​Indoors Round Up

England Athletics U15/U17/U20 Championships
Chiltern athletes secured an excellent return on participation at the national age group indoor championships at the English Institute of Sport at Sheffield at the weekend.
This very high-level meeting gives track and field athletes an opportunity to compete against their strongest peers from around the country.
Both Chiltern competitors were in action on Sunday afternoon. U17 Emile Morti took his PB down to 8.06 in winning his 60m Hurdles heat and improved that again to log 7.95 to claim the silver medal in the final.
A little later fellow U17 Evelyn Wildman was running in the final of the 1500m which also included a strong field of U20 women. In a busy and tactically challenging race Evelyn claimed the U17 gold and finished second overall. Her time of 4.32.70 was just outside her PB set last year outdoors.
 
SEAA U20/Senior Championships
A week earlier saw some Chiltern U20s at Lee Valley for the Southern Championships. In the U20 Women’s 400m Issy Robinson made a good debut to log 61.93 in her heat and finish fifth in her semi-final. Yasmin Warnes ran 65.36 in her heat. In the 200m Abi Masters ran well for 28.58 in her heat.
 
Ayo Falola Dream Mile meeting
Euan Pinder came down from Durham to run a season’s best 1.54.44 in the 800m C race at this prestigious Wednesday night meeting at Lee Valley.
 
Beantown Challenge Meeting
Across the pond Archie Pinder got his indoor season going in Cambridge, Massachusetts to run 1.26.50 in his 600m debut.
 
London Indoor Games
Jan 24/25 saw the London Indoor Games at Lee Valley where several Chiltern athletes competed well. In the U17 women’s 800m there was a Chiltern 1-2 with Evelyn Wildman winning in 2.16.60 and Maya Davis second in 2.25.80. In the U15 girls event Holly Knott won her 800m race in 2.30.52 and added 1.36m in high jump.
 
In the U13 boys 60m Toby Moore ran 9.36 to win his heat. George Aliaj (U15) ran 8.52 in his 60m event. U15 Nia Beckford ran 8.80 in her 60m and added 10.69 for 60m hurdles and 3.80m for long jump. U17 Emile Morti ran 8.08 and 8.11 in his 60m hurdles races.