South of England Cross Country Championships

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.