There were some good runs from Chiltern athletes at the National Road relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield on Saturday. As with the Southern relays, the U17 Men were the best performing team, coming an excellent sixth.
 
The event features some of the best endurance talent in the country with teams from all over England taking part. In bright but blustery conditions Chiltern had representation in the U13 Boys, U15 Boys and U17 Mens categories.
 
All young athletes tackle the same 3.9k undulating course. The Chiltern U15 boys team saw good efforts from Harrison Lawrence (13.42), Isaac McCall (14.31) and Jacob McCall (14.30) in the team that came 46th. John Rooney (16.06) and Toby Reynolds (15.09) were in an incomplete B team. In an incomplete U13 Boys team, Barnaby Williams ran 15.53 and Jack Dalton 15.49 to gain good experience.
 
Tom Ford had a great run leading off the U17 men’s A team, coming second in a very quick 11.37. James Holdsworth (12.20) and Edward Johnson (12.12) both ran well to keep the team in the mix, finishing sixth from the 74 complete teams. The B team also did well with Aidan Suleyman (12.26), Charlie Quantrill (13.05) and Thomas Reynolds (13.08) combining to finish 34th.

First up were the U13s and the boys team were 42nd from 76. Barnaby Williams ran 11.41 on leg 1, Jack Dalton 11.42 on leg 2, and Thomas Cooper 11.56 on leg 3. Chloe Willson had a great run on leg 1 of the U13 Girls race, running 11.04 to be fifth. Lottie Monnington ran 12.58 on leg 2 and Emilia Ingham 12.41 on leg 3. The girls ended up 14th from the 57 teams.
 
Maya Davis ran well on leg 1 of the U15 Girls race to be 13th in 10.59. Nia Clarke struggled with a  breathing issue on leg 2 to run 12.59, and Bea Robinson had a good run on leg 3 with 11.17. The team were 17th overall from 65 teams. In the U15 boys the B team beat the A’s. For the B’s Jack Rogers ran 10.41, Toby Reynolds 11.20 and Harrison Lawrence 10.21. For the A’s Isaac Taylor ran 11.12, Isaac McCall 11.00, and Jacob McCall 10.51. The B’s were 46th, the A’s 59th from 91.
 
The U17 Men’s race saw a very strong field set off on leg 1. James Holdsworth ran a good leg on first of 14.53 to bring the team home in 20th. Tom Ford ran an excellent14.26 to move up several places to fourth, and Edward Johnson lost a place on third leg, despite running a great leg of 14.33. The A team were fifth from 90. The Chiltern U17 Men are a large and strong squad this year and the B team were 34th courtesy of Charlie Quantrill (15.50), Aidan Suleyman (14.52), and Thomas Reynolds (16.22), and the C’s 46th with good runs from Ben Reeder (15.39), James Henderson (16.13) and Eddie O’Brien (16.32). An incomplete D team featured Henry Keen (18.07) and Charlie De Sousa (18.22).
 
The U17 women’s race saw Evelyn Wildman continue her good form from the track season. Evelyn ran 16.23 on the first leg, bringing the team home in second. Issy Robinson (18.04) and Alex Whitfield (18.02) ran well for an overall finish of ninth.
 
Chiltern don’t normally have interest from senior women in this event but team manager Soraya Lockwood had prepared two full teams this time. The A’s finished a very good 28th from 61. The team was Soraya (23.32), Bev Whitfield (22.50), Katie Repper (23.06), and Carys Evans (25.28). The B team was 47th thanks to Roxie Jones (25.13), Jess Orr (26.27), Jocelyn Davies (26.58) and Sue Slade (30.58).
 
There was a big field of 113 teams on the start line of the senior men’s race. The Chiltern team were 61st courtesy of Harry Cox (18.54), Alex Aldred (19.52), Daniel Munn (22.27), Callum Powell (21.05), Jonny Slade (22.08) and Jack Turner (21.57). Charlie Stone ran an individual race as lead off of the B team in 21.52. Callum ran in the twenty minute rainstorm encompassing his whole leg.
 
So a very good start to the autumn season. October sees a busy competition period with National Road Relays on the 4th, Chiltern Cross Country League on the 11th, and SEAA Cross Country Relays on the 18th.

A small Chiltern Harriers contingent made the trip to Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield on October 5th for the English Road Relay Championships. The best placed team, that all ran on the traditional 3.8k circuit, was the U17 Men who were 17th.
 
The U13 Girls were a respectable 26th thanks to Bea Robinson (15.30), Annie-Rose Quantrill (16.49) and Emilia Ingham (16.29). The U13 boys were also 26th courtesy of Jack Rogers (14.36), Harrison Lawrence (15.32) and Zac Taylor (15.34).
 
Maya Davis led off the U15Girls with 14.54 and was followed by Carys Jones (17.51) and Megan Lockwood (16.06). The U15 Boys were 32nd thanks to Tom Ford (12.33), Luke Coultate (16.15) and Charlie Quantrill (13.27).
 
Alex Hughes led off the U17 Men’s team and was fifth on leg 1 in 11.57. Callum Powell (12.57) and James Holdsworth (12.33) steered the team to 17th place overall. Issy Robinson ran first leg in an incomplete U17 Women’s team.

The U13 Boys were the first race away on the undulating 3k circuit and the A team ran well to be 15th, with good runs from Josh Woodward (11.11), Harrison Lawrence (11.54) and Jack Rogers (10.56). On the B team Isaac Brown ran 11.37 on the first leg with Toby Reynolds (12.24) and Zac Taylor (11.58) completing the team that finished 31st. Thomas Cooper ran well for 11.40 in the incomplete C team.
 
The U13 Girls had one complete team that did very well to be 12th, with Emilia Ingham (12.22), Annie-Rose Quantrill (12.33) and Bea Robinson (11.40) all running strongly. Lotti Monnington made her Chiltern debut to run 13.06 in an incomplete B team.
 
Tom Ford led off the U15 Boys team, finishing 9th in 9.47. He was backed up by Charlie Quantrill (10.05) and Thomas Reynolds (10.07), with the team finishing 9th overall. The B team of Max King (10.27), James Henderson (11.23) and Issac McCall (11.41) were 42nd and Jacob McCall ran 11.43 in an incomplete C team.
 
There was one U15 Girls team and the trio of Maya Davis (11.13), Nia Clarke (11.55) and Megan Lockwood (12.05) were a creditable 19th.
 
The biggest squad of the day were the U17 men who had three complete teams out. The A team was also the highest placed Chiltern team of the day in fourth. Alex Hughes led off and had a great run to win leg 1 on an extended 4.6k route with 13.52, the fastest lap of the race. Aidan Suleyman (14.56) and James Holdsworth (15.07) battled hard but were up against top level runners on legs 2 and 3. The B team was 33rd courtesy of Edward Johnson (15.04), Daniel Munn (15.59) and Rory Hilton (16.38), and the C team were 57th: Zach Cleary (17.28), Dylan Rossi (17.32) and Charlie De Sousa (19.03).
 
An excellent result came from the U17 women to be sixth with Emily Ford (17.18), Marlie Nkoane (18.35) and Issy Robinson (17.40) all running well.
 
For the first time a Chiltern Senior Women’s team had been entered but Maddie Hughes unfortunately sustained a knee injury in the lead up, so a full team of four wasn’t possible. However the remaining three did well on the tough 6k course, Frankie Baxter (24.23), Roxie Jones (27.28) and Katie Royals (25.44).
 
Senior Men’s teams have taken part before at Aldershot but this was the first time two full Chiltern teams of six had been assembled. There were solid runs all round from ‘the Green Arrows’ in this top class field, which included some of the UK’s best endurance men. The A team were 36th from over 80 complete teams and finished as the highest placed Bucks team ahead of Milton Keynes in 44th and Wycombe Phoenix in 62nd. The Chiltern B team were a creditable 64th.
 
The A team featured Leon Doran (19.43), Richard Slade (18.53), Harry Cox (20.00), Angus Williams (20.07), Aran Davidson (19.55) and Adam Shute (20.20). The B team was Daire Stack (20.48), Cameron Reid (20.34), James Turner (21.44), James Price (21.44), Jonny Slade (22.03) and Alex Aldred (20.32).
 
There are plans for men’s teams at the SEAA cross country relays at Wormwood Scrubs in October and the National cross country relays at Mansfield in November. 

This year’s National Road Relays, as nail-biting as ever, saw monumental efforts from many Chiltern Juniors. Hosted in Sutton Park, a course notorious for its gradual inclines and never-ending finish, it wasn’t an easy task. Yet, as ever, the results show grit and drive from our Chiltern athletes.
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U13 Boys
There was a great battle between Chiltern’s A team and B team in the U13 Boys race. Luke Coultate led off for the As and ran 11.43 to Issac McCall’s 11.50. On the second leg Jacob McCall ran 11.58 with Jack Rodgers coming back with 11.51. So a great battle ensued on leg 3 with Kit Dixon (12.32) just edging it for the Bs from Isaac Taylor (12.33). The B team was 36th, the A team 37th. Also running well was Albert Rushton with 13.28 in an incomplete C team.
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U13 Girls
Kara Gorman ran strongly to win leg 1 of the U13 Girls race and her 10.33 remained the best time of the day in the age group. Nia Clarke had a great run to keep the team competitive on leg 2 with 11.40 and Maya Davis ran a gutsy last leg of 11.30 to push the team up to silver medal position. The B team of Annie-Rose Quantrill (12.52), Bea Robinson (12.05) and Carys Jones (13.42) did well to be 25th.

U15 Boys
Aidan Suleyman continued his great recent form running 9.42. James Holdsworth kept the team in touch with 9.58, and Isaac Collier ran a great last leg of 9.47 to ensure bronze medal position. The U15s showed their strength in depth with three more teams doing well. The B team were 17th - Tom Ford (10.00), Charlie Quantrill (10.16), and Felix Danielli (10.53); the C team 35th – George Mawby (11.18), Eddie O’Brien (11.06), Thomas Reynolds (10.19); and the D team 55th – Zach Cleary (11.12), Charlie De Sousa (11.35) and Massimo Schiavi (12.26).

U15 Girls
The A team of Issy Robinson (10.51), Lydia Cross (12.28) and Marlie Nkoane (11.21) were 20th with Evelyn Wildman running 11.49 in an incomplete B team.

U17 Men
Alex Hughes ran a great first leg for the A team of 14.12 to finish second. Isaac Jessop-Tranter (15.14) and Euan Pinder (15.48) completed the team that finished 10th. On the B team Callum Powell ran 16.11, Rory Hilton 16.56, and Daniel Munn 16.07 to be 35th, and Hari Mistry (18.35) and Jack Turner (17.48) were an incomplete C team.
 
U17 Women
The A team were 17th courtesy of Frankie Baxter (17.18), Emily Ford (18.12), and Lily Jessop-Tranter (17.37). Rebecaa Lawson ran 21.15 and Jocelyn Davies 21.42 in an incomplete B team.
 
Senior Men
Matt Evans was the sole senior man running 19.58 on the longer 6k circuit.

Chiltern’s youngsters had a good day at the National Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield on Saturday. A sunny day provided good conditions in this high quality event where all age groups tackle a 3.88k circuit through scenic Sutton Park, and the six Chiltern teams all did well (all A teams in the top 20) with the Under 13 Girls taking the plaudits with an excellent fifth place finish.
 
The Under 13s were the first race off and Kara Gorman had a great run of 14.09 on leg 1 to bring the team home in third place. Evelyn Wildman was 20 seconds faster than last year with 16.10 to finish in 10th place on leg 2, and Maya Davis had a fantastic run of 14.52 to gain five places. The B team of Nia Clarke (16.28), Carys Jones (18.20) and Megan Lockwood (17.17) finished 36th from 49 complete teams.
 
The U13 Boys A team was 12th courtesy of Tom Ford (13.46), Charlie Quantrill (14.33) and Jacob McCall (15.26). The B team that finished 36th featured good runs from Isaac McCall (15.08), Kit Dixon (16.03) and Luke Coultate (15.45).
 
There were two Chiltern U15 Girls teams in action, the A team of Olivia Clarke (15.26), Marlie Nkoane (14.57) and Emily Ford (15.23) were 20th and the B team of Lily Jessop-Tranter (15.389), Lucy Wilkinson (15.22) and Izzy Martin (15.54) were 28th. Issy Robinson ran leg 1 of an incomplete C team in 16.06.
 
Alex Hughes had a very strong run in the Under 15 Boys race of 12.41 to bring the team home in third. Daniel Munn kept a good tempo to run 13.13 on leg 2 to finish 7th and James Holdsworth ran 13.48 and the team ended up a creditable 11th. The B team of Isaac Collier (14.43), Aidan Suleyman (14.12) and Soren Fox (16.12) was 58th. Danny Carruthers ran 15.48 in an incomplete C team.
 
The U17 Women were 7th after very good runs from Maddie Hughes (13.30), Frankie Baxter (14.28) and Ellie Shield (15.12). The B team of Lesedi Nkoane (15.53), Hannah Ashby (16.53) and Marea Logan (16.39) were 39th.
 
Another good effort came from the U17 Men with the A team a very good 11th. Archie Pinder finished 12th on the very fast first leg (12.13), Thomas Redmond (12.15) made up two spots and Isaac Jessop-Tranter lost just one (12.50). The B team featured Leon Doran (12.40), Matt Evans (12.59) but Ash Finch was held on the line for 40 seconds before being allowed to depart so his 13.45 should be classed as 13.05. The B team were 32nd but would have been ten places higher up without the delay. The strength in depth of the U17s saw the C team 44th thanks to Euan Pinder (13.57), Sammy Bennetts (12.56) and Max Baxter (14.33).