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. It was a cold and bright day at Cassiobury Park on Saturday for the fourth fixture in the Chiltern League series. The club had another good match, finished second overall on the day, and lie second overall with one match left. There were individual wins for Juliette MacDougall (U13 Girls) and Tom Ford (U15 Boys) and team wins for the Veteran Men and U15 Boys. All junior teams are in the top three going into the final match. It was the best turnout so far with 88 Chiltern runners braving the cold. 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. Chiltern Harriers had by far their best match of the Chiltern League season on Saturday at Stopsley Park, Luton. A slightly increased turnout of 78 saw stronger teams in Senior Men’s and Women’s races which made a big difference to points. The club jumped from fifth overall to second overall in a close contest for league-to-date positions. It was a grey but mild day and the mostly flat course was fairly soft and contained a few muddy patches. There were a number of team and individual wins. 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. ![]() There was another solid performance from Chiltern Harriers at the second Chiltern League match at Teardrop Lakes, Milton Keynes on Saturday. There was a slightly improved turnout (68) on match 1, and the juniors again proved the best performing club on the day. This was especially impressive as several athletes had competed in the ESAA Schools Cup meeting at Stowe the previous day. The courses were mostly flat apart from the short sharp hills, and the surface was soft but didn’t deteriorate too badly through the afternoon. Chiltern had no U11 girls but Kit Reynolds made a good debut to be13th in the U11 Boys race. The U13 Girls took a second team win, led home by impressive winner, Juliette MacDougall. The other scorers were Holly Knott in sixth, Annie-Rose Quantrill 12th and Emilia Ingham 13th. Also contributing well were Lotti Monnington in 22nd and Mala Bahia in 48th. Toby Reynolds was first Chiltern runner home in the U13 Boys race in ninth, and there was good packing from Isaac Brown 12th, Hector Gamblen 13th, and Zac Taylor 21st to score. Harry Reeder was 27th and Jack Dixon 48th. Jack Rogers was well placed early in the race but had to drop out. The team were third on the day and are third overall. It was pleasing to see the small but talented U15 Girls team running. All four scorers had run hard at Stowe the previous day but put in a great performance on Saturday to be the winning team and establish a small lead over Milton Keynes overall. Maya Davis was third, Nia Clarke sixth, Evelyn Wildman 8th and Megan Lockwood 11th. Also featuring were Carys Jones in 32nd and Mimi Daley in 37th. Tom Ford took an excellent win in the U15 Boys race and was backed up by Charlie Quantrill in ninth, Max King in 16th and Ben Reeder in 17th. James Henderson was close behind in 18th and the good-sized team was completed by Colin Miles (31st), Isaac McCall (37th), Kit Dixon (42nd), Raphael Tsolaki (43rd), and Jacob McCall (44th). The team were second on the day and remain second overall. A small Junior Women’s team ran well for third - Emily Ford fifth, Issy Robinson ninth and Jocelyn Davies 25th. Ellie Gowers was 44th. The girls remain third overall. Another team that did well despite several running on Friday was the U17 Men. Edward Johnson had a great run to be third, James Holdsworth 14th, Daniel Munn 16th, and Aidan Suleyman 20th. James Malin was 32nd, Charlie De Sousa 33rd and Mattie Gemmell 39th. The team was second on the day and the lads are second overall. The small Senior Women’s team had an improved showing with Katie Royals (37th) and Jess Orr (49th) returning to lead the team in. Also scoring were Roxie Jones (54th), Abi Askey (80th), Sue Slade, making her league debut, (94th), and Tamsin Finch (138th). Fiona Calder was 160th. The team were 13th and hold 13th league-to-date. The Vet foursome of Abi, Sue, Tamsin and Fiona were 15th. The Senior Men had a different, but equally strong, team out compared to match 1 and were fourth on the day, remaining fourth overall. Richard Slade had a good battle to take the individual win and further scoring came from Aran Davidson (17th), Cameron Reid (22nd), Ollie Jackson (25th), Adam Shute (32nd), Tim Lawrence (34th), James Turner (43rd), Jonny Slade (113th), Mike Turney (124th) and Alan Crozier (161st). A much bigger team than the one at Keysoe was completed by Ben Hannen (168th), Tom Robinson (169th), Amit Dixit (171st), Toby Radbourne (172nd), Frank Gaymond (192nd), David De Sousa (222nd), Ed Wright (228th), Glen Martin (231st), and Allan Cairns (242nd). The Vet Men (Adam, Tim, James and Mike) were second and stay in the lead in their category. Mike was first Vet 60, and Adam and Tim sixth and eighth Vet 40s. The third match is not far away on November 30th at Luton where the club hopes to move up into an overall podium position. Chiltern had teams in three age groups on Saturday at the prestigious National Cross Country Relays, held as usual at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. In good, mild conditions and on a fast, gently undulating course, the U20 Men were first up featuring the trio that had won silver at the Southern Champs two weeks earlier. They ran on the 3k course. Archie Pinder was running well on first leg but was brought down by a faller in front of him and struggled to regain his rhythm. His lap ended up as 9.41. Euan Pinder made up some places on leg 2 with 9.51 and Leon Doran continued his good form with 9.06 on last leg to bring the team home in 26th.
Next up were the U17 Men who had also finished second at the Southern Champs. They had a good race to finish 11th. Alex Hughes ran first leg in seventh with 9.20 and Aidan Suleyman continued the momentum with 9.58 on leg 2 and James Holdsworth ran very well to make up a few places to 11th in 9.40. The Senior Men had a team and a half, and the A team completed a very good race to finish 32nd from 149 complete teams. Simon Bossi ran well on leg 1 to log 16.45 on the longer 5k course, made up of two 2.5k laps, despite tweaking an ankle. Richard Slade ran the team’s fastest leg on leg 2 with 15.17 to make up over thirty places. Aran Davidson ran well on leg 3 with 17.08 and Harry Cox mounted a storming finish to record 16.29. On the B team Finn O’Brien had a good run on first leg of 17.49 and Jonny Slade ran 19.42 on leg 2. of 17.49 and Jonny Slade ran 19.42 on leg 2. Chiltern Harriers had an excellent day at the SEAA Cross Country Relays at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday with three teams on the podium. The medals bookended the meeting with U20 Men and U17 Men both winning silvers at the start, and the Senior Men winning bronze at the end. A grey, wet start improved rapidly with later races run in sunshine. The U17 women were first off and Lydia Cross, coming back after illness, ran consistently as an incomplete team on the 3k circuit in 13.03.
The U20 Men and U17 Men ran together, with results separated at the end. The Chiltern U20s were always in the mix with Archie Pinder (9.21) and Euan Pinder (9.31) bringing the team home in fourth at the end of each leg. Leon Doran took over and ran a superb leg of 8.58 to bring the team into second, just ten seconds behind the winners. Leon’s time was second fastest of the race. Meanwhile the U17 Men’s A team had a similarly strong trio out. James Holdsworth on leg 1 ran 9.37 to finish sixth and Aidan Suleyman maintained that on leg 2 with 9.42. On a very exciting last leg there were several changes of position and Edward Johnson’s 9.27 was a great run to move up into silver. There were two other Chiltern U17 teams and the B team had a great start thanks to Callum Powell’s 9.43, followed by Jack Turner (10.32) and Rory Hilton (10.46). The Bs finished 14th. An incomplete C team featured good efforts from Zach Cleary (10.34) and Charlie De Sousa (11.21). The U13 Girls saw two Chiltern girls competing and Emilia Ingham (8.55) and Lotti Monnington (9.31) both had good runs on the shorter 2k route. The U13 Boys had two full teams, and one incomplete team. The A team did very well to be seventh thanks to Jack Rogers (7.40), Harrison Lawrence (8.02) and Zac Taylor (8.09). Issac Brown (8.00), Hector Gamblen (8.07) and Thomas Cooper (8.51) were the B team that finished 12th, and Harry Reeder (8.25) and Jack Dixon (9.31) were an incomplete C team. Nia Clarke (8.36) and Megan Lockwood (8.31) were the two U15 girls in action. The U15 Boys had an inexperienced A team out but Ben Reeder (7.34), James Henderson (7.49) and Kit Dixon (8.11) all ran well for 25th. Isaac McCall (8.19) and Jacob McCall (8.38) were an incomplete B team. For the first time Chiltern got two full Senior Men’s teams out at this event. The course was two of the 2k laps, which ended up about 4.3k, further than the usual one lap 4k circuit. Simon Bossi led off in what was by now bright sunshine. Simon’s 13.41 brought the team home in 8th and Aran Davidson kept the momentum going with 14.08 on leg 2. A few teams well up on legs 1 and 2 were incomplete so the front of the race thinned out, and Angus Williams found himself in third on leg 3. Angus’s 13.54 gave Cameron Reid a buffer. Cam ran well on leg 4 for 14.02 to hold onto bronze. The B team also did well with James Turner (14.57), Alex Aldred (14.00), Tom Dixon (15.23) and Jonny Slade (16.23) finishing 12th. Chiltern Harriers had a solid match at Keysoe Equestrian Centre in Bedfordshire on Saturday in the first match of the Chiltern League season. The club was fourth overall and there were team wins for the Veteran Men, U15 Girls and U13 Girls, and individual wins for Mike Turney (Vet 60), Edward Johnson (U17 Men) and Juliette MacDougall (U13 Girls). The Chiltern Juniors were the strongest junior club on the day, the seniors sixth. There were 62 Chiltern athletes running on the popular, undulating course around the equestrian parkland. Weather was mild but featured a couple of sharp, heavy showers. More photos from Mark Easton
There were no Chiltern U11s in action so the first race of interest was the U13 Girls. Juliette MacDougall raced to a convincing win and the victorious team was completed by Holly Knott in fifth, Emilia Ingham in 11th and Lotti Monnington in 21st. The U13 Boys put out a good team and were third on the day. Jack Rogers was ninth and there was good packing from Harrison Lawrence (13th), Zac Taylor (14th), Toby Reynolds (15th) and Isaac Brown (17th). Jack Dixon completed the team in 42nd. The U15 Girls provided another team win (joint with Milton Keynes) thanks to a great effort from the girls. Maya Davis led the team home in sixth and she was backed up by Nia Clarke in ninth, Megan Lockwood in tenth, and Carys Jones in 20th. Also running well were Lauren Dwyer in 29th and Mimi Daley in 35th. Tom Ford had a good run in a high-quality field to be second individual in the U15 Boys race, and the Chiltern team was second behind the very powerful Dacorum outfit. Other scorers were Charlie Quantrill (ninth), Max King (13th), and Logan Gaskell (16th). Also running strongly in a big team were Ben Reeder (22nd), James Henderson (30th), Felix Danielli (31st), Kit Dixon (37th), Isaac McCall (44th) and Colin Miles (45th). The Junior Women ran very well to be third team on the day. Scoring were Issy Robinson in fifth, Emily Ford in sixth and Alice Peckham in 16th. Completing the team were Jocelyn Davies (17th), Lara Milburn (35th), Rebecca Lawson (38th), and Ellie Gowers (40th). Another big Chiltern team featured well in the U17 men’s race with a breakthrough first league win for Edward Johnson. The other scorers were Callum Powell (ninth), James Holdsworth (12th), and Aidan Suleyman (16th) and the team was second. Also featuring were Daniel Munn (18th), Jack Turner (24th), Rory Hilton (30th), Zach Cleary (31st), Mattie Gemmell (36th), Charlie De Sousa (38th), and James Malin (48th). The Senior Men and Women completed scoring teams but were much lower on numbers than in previous years. The Senior Women had just six runners and were 13th team. All battled hard and scoring were Katie Royals (27th), Jess Orr (51st), Tessa Passey (71st), Lyndsey Bill (79th), Helen Hinde (107th) and Fiona Calder (134th). The Veteran women were 16th, Tessa, Lyndsey, Helen and Fiona completing the scoring four. The Senior Men had thirteen facing the starter and they did well to be fifth team. Aran Davidson ran strongly to be tenth and was backed up in the scoring by Alex Aldred (14th), Adam Shute (17th), Tim Lawrence (35th), Finn O’Brien (36th), James Turner (45th), Tom Dixon (55th), Mike Turney (121st), Ben Hannen (141st), and Amit Dixit (156th). Completing the team were Ed Wright (191st), and Allan Cairns (193rd). Ollie Jackson was well-placed early on but had to withdraw with a tight calf. The veteran quartet of Adam, Tim, James and Tom took the team win. Mike Turney was first Vet 60, and amongst the Vet 40s Adam was fourth and Tim ninth. The next match is at Teardrop Lakes on November 9th where the club hopes to build on a solid start. 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. |
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