Chiltern Harriers had good representation again at the English Schools Championships, held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham on July 12th and 13th. There were nine athletes competing for Buckinghamshire Schools and three for Hertfordshire Schools. The English Schools is the main summer target for school-age athletes and all those competing (around 1800 athletes) have qualified for their county schools teams by reaching very tough entry standards. Chisom Nwafor retained her Senior Girls long jump title, winning comfortably with a jump of 6.09m. Frankie Baxter was seventh in a straight final for the Senior Girls 1500m steeplechase. Kara Gorman made the final of the Junior Girls 1500m, finishing ninth, and Evelyn Wildman ran well in her heat. Issy Robinson ran a good race in her Intermediate Girls 800m heat, just two-hundredths off her PB. Ffion Harman raced well in her heat of the Intermediate Girls 300m hurdles.
Alex Hughes made the final of the Intermediate Boys 3000m, finishing tenth. Taye Awuku-Chan and Emile Morti both hit hurdles in their 80m hurdles heats, both finishing fifth and not making it to the final unfortunately. Evelyn and Emile were part of the Junior Mixed 4 x 100m Relay team that made the final, coming seventh. Ffion led off the Inter Mixed 4 x 10m Relay team in the heat. For Hertfordshire Tom Ford made the final of the Junior Boys 1500m, finishing fifth. Emily Ford was fourteenth in the Inter Girls 3000m straight final. Leon Doran was in the first heat of the Senior Boys 1500m, finishing ninth. All gave a very good account of themselves in this high level environment. Good Evening, Race Report fans. Well, I don’t know what else you might be doing this evening except reading Race Report. I don’t think there is anything happening, is there?
Fortunately, there are loads of results for you to get your teeth into. A huge congratulations, first of all, to those Chiltern Harriers who were representing their county at the English Schools Track & Field Championships, 12 - 13 July. It is an absolutely huge achievement to even be a part of those events. Do look out for a future report from Steve Perkin to find out how they all got on. A relatively quiet report for you this week, but - pleasingly for me - it’s full of ultra action! (The best kind of action in my books).
Good Evening, Race Report fans, from a Race Report HQ where I am currently multi-tasking between writing this report and watching the football. I’m not finding myself in he mood to come up with a bunch of puns right now…
Good Evening, Race Report fans. I help you have been enjoying the weather as much as we have been here at Race Report HQ.
Most of this week’s results come from yesterday, Saturday 22 June. We’ll kick things off with parkrun: there was a first placed finish for Becs Nkoane at one of my old stomping grounds, Canon Hill Park (great cross-country course) in a time of 20.39; Ed Wright earned himself a course PB on Littlehampton Prom (21.55); and massive congratulations to Doug King for hitting the milestone of his 250th parkrun at Gadebridge - in a time of 32.43. In the Misbourne 10k trail race, held in Great Missenden, it was a third win on the trot for Chiltern’s James Palmer (38.56), who led in new member Daire Stack in second place (39.24), and Neil Turner in their (41.10). Mark Liggins, another new member, finished in a very respectable 51.48, while Club stalwart Steve Field was first V70 in 74.46. Well done, Harriers! Meanwhile, over in Loughborough four Chiltern athletes faced off against stiff competition in the British Milers Club Grand Prix. Twins Archie and Euan Pinder took part in the 800m heats, clocking times of 1.54.12 and 1.57.87, respectively. In the 1500m events, Tom Emery came home in 3.56.98 and Leon Doran in 4.05.31. And finally, Lauren Mayot and Ben Hannen braved the heat and the hills of the Midsummer Murder trail races today. Lauren completed the 10 mile event, finishing in 1.47.44 and bagging 1st V40 for her efforts, while Ben finished the (rather long) half marathon in 2.21.08. COMING UP LOCALLY: Watford and Oxford graded open track meets, the Ridgeway Relay, Youth Development League, Last Friday of the Month 5k, the Thame 10k, English Schools Track & Field Champs, Humanity Direct Chiltern Ultra and EA Track & Field Champs. More details on these events, and more in the Club Calendar. Good Evening, Race Report fans. Well, I can’t tell you whether football is going to be coming home or not, but I have… and to some great running by Chiltern Harriers. Looking back to last weekend (8-9 June), three Chiltern athletes ran in the SEAA Champs at Eton. Mainly for U20s and Seniors, the event also includes the U15 and U17 3000m Championships. In the U15 Girls 3000m Kara Gorman ran a strong time of 10.00.95 to be third, a day after winning the Bucks Schools Junior 1500m title. In the U17 Mens’ 3000m Edward Johnson ran a PB of 9.26.22 to be fourth. And Isaac Jessop-Tranter, who qualified in a heat on Saturday, ran 1.58.93 to be seventh in the final of the U20 800m. Huge congratulations to our talented athletes and many thanks to Steve Perkin for sending though the result. Moving on to this weekend, Neil Turner finished a strong 4th in his age category at the European (Sprint) Duathlon Championships in Coimbra, Portugal, yesterday. Neil’s total time was 1.01.49 for the run-bike-run event. In the somewhat wetter surroundings of Buckinghamshire three Harriers took part in the 40th anniversary edition of the Penn 7 event yesterday. Lee Corrigan led the group home in 52.35, joined by Ed Wright (54.18) and Matt Lawrence (54.50). Meanwhile, Mike ‘Tiny’ Turney was first V60 at the Wargrave 10k in a time of 38.44. Well done, everyone! In parkrun news, congratulations are due firstly to Ian Lawson for ticking off his 100th different parkrun location at Bushy Park in a time of 20.20. There were course PBs for Matt Robins (26.01 at Gadebridge) and Giles Greenhalgh (26.58 at Church Mead); and a cluster of all-time PBs at Rickmansworth: Lenny Brooks-Klingenshmid - 19.22; Katie Royals - 19.48; and Steve Mayes - 20.13. Finally, Tom Dixon came home in 1st position at Pontypridd in a time of 17.49. A COUPLE OF REMINDERS: 1) Senior training will be meeting in Rickmansworth on Tuesday, 18 June, with opportunity to grab food and drinks afterwards at the Pennsylvanian Pub (Wetherspoons). As ever, details are in the Club Calendar. 2) Today is the last day when you can take part in the 2024 Chiltern Way consultation. This is your opportunity to tell the Club Management committee about what you do, or don’t like about the Club, covering subjects as varied as training, facilities, social and welfare. The survey only takes 10 mins to complete and will directly shape the Club’s updated Development Plan. Take the survey now - bit.ly/ChilternWay2024 COMING UP LOCALLY: Watford and Oxford graded open track meets, the Ridgeway Relay, Youth Development League, Last Friday of the Month 5k, the Thame 10k, English Schools Track & Field Champs, Humanity Direct Chiltern Ultra and EA Track & Field Champs. More details on these events, and more in the Club Calendar. Good Evening, Race Reports fans from a sunny Amersham. I hope you all managed to enjoy some time outside this weekend, be that running, or while taking part in some other activity.
There was another strong performance from the Wycombe and Chiltern composite team at Bournemouth on Sunday at the second (of three) YDL Upper Age Group matches. Although the day was mostly sunny, a very strong wind aided the sprinters but caused havoc for the middle distance runners. Thirty-four athletes provided a good turnout for the team which ended up a creditable third from the seven taking part. U20 Women Aoife McAuley (27.3) ran well for third in A string 200m with Abi Masters third in B string in 27.9. Amy Hogbin battled the strong headwind in the back straight to be second in 400m in 59.4. Jo Snelling and Sofia Lomas scored useful points in 800m as did Tilly Firth and Emma Caddell in 3000m. Aoife continued her good day in the field, first in A string triple jump (9.87m) and javelin (20.96m) and second in A string long jump (5.11m). Lyla Griffin picked up good points in A string shot, discus and hammer. The 4 x 100m relay team of Tilly Firth, Lyla Griffin, Amy Hogbin and Aoife McAuley was fifth. The mixed 4 x 400m A string team of Amy, Aoife, Tom Jordan and Joel Crook was third, whilst the B string team of Jo Snelling, Jack Turner, Sofia Lomas and Dan Cogan was second. U20 Men Harrison Sears strained a hamstring in A string 100m and could take no further part in the day. Finn Walsh ran a windy PB in A string 200m. Tom Jordan was third in A string 800m and Joel Crook second in B string but times were way off their best due to the killer headwind in the backstraight. Edward Faulkner won A string 3000m and Jack Turner won B string. Ryan Wells ran a windy PB of 14.9 to win A string 110m hurdles and added a win in triple jump and second in long jump and discus. Andrew Partridge scored well in all the throws including a B string win in discus as did Leo Selcon Park (B string wins in shot, hammer and javelin). The 4 x 100m relay team of Finn Walsh, Ryan Wells, Ian Marginean and Tom Jordan was second. U17 Women Lailah Pope and Eva Carsberg had good runs in 100m and 200m, with Abi Masters and Ivy Uhart scoring well in 300m. Issy Robinson was fourth in A string 800m, Alice Peckham second in B string. Marlie Nkoane won A string 3000m with Issy right behind winning B string. Florence Lee-Rubis got a windy PB in 80m hurdles on 13.2 and did well in A string long jump. Eva was second in B string long jump. Ivy Uhart made a promising debut in 1500m steeplechase, third in A string. Ellen Taylor scored good points in shot and discus and won B string hammer. Genevieve Cole won A string hammer with an excellent 38.36m and was third in B string discus. Florence was third in A string javelin, Genevieve second in B string. The 4 x 100m relay team of Abi, Lailah, Eva and Florence was fourth, and the 4 x 300m relay team of Ivy, Issy, Abi and Alice was third. U17 Men Ian Marginean ran 200m A string and Harry Deeks B string 100m before withdrawing with ankle pain. Issa Phillips-Pope ran a PB of 26.6 in B string 200m. Tom Jordan and Joel Crook looked after 400m, and Jack Turner ran a PB in A string 800m. Rory Crichton was second in A string 3000m with Samuel Evans winning B string. Daniel Cogan made a good debut in steeplechase and added good points in B string long jump and triple jump. Issa Phillips-Poe conquered the wind to win pole vault with 3.40m. Ryan Allbrook did well in A string long jump and triple jump (PB of 12.04m) but was another victim of injury with an ankle problem in triple jump. Joel Crook scored useful points in javelin. The final match is at Perivale on June 30th. The second match in the YDL LAG took place at Jarman Park on Sunday. A fuller Chiltern team scored more points than at the first match but maintained seventh place against teams that had also strengthened since match 1. The weather was warm and sunny all day. Twenty-four Chiltern athletes took part, up from nineteen at match 1. The big highlight was U15 Boys hurdles where Emile Morti and Taye Awuku-Chan ran English Schools qualifiers. FULL RESULTS U13 Girls Several girls made debuts on Sunday. Amariah Odugwu ran well for fourth in both 75m (PB of 10.9) and 150m (PB of 22.1). Emilia Ingham in 75m and Bronwen Harman in 150m gave B string support. Annie-Rose Quantrill was fourth in A string 800m and Soraya Roughton third in B string and there was an A string win in 1200m for Juliette MacDougall in a PB of 4.00.7 with Emilia Ingham second in B string in a PB 4.26.3. Soraya Roughton ran a PB 14.2 in 70m hurdles. In the field Juliette and Emilia looked after long jump, Emilia high jump, Soraya and Bronwen shot, and Juliette and Bronwen javelin. The 4 x 100m relay team of Emilia, Juliette, Bronwen and Amariah were sixth. U13 Boys Isaac Taylor ran a PB of 3.59.9 to be fourth in A string 1200m, and helped out with A string 75m and B string javelin. Harrison Lawrence made a good debut with third in A string 150m, and good efforts in A string 800m, and A string long jump. Jack Dixon was fourth in A string javelin with a PB of 18.66m and helped with B string 800m and B string long jump. U15 Girls Pia Walsh and Gaia Ferraro ran 100m with Nia Clarke (PB of 29.7) and Pia running 200m. Evelyn Wildman and Carys Jones earned good points in 300m. Evelyn had a good battle with top-class athlete Zoe Allan in A string 800m, running 2.23.00 to be second. Carys also ran well in B string 800m to be second. Mimi Daley ran a PB in 1500m; Nia Clarke struggled with breathing, but bravely finished. Gaia ran A string 75m hurdles and looked after B string long jump. Nia scored a PB of 4.11m in A string long jump. Evelyn helped with A string high jump and Mimi scored useful points in shot and discus. The 4 x 300m team of Nia Clarke, Pia Walsh, Carys Jones and Evelyn Wildman ran very well to be a creditable third in 3.19.2. U15 Boys A highlight of the meeting for Chiltern was the 80m hurdles where Emile Mortin won A string in 11.8 and Taye Awuku-Chan B string in 12.1, both English Schools qualifying times. Emile added an A string win in 100m in 11.9, and third in A string discus. Taye added a season’s best 5.25m to be second in A string long jump and a PB of 26.2 in A string 200m. Aarav Johnson provided useful B string back-up in 100m and 200m. Colin Miles scored valuable points in A string 300m, A string high jump, and A string javelin. Raphael Tsolaki also contributed well in A string 800m, B string 300m and B string high jump. Logan Gaskell ran well for fourth in A string 1500m with Kit Dixon in B string. Kit was third in B string long jump. Jacob McCall ran in B string 800m and threw B string shot. Isaac McCall ran non-scoring 800m and helped out with A string shot and B string javelin. The 4 x 100m team of Emile, Aarav, Colin and Taye was second in 53.2, and the 4 x 300m team of Kit, Raphael, Jacob and Logan were fifth. The third match is Sunday June 16th at Bracknell. The Wycombe and Chiltern composite team got off to a flying start at the first Southern Athletics League match at Eton on Saturday. The rebranded team (formerly ‘South Bucks’) were taking part in their first match in Division 1 after promotion last year. The four matches work on a round robin basis and this match featured Harrow, Windsor, Thames Valley, Bracknell and Medway & Maidstone. In a very high quality fixture, the team finished an excellent fourth from the six teams involved. Most competition slots were filled and there was a great level of commitment on show and some great performances. FULL RESULTS Men
Kieran Shah and Harrison Sears scored well in 100m and 200m and Tom Jordan and Isaac Jessop-Tranter ran 400m with a PB for Isaac of 52.95 in B string. The middle distance saw great results for the team with Euan Pinder and Isaac Jessop-Tranter scoring a double win in 800m. In 1500m Archie Pinder was second in the A string, and Simon Bossi won the B string. The 5000m saw a strong Wycombe and Chiltern presence with an A string win for David Clark (15.30) and a B string win for Ollie Jackson (15.40). The team also had several non-scorers with Aran Davidson (15.42) third in the race proper and Liam Busby, Dean Childs and Tom Starck also having good runs. Myles Caddell had a comfortable win in 3000m steeplechase. Ryan Wells put in his usual big shift with second in 110m hurdles, second in A string triple jump, fifth in A string long jump, and fifth in A string high jump. The throws were looked after by Oliver Dorrell and Ed Morris who added 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles to his very busy programme. Ian Parkinson was third in A string pole vault with Issa Phillips-Pope winning B string. The 4 x 100m team of Kieran, Harrison, Ryan and Josh Parry were fourth and the all-Chiltern 4 x 400m team of Euan, Archie, Isaac and Leon Doran were third in a club record 3.27.09. Women Mila Luker ran A string 100m with Eva Carsberg B string. Aoife McAuley ran A string 200m and Lisa Fitzpatrick B string. Amy Hogbin was sixth in A string 400m despite running a strong PB of 59.30. Tash Taylor and Jess Orr looked after 800m and Ivy Uhart was the sole representative in 1500m. Katie Royals, Sam Usher, and Charlotte Docwra ran 3000m with Katie fourth in B string in 11.33, Sam fourth in B string in 12.07 and Charlotte running 11.42 as a non-scorer. Lisa was third in 100m hurdles and fourth in 400m hurdles. Frankie Baxter was second in A string 2000m steeplechase in a PB of 7.34.85 and Tash Taylor was second in B string. There was a great team effort in the field. Aoife and Sarah Cross looked after high jump, Mila and Aoife long jump, Caroline Parkinson and Sarah pole vault, and Lisa and Caroline triple jump. Chloe Zmuda and Aoife scored good points in shot, Chloe and Hannah Wells discus, Hannah and Genevieve Cole hammer, and Melody Ball and Amy Woolland javelin. The 4 x 100m team of Sarah, Eva, Lisa and Mila were sixth and the 4 x 400m quartet of Ivy, Frankie, Lisa and Lucy Clarke were fifth. The next match is on June 15th at Chelmsford with another batch of five other strong clubs. After a good start, the team will work hard to retain their place in Division 1 in the remaining three matches. |
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