Intermediate Girls
Megan Lockwood had a good run for Buckinghamshire Schools in the first race of the day, 148th and sixth scorer in the team that came fifth, the best Bucks team performance of the day.
 
Junior Boys
On a very short 2.8k course Harrison Lawrence came 228th and Toby Reynolds 330th running for the Bucks Junior Boys team.
 
Junior Girls
The Bucks Junior Girls were 17th and featured a good crop of young Chiltern runners. Maya Davis was second scorer in 94th, Juliette Macdougall was third scorer in 120th, and Loren Gerber sixth scorer in 216th. First years Alice Martin in 229th and Nell Frost in 249th gained good experience.
 
Intermediate Boys
There was also good Chiltern representation in the Inter Boys race. For the Bucks team that came 14th Edward Johnson was first scorer in 29th with Aidan Suleyman fifth scorer in 155th and Thomas Reynolds in 201st. For Hertfordshire Tom Ford was first scorer in 42nd and James Holdsworth fourth scorer in 132nd.
 
Senior Girls
Alice Peckham was fifth Bucks scorer in 190th in the Senior Girls race with Jo Snelling in 240th. Emily Ford was first Herts scorer in 98th.
 
Senior Boys
Archie Pinder completed his schools cross country career as first scorer for the Bucks team in 92nd. Callum Powell was second scorer in 132nd and Jack Turner fourth scorer in 284th.

First race off was the U20 men and Toby Radbourne was the third Bucks finisher in 168th.
 
Next up were the U13 Girls which featured a good crop of Chiltern runners. Juliette MacDougall was first Bucks girl home in 19th (the highest Chiltern placing of the day) and also running well to complete the scoring four were Bea Robinson 100th, Nell Frost 107th and Loren Gerber 120th. Emilia Ingham was 184th and Holly Knott was 228th. The Bucks team was 19th.
 
Of the four Bucks Senior Women competing two were Chiltern and Maddie Hughes was first scorer in 158th with Katie Royals fourth scorer in 222nd.
 
Ther weren’t any Chiltern boys in the U15 Bucks team but Tom Ford was 38th in that race and part of the Herts team that came fifth.
 
The Bucks U17 women were 17th with Issy Robinson fourth scorer in 165th and Alice Peckham seventh finisher in 196th. Emily Ford was second Herts scorer in 140th.
 
Edward Johnson was first Bucks U17 man in 32nd with James Holdsworth second scorer in 102nd. Aidan Suleyman was fifth Bucks finisher in 199th and Zach Cleary was eighth finisher in 272nd. Callum Powell was fifth finisher in the Herts team, finishing in 123rd.
 
The Bucks U13 Boys were 17th with Harrison Lawrence third scorer in 110th. Toby Reynolds was 257th and Zac Taylor 261st.
 
In the U20 women’s race Bucks were 12th with Jo Snelling fourth scorer in 110th. Bucks U15 Girls were 11th with Maya Davis third scorer in 95th, Evelyn Wildman fourth scorer in 108th and Megan Lockwood sixth finisher in182nd.
 
Finally the Senior Men had a full team of nine out which finished 23rd. The Bucks runners packed well with James Palmer fifth scorer in 169th and Tim Lawrence eighth finisher in 191st.
 
Some of the youngsters will race again on March 15th at the English Schools at Haywards Heath, marking the end of the cross country season for most.

​It was a memorable day for Chiltern Harriers on Saturday at Parliament Hill Fields as Richard Slade won the Senior Men’s race at the National Cross Country Championships. After a great season which has involved two appearances for England, Richard was amongst the names in contention, but the win was beyond expectations.
 
It was a mild, dry day but recent rain created a soft, heavy course which cut up badly through the day – fortunately conditions which suit Richard.
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See article in Athletic Weekly on the Championships

Earlier on several Chiltern athletes braved the tough hills on Hampsted Heath with the first club interest being in the U15 Boys race where James Henderson (141st) and Kit Dixon (280th) battled hard.
 
In the U13 Girls race Emilia Ingham was the sole Chiltern competitor, running well to be 95th.
 
There were seven U17 Men facing the starter and the team came a creditable 16th. Edward Johnson was 39th, Aidan Suleyman 82nd, a one-shoed James Holdsworth 151st and Jack Turner 200th to be the scorers and there was back up from Daniel Munn in 241st, James Malin 259th, and Charlie De Sousa 278th.
 
Harrison Lawrence was first Chiltern U13 boy in 92nd and Isaac Brown in 141st and Zac Taylor 174th completed the team.
 
Next up were the U15 Girls and there were good efforts from Maya Davis in 61st and Megan Lockwood in 152nd. Roxie Jones was the sole Junior Woman in 91st.
 
In a big field of 830 finishers in the Senior Women’s race, Emily Alderson in 173rd and Katie Royals in 221st both did well in conditions which were by then very taxing.
 
Ash Finch braved the tough Junior Men’s 10k course, finishing well in 75th.
 
For the first time at a big championships the Chiltern Senior Men fielded the biggest team representing the club. There were ten Chiltern runners in the massive field of 1765 finishers and the scoring six finished an excellent 18th from the 112 complete teams. In the ‘nine-to-score’ results the team were 21st.
Richard Slade has built on a good previous few years to breakthrough into the international ranks this winter and was always in the leading group on Saturday. With one lap to go he was in a leading duo with Tonbridge’s James Kingston and was able to pull away for an impressive thirty second win. There was good packing from the remaining Chiltern scorers – Harry Cox was 178th, James Palmer 200th, Tim Lawrence 202nd, Aran Davidson 235th and Adam Shute 451st. Also braving the mud were James Turner 603rd, Jonny Slade 726th, Tom Robinson 967th and Ben Hannen 1027th.
 
The Chiltern Senior Men – the ‘Green Arrows’ – have had a good winter, fielding two full teams at the Aldershot Road Relays; winning a medal, through Simon Bossi, Aran Davidson, Angus Willimas and Cameron Reid, at Wormwood Scrubs XC Relays; and now a top twenty team finish in the National. Hopefully next winter will see the team build on that. 

For the U11 Girls, Rita-May Jones was 41st, and the U11 Boys had a complete team, Jack Dalton 12th, Freddy Higgins 17th, and Oliver Harrison 22nd with Charlie Yeoh in 29th. This was enough for fourth on the day, and the team ended up seventh overall.
 
The U13 Girls completed a dominant win and were led home by Juliette MacDougall, who made it five wins from five. Also scoring were Bea Robinson in third, Loren Gerber fourth, and Holly Knott fifth. Great back-up came from Emilia Ingham seventh, Annie-Rose Quantrill ninth, Lottie Monnington 11th and Mala Bahia 18th. The girls won their division by over 50 points and the final league positions saw Holly fifth, Emilia eighth, and Lottie 14th.
 
There was a win on the day from the U13 Boys who ended up second overall. There was great packing as usual and the scorers this time were Harrison Lawrence fifth, Zac Taylor eighth, Josh Woodward ninth, and John Rooney 14th. Also running well were Hector Gamblen 16th, Oliver Atkinson 19th, Isaac Brown 20th, Thomas Cooper 21st, and Jack Dixon 39th. In the individual season-end standings Harrison was seventh, Zac  11th, Isaac 14th, Hector 15th.
 
A small group of U15 Girls have worked hard all season, often pitching up when not feeling 100%, and their reward was a team win on the day, enough to take the overall team title by just eight points from Watford. Maya Davis was fifth, Evelyn Wildman sixth, Megan Lockwood seventh, and Carys Jones 12th. Overall Maya was fourth, Evelyn sixth, Megan ninth and Carys 17th.
 
U15 Tom Ford completed another win having already clinched the league title at the previous match. He was supported in the scoring by Charlie Quantrill fifth, James Henderson 12th, and Kit Dixon 26th. Isaac McCall was 29th and Jacob McCall 34th. Charlie Quantrill was sixth overall, Ben Reeder 15th, James Henderson 17th.
 
Second place on the day was enough to confirm the Junior Women as silver medallists overall. Emily Ford ran well to be second, Alice Peckham was eighth, and Issy Robinson 12th. Support came from Jocelyn Davies 16th, Jo Snelling 18th, Lydia Cross 29th and Lara Milburn 30th. Emily secured the overall bronze medal. Issy Robinson was sixth overall with Jocelyn Davies 15th.
 
After a great run on Wednesday to win Bucks Schools, Edward Johnson had to accept second in the U17 men’s race and ended as silver medallist overall. He was backed up on the day by Daniel Munn 17th, Zach Cleary 18th, and Jack Turner 22nd. Rory Hilton was 27th and Charlie De Sousa 30th. The team were second on the day and were comfortably second overall. James Holdsworth completed the season in eighth place, Daniel Munn 18th.
 
The Senior Women had a solid team out and were led home by Emily Alderson, running her first cross country for several years, in ninth place. Also scoring were Katie Royals 19th, Roxie Jones 28th, Jess Orr 32nd, Ellie Bates 35th, and Jenny Bizley 52nd. Carys Evans was 56th, Sue Slade 69th, Lyndsey Bill 72nd, and Fiona Calder 122nd. The vet quartet of Ellie, Jenny, Sue and Lyndsey were 6th, Overall the seniors were fifth, the vets sixth. In the final Senior Women’s standings Katie Royals was 14th, Roxie Jones 16th and Jess Orr 17th. Sue Slade was fourth Vet 55.
 
A relatively small senior men’s race saw the Chiltern team sixth. The scorers were Aran Davidson ninth, Tim Lawrence 12th, Daire Stack 21st, Adam Shute 25th, Jonny Slade 75th, Tom Robinson 96th, Mike Turney 100th, Ben Hannen 114th, Alan Crozier 121st, and Amit Dixit 158th. Glen Martin was 161st, Mark Johnson 168th, and Tony Dawson 175th. Chiltern’s vets completed an overall win, narrowly second on the day to Wycombe. The scorers were Tim, Adam, Tom and Mike. Adam completed the season as bronze medallist in the Vet 40 category with Tim Lawrence fourth. Mike Turney won the Vet 60 age group for a second year and Aran Davidson was fourth Senior Man.

Buckinghamshire Schools Cross Country Championships
 
The Bucks Schools Cross Country Champs took place at Stowe School on Wednesday Feb 5th, with a good turnout of Chiltern youngsters running for their schools.
 
It was a fine, sunny day and the tough undulating course was quite firm underfoot making for fast races.
 
In the Year 5 and 6 Boys race Freddy Higgins ran well to be ninth.
 
The Minor Girls (year 7) race saw a good run from Lottie Monnington to be 11th from a big field of 111. The Minor boys had strong efforts from Barnaby Willians in 13th, Thomas Cooper in 16th, and Jack Dixon 32nd.
 
The Junior Girls (Years 8 and 9) featured several Chiltern girls well up in a field of 107. Juliette MacDougall was second, Maya Davis fifth, Loren Gerber sixth, Alice Martin seventh, Nell Frost eighth, Annie-Rose Quantrill 10th and Holly Knott 12th. Aiyla Haigh was 27th, Carys Jones 28th, Lana Wahlberg 37th, and Mala Bahia 38th. Bea Robinson was running  well but had to withdraw with ankle pain.
 
Logan Gaskell ran well to be third in the Junior Boys race and Harrison Lawrence continued his great recent form to be fourth. Toby Reynolds was 11th, Colin Miles 15th, Isaac McCall 24th, Isaac Taylor 25th, Jacob McCall 38th, and Oliver Atkinson 81st.
 
The Inter Girls (Years 10 and 11) and Senior Girls (Years 12 and 13) ran together on the same 4k course as the Junior Boys. In the 52-strong Inter Girls race Megan Lockwood had an excellent run to be sixth, Issy Robinson was eighth, Katie Allsop 13th, Lydia Cross 19th, Lara Milburn 20th, and Abi Masters 23rd. There were 20 girls in the Senior race and Alice Peckham came seventh, Jo Snelling tenth.
 
There were 63 Inter Boys and 18 Senior Boys in the final race of the day, on a tough 5.6k route. In perhaps the best race of his strong season Edward Johnson won overall and became Bucks Inter Boys Champion. Also amongst the Inters were Aidan Suleyman (fourth), Zach Cleary (17th), James Malin (30th), and Seb Mano (52nd). Archie Pinder was second Senior Boy with Euan Pinder third, Callum Powell fifth, Daniel Munn seventh, Jack Turner 11th, Rory Hilton 12th and Max Baxter 18th.

Hertfordshire Schools Cross Country Championships
 
Several Chiltern athletes were taking part for their schools in the Herts Schools Champs in St Albans on Saturday.
 
The course was an undulating twisty circuit on the old golf course at the back of Verulamiam Park. It was sticky underfoot but it was a dry day.
 
The Senior Girls race saw good runs from Emily Ford in second and Roxie Jones in sixth.
 
Tom Ford had another great run to win the Intermediate Boys event with James Holdsworth running well to be third. James Henderson was 20th and Ben Reeder 30th.
 
The Junior Boys race saw Isaac Brown 31st, Hector Gamblen 33rd and Josh Woodward 46th, all running well as first years.
 
Lauren Dwyer had a good run to be 38th in the Junior Girls race.
 
In the Pre-Junior (Year 7) Girls race Emilia Ingham was third, and Phoebe Gorman 43rd.
 
Emily, Roxie, Tom and James are invited to represent Herts Schools at the English Schools Cross Country on March 15th in Sussex and Emilia to the Primary Schools Championships on March 22nd in Northamptonshire.

BUCS Cross Country Championships
 
The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Cross Country Championships took place in Cardiff on Saturday with several Chiltern athletes taking part.
 
This is a big event with four races featuring well over 1500 runners in total. The male long A race, features the top six from each university, and a short B race for all others. The B race can feature many hundreds of runners.
 
In the top level men’s A race, Angus Williams in 94th and Ash Finch in 105th both representing Bristol University, had excellent runs.
 
The men’s short B race saw a big field of 768 finishers. Ben Jackson (Nottingham) was 283rd, Alex Johnson (Manchester) was 394th, and Charlie Stone (Nottingham) 477th.
 
The women’s short B race saw 638 complete the course. Katie Repper (Bath) was a commendable 99th, Ellie Shield (Leeds) 232nd, Alice Brown (Birmingham) 304th, and Jinaan Lockwood (Southampton ) 422nd.

The Southern Cross Country Champs took place at Beckenham Place Park in Kent on Saturday. It was a bright sunny day at the scenic parkland course, and the underfoot conditions were not too bad. Tom Ford’s silver medal in the U15 Boys race was the highlight for Chiltern Harriers.    See Video of Tom's Race
 
Tom was always in the front pack and in a close finish, with only three seconds covering the first four, held on for silver. Also in the U15s were Charlie Quantrill in 54th and Kit Dixon in 181st. The U15 Girls were represented by Maya Davis in 46th and Megan Lockwood in 74th.
 
The only complete Chiltern team was the U13 Boys which featured good runs from Harrison Lawrence 45th, Josh Woodward 132nd, Isaac Taylor 134th, and Thomas Cooper 146th. The team finished in 20th position. For the U13 Girls just Emilia Ingham toed the line, completing the course in 81st.
 
There were two of each in the U17 races - Emily Ford 40th and Issy Robinson 56th for the women; Callum Powell 50th and James Holdsworth 85th for the men.

Marni Ison-Stierer was the sole U11 Girl racing, finishing well in 22nd. The U11 Boys were fifth on the day and move up to seventh overall. Jack Dalton was 12th, Jonathan Kaliballa 13th and Oliver Harrison 27th to score, and there was good back-up from Oliver Vandenbrekel (29th), Freddy Higgins (31st), and Charlie Yeoh (43rd).
 
U13 Juliette MacDougall completed her fourth league victory, thereby securing the individual league title. She was supported by Loren Gerber (fifth), Emilia Ingham (tenth) and Annie-Rose Quantrill (16th). Also running well were Holly Knott (17th), Lottie Monnington (20th), Mala Bahia (36th) and Phoebe Gorman (52nd). The team were second by one point to St Albans but have a 25 point lead going into the final match.
 
A good turnout from the U13 Boys saw the team finish fourth and they lie second overall. Harrison Lawrence continued his good form to be sixth; Josh Woodward (12th), Zac Taylor (13th) and newcomer John Rooney (17th) completing the scoring. Good back-up came from Hector Gamblen (18th), Harry Reeder (24th), Oliver Atkinson (26th), Thomas Cooper (36th) and Jack Dixon (50th).
 
Just three U15 Girls faced the starter and Evelyn Wildman (third), Megan Lockwood (tenth) and Maya Davis, bravely battling a painful ankle in 14th, scored enough for third team and they are second with one match left, just 25 points covering the top four teams in this exciting division.
 
Tom Ford led home the winning U15 Boys team and his third victory clinched the individual league title. Tom was given great support by Thomas Reynolds (sixth), Charlie Quantrill (eighth), and Ben Reeder (16th). The large team also featured good efforts from James Henderson (26th), Colin Miles (28th), Raphael Tsolaki (38th), Kit Dixon (39th), Isaac McCall (41st) and Jacob McCall (45th). The boys take a narrow lead into the last match.
 
The Junior (U17/U20) women kept their podium hopes strong with a good third place courtesy of Emily Ford (eighth), Alice Peckham (11th) and Issy Robinson (13th). Another large team saw good runs from Jo Snelling (27th), Lara Milburn (45th), Lydia Cross (48th), Rebecca Lawson (51st) and Ellie Gowers (53rd). The team lie a comfortable third prior to match 5.
 
Chiltern’s U17 Men again worked hard to keep in the team medal mix. Edward Johnson (fourth), Callum Powell (seventh), James Holdsworth (ninth) and Daniel Munn (22nd ) were the scoring four that finished third. Solid back-up came from Rory Hilton (27th), Zach Cleary (29th), Jack Turner (31st), Charlie De Sousa (40th) and Mattie Gemmell (42nd). The team lie a strong second overall.
 
Newcomer Beverley Whitfield led home the Chiltern women who had their best turnout of the season. The team were fifth, moving up to sixth overall. Also scoring were Roxie Jones (28th), Katie Royals (29th), Jess Orr (50th), Ellie Bates (52nd) and Cath Holloway (58th). Also contributing in a large team were Jenny Bizley (59th), Lauren Mayot (69th), Abi Askey (70th), Helen Chalawo (76th), Sylvia Moss (80th), Lyndsey Bill (90th), Sue Slade (100th), and Fiona Calder (170th). The Vets quartet of Beverley, Ellie, Cath and Jenny were second and move up to ninth overall.
 
For various reasons several usual scorers weren’t running but an influx of strong newcomers helped the Senior Men to a solid performance. The seniors were seventh, and the vets won and hold a decent lead going into Match 5. Leading the scoring on debut was Matt Whitfield in 17th and he was backed up by Aran Davidson (22nd), Charlie Ogilvie (24th), Tim Lawrence (31st), Daire Stack (32nd), Adam Shute (40th), Neil Turner (88th), Russell Vandenbrekel (117th), Ben Hannen (104th) and Tom Wright (106th).  Also running were Toby Radbourne (165th), Richard Moss (169th), Frank Gaymond (170th), Ian Lawson (175th), Amit Dixit (176th), David De Sousa (198th), Ed Wright (201st), Glen Martin (205th), Allan Cairns (208th), and Tony Dawson (217th). In the Vet 40 race Matt was third, Tim fourth and Adam sixth. Neil was fifth Vet 50. The vets foursome of Matt, Tim, Adam and Neil scored another win and another good effort at Match 5 could clinch the team title.
 
The final match is at Oxford Horspath on February 8th where all positions will be decided. Another good turnout will help to maximise the medal count.

The 2025 Hertfordshire and Middlesex Cross Country Championships took place at Trent Park, Cockfosters on Saturday. A firm crust on the course soon cut up to a heavy, soft surface, and the hilly section through the woods created a challenging circuit.
 
It was the first time the counties had joined up and it made for good-sized races. As usual there were a small number of Chiltern runners taking part in the Herts Champs and this year, one in Middlesex.
 
The U11 Boys race saw a great run from Jack Dalton who was seventh overall and fourth in Herts - sixty-nine athletes faced the starter.
 
Further good efforts came in the U13 Boys race with Josh Woodward and Isaac Brown both involved, Josh eighth and Isaac tenth in the Herts results.
 
Tom Ford was third overall and second in Herts in the U15 Boys race which featured a large field of sixty-five. James Henderson was 29th overall and 19th in Middlesex, and Ben Reeder was 33rd overall and 11th in Herts.
 
In the U17 women’s race Emily Ford was fifth overall and second in Herts and in the U17 men’s race Callum Powell was fifteenth overall, sixth in Herts.
 
In the Senior Women’s race second claim member Beverely Whitfield, wearing the colours of first claim club Hillingdon, was an impressive 11th in the Herts results. 

Chiltern had a good day at the Bucks Cross Country Champs on Saturday at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes. It was a cold and bright day and the tough hilly course, muddy in places, made for a stern test for the runners.
 
There were individual wins for Juliette MacDougall (U13G) and Edward Johnson (U17M) and team wins for the U13 Girls and U17 Men. Eighteen Chiltern athletes gained selection for the Bucks teams at the National Inter Counties in March.
 
Kit Reynolds was the sole Chiltern presence in the U11s and ran well for sixth place in the boys race.
 
The U13 Girls had a great race with a Chiltern 1-2-3-4. Juliette MacDougall continued her fine season with the win and was backed up in the scoring by Alice Martin (second), Nell Frost (third) and Bea Robinson (fourth). Also running very well were Lottie Monnington in seventh and Holly Knott in eighth.
 
Harrison Lawrence had his best run of the season to be second in the U13 Boys race. Chiltern were second team with Toby Reynolds 7th, Thomas Cooper 11th and Oliver Atkinson 12th completing the scoring.
 
Maya Davis in third and Evelyn Wildman in fourth both ran well in the U15 Girls but the lack of a third scorer prevented the chance of a team medal.
 
The U15 Boys team were second thanks to good packing from Charlie Quantrill in fifth, Thomas Reynolds in sixth, Logan Gaskell in tenth and Hugo Mundy in 12th. Isaac McCall in 15th and Jacob McCall in 17th completed the team.
 
The U17 and U20 Women run together and the team was second. Alice Peckham was fifth overall (fourth U17), Roxie Jones tenth overall (third U20), Jo Snelling 11th overall (fourth U20). Also running well were Izzy McFetrich in 18th and Lara Milburn in 23rd.
 
Biggest turnout of the day came from the Chiltern U17 Men with seven runners facing the starter. Edward Johnson continued his good recent form with a win and the other scorers were James Holdsworth in third, Aidan Suleyman in fifth and Daniel Munn in ninth. Zach Cleary in tenth, Rory Hilton in 11th and Jack Turner in 12th provided excellent back-up.
 
In the U20 Men’s race Isaac Jessop-Tranter was second and Toby Radbourne third.
 
The Senior Men’s race saw just four Chiltern runners, so not a full team, but there were good efforts from Aran Davidson in sixth, Tim Lawrence in 11th, Neil Turner in 23rd and Allan Cairns in 39th.
 
The Senior Women’s race was small and there were good runs from Katie Royals in third and Ellie Bates in fifth.

Several Under 11s made their debut. In the girls race Rita-May Jones was 18th and Marni Ison-Stierer 23rd, very good efforts in a field of over 50. In the boys race Jonathan Kallibala was 7th, Jack Dalton 17th, Oliver Harrison 27th and Oliver Vandenbrekel 28th. The girls were 8th and the boys 5th in the team standings.
 
The Under 13 Girls had a strong team out and sealed a third team win. Juliette MacDougall scored her third consecutive individual win and the other scorers were involved in a big sprint finish ending with Loren Gerber 6th, Holly Knott 7th and Bea Robinson 8th. Also running well were Emilia Ingham in 11th and Lottie Monnington in 17th.
 
A good U13 boys team packed well with Jack Rogers 9th, Harrison Lawrence 10th, Isaac Brown 12th, and Toby Reynolds 14th being the team that finished second. Completing the team were Zac Taylor 17th, Hector Gamblen 18th, Oliver Atkinson 24th, Thomas Cooper 28th, and Josh Woodward 29th.
 
The U15s was one area where teams were a little light with a few usual scorers away. The four U15s girls worked hard and were fourth on the day, dropping to third in a very tight team contest. Maya Davis was 3rd, Evelyn Wildman 8th, Carys Jones 20th and Lauren Dwyer 38th.
 
On the boys side Tom Ford took another excellent win and he was backed up by Ben Reeder in 13th, James Henderson in 24th, and Felix Danielli in 28th. Kit Dixon 34th and Isaac McCall 35th completed the team. The team was fourth and drop a place to third overall.
 
A good U17/20 Women’s team were second thanks to Emily Ford 6th, Frankie Baxter 8th and Issy Robinson 15th. Completing a big team were Jo Snelling 27th, Jocelyn Davies 30th, Lydia Cross 43rd, Lara Milburn 45th and Ellie Gowers 48th. The team is third overall.
 
Edward Johnson scored his second win of the season in the U17 Men’s race and the team was second with James Holdsworth 4th, Callum Powell 6th and Zach Cleary 20th scoring. Also doing well were James Malin 28th, Charlie De Sousa 33rd and Mattie Gemmell 39th. Aidan Suleyman had to drop out.
 
A much-improved Senior Women’s team were fourth and featured thirteen runners, compared to six and seven at the first two matches. Bex Nkoane was back in action leading the team home in 18th. Completing the scorers were Roxie Jones 33rd, Katie Royals 35th, Jess Orr 47th, Ellie Bates 52nd, and Carys Evans 54th. Also involved were Jenny Bizley 57th, Lauren Mayot 63rd, Abi Askey 64th, Sylvia Moss 72nd, Sue Slade 82nd, Tamsin Finch 109th, and Fiona Calder 128th. The team are now up to 9th. The Vet quartet of Bex, Ellie, Jenny and Lauren were third and move up to 12th.
 
There was a big jump in the fortunes of the Senior Men with eight scorers within the top 40. Richard Slade took a second individual win leading home the Green Arrows, and there was great back-up from Simon Bossi 6th, Angus Williams 11th, Aran Davidson 12th, Adam Shute 22nd, Cam Reid 23rd, Tim Lawrence 25th, Nick Hughes 36th, Mike Turney 96th and Neil Turner 99th. An 18-strong team also featured Tom Robinson 129th, Ben Hannen 130th, Alan Crozier 133rd, Toby Radbourne 160th, David Reynolds 166th, Frank Gaymond 181st, David De Sousa 189th, Max Baxter 210th and Trevor Brawn 219th. Leon Doran was well placed but fell on a knee already bruised from a training run fall and dropped out. The team was a strong second on the day and move up to fourth overall.
 
The Vet quartet of Adam, Tim, Nick and Mike won and extend their lead. The U20s were eighth thanks to Toby and Max. In the Vet 40 contest Adam was third and Tim fourth, Nick was first Vet 50, and Mike first Vet 60.
 
The fourth match is at Cassiobury Park, Watford on January 11th where Chiltern are slated to provide marshalling assistance to hosts Watford Harriers. Anyone interested in helping please contact Trevor Brawn or Sue Slade.