Good Evening, Race Report fans. I hope you have enjoyed a fabulous weekend and dodged the rain.
It was a special day for Chiltern Harriers on Sunday, with the club hosting it’s first YDL league match for ten years. It was a great success with many complimentary comments from other clubs, officials, parents and athletes.
A huge amount of work had been put in by Alan Hewson and his huge army of helpers at Little Marlow Athletics Track to get the venue into tip-top condition for the day. This was in the weeks leading up to the meeting and especially on the day before. Dozens of older athletes, parents and coaches also helped on the day with the smooth running of car parking, refreshments, results, equipment and so on. Big thanks go to Nicky and Des Beckford, Sarah and Derek Lloyd, Adam Janisch, Ben Walsh, Sally Delgado, Tom Dixon, Sue Slade, Paul Goddings (PG Events) and Godstowe Prep. Match 3 on June 29th sees Wycombe Phoenix hosting at the same venue, so hopefully it will be just as successful. The match saw the Chiltern team move a up a place from match 1, finishing a creditable fifth, not far behind fourth. A good turnout of 43 athletes enjoyed some good competition. U15 Girls There was an A string win for Maya Davis in 800m in a PB of 2.24.25. Good support came in the B string where Alice Martin ran a PB of 2.33.12 to be second and Bea Robinson ran a season’s best 2.39.18 in non-scoring. The 1500m saw Juliette MacDougall third in A string in 5.05.89, a fraction outside her PB, and Nell Frost won B string in a PB of 5.08.17. The 100m saw good efforts from Bliss Bushay and Amariah Odogwu, and Bliss and Bronwen Harman took care of 200m. Bethan Lloyd, fifth in A string, and Holly Knott, fourth in B string, scored useful points in 300m. Bethan and Holly were also in action in 75m hurdles, with Bethan fourth in A string in a PB of 12.91, and Holly third in B string. Bliss and Juliette contributed in long jump and Holly equalled her PB of 1.40 to be fourth in high jump. Anais Majekodunmi won A string hammer with 24.86m and also did well to be in fourth in A string discus and fourth in B string shot. Aliyah Haigh was fifth in A string shot and Lana Wahlberg second in B string discus. Juliette and Bronwen helped out with javelin. The 4 x 100m team of Holly, Anais, Bliss and Bronwen were seventh, and the 4 x 300m team of Juliette, Bea, Bronwen and Maya were sixth. U15 Boys An improved team on the first match saw good efforts all round. Isaac Taylor was fifth in A string 800m and Kit Dixon fourth in B string. Isaac Brown and Jacob McCall ran well in non-scoring 800m. Josh Woodward made his YDL debut with third in A string 1500m, Harrison Lawrence third in B string. In 100m Isaac Taylor looked after A string, and Sam Findley did B string 100m and A string 200m. Oli Atkinson ran a PB in A string 300m with John Rooney in B string. High jump saw Harry Reeder fourth in A string in 1.45m and Alex McCloy third in B string. John Rooney and Kit Dixon did long jump, and Harrison Lawrence helped out with A string discus. Harry Reeder again did well with fourth in 7.65m in shot, Isaac McCall doing B string. Harry completed his field events with a good second place in A string hammer. Alex McCloy was third in A string javelin and Isaac McCall again helped with B string. The 4 x 100m team of Isaac Taylor, Harrison Lawrence, Isaac Brown and Josh Woodward were fifth, as were the 4 x 300m team of Isaac Taylor, Harrison Lawrence, Harry Reeder and Kit Dixon. U13 Girls Nia Beckford had a successful match, winning A string high jump, second in A string 150m and third in A string 70m hurdles. Darcey Dutton and Ella Banks made their debuts with good efforts in 75m. Darcey was also fifth in B string 150m and fourth in A string long jump. Aura Lue Fong also had a good debut, second in A string 800m in 2.39.80. Lottie Monnington was third in A string 1200m, with Emilia Ingham second in B string. Lottie added a win in B string javelin with Emilia Harriss third in A string. The 4 x 100m relay team of Darcey, Nia, Lottie and Ella were fourth. U13 Boys Toby Moore had a good debut, fourth in A string 75m, sixth in A string 150m. George Callow provided backup in B string 75m, and Charlie Yeoh was 75m non-scoring. In 800m Barnaby Williams was third in A string and Jonathan Kalibbala was third in B string. Jack Dixon and Oliver Harrison ran well in non-scoring 800m. Thomas Cooper made his 1200m debut, running well to be fourth in A string. Max Hall had a good day, second in A string 75m hurdles, second in A string shot, and third in A string long jump. Nicholas Janisch was second in A string javelin with a PB of 26.72m. Jack Dixon had a rare off day in javelin but did well to win B string shot. Jack Dalton was third in A string high jump and Thomas Cooper helped out in B string long jump. The 4 x 100m team of George, Toby, Thomas and Max was fifth. Good Evening, Race Report fans, and welcome to Summer!
You find me relaxing after a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon spent track-side (well, in an equipment shed) at the Lower Age Group of the Youth Development League. Chiltern Harriers hosted the meet, to great applause, at Little Marlow. Well done to Alan Hewson and his band of volunteers for a really well-run event. The bar has been set high for Wycombe Phoenix, who will be hosting at the same venue at the end of the month. [Top Tip: you always need more sausage rolls.] Watford Open May 28th
A warm, still evening provided great conditions for middle distance running. There were several PBs and strong runs from Chiltern athletes. 1500m Section 1 Race 1 Jack Dalton U13 5.15.89 PB Race 2 John Rooney U15 5.13.17 PB Jonathan Kalibbala U13 5.20.92 PB Race 3 Barnaby Williams U13 5.08.28 PB Isaac McCall U 15 5.16.79 PB Race 4 Jacob McCall U15 4.56.84 PB Race 5 Emily Ford U20 4.55.09 SB Race 6 Maya Davis U15 4.49.71 PB Race 7 Josh Woodward U15 4.46.19 PB Isaac Taylor U15 4.58.27 Race 9 Hugo Mundy U17 4.36.11 PB Jack Turner U20 4.43.73 1500m Section 2 Race 3 Aran Davidson V35 4.12.52 PB Race 4 Aidan Suleyman U7 4.08.36 PB Race 6 Tom Ford U17 4.01.81 PB Isaac Jessop-Tranter U20 4.06.69 Race 7 Leon Doran U20 3.56.70 Alex Aldred U23 4.00.20 3000m Race 2 James Henderson U17 9.47.87 PB Race 3 James Holdsworth U17 8.46.70 PB The Wycombe and Chiltern composite team had another good meeting at Woking Sportsbox on Sunday. In a closely fought match the team were narrowly fourth in a tight battle between second, third fourth and fifth.
Conditions were dry but blustery. U20 Men Finn Walsh ran PBs in 100m (11.74) and 200m (23.26) to be fourth and second in those A string races respectively. Kwaku Kufuor provided good back up in B string. Tom Jordan was third in A string 400m and there was a double win in 800m with Henry Keen victorious in A string and Reuben Penney in B string. Jack Turner was second in 3000m A string and Dan Cogan won 2000m steeplechase in a PB of 8.04.14. Adam Babade scored good points in throws, second in shot and winner of the discus competition. Issa Phillips-Pope was in great form in pole vault, winning out with a new PB of 3.80m. Kwame Sarpong was third in long jump with 5.70m and Dan Cogan helped in the field in A string triple jump. The 4 x 100m relay team of Finn, Kwame, Tom and Kwaku was fourth. The mixed 4 x 400m relay team of Tom, Ivy, Dan and Florence was third. U20 Women Olivia Edwards and Keeley Wilkes looked after the short sprints and Ivy Uhart was third in 400m. Jocelyn Davies ran a PB to be third in 3000m. Florence Lee-Rubis was also in PB form to be second in 100m hurdles in 16.10. Ivy returned to win A string 1500m steeplechase. Florence also contributed with a win in B string long jump, second in A string high jump and fourth in A string javelin. Aoife McAuley won A string long jump, B string high jump and B string javelin. Lyla Griffin was third in A string discus and hammer, fourth in A string shot. U17 Men Lucas Haley and Jack Hughes looked after 100m and 200m, Darasimi Olowoloba and Charlie De Sousa 400m. Rory Crichton and Louis Bouzidi scored useful points in 800m as did James Henderson and Eddie O’Brien in 3000m. There were A string wins for Emile Morti in 100m hurdles, Jack Wallwork in long jump, and Edward Johnson in 1500m steeplechase. Edward was making his debut in the event and his time of 4.33.69 is an ESAA qualifier. Darasimi Olowoloba was second in A string triple jump and B string long jump. Adam Heywood helped out in javelin, Rory Crichton in shot and Emile Morti in discus. Adam and Charlie tackled non-scoring 800m. The 4 x 100m relay team of Adam, Louis, Lucas and Jack were third, the 4 x 400m relay team of Rory, Reuben, Darasimi and Charlie were fourth. U17 Women Sara Moszczynska was third in A string 100m with Eva Carsberg third in B string. Sorcha McAuley was third in A string 200m and Sara third in B string. Sorcha kept the trend going with third in 300m A string and Pia Walsh was second in B string. Freya Randall was third in a string 800m. There was a double win in 1500m steeplechase with Evelyn Wildman improving her PB to 5.09.45, and Issy Robinson won B string. Gabrielle Pope was fifth in A string long jump and Freya was third in A string triple jump. Genevieve Cole was second in A string hammer and fifth in A string shot. The 4 x 100m quartet of Gabrielle, Eva, Sara and Sorcha was third. The final match in the series is at Bournemouth on July 6th. The Wycombe and Chiltern composite team had a great match at Basingstoke on Saturday in the first match of the season. In a busy, high-quality match the team finished third behind league athletics behemoths, Thames Valley Harriers and Harrow AC, and ahead of hosts Basingstoke and Mid-Hants, Chelmsford, and Blackheath and Bromley. Scores were very close between second, third, and fourth so every point counted. It was a sunny day with a gentle breeze, warm but not full summer heat. Men
Kieran Shah and Kai Tin Fung Man looked after the short sprints and James Twallin and Tom Jordan 400m. Alex Aldred was third in A string 800m and Rowan Fuss fourth in B string. Myles Caddell and Scott Penney ran well in 1500m, and David Clarke was second in A string, and Aran Davidson first in B string, in a slow and tactical 5000m. Charlie Ogilvie and Jonny Slade ran well as non-scorers in the 5000m. Ryan Wells won 110m hurdles with Marko Stankovic fourth in B string. Marko was third in 400m hurdles. Myles Caddell and Dan Cogan were third in A string B string respectively in a gruelling 3000m steeplechase. In the field, Fraser Kilsby and Ryan Wells had a busy day. Fraser tackled shot, javelin, hammer, triple jump and high jump, and Ryan did well in discus, hammer, high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Oliver Dorrell threw 42.08m to be fourth in a very strong javelin competition, Ed Morris was second in B string shot and discus, and Issa Phillips-Pope and Ian Parkinson were third in A string and B string pole vault respectively. Jack Wallwork was second in B string long jump. The 4 x 100m team of Kai Tin Fung Min, Ryan Wells, Josh Parry, and Kieran Shah was fourth, and the 4 x 400m team of Jordan Browne, Alex Aldred, Tom Jordan and James Twallin was fifth. Women Lailah Pope, Lisa Fitzpatrick, and Cerys Vico did well in short sprints, Cerys and Amy Hogbin were third and second in A string and B string 400m respectively. In-form Evelyn Wildman won 800m A string in a PB and ESAA qualifier of 2.13.68. Zoe Doyle was second in B string and was fourth in A string 1500m later, where Charlote Docwra was third in B string and Jess Orr ran well in non-scoring. Soraya Lockwood and Katie Royals both ran PBs in a hot 3000m, with Soraya fifth in A string, Katie second in B string. Ivy Uhart was third in 2000m steeplechase. Florence Lee-Rubis was fourth in 100m hurdles and added third in A string javelin and fourth in A string long jump. Lisa scored good points in B string 100m hurdles and A string 400m hurdles. Lisa’s contribution continued with first in B string long jump, and third in A string triple jump. Caroline Parkinson was second in A string pole vault with Sarah Cross taking the win in B string. Sarah had a busy day which also included A string high jump, B string triple jump, and B string javelin. Evelyn helped out with sixth in A string shot, and Amy was sixth in A string discus. The 4 x 100m relay team of Sarah, Lisa, Florence and Lailah were narrowly second, both leading teams recording 51.42. The 4 x 400m relay took a notable win in 4.04.31. The team consisted of Amy, Evelyn, Zoe and Cerys. The next match at Kingston on June 22nd in the round robin format features Basingstoke (our paired team), Epsom and Ewell, Woking, London Heathside, and the Ipswich and Colchester composite. The Wycombe and Chiltern composite will look to build on this great start. There was another hefty Chiltern presence at Watford on Wednesday and there were many PBs and five Chiltern wins amongst the 800m and 3000m races. Section 1 800m races 5,6,7 and 8 saw victories from James Henderson, Josh Woodward, Isaac Taylor and Hugo Mundy respectively and Euan Pinder won the last 800m of the night. Although clear and dry, it was quite cool.
800m Section 1 Race 1 Jack Dixon (U13) 2.48.30 Race 3 Jonathan Kalibbala (U13) 2.37.84 PB Annie-Rose Quantrill (U15) 2.43.89 Race 4 Nia Clarke (U15) 2.33.40 PB Jack Dalton (U13) 2.38.05 PB Race 5 James Henderson (U17) 2.19.48 PB Barnaby Williams (U13) 2.32.90 Jess Orr (SW) 2.35.07 SB Race 6 Josh Woodward (U15) 2.20.26 PB Harry Reeder (U15) 2.24.43 PB Maya Davis (U15) 2.24.89 PB Felix Danielli (U17) 2.26.89 SB Kit Dixon (U15) 2.28.07 PB Race 7 Isaac Taylor (U15) 2.17.15 PB Race 8 Hugo Mundy (U17) 2.12.91 PB Eddie O’Brien (U17) 2.16.08 PB 800m Section 2 Race 1 Ben Reeder (U17) 2.13.72 PB Race 3 Daniel Munn (U20) 2.06.42 SB Henry Keen (U17) 2.08.71 Race 5 Charlie Quantrill (U17) 2.05.62 PB Callum Powell (U20) 2.06.40 SB Race 8 Alex Aldred (U23) 1.57.70 SB Isaac Jessop-Tranter (U20) 1.58.17 Race 9 Euan Pinder (U20) 1.54.40 SB Archie Pinder (U20) 1.54.59 SB 3000m Race 1 Emily Ford (U20) 10.46.89 SB Race 2 Leon Doran (U20) 8.32.12 PB Tom Ford (U17) 8.45.11 PB Aran Davidson (V35) 8.53.96 SB Season Best Performances - from Steve Perkin
Latest update to include County Championships and Watford Open. The Bucks Track and Field Championships took place last weekend at a warm and sunny Horspath Stadium in Oxford, in conjunction with the Oxfordshire Championships. There were some great performances from Chiltern athletes with several medals and personal best performances. Saturday
There was a Chiltern 1-2-3 in U13 boys javelin with Nicholas Janisch first with 24.29m, Max Hall second with 23.22m, and Jack Dixon third with 22.69m. Colin Miles was fifth in U15 Boys javelin with 30.54m, Alex McCloy seventh in 22.53m. On the girls side of U15 javelin Juliette MacDougall was third with 18.37m and Bethan Lloyd fourth with 17.53m. Rose Goding won bronze in U17 javelin with 20.65m and Ffion Harman was second in U20 javelin with a PB of 19.64m. The U13 girls 1500m saw a good battle between Emilia Ingham and new recruit Aura Lue-Fong with Aura just winning out to win gold with a PB of 5.23.44 to Emilia’s 5.24.16. The U15 girls 1500m had a big Chiltern presence with Alice Martin second in a PB 5.13.30, Juliette MacDougall third in 5.16.14, Nell Frost fourth in a PB 5.19.25 and Bea Robinson fifth in 5.19.46. In the U17 women’s race Evelyn Wildman continued her good form to be second in 4.42.05, with Issy Robinson fourth in 5.01.79. In the U13 boys 1500m Thomas Cooper ran a PB to be fifth in 5.26.26. Jonathan Kalibbala was sixth in 5.32.74 and Jack Dixon ran a PB of 5.49.85 to be the eighth. Thomas was also seventh in javelin and eighth in long jump. Harrison Lawrence was fourth in U15 boys 1500m with Isaac Taylor sixth, and there were PBs from Colin Miles seventh in 5.01.97, Kit Dixon eighth in 5.08.06, and John Rooney ninth in 5.20.97. Bethan Lloyd scored a PB of 44.95 to be fourth in U15 300m. Abi Masters was also in PB form to win silver in U17 300m in a PB of 43.79. Yasmin Warnes was third in U20 400m in a PB of 64.54. Nia Beckford won her 100m in 14.57 and was third in the final in 14.60. Nia continued her medal haul with silver in long jump with 3.87m. Chaise Duff was fourth in U17 long jump with 4.17m. Chaise also made the U17 100m final and was seventh in a PB of 14.57, with Sophia Moore eighth in 15.14 after a heat of 14.86. Alex McCloy was seventh in the U15 100m final in 14.50. Max Hall was fifth in the 100m final in 14.51, after running a PB of 14.41 in the heat. George Callow ran 15.88 in the heat. Emile Morti had a great day, gold in U17 100m hurdles in 13.59 and a new PB of 11.13 to be second in 100m. In high jump Nia Beckford won silver in U13 girls with 1.30m and Holly Knott jumped the same height to be second in the U15 girls competition. In U15 girls long jump Bliss Bushay logged a PB of 4.00m to be sixth. Bethan Lloyd was seventh in 3.84m, Gaia Ferrero was eighth in 3.78m, and Juliette MacDougall tenth in 3.60m. Isla Dalby was third in U17 triple jump with 10.73m. Sunday The U13 boys 200m saw Barnaby Williams third in 29.71. U17 Abi Masters ran a PB 27.47 in the 200m heat and was fifth in the final in 27.51. U15 Bliss Bushay ran a PB of 29.60 in the heat and was fifth in the final in 30.00. The U13 girls 800m saw Aura Lue-Fong win bronze in 2.38.30 with Lottie Monnington running a big PB of 2.41.34 to be fourth. In the U17 women’s 800m Evelyn Wildman scored a great win in a strong new PB of 2.14.22. Barnaby Williams ran a PB of 2.32.74 in U13 boys 800m and Jonathan Kalibbala was eighth in 2.44.05. In the U15 boys 800m there were PBs for Harrison Lawrence (seventh in 2.20.29), Jacob McCall (eighth in 2.29.66), and John Rooney (tenth in 2.37.19). Isaac McCall was 12th in 2.38.98. There was success in U13 hurdles with Nia Beckford winning gold in girls 70m hurdles in a PB 12.75, and Max Hall winning boys 75m hurdles in a PB 14.85. Holly Knott won silver in U15 girls 75m hurdles in 13.97. Emile Morti scorched to great win in 400m hurdles in 55.39, putting him third in the national rankings. Ffion Harman was also in PB form to win U20 400m hurdles in 67.73. In U13 girls discus Lottie Monnington won silver with 12.43m, and Bronwen Harman was third in U15 discus with 10.07m. In the U20 men’s event Adam Babade was fourth with 35.38m and Adam added third in shot with 11.06m. Good Evening, fans, from Race Report HQ. I hope you’ve been enjoying this glorious sunshine.
First of all, may I treat you to a quick look back at last weekend’s Pednor 5. Huge thanks are due to all the volunteers who made it possible, both on the day, but also (more importantly) in the months of planning that takes place ahead of the event. You all make it the success that it is. From my quick count, there were 25 Harriers out running the course. St Albans Striders pipped our men for the male team prize, but our women came out victorious! Special shout outs to: Aran Davidson, 3rd overall in 26.28; Adam Shute, 1st M40 in 27.44; Beverley Whitfield, 2nd woman in 30.44; James Malin, 1st junior males in 32.08; and Rebecca Lawson, 1st junior female in 40.37. You can find full results from Pednor here. |
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