Howard Darbon writes:

Three of Bedford Wheelchair Racing athletes competing in the London Marathon mini marathon performed incredibly well.   All were in the Under 17 race with Varun Bandi from Flitwick finishing a very credible third in the boys' race, repeating his third place of two years ago.

There were some very good performances at the first Chiltern Cross Country League match of the season in Oxford on Saturday 16th October.  Ben Davies came third in the Senior Men's race, with Jake Richardson one place behind him, and Jamie Seddon in seventh.  The Senior Men finished second in the team event. 

Photo by kind permission of Barry Cornelius.

Bedford and County Teams achieved two top-ten finishes at the National Road Relays at Sutton Park on Saturday 9th October.

The Senior Men's A team finished an excellent 6th, and the Under 15 Girls team came a brilliant 3rd.  For the full results...

Well done to Matt Leach, and Josh Lunn, who finished ninth and fourteenth respectively in the London Marathon.  Matt’s time was 2:15:31, and Josh’s was 2:18:06.

Congratulations to the men's masters team, who finished a close second in the Eastern Masters League Final that was held at Milton Keynes on Saturday 25th September.

Given the cancellation of this year's Southern Road Relays, the SOAR Milton Keynes road relays on Sunday 26th September were seen by many as a replacement event.  There were some strong performances from Bedford and County teams.