000m, there were great runs by Maddie Hughes (10.16.60); Leon Doran (8.42.72); and Aran Davidson (9.19.33). Well, there certainly aren’t any April Fools amongst Chiltern Harriers. A great long weekend’s worth of results to report as we move into British Summer Time and the start of track training season for many of us.
On which note, can I make a small plug for the Club Calendar. With huge thanks to the coaches and run organisers, this has now been updated to provide a one-stop shop for details of training and racing. So please ‘favourite it’ on your preferred browser and use it to find out what is going on in the Club. It was a sunny but blustery day at the Schools International (SIAB) Cross Country at the Sports Ireland Campus at Abbotstown, Dublin on Saturday.
Based on selections from the previous week’s English Schools races at Pontefract, Tom Ford in the Juniors and Alex Hughes for the Intermediates were running for the English Schools teams on the day, a great reward for the boys’ hard work this winter. The English teams were facing competition from Wales, Ireland and Scotland, so about thirty in each race with six to score from each team. Tom was tenth in the Junior Boys race and sixth English scorer and Alex was third in the Inter Boys race, third scorer in the winning English team. The pair can go into the track season full of confidence. Good Evening fans from Race Report HQ, where, once again, we are celebrating a fabulous weekend of racing by Chiltern Harriers AC.
Kicking the weekend off early, Tim Dawson earned himself a PB for the 50k distance in the Running Miles ‘Ricky Races’ lapped event at Rickmansworth Aquadrome, in a great (unofficial) time of 5.18.24. The last big national cross country event of the winter, the English Schools Cross Country Championships, took place at Pontefract on Saturday on the relatively dry and undulating grounds of the racecourse. It was a red letter day for two Chiltern athletes.
After good runs as first years in last week’s National Inter Counties at Nottingham, Tom Ford (in the Junior race) and Alex Hughes (in the Intermediates) ran brilliantly as second years at English Schools to gain selection to run for England Schools in next Saturday’s SIAB international in Dublin. Tom was running for Hertfordshire Schools in the Junior Boys race, second on the programme and at 3.2k quite short. Tom was always well placed and kept his form to finish fourth in 10.06, the same time as the third placed athlete. Tom’s Herts team won the silver team medal. There were several other Chiltern runners competing for Buckinghamshire Schools – Charlie Quantrill 81st, Logan Gaskell 269th and Eddie O’Brien 318th. Alex was in the fourth race, the Intermediate Boys, who ran 4.5k. Alex was at the head of the field, then fell back slightly before rallying for an excellent third place. Edward Johnson was second Bucks scorer in 119th place, Aidan Suleyman third scorer in 223rd, Callum Powell seventh Bucks in 304th. The Junior Girls race saw Kara Gorman make her debut at English Schools and finish a creditable 13th and first Bucks scorer. Maya Davis was fourth Bucks scorer in 144th, Evelyn Wildman fifth scorer in 124th, Nia Clarke sixth scorer in 140th, Megan Lockwood seventh Bucks in 218th. The Bucks team was a good seventh overall. In the Intermediate Girls, Emily Ford was 135th and third scorer for Herts Schools, with Marlie Nkoane seventh Bucks in 226th. Bucks’ Senior Girls also ran well for seventh team. Maddie Hughes was third scorer in 50th, Frankie Baxter fourth scorer in 75th, Ellie Shield fifth scorer in 137th, In the Senior Boys race over a gruelling 6k, Archie Pinder was fourth Bucks scorer in 150th, Euan Pinder was fifth scorer in 154th, and Isaac Jessop-Tranter sixth scorer in 175th. |
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