Teenage 800m runner swaps track spikes for cross-country shoes as she wins the junior women’s race in Bedfordshire on Saturday
CHILTERN LEAGUE, Match 1, Keysoe, Bedfordshire, October 12
The five match league season got underway with Bedford & County playing hosts at the Equestrian Centre and they got off to a good start as their Edward Blythman and Harry Brodie came out on top of the senior men’s race.
It was a close-run thing between the pair who were a minute clear of the rest of the field en route to Bedford coming out on top over all age groups.
In the young athletes’ races, the Hemel Hempstead-based Dacorum club made amends for their disqualification from the English Road relay by placing four runners in the top six of the under-15-race, as they were led home by their Teddy Murphy Chiltern.
Last winter in the league Phoebe Gill, then the England and Commonwealth Youth Games 800m gold medallist, dominated in the combined under-20 and under-17 races.
This year and, following her elevation to an Olympic Games 800m slot, the St Albans teenager was again in dominant form to take the junior women’s race by well over a minute Chiltern.
In the senior women’s event, St Albans junior Sophie Jacobs, the Inter-Counties silver medallist, got the better of top Kate Rennie, a British & Irish Masters champion last November.
The Dacorum runner tops the British 10km over-50 rankings for 2024.
Men: 1 E Blythman (Bed C) 30:08; 2 H Brodie (Bed C) 30:10; 3 J Eykebosch (Dac) 31:09; 4 M Shantry (Head RR) 31:23; 5 M Hammett (MK Dist, U20) 31:40; 6 S Winters (Bed C) 31:40
M40: 1 M Innocenti Tring) 33:12
M50: 1 P Williamson (L Buzz Tri) 35:52
Div 1
Senior TEAM: 1 Bedford & County 2166; 2 Milton Keynes 1950; 3 Wycombe Phoenix 1917
M40 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 800
U20 TEAM: 1 Northampton 797
U17: 1 E Johnson (Chilt) 19:17; 2 T Beale (Bed C) 19:22; 3 T Roberts (Mil K) 19:23
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Bed C 191; 2 Chiltern 170; 3 Milton K 137
U15: 1 T Murphy (Dac) 12:08; 2 T Ford (Chilt) 12:14; 3 O MacDonald (Dac) 12:16
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Dacorum 201; 2 Chiltern 176; 3 Mil K 167
U13: 1 J Docherty (Dac) 10:29; 2 L Dolan (VoA) 10:38; 3 C Treloar (St Alb) 10:43
TEAM
Div 1: 1 St Albans 190; 2 Bed C 170; 3 Chiltern 169
Overall Men’s TEAM: 1 Bed C 2653
Women: 1 S Jacobs (St Alb, U20) 21:07; 2 K Rennie (Dac, W45) 21:26; 3 L Nicholls (Bed C) 21:45; 4 L Danobrega (Bed C, U20) 21:47; 5 I King (Mil K) 21:42; 6 E Mears (MK Dist) 21:45
W45: 2 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 23:25
W55: 1 M Ward (Tring) 26:50
W65: 1 G Heuter (Oxf C) 29:49
Div 1
Senior TEAM: 1 Bed C 754; 2 Dacorum 731; 3 Wycombe P 695
W35 TEAM: 1 Dacorum 468
U20/U17: 1 P Gill (St Alb) 21:48; 2 S Chapman (Mil K, U17) 19:02; 3 C Koyejo (Wat J, U17) 19:06
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Dacorum 102; 2 Mil K 96; 3 Chiltern 94
U15: 1 Bennetts (Northampton) 13:57; 2 A Lorrimer (Oxf C) 14:00; 3 O Geary (Mil K) 14:06
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 131; 2 Mil K 131; 3 Watford 127
U13: 1 J McDougal Chilt) 11:18; 2 E Smith (St Alb) 11:47; 3 A Rochester (Wat) 11:50
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 182; 2 St Albans 179; 3 Mil K 172
Overall Women’s TEAM: 1 Bed C 1084
Overall TEAM (M&W): 1 Bed C 37:37; 2 Milton Kenyes 3324; 3 ST Albans 31:33
WEST MIDLANDS YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE, Match 1, Walsall, October 13
The league claims to be the strongest in the county for the younger age groups and Midland champion Olivia McGhee followed on from previous wins in this league with a solid under-17 women’s victory.
It was another Midland champion, Archie Lane who won the under-17 men’s race to emphasise the strength of this league Chiltern.
U17 Men: 1 A Lane (Leam) 14:17; 2 S Lambert (Strat) 14:33; 3 N Lamb (R&N) 14:38
U15: 1 F Jones (W&B) 9:44; 2 J Smith (Leam) 10:01; 3 R Alsop (RSC) 10:02
U13: 1 Zush (S&SM) 7:48; 2 F Stanton (C&S) 7:41; 3 R Hawley (W&B) 7:54
U17 Women: 1 O McGee (R&N) 13:41; 2 T Thursfield (Stoke) 13:53; 3 F Collins (Hales) 14:27
U15: 1 H Turner (Stoke) 10:51; 2 M Blower (B&R) 10:52; 3 T Conway (Bir) 10:59
U13: 1 B Lamb (R&N) 8:29; 2 L Pearce W&B) 8:34; 3 N Parkes (DASH) 8:54
ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY RELAYS, Weald Country Park, October 12
Men (4x6km): 1 Chelmsford 84:06 (E Reilly 21:14, T Rehal 20:45, Z Bridgeland 21:06, G Martin 21:00); 2 Colchester H 84:42; 3 Southend 84:49 Chiltern
Fastest: A Mussett (Col H) 20:40; J Moreley (Col H) 20:43; Rehal 20;45
20 teams finished
M40 (3x6km): 1 Havering 64:22 (W Kirk 22:53, J Connor 19:59, R Warner 21:30); 2 Brentwood 71:31
Fastest: Connon 19:59
M50 (3x6km): 1 Chelmsford 73:53. Fastest: M Randall (S’end) 22:45
M60 (3x6km): 1 Ilford 83:33. Fastest: I Cardy (S’field) 25:56
42 veterans’ teams finished
Under 17 (3x3km): 1 Chelmsford 30:27 (J Eida 10:34, J Hurrell 9:20, A Kelly 10:31); 2 Javering 30:45; 3 Basildon 31:45
Fastest: Hurrell 9:20F Rowe (Hav’g) 9:48
Under 15 (3x3km): 1 Chelmsford 32:21 (F Ferman 10:53, J Delaney 10:37, J Parrott 10:50); 2 Southend 32;47; 3 Brentwood Beagles 33:03
Fastest: J Hearn (B’wood) 10:35
49 junior teams finished
Women (3x6km): 1 Chelmsford 75:13 (R Broom 25:17, J Judd 25:19, M Williams 24:35); 2 Colchester H 77:09; 3 Southend 80:29
Fastest: Williams 24:35
W40 (3x6km): 1 Billericay 81:47. Fastest: A Joel (Bill’cay) 25:30
40 women’s teams finished
Under 17 (3x3km): 1Brentwood U15 34;54 (H Woodley 11:20, I Forrest 12:45, S Smith 10:48); 2 Chelmsford U15 35:05; 3 Brentwood U17 35:08
Fastest U17: O Forrest (B’wood U17) 10:44. U15: Smith 10:48
28 junior teams finished
Kent League (Mark Hookway)
KENT CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE, Match 1, Foots Cray, October 12
Tonbridge dominated the men’s race with the first three men home and took both team awards, led by Ted Higgins, who won his first league match since 2019 Chiltern.
The young athletes’ races were well supported and Joseph Scanes followed up his fifth fastest lap in the under-17 national road relays a week earlier, with victory as his Blackheath club cleared up in the team stakes Chiltern.
It was Blackheath who dominated the women’s race as Chloe Sharp won by nearly a minute to repeat her victory from the February league outing earlier this year Chiltern.
Men (8km): 1 T Higgins (Ton) 26:52; 2 C Gibbens (Ton) 27:12; 3 B Murphy (Ton) 27:30
TEAM (4 to score): 1 Tonbridge 12. TEAM (12 to score): 1 Tonbridge 240
M40: 1 A Webb (M&M, M45) 28:28
M50: 1 A Lee (S’oaks) 29:35
M60: 1 G Saker (Ton) 33:30
M70 (6km approx.): 1 J Tolhurst (Padd W) 26:56
U20/U17: 1 J Scanes (B&B, U17) 16:45; 2 T Starvis (B&B) 17:04. TEAM: 1 B&B 7
U15: 1 F Gibson (M&M) 13:56. TEAM: 1 B&B 16
U13: 1 E Aldridge (B&B) 10:49. TEAM: 1 B&B 14
Women: 1 C Sharp (B&B) 31:19; 2 M Smith (B&B) 32:15; 3 M Squibb (B&B) 33:16
TEAM (3 to score): 1 B&B 6. TEAM (6 to score): 1 B&B 52
W50: 1 R McDonnell (Inv EK) 33:43
W60: 1 R Baker (Camb H) 39:45
U20: 1 H Clark (B&B) 18:52. TEAM: 1 B&B 13
U17: 1 H Diprose (S’oaks) 20:12. TEAM: 1 Medway & M 15
U15: 1 S Richmond (Weald Tri) 15:39. TEAM: 1 B&B 10
U13: 1 T Thomas (Dart) 11:45. TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 14
NORTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE, Derby, October 12
Markeaton Park played host to the winter’s opener and, after a tight race, Soloman Okayo-Smart edged out Edward Buck, who had won the final race of last season Chiltern.
Libby Coleman won by more than a minute in the final match of last season and here won again and did so over Nottingham University’s Elin Griffiths, who was only sixth back then.
Men: 1 S Okayo-Smart (Abs Tri) 26:57; 2 E Buck (Newark) 26:58; 3 J Richardson I(Mansf) 27:53
M45: 1 S Fell (P’boro &NV) 30:16
M50: 1 M Couldwell (Charn) 31:39
M60: 1 P Whittingham (Mansf) 34;40
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 57; 2 Notts 97; 3 Derby 111
M40 TEAM: 1 L Eaton 180; 2 Peterboro & NV 198; 3 Beeston 205
U17: 1 J Nugent (Mansf) 21:32; 2 J Ryan (Mansf) 21:52; 3 H Campion (OWLS) 22:41
TEAM: 1 OWLS 16; 2 Mansfield 6; 3 Derby 27
U15: 1 E Withnall (Burt) 16:59; 2 J Pares (Mansf) 17:06; 3 A Phillipson (Linc W) 17:30
TEAM: 1 Burton 22; 2 Lincoln Wellington 29; 3 Mansfield 29
U13: 1 M Daru (Mansf) 13:47; 2 C Johnson (Linc W) 13:53; 3 T Bronett (OWLS) 14:06
TEAM: 1 Charnwood 20; 2 Lincoln W 32; 3 Derby 32
Women: 1 L Coleman (Mansf) 24:16; 2 E Griffiths (Notts U) 24:50; 3 S Bourne (Der) 25:05
W45: 1 H Gill (Masf) 25:43
W50: 1 S Hughes (SinA) 29:47
W60: 1 C Heaton (H’pont) 31:22
U20: 1 A Wallace INotts U) 25:19
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 19; 2 Notts U 24; 3 Derby 32
W35 TEAM: 1 Mansfield 127; 2 Redhill RR 181; 3 Huurstpierpont) 198
U17: 1 I Shipley (Der) 20:29; 2 A Arbon (Mansf) 20:56; 3 H Limmer (Retford) 21:07
TEAM: 1 Derby 17; 2 Mansfield 17; 3 Burton 33
U15: 1 O lee I(Der) 13:38; 2 C Whysall (Mansf) 13:48; 3 L Mason (Mansf) 14:17
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 9; 2 Derby 29; 3 Lincoln W 37
U13: 1 H Norris (Lin W) 11:42; 2 A Ronnie (Linc W) 11:57; 3 C Hodge (Der) 11:58
TEAM: 1 Lincoln W 9; 2 Derby 22; 3 Mansfield 27
HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE, Match 1, Basingstoke, October 12
The season began with Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC playing hosts at Popham Airfield and the league still trying to arrange a venue for the fifth match in February Chiltern.
Maddie Deadman won the women’s race from Aldershot’s Megan Gadsby but could not stop their rivals taking the team honours.
The younger women’s races saw Kitty Scott again lead her Aldershot under-15 team to success just a week after they won the English Road relay championships at Sutton Park Chiltern.
The senior men’s event saw a recent refugee Abdinasir Mohamoud Elmi win by over a minute for Bournemouth of whom the club said: “He’d made the treacherous journey to the UK from Somalia and had a background of training with some of the world’s top athletes in Mo Farah and Bashir Abdi.”
His club website adds: “When he first started attending training sessions it was clear that Abdinasir was a cut above any of the other athletes at the club Chiltern.”
World Athletics lists him as from Bahrain with a half marathon best of 64:09 from 2021.
Men: 1 A Mohamoud Elmi (B’mth) 31:02; 2 O Smith (AFD, U20) 32:04; 3 R James (Soton) 32:10; 4 J Atwal (Soton U) 32:15; 5 T Chandler (AFD) 32:19; 6 O James (B’mth) 32:21
M40: 1 A Greenleaf (Win & D) 33:00; 2 L Jolly (Read) 33:09
M50: 1 B Pabiour (Read RR) 35:41
M60: 1 P Jewell (Read RR) 40:04
U20: 2 W Atkins (Win RC) 32:33
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Aldershot F&D
U17: 1 J Pepin (Soton) 16:52; 2 O Wheeler (BMH) 16:59; 3 C Collins (Poole) 17:12
TEAM: 1 Winchester RC 19; 2 Soton 26; 3 AFD 45
U15: 1 O Knipe (Ports) 13:20; 2M McIntosh (Soton) 13;34; 3 B Rivero-Stevenet (AFD) 13:34
TEAM: 1 AFD 26; 2 Portsmouth 35; 3 Soton 40
U13: 1 L Moss (And) 10:41; 2 T Wilson (Jers) 11:00; 3 C Harrison (Poole) 11:06
TEAM: 1 Reading 28; 2 Portsmouth 32; 3 AFD 39
Women: 1 M Deadman (BMH) 21:35; 2 M Gadsby (AFD) 21:42; 3 L Hawkins (Soton) 22:11; 4 B Homer (AFD, U20) 22:40
W40: 1 V Gill (Win) 22:37
W50: 1 A Coomber (Ports) 2635
W60: 1 C Wheeler (Over) 28:45
TEAM: 1 AFD 16; 2 BMH 26; 3 Winchester & District 34
W35 TEAM: 1 Winchester & D 16; 2 Portsmouth 22; 3 AFD 29
U20 TEAM: 1 AFD 15; 2 Winchester & D 16
U17: 1 L Sheridan (Read) 19:07; 2 I Edwards (BMH) 20;16; 3 M Bengtsson (Poole) 20:29
TEAM: 1 BMH 15; 2 Portsmouth 29
U15: 1 K Scott (AFD) 14:17; 2 I T Robertson (AFD) 14:50; 3 H Walmsley (AFD) 15:00
TEAM: 1 AFD 6; 2 BMH 26; 3 Portsmouth 46
U13: 1 H Robertson (AFD) 11:59; 2 A Uniacke (Win) 12:01; 3 F Klepacz (Ports) 12:02
TEAM: 1 Winchester & D 12; 2 Portsmouth 19; 3 AFD 30
START FITNESS MET LEAGUE, Match 1, Claybury Country Park, London, October 12
Brett Rushman, the Hertfordshire cross-country champion, who last won a Metropolitan League race as an under-18 runner in 2018, led at the start, down the pathway into the woods with Luca Minale and a huge phalanx of runners just behind them, Alastair Aitken reports Chiltern.
It was on the second lap of three that Rushman went clear down a hill and, running well behind him, it was the first under-20 runner Abdirahim Hamud and Woodford’s local man Joel Doyle Chiltern.
Rushman, who has run 1500m in 3:51.68 and 5000m in 14:05.07, said: “I hope to do 1500m and 5000m in the summer. I usually run most of the BMC races.”
Out of the 393 finishers the two oldest were 362nd placer Richard Bloom, who is aged 79, and Stuart Mann, who is aged M80 and came 386th Chiltern.
Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets topped both the men’s and women’s leagues.
In the women’s race Khaihisa Mhlanga was in a group of three until the final lap when she drew well clear.
Luke Dunham, an under-17 runner who was third in the English Schools 3000m, had some clear victories in the Met League last season and carried on winning at Claybury Chiltern.
Following Dunham home, in second place was a new name with potential called Arjuna Pflug for Highgate Harriers.
Barnet’s Jorjia March had another easy Met League win and has had many good runs including coming second in the International Cross Country at Parliament Hill and third in the Southern. She had a comfortable win at Claybury looks like coming back to form Chiltern.
Men: 1 B Rushman (Herts P) 24:38; 2 A Hamud (SB, U20) 25:10; 3 J Dove (WG&EL) 25:19; 4 L Minale (VP&TH) 25:33; 5 A Lawrence (VP&TH) 25:45; 6 S Lewis VP&TH) 25:51
M45: 1 T Aldred (Lon H) 26:31; 2 P Martelletti (VP&TH) 26:37
M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 29:52
M55: 1 S Parry (High) 30:51
M60: 1 M Cursons (Harow) 31:12
M65: 1 C Finill (Harro) 33:44
TEAM: 1 VP&TH 1925; 2 Highgate 1721; 3 WG&EL) 1615; 4 London Heathside 1556; 5 VP&TH B) 1459; 6 TVH 1140
M40 TEAM: 1 VP&TH 489; 2 Lon H 430; 3 Serpentine 359
U17/U15: 1 L Dunham (Herts P) 13;24; 2 A Pflug (High, U15:13:44; 3 L Norden (WG&EL) 13:51; 4 S Turner (Lon H) 13:52; 5 H Stockhill (WG&EL) 14:02; 6 D Lewis (Hill, U15:14:08
TEAM: 1 WG&EL 328; 2 Herts P 319; 3 Shaftesbury 311
U13: 1 J Maiden (Herts P) 10:32; 2 B Caspar (SB) 10:37; 3 D Pascal (SB) 10:39
TEAM: 1 Shaftesbury 167; 2 VP&TH 153; 3 WG&EL 114
Women: 1 K Mhalanga (Herts P) 29:56; 2 A Mundell (TVH) 30:38; 3 E Davies (Lon H) 30:44; 4 R Piggott (Lon H) 31:16; 5 J Dos Cantos (VP&TH) 31:19; 6 C Baker (TVH) 31:22
W40: 1 H Wilkinson (Ealing E) 32:45
W45: 1 L Faherty (High) 35:14
W50: 1 N Cendrowicz (High) 36:28
W55: 1 K Murphy (Barn) 36:43
TEAM: 1 VP&TH 443; 2 Lon H 423; 3 VP&TH B 315; 4 WG&EL 288; 5 Ealing Eagles 285; 6 TVH 284
W35 TEAM: 1 VP&TH 179; 2 Ealing E 157; 3 Barnet 145
U17/U15: J March (Barn, U15) 15:17; 2 A Johnson (ESM, U15) 15:48; 3 A Kirk (Lon H) 16:02; 4 A Porter (SB, U15) 16:07; 5 A Van Zyl (Harrow) 16:08; 6 R James (VP&TH) 16:16
TEAM: 1 Lon H 245; 2 St Mary’s 227; 3 Harrow 224
U13: 1 V Muralidhar (ESM) 11:44; 2 L Graham (St Mary’s) 11;56; 3 A O’Brien (High) 12:03
TEAM: 1 WG&EL 151; 2 VP&TH 129; 3 Barnet 121
SUSSEX LEAGUE, Match 1, Goodwood, West Sussex, October 12
For the second time in two weeks, the downs adjacent to the famous Glorious Goodwood racecourse were used as the league followed on from the Sussex relays two weeks earlier.
The winner of the final match last winter was Robbie Fitzgibbon and tributes were paid to him following his untimely death a few days earlier Chiltern.
Here, it was Brighton & Hove who again took most of the top places and the men’s event was taken by their Andrew Green.
Eastbourne Rovers also had a good match and their Raya Petrova, who was ninth in the delayed English National U17 race came out on top of the all-women event Chiltern.
The under-15 silver medallist there, Isabella Buchanan won yet another Sussex race here.
Men: 1 A Green (B&H) 25:01; 2 K Barnes (B&H) 25:18; 3 M Grindrod (B&H) 25:31
M40: 1 Z Arasaretnam-Hale (B&H) 25:51
M45: 1 H Bristow (B&H) 26:10
M50: 1 M Kimmins (Hay H) 29:06
M55: 1 G Godden (B&H) 30:08
M60: 1 N Heron (Phoe) 32:44
M65: 1 T Hicks (Hay H) 35:54
M70: 1 T Lintern (Craw) 38:38
TEAM Div 1 (6 to score): 1 Brighton & H 23; 2 B&H B 103; 3 Lewes 125
M35 TEAM: 1 B&H 9; 2 Worthing 33; 3 Phoenix 34
M50 TEAM: 1 Haywards Heath 11
U17: 1 F Goodman (B&H) 15:32; 2 T Petherick (E’brne) 15:59; 3 J Pursey (Phoe) 16:04
TEAM: 1 B&H 12; 2 Phoenix 25; 3 Crawly 40
U15: 1 F Lumber-Fry (E’brne) 13:25; 2 B Roberts (E’brne) 13:25; 3 G Armstrong (E’brne) 13:41
TEAM: 1 Eastbourne 6; 2 Eastbourne B 10; 3 Chich R 31
U13: 1 H Chapman I(Lewes) 10:38; 2 R Grant(B&H) 10:56; 3 X Wagjiani (Craw) 11:00
TEAM: 1 B&H 14; 2 Crawley 32; 3 Lewes 37
Women: 1 R Petrova (E’brne, u17) 17:28; 2 I Matthews (Chich R) 18:05; 3 D Knotkova (Lewes) 18:09
W50: 1 L Schofield B&H) 18:11
W55: 1 M Amess (Steyn) 30:47
U20: 1 A Barrett (Chich R) 18:35
U17: 2 F Pearce (E’brne) 18:16; 3 L Cox (B&H) 18:23 A Barrett (Chich R) 25:27
TEAM Div 1 (4 to score): 1 B&H 11; 2 Chich R 38; 3 Lewes 80
W35 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Chich R 20; 2 HY R 22; 3 Lewes 29
W50 TEAM: 1 B&H 8
U17 TEAM: 1 Eastbourne 21; 2 Chich R 25; 3 B&H 26
U15: 1 I Buchanen (Hy R) 14:28; 2 I Wheeler (Horsh BS) 14:44; 3 K Haslip (Phoe) 14:14
TEAM: 1 Hy R 24; 2 Chich R 27; 3 Crawley 27
U13: 1 S Widdows (B&H) 11:17; 2 D Wickenden (Craw) 11:43; 3 S Gamble (Phoe) 11;58
TEAM: 1 B&H 16; 2 Hy R 30; 3 Horsham BS 44
TRACKSMITH SURREY LEAGUE Div 1, Match 1A, Wimbledon Common, October 12
The top flight divisions in both the men’s and women’s sections were joined by young athletes from all clubs competing in the league from all divisions, despite those lower clubs’ seniors competing in the B match elsewhere Chiltern.
Hercules Wimbledon, champions last winter, despite being headed by Belgrave in the final match back then, again ran out solid team winners, even though their Dan Cliffe was headed by their rival’s Andrew Fyfe.
There was a close race among the senior women as Dorking & Mole Valley’s Alice Crane headed Guildford’s Suzie Monk, the winner of the final match last winter and 2023/24 champion Chiltern.
In the young athletes’ events, Sutton & District’s Ethan Newell, the England indoor 800m silver medallist and member of their silver winning relay team in the England relays a week earlier had a narrow under-17 race victory over Ollie Jermy Chiltern.
The under-17 women’s race, it was under-15 Isabella Harrison the London Schools 1500-metre champion who took the honours;
Men: 1 A Fyfe (Bel) 24:24; 2 D Cliffe (HW) 24:32; 3 G Ogden (S Lon) 24:34; 4 J Sanderson (G&G) 24:34; 5 T Cooke (HW) 24:37; 6 J Dempsey (THH) 24:42
M40: 1 R McDowell (HW, M45) 25:30
M50: 1 N Chisholm (THH) 27:18; 2 B Stenning (Wok, M55) 27:31
M60: 1 B Reynolds (THH) 29:32; 2 M Tennyson (G&G) 30;49
M65: 1 D Ogden (S Lon) 33:11
M70: 1 T O’Neill (Bel) 42:52
TEAM (10 to score): 1 Hercules W 153; 2 Belgrave 204; 3 THH 401
B TEAM: 1 Belgrave 120
U17/U15:
1 E Newell (S&D) 14:18; 2 O Jermy (G&G) 14:20; 3 R Haigh (S&D) 14:34
U15: 1 C Holmes &Herne H) 14:45; 2 C Clerkin (Herne H) 14:45; 3 L Roch (Herne H) 15:16
TEAM (4 to score): 1 Sutton & D 409; 2 Herne H 380; 3 HW 361
U13:
1 M Harrison (HW) 11:55; 2 T Hennigan (HW) 12:01; 3 T Brodges (S Lon) 12:11
TEAM: 1 Herne H 140; 2 Hercules W 134; 3 Reigate Priory 105
Women: 1 A Crane (DMV) 23:21; 2 S Monk (G&G) 23;31; 3 M Connor (Belg) 23:41; 4 L Jones (Herne H) 23:50; 5 J Hodder (Belg) 23;59; 6 E Fennelly (Belg) 24:01
W40: 1 S Hot (Strag) 25:09
W45: 1 C Fowler (Rane) 25:45
W50: 1 S Biggs (Strag) 26:39
W55: 1 A Riddell-Webster (Ful) 27:01; 2 S McDonald (S Lon) 27:53
W60: 1 C Elms (Kent) 26:51
TEAM (5 to score): 1 Belgrave 29; 2 Herne H 72; 3 Belgrave B 86
U17/U15:
1 I Harrison (HW, U15) 20:53; 2 I Kaur (S&D, U15) 21:21; 3 S Coppola-Johansen (E&E) 21:41
U15: 3 D Larkin (Belg) 21:52
U17 TEAM: 1 Hercules W 49; 2 E&E 69; 3 Herne H 71
U15 TEAM: 1 HW 25; 2 Waverley 40; 3 Guildford & G 71
U13:
1 J Wood (HW) 17:38; 2 S Johnson (S Lon) 17:51; 3 A Wait (HW) 18:00
TEAM: 1 HW 29; 2 S London 36; 3 G&G 96
TRACKSMITH SURREY LEAGUE, Match 1B, Reigate, October 12
There were three races for the lower divisions of the league, as the meeting opened with the men’s division 2 fixture, followed by a combined men’s division 3 & 4, then, finally the afternoon ended with a women’s division 2 & 3 race chiltern.
Holland Sports’ Jack Kavanagh, who won three races in the league last winter, totally dominated the senior men’s race with a near two-minute victory, but was unable to prevent newly demoted Clapham Chasers just edging the team race Chiltern.
In the other men’s race, the combined division three and four outing, it was hosts’ Reigate’s Euan Willis, the junior who led his club to a commanding team win.
The second flight women’s race, which included their third division was won by Kingston & Poly’s Rebecca Keddie, with Holland Sports’ W40 Becky Phillips next home Chiltern.
Men Div 2
1 J Kavanagh (Holl Sp) 26:45; 2 R Soh (Clap) 28:34; 3 R Bradford (Clap) 28:39
M50: 1 C Blackburn (Holl Sp) 29:32
M60: 1 J Smith (Rane) 25:35
TEAM Div 2: 1 Clapham 197; 2 Holland Sports 198; 3 Ranelagh 242
B TEAM: 1 Ranelagh 106
Men Div 3 and 4
1 E Willis (Rei P, U20) 29:45
TEAM Div 3: 1 Reigate Priory 163
B TEAM: 1 Reigate 55
TEAM Div 4: 1 Elmbridge 365
Women Div 2: 1 R Keddie (K&P) 26:11; 2 B Phillips (Holl Sp, W40) 26:37; 3 Z Jetha (Croy, U20) 27:01
W50: 1 S Alexander (Ling) 27:48
W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4H) 29:42
W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 29:46; 2 A Norris (Dulw R) 30;30
W70: 1 M Statham (Holl Sp) 34:02
W75: 1 R Tabor (Dulw R) 38:38
D2 TEAM: 1 Dulwich R 67; 2 Ful-on-Tri 107; 3 London City 110
Manchester League (Harry Shakeshaft)
Manchester Area League, Match 1, Heaton Park, October 12
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