UK Inter-counties Cross Country Championships

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​Chiltern Harriers had 31 athletes in action at the UK inter-counties cross country championships, held at Wollaton Park in Nottinghamshire on 8th March 2024.

On what was a rare dry day this winter, the ground underfoot was surprisingly firm leading to some good racing, albeit with some challenging hills thrown in.

The U13 girls provided Chiltern Harriers' only medal of the day, courtesy of Kara Gorman, running for Buckinghamshire, who finished an excellent 3rd in the hotly-contested race.

Also running for Buckinghamshire were: Juliette MacDougall (40th); Maya Davis (114th); Nia Clarke (115th); Bea Robinson (139th): and Soraya Roughton (239th).

In the U17 women, Chiltern had three representatives. Frankie Baxter was 91st and Alice Packham was 217th, both running for Buckinghamshire. Running for Hertfordshire, Emily Ford was 93rd.

There was another strong Chiltern showing in the U20 women, with the club contributing four of Buckinghamshire's five runners.

Maddie Hughes finished in a creditable 32nd, with Ellie Shield (65th), Charlotte Docwra (104th) and Maddie Rae (115th) also running.

Buckinghamshire had only one senior women running. Katie Royals finished in 228th. This was Bucks' only incomplete team of the day and the hope is to field a full team at future championships.

Moving onto the male races, the Bucks U13 boys ran very well to place 8th overall. Two Chiltern athletes were in the team: Logan Gaskell (91st) and Zac Taylor (205th).

The U15 boys also had a strong Chiltern contingent.  Tom Ford (Herts) was the first Chiltern athlete home in 58th.

Running for Bucks, Thomas Reynolds was 90th, Aidan Suleyman was 130th, Charlie Quantrill finished in 155th and James Holdsworth placed 178th.

Alex Hughes was the star of the show for the U17 men, finishing in a very strong 8th place. He was supported by team mates Daniel Munn (245th), Rory Hilton (262nd), Jack Turner (264th) and Toby Radbourne (287th).

Running for Hertfordshire, Euan Pinder placed well in 116th, as did Archie Pinder in 145th.

In the U20 men's race, Ash Finch was running for Hertfordshire. His 43rd placing helped his team to a 7th place finish.

Finally, the senior men took to the course. Richard Slade continued his excellent form to finish 20th against some incredibly tough competition. Adam Shute also ran well to finish 195th.