Noah Gets England Call
Congratulations to Noah Campion, who has been selected to run for the England Under 20 Cross-Country team in Seville, Spain on 12th November. Good luck for the Race Noah!
Chiltern League Round 1- Girls Team Report
What a start to the cross country season - our home match at Keysoe is always one of the favourites on the race calendar.
There were some start line nerves from the girls but they all soon over come them to smash out brilliant runs - and they all loved the water splash!
For a handful of the girls this was their first race wearing the club vest.
Under 11s
- Amelia D 15th in 8.08
- Holly H 17th in 8.16
Under 13s
- Serena FA 10th in 12.39
- Molly H 14th in 13.06
- Molly B 33rd in 14.30
- Martha JA 39th in 14.51
Under 15s
- Ellie S 13th in 15.27
- Ellie H 21st in 13.06
- Megan R 35th in 16.42
- Sophie H 47th in 18.08
Under 17s
- Lily F 2nd in 18.54
- Sarah P 7th in 20.30
- Jessica P 25th in 22.34
- Nelly P 31st in 23.41
Chiltern League Round 1
The first round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Keysoe on Saturday 14th October. There was a win for Rebecca Murray in the Women's Race, in which Natasha Peters and Lauren Nichols also featured in the top-ten. And there were also top-ten finishes for Noah Campion, Ed Blythman and James Minter in the Senior Men's race, a second place for Lily Farr in the Under 17 Women's race, and a fourth place for Cameron Barnes in the Under 17 Men's race. Archie Henderson came tenth in the Under 15 Boys' race, and Noah was also the fastest Under 20 man home. The masters also ran well, with Charlie Palmer (M40), Henry Taylor (M40), Stuart Still (M50) and Sue Bosher (W35) all getting in the top ten of their respective age groups.
In the team competition, the club as a whole came a close second overall, with the Senior Men, Under 17 Men and the Veteran Men all winning. There was a second place for the Under 20 Men's team, third place for the Under 20 Women and the Under 13 Boys, fourth for the Senior Women, fifth place finishes for the Under 15 Boys, the Under 15 Girls and the Under 13 Girls, and sixth for the Under 11 Girls.
Well done also to the Bedford and County organisers - in particular Hayley Vinnicombe and Claire Perusko - on an excellently run event.
Women's and Girls' Team Reports – National Road Relays – Saturday 7 October
There was a strong showing from Bedford and County’s women on Saturday 7th October at the National Road Relays in Sutton Park, Birmingham.
Boys Team Report – National Road Relays – Saturday 7 October
In what was an unseasonably warm day on Saturday 7th October, the Boys team had a great turnout at Sutton Park for the National Road Relays.
Two Club Records for Will
Congratulations to Will Macgee who has broken two M55 club records recently running 11.94 seconds for the 100m at the Newham Open meeting on 3rd September and 24.8 seconds for the 200m at the European Masters Championships in Pescara on 13th September.
New Club Records
Congratulations to the following who have broken club records recently:
- Tenny James: M65 300m Hurdles (51.1 secs, 9th September, EMAC Final, Cambridge)
- Tenny James: M65 100m Hurdles (16.04 secs, 28 September, European Masters Championships, Pescara, Italy).
- Edith Caux: W65 200m (32.17 secs, 27th May, Lee Valley).
- Chloe Kingman: U15 Girls Pole Vault (2.62 metres, 26th August, England U15 Championships, Birmingham).
- Mia Flynn: U13 Girls Discus (26.34 metres, 23rd September, Biggleswade Open, Sandy).
European Masters Gold for Tenny
Congratulations to Tennyson James, who won the M65 100m Hurdles gold Medal at the European Masters Championships in Pescara on 29th September in 16.23 seconds. Tenny also won Gold in the M/W65 mixed relay, and Edith Caux won Silver in the W65 relay for France. Roy Chambers, who competes 2nd Claim for Bedford as a master and for our NAL team came 6th in the M35 Javelin.
Eastern AA Cross Country Championships 2023
The Eastern AA Cross Country Championships are taking place on 18th November at Horseheath Course near Cambridge, and the Eastern AA would love to see you there.
There are races for Under 13s, Under 15s, Under 17s, Under 20s, and Seniors/Masters. And there are team as well as individual competitions. The event also incorporates the Eastern AA Inter-County Competition (contact your respective County for selection) and the Eastern Masters (EMAC) championships.
The Eastern AA was created 1933 and now includes the geographical county areas of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, & Suffolk. For more information and entry, please follow the link to the Eastern AA website: https://easternaa.com
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