The U11 Girls were fourth after good scoring runs from Ezrayah Latham (fifth), Martha Stanley (13th), and Marni Ison-Stierer (21st). Also running well were Jemima Barnes (28th) and Ida Goldman (34th). Further good efforts came from the U11 Boys who were fifth. Scorers were Kit Reynolds (12th), Evan Atkinson (23rd) and Oliver Dixon (30th), and the increasingly large team was completed by Freddy Higgins (34th), Jacob Harris (36th), Oliver Vandenbrekel (41st), Ethan Brown (45th), Oliver Ingham (56th), and Joseph Holdsworth (57th).
 
Chloe Willson was second on the day to confirm her status as U13 Girls Division 1 champion for the season. Sunaya Nanda had a great run to be third and Lottie Monnington (10th) and Emilia Imgham (11th) completed the team that took their first team win of the campaign. Amelia Hanstein also ran well for 43rd. The girls win on the day moved them up to third overall.
 
There was a good team effort from the U13 Boys to be third on the day. William Clasby led the team home in ninth, and the other scorers were Barnaby Williams (15th), Jack Dalton (16th) and newcomer Harvey Cartledge (21st). Strong runs also came from Thomas Cooper (25th), Jack Dixon (26th), Jonathan Kalibbala (32nd), James Woodgate (48th) and Toby Moore (57th).
 
A second team win of the day came from the U15 Girls with Maya Davis having her best run of the season to be third. Juliette MacDougall was fifth, Annie-Rose Quantrill tenth, and Holly Knott 19th. Mala Bahia was 23rd, and Amelia Qasam made a good debut to be 31st. The girls go into the final match in third spot.
 
The big U15 Boys squad again did well and were fourth on the day. The scorers were Isaac McCall (17th), Jack Rogers (25th), Harrison Lawrence (27th), and Toby Reynolds (28th). Close behind were Jacob McCall (29th), Colin Miles (31st), Isaac Brown (32nd), Isaac Taylor (33rd), Kit Dixon (39th), Hector Gamblen (43rd), and Oliver Atkinson (45th).
 
The Junior Women were second and were led home by Alex Whitfield, who had her best finish in the league to be fourth. The scoring was completed by Emily Ford (11th) and Lucinda McRonald (15th). More good runs came from Jocelyn Davies (23rd), Megan Lockwood (24th), Lara Milburn (28th), Lydia Cross (35th), and Izzy McFetrich (40th).
 
The U17 Men were light on their usual big numbers but still did enough to be second and keep their league lead. Tom Ford in second and Edward Johnson in fourth scored big points and Ben Reeder (15th) and Zach Cleary (17th) made up the team. James Henderson was 24th and Charlie De Sousa was 30th.
 
A huge Senior Women’s team had a stellar day with Soraya Lockwood taking the individual win and Bev Whitfield running excellently for third. The scoring was completed by Charlotte Docwra (23rd), Katie Royals (33rd), Ellie Bates (36th), and Alice Brown (37th). The team were second on the day. Also contributing were, deep breath, Jessie Keighley (43rd), Carys Evans (44th), Lauren Mayot (51st), Jenny Bizley (56th), Abi Askey (61st), Helen Cholawo (62nd), Cath Holloway (65th), Sylvia Moss (77th), Sue Slade (98th), Lindsay Turner (102nd), Heidi Folkard (107th), Miriam Kempson (137th), Caroline Stevens (138th), Tamsin Finch (145th), and Fiona Calder (156th). The Vet quartet were second thanks to Bev, Ellie, Lauren, and Jenny.
 
The Senior Men’s team was very strong and saw the ten scorers all in the top forty, one of the best showings we’ve had in the league. Alex Aldred led the way in eighth and was backed up by great packing from Aran Davidson (12th), Cameron Reid (15th), Daire Stack (19th), Nick Hughes (21st), Matt Whitfield (24th), Adam Shute (29th), Alex Hughes (34th), James Turner (35th), and Tim Lawrence (40th).  The team was narrowly second behind a big Bedford turnout. Also running well were Callum Powell (45th), Tom Dixon (55th), Rory Hilton (78th), Jonny Slade (95th), Daniel Munn (109th), Russell Vandenbrekel (145th), Jon Taylor (166th), Alan Crozier (182nd), Andrew Channer (201st), David De Sousa (207th), Ed Wright (208th), Glen Martin (216th), and Stuart Henderson (234th). The Vet team had a good win with Nick, Matt, Adam, and James scoring. Nick Hughes was first Vet 50 and Matt third Vet 40.
 
The club have a 600-point lead going into the final fixture but will still need a good turnout to secure the overall win. The last match is Saturday February 7th at Stopsley Park, Luton.

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.

The Under 11s continue to do well and the U11 Girls achieved a third-place finish with Ezrayah Latham (sixth), Martha Stanley (15th) and Marni Ison-Stierer (16th) all running well. The U11 Boys had a larger squad out and the scoring three of Kit Reynolds (sixth), Evan Atkinson (tenth) and Ollie Dixon (14th) took a win and are second overall. Good back up came from Ethan Brown (30th), Joseph Holdsworth (41st), and Oliver Vandenbrekel (49th).
 
The Under 13 Girls were missing a couple of key runners (running for their school at the ESAA Cup Final) but Chloe Willson ran her third Div 1 win of the season to lead the team home for fifth place. The other scorers were Emila Ingham (11th), Amelia Hanstein (40th), and debutant Anna Whitty (52nd). The U13 Boys also lost runners to the Schools Cup Final but the trio of William Clasby (seventh), Jack Dalton (16th), and Toby Moore (49th) did enough for fifth place on the day.
 
Just Maya Davis in sixth and Juliette MacDougall in eighth were involved in the U15 Girls race but were still fifth as a team, and kept team podium hopes alive. Fifth was also where the U15 Boys landed with Josh Woodward (25th), Jacob McCall (29th), Toby Reynolds (30th), and Isaac Brown (33rd) completing the scoring. Also involved were Kit Dixon (35th), Colin Miles (37th), Hector Gamblen (45th), John Rooney (46th) and Alex Vandenbrekel (56th).
 
The Junior Women were missing some key runners but have a big squad this campaign, and the scoring three of Alex Whitfield (sixth), Jocelyn Davies (12th) and Emily Ford (14th) were second on the day and stay second overall. They were backed up by Lucinda McRonald, completing her first race for a couple of years, in 20th, Lara Milburn in 23rd and Izzy McFetrich in 26th.
 
Although league leader Tom Ford was absent through illness, the U17 men’s team ran well for second and are still leading the league after three matches. Edward Johnson (third), James Holdsworth (sixth), James Henderson (11th) and Aidan Suleyman (15th) scored, with Charlie Quantrill (16th), Zach Cleary (18th), Eddie O’Brien (22nd), James Malin (24th), and Charlie De Sousa (33rd) all running strongly.
 
The Chiltern Senior Women were fourth on the day and are second overall. The scoring six on Saturday were Bev Whitfield (sixth), Katie Royals (17th), Charlotte Docwra (26th), Ellie Bates (30th), Lauren Mayot (45th), and Abi Askey (48th). Also competing well were Cathy Holloway (54th), Lindsay Turner (64th), Sue Slade (83rd), Tessa Passey (88th), Heidi Folkard (93rd), Miriam Kempson (103rd), Tamsin Finch (119th), Tyra Bishop (130th), and Fiona Calder (141st). The vets quartet of Bev, Ellie, Lauren and Abi were second and the team still lead overall.
 
The Senior Men were missing five scorers from Oxford but the scoring ten did an excellent job to be second and keep hold of second overall. Alex Aldred was again first Harrier home in fifth and was well supported by Aran Davidson (16th), Tim Lawrence (18th), Matt Whitfield (25th), Callum Powell (31st), James Turner (43rd), Daniel Munn (55th), Tom Dixon (66th), Jack Turner (78th) and Rusell Vandenbrekel (128th). There were good runs by Ben Hannen (142nd), Jon Taylor (150th), Duncan Passey (184th), Mark Johnson (188th), and Ed Wright (194th). The vets foursome - Tim, Matt, James and Tom - won and remain top. In the Vet 40 stakes Tim was second, Matt fourth, and James sixth. The U20 trio of Callum, Daniel and Jack were second and the team are third overall.
 
The fourth match is at Watford on January 10th, a week after County Championships weekend, where the club will hope to build turnout and remain competitive for the overall title.

Nineteen Chiltern athletes took part in the Southern Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Horsenden Hill, Greenford on Saturday. This high-level meeting features some of the strongest English counties, so an opportunity to race against some of the country’s leading runners

​On a cool, drizzly day, the races on a soft and gently undulating course began with the U13 girls. In her county debut Sunaya Nanda had a great run to lead home the Bucks team in 29th. Lottie Monnington also ran well to be fourth Bucks scorer in 55th. In the U13 boys race Barnaby Williams finished in 81st for Bucks and Jack Dalton was 86th for Herts.
 
Maya Davis was third Bucks U15 girl in 41st and Nia Clarke fifth Bucks finisher in 97th. There were three Chiltern boys in the Bucks U15 team, with Harrison Lawrence fourth county lad in 79th, Isaac McCall sixth in 94th, and John Rooney eighth in 99th.
 
Edward Johnson was first Bucks man home in the U17 race in an impressive 15th. James Holdsworth was fourth Bucks scorer in 36th, and Aidan Suleyman was sixth Bucks in 46th. Herts’ Tom Ford had a rare off day to be third Herts scorer in 26th. Evelyn Wildman also a had a rare off day, seventh Bucks finisher in 68th in the U17 women’s race. Alex Whitfield had another strong run, however, to be first Herts women home in 29th.
 
The final race of the day with a Chiltern interest was the U20 women running in conjunction with the senior women. In the U20 section Jocelyn Davies was first Bucks runner home in 29th with Roxie Jones third Bucks scorer in 44th. For the Senior Women Katie Royals was first Bucks in 41st and Charlotte Docwra second in 42nd.

The U11 Girls started proceedings and were fourth. The scorers were Ezrayah Latham in sixth, Martha Stanley ninth, and Jemima Barnes 20th. Ida Goldman made a good debut to be 23rd. The U11 Boys were also in good form and had their largest team for some time. Kit Reynolds was eighth, Evan Atkinson 11th and Oliver Dixon 18th to score and finish a strong second. Also running well were Freddy Higgins (20th), Ethan Brown (30th), Oliver VandenBrekel (32nd), and Oliver Ingham (39th).
 
The U13 Girls had a much improved result to be second. Chloe Willson scored another Division 1 win and was backed up in the scoring by Sunaya Nanda (eighth), Lottie Monnington (ninth), and Amelia Hanstein (31st). Emilia Ingham was 43rd. The U13 Boys also ran well to be fourth. The scoring quartet were William Clasby (12th), Jack Dalton (14th), Barnaby Williams (19th), and Jack Dixon (24th). Completing the team were Jonathan Kalibbala (34th), James Woodgate (36th), Toby Moore (66th) and Charlie Yeoh (67th).
 
Also featuring a larger and stronger team than match 1 were the U15 Girls. Maya Davis had another good run to be fifth and Juliette MacDougall was sixth. Annie-Rose Quantrill in 12th and Nia Clarke in 17th completed the scoring. Also running well were Holly Knott (19th), Mala Bahia (34th), and Aiyla Haigh (35th). The girls were second.
 
Chiltern have a big U15 Boys squad this year and thirteen lads toed the line at Oxford. The scoring team that came fourth were Harrison Lawrence (16th), John Rooney (18TH), Isaac Taylor (21st), and Isaac McCall (25th). Completing the team were Jack Rogers (29th), Jacob McCall (32nd), Josh Woodward (37th), Isaac Brown (39th), Kit Dixon (42nd), Oli Atkinson (43rd), Toby Reynolds (44th), Hector Gamblen (53rd), and Alex VandenBrekel (62nd).
 
The momentum kept going in the U17 races. The U17/U20 women are well supported this year and the scoring three of Evelyn Wildman (fifth), Alex Whitfield (seventh), and Roxie Jones (16th) were second. Also featuring were Jocelyn Davies (17th), Issy Robinson (19th), Megan Lockwood (21st), Lara Milburn (37th), Izzy McFetrich (40th) and Lydia Cross (44th). Roxie and Jocelyn were fourth and fifth U20s.
 
The U17 men completed a second team win and Tom Ford a second individual win. Backing up Tom in the scoring were Edward Johnson (fourth), Thomas Reynolds (eighth), and James Henderson (13th).  Also well up were Charlie Quantrill (16th), Eddie O’Brien (18th), Ben Reeder (23rd), James Malin (27th) and Charlie De Sousa (37th).
 
The Senior Women were second and saw excellent runs from Bev Whitfield (fifth) and Soraya Lockwood (seventh), with good support from Katie Royals (19th), Charlotte Docwra (29th), Jess Orr (35th), and Jenny Bizley. Completing the huge team of 19 were Abi Askey (43rd), Lauren Mayot (45th), Cathy Holloway (50th), Tessa Passey (82nd), Sue Slade (92nd), Rebecca Lawson (99th), Heidi Folkard (104th), Helen Hinde (122nd), Miriam Kempson (123rd), Caroline Stevens (132nd), Tamsin Finch (141st), Tyra Bishop (146th), and Fiona Calder (155th). The Veteran quartet of Bev, Jenny, Abi, and Lauren were second. Bev was first Vet 45.
 
There was also good support for the Senior Men who came a strong second. The scoring ten featured Alex Aldred (fifth), Harry Cox (sixth), Aran Davidson (19th), Daire Stack (22nd), Tim Lawrence (26th), Cameron Reid (35th), Nick Hughes (40th), James Turner (50th), Alex Johnson (53rd) and Jack Turner (56th).  Completing the fine turnout were Daniel Munn (69th), Jonny Slade (77th), Rory Hilton (83rd), Russell VandenBrekel (133rd), Alan Crozier (145th), Ian Lawson (167th), Jon Taylor (174th), Duncan Passey (194th), Glen Martin (203rd), Mark Johnson (209th), Ed Wright (212th), Frank Gaymond (215th), and Stuart Henderson (222nd).
 
The vet foursome of Tim, Nick, James and Russell were second. Tim was second Vet 40 and Nick first Vet 50. The U20 trio of Jack, Daniel and Rory were fourth and lie third after two matches.
 
Match 3 is on December 3rd at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes where the club will hope to continue this good start.

​Thirty-four Chiltern school-age athletes were competing in school colours at the ESAA Schools Cross Country Cup Regional Round at Cokethorpe School Oxfordshire on Tuesday Nov 4th.
There were several good runs, and five teams from the local area are progressing to the National Final at Princethorpe College near Rugby on December 6th.

​Junior Girls
Sunaya Nanda had a storming run to be second on a two lap 3k circuit. Lottie Monnington ran well for fifth. Their DCHS team were third and through to the final. Aura Lue Fong was 22nd but her Wycombe Abbey team were sixth so don’t progress.
 
Junior Boys
The DCGS team contain several Chiltern runners and Barnaby Williams (15th), Jack Dixon (27th) and Thomas Cooper (41st) contributed to the team finishing third and also through to the final.
 
Inter Girls
The Inter Girls ran the same course as both junior teams, and Maya Davis ran a superbly judged race to take the win for DCHS and lead her team into the final. Annie-Rose Quantrill also ran well for 12th, and Aiyla Haigh was fourth scorer in 24th. Amelia Qasam was 45th. The DCHS Inters took a narrow win and also go to Princethorpe next month.
Also running very well for their schools were Nell Frost (in second place for Wycombe Abbey) and Juliette MacDougall (fourth for Wycombe High). The Wycombe High team also featured good efforts from Bethan Lloyd in 30th, and Bronwen Harman in 44th. Neither of the Wycombe schools made it through however.
 
Inter Boys
Solid packing from the DCGS boys led to second place on a long (short lap, large lap) course of 5k. Harrison Lawrence was first home in tenth with Isaac McCall in good form for 16th, Isaac Taylor 20th and Oli Atkinson 38th. So another team through to the final.
 
Senior Girls
Both Senior races featured a good quality fields. In the girls race Evelyn Wildman (DCHS) ran well on the 3.5k large lap route to be fourth. Also competing well for Chesham Grammar, who qualified in third, were Issy Robinson (13th), Alice Peckham (17th), and Megan Lockwood (23rd). Lydia Cross (33rd) and Rebecca Lawson (52nd) completed the DCHS team, and Lara Milburn was 31st  for Borlase. Neither Borlase nor DCHS will progress.
 
Senior Boys
A ruthless pace meant that Edward Johnson (Aylesbury Grammar) logged 16.15 for the 5k route, but that was only enough for eighth place in a high-quality affair. Zach Cleary also ran well for AGS to run 17.59 – only enough for 29th. Callum Powell was the leading Chesham Grammar finisher in 11th. Meanwhile, a Chiltern-heavy DCGS team battled hard but ended up fourth so won’t progress. Thomas Reynolds was 15th, Aidan Suleyman 18th, Daniel Munn 24th, Charlie Quantrill 25th, Eddie O’Brien 28th and Felix Danielli 53rd.  

Several Chiltern athletes were running for their universities at the Manchester University Relays on October 25th.
 
This fast, fun but high standard event takes place over a grassy 3k circuit in Wythenshawe. The men’s teams and mixed teams run six legs, women’s teams three.
 
Alex Johnson took over the lead in the men’s race for Manchester University and did well to run 9.59 to keep in touch. Isaac Jessop-Tranter ran 9.51 on leg 1 for one of the many University of Birmingham teams and came back to run leg 3 in an impressive 10.25 for one of the other ones. Euan Pinder ran 9.47 on leg 5 of the Durham University B team, faster than several of the A team. Alex Aldred ran a storming 9.22 on leg 3 for University of Brighton Arts and Crafts Club (Alex is a Bristol alumnus?).
 
On the female side Alice Brown ran 12.40 for one of the several University of Birmingham teams which also featured Liv Brown from our neighbour club Wycombe Phoenix. And Alex Johnson came back to run leg 5 in 10.16 for the Manchester Uni mixed B team.

There was just one Chiltern Harriers team taking part in the National Cross Country Relays at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield on Saturday.
 
The Senior Men had just the A team competing and had a great race, finishing 15th from 141 complete teams. This is the club’s best position in the Senior Men’s event, and a big improvement on 32nd last year.

See video of the whole race by Mark Hooksway  ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7SsuGliLmo

​Richard Slade led off on the modified 5k course around the park, which includes undulating grassland and twisty sections through woodland. Richard had a great first leg, coming in second place in an excellent 14.43, the fifth fastest leg of the whole competition. The remaining three runners all worked hard to avoid losing too many places and Simon Bossi (16.03 on leg 2), Alex Aldred (16.25 on leg three), and Harry Cox (16.11 on leg four) all did a great job to keep the team in the top 20.
 
Last year the quartet of Simon, Richard, Aran Davidson and Harry logged 1.05.41 as the aggregate time for 32nd place – this year the lads completed the course in 1.03.24 (Simon, Richard and Harry all substantially quicker than last year).

The first race was the U17/U20 Women’s race where two races are combined and results separated at the end. The U17 Women featured two Chiltern teams and there was a solo run from Roxie Jones as an U20 in the same race. Issy Robinson led off for the U17 A team and had a good run of 10.36 over the 2.9k route to bring the team home in 10th overall but sixth in the U17 race. Evelyn Wildman made up several places with a leg of 9.56 to finish in fourth overall and fourth U17 team. Alex Whitfield ran a mature run of 10.47 to overtake the U17 team ahead but lose a place to an U20 team. So bronze medals won. There were also good runs from the U17 B team – Megan Lockwood (11.27), Marlie Nkoane (12.30) and Lydia Cross (11.52). Roxie Jones ran 11.02 on the first leg of the U20s.
 
Next up were the U17 and U20 Men who also shared the same race. The U17 A team ran well for 11th place – Edward Johnson finishing second on leg 1 in 8.36 and James Henderson (9.29) and Eddie O’Brien (9.33) completing the team. There were good runs from the incomplete B team – Zach Cleary (9.27) and Henry Keen (10.00). The U20 trio of Callum Powell (9.11), Jack Turner (9.53) and Rory Hilton (10.07) were sixth.
 
The U13 Girls had an incomplete team but Chloe Willson (7.30) and Lottie Monnington (8.07) both ran well on the shorter 2K circuit. The U13 Boys were 19th courtesy of Barnaby Williams (7.37), Jack Dalton (7.44) and Thomas Cooper (7.53).
 
The U15 Girls were also incomplete but Maya Davis (7.25) and Juliette MacDougall (7.21) both ran strongly and finished leg 2 in fifth. The U15 Boys had two teams out. The A team came 22nd thanks to John Rooney (7.05), Josh Woodward (7.46) and Isaac Taylor (7.00). The B team were not far behind in 26th – Hector Gamblen (7.29), Isaac Brown (7.27) and Kit Dixon (7.33).
 
There had been medals for the Chiltern Senior Men in several of the last few championships and a good Green Arrows quartet kept the tradition going on a two lap 4.2k route. Simon Bossi finished third on leg 1 in an impressive 12.44. Harry Cox kept that position with 13.08 and Aran Davidson (13.38) lost a place. In-form Alex Aldred ran a strong second lap to bring the team home for bronze with 13.12. The B team of Daire Stack (13.28), Tom Dixon (14.50), Cameron Reid (13.48) and Jonny Slade (14.51) ran very well to finish 11th and third B team from thirty complete teams.
 
There will be Chiltern Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s teams at the National Cross Country Relay Championships at Mansfield on November 1st.

Several young Chiltern Harriers ran in the Bucks County round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup on Tuesday.
 
There were some excellent runs across the age groups and several local schools have progressed to the Regional Final at Cokethorpe School in Oxfordshire on November 4th.
 
The courses were fairly flat round playing fields and tended to be on the short side, especially the junior races.
 
Junior Girls
Lottie Monnington (DCHS) ran very well for second place with Aura Lue Fong (Wycombe Abbey) fifth. Amelia Hanstein (Chesham) was 18th.
 
Junior Boys
There was some good packing from the DCGS runners in this one – Barnaby Williams seventh, Jack Dixon eighth, and Thomas Cooper tenth.
 
Inter Girls
It was close at the front of the Inter Girls race with Nell Frost (Wycombe Abbey) third, Juliette MacDougall (Wycombe High) fourth, Maya Davis (DCHS) fifth, and Nia Clarke (Chesham) eighth. Aiyla Haigh was 15th and Amelia Qasam 29th for DCHS.
 
Inter Boys
Logan Gaskell (Thorpe House) was second, Harrison Lawrence (DCGS) fourth, Isaac McCall (DCGA) eighth, Isaac Taylor (DCGS) ninth, and Colin Miles (Borlase) tenth. Toby Reynolds (Thorpe House) was 16th.
 
Senior Girls
Evelyn Wildman ran well to win the Senior Girls race, with Issy Robinson (Chesham) sixth. Alice Peckham (Chesham) was ninth, Megan Lockwood (Chesham) 12th, Lara Milburn (Borlase) 16th, Ffion Harman (Wycombe High) 17th, Lydia Cross (DCHS) 18th, Abi Masters (Wycombe High) 24th and Rebecca Lawson (DCHS) 25th.
 
Senior Boys
There was a good Chiltern presence at the front of this race with Edward Johnson (Aylesbury) taking the win. Aidan Suleyman (DCGS) was second, Thomas Reynolds (DCGS) sixth, Daniel Munn (DCGS) eighth, Charlie Quantrill (DCGS) ninth, Eddie O’Brien (DCGS) tenth, and Zach Cleary (Aylesbury) 11th. Felix Danielli (DCGS) was 18th.
 
The Regional Round on November 4th sees most of those athletes compete again for their schools against stiffer competition from Bedfordshire, Northants, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.