British Record for Tenny
Congratulations to Tenny James, who set a new M65 British Masters record for the 60m Hurdles at Lee Valley last weekend. Tenny's new mark of 9.60 seconds is also a club M65 record.
Cross Challenge, London Results
Several Bedford and County athletes represented the Eastern England AAA at the Cross Challenge at Parliament Hill on Saturday 20th January. In the Senior Women's race, Rebecca Murray finished 25th and Lauren Nichols finished 44th. In the Senior Men's race, Ed Bylthman finished 47th. In the Women's 4KM Trial, Tia Wilson finished second in 15:01, and Lyla Danobrega was seventh in the Under 17 Women's race. Well done to all those who took part.
Chiltern League Round 4
The fourth round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Cassiobury Park, Watford on Saturday 13th January. Rebecca Murray chalked up her fourth win of the season in the Senior Women's Race, and Harry Brodie and Ed Blythman came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Senior Men's race and Lily Farr (W17) came third in the U20 / U17 Women's race. There were also top-ten performances in their respective age categories for Alfie Yabsley (MS), Milly Dunger (W17), Theo Beale (M17), Isaac Mitchell (M17), Oliver Wilson (M17), Harry Scott (M15), and Rosie Cusack (W11).
In the Team competitions, we won the Senior Men's, Under 17 Men's and the Under 20 / Under 17 Women's competitions, and the Under 20 Men, Under 17 Men and Veteran Men all came second. After 4 rounds, we are top in the Senior Men's, Under 17 Men's and Veteran Men's competitions, and we are second in the Under 20 Men's and Under 13 Boys' competitions.
Well done to everybody who took part.
Full Bedford and County individual Results:
South of England Success For Thaila and Zaph
The South of England Indoor Championships produced two gold medals for Bedford athletes at the weekend. On Saturday, Zaphaniah Bryan cleared a superb new personal best height of 1.88m to claim the U17 Men’s High Jup title; whilst on Sunday Thaila Jade Mason’s 5.59m long jump was more than sufficient to pocket the U17 women’s Long Jump gold. Congratulations to both athletes!
Lauren, Rebecca and Ed selected for the Eastern Region Cross Country Team
Congratulations to Ed Blythman, Lauren Nichols and Rebecca Murray who have been selected to represent the East of England region in the London International Cross Country at Parliament Hill on 20th January.
Bedfordshire Cross-Country County Championship Results, 2023
There were some excellent performances at the Bedfordshire County Cross-Country Championships at Southill Park on 7th January, and seven of the new county champions are Bedford and County athletes. Congratulations to:
- Ed Blythman (Senior Men)
- Lauren Nichols (Senior Women)
- Jake Reynolds (U20 Men)
- Archie Henderson (U15 Boys)
- Eleanor Smith (U15 Girls)
- Megan Barnicoat (U13 Girls)
- Rosie Cusack (U11 Girls)
And there were many other excellent individual and team performances. See below for the full results:
Good results for Stephen and Jack
There were two notable performances in Sheffield over the weekend. Stephen Simmons finished 5th in England Indoor Senior Men's Heptathlon with 5069 points. The breakdown of Stephen's events was as follows:
- 60m: 7.05 (PB)
- Long Jump: 6.80m
- Shot: 12.46m
- High Jump: 1.84M (= PB)
- 60m Hurdles: 8.43s
- Polve Vault: 4.10M
- 1000m: 3:04.56
And at the British Milers Club Indoor Grand Prix Jack Goodwin finished eighth in a high quality field in the 3000m in an indoor PB of 8:02.85. This gives Jack the qualifying standard for the UK Indoor Championships.
Well done to both athletes!
Noah selected for Juan Muguerza Elgoibar Cross Country
Congratulations to Noah Campion, who has been selected to run for the England Junior Men's team at the 61st Juan Muguerza Elgoibar Cross Country in Elgoibar, Spain at the weekend. This is Noah's second international vest of the season, after finishing second in the Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville. Good luck for the race Noah!
Enter now for the Bedfordshire Cross Country Championships
The Bedfordshire Cross Country Championships take place on SUNDAY 7th January 2024 at Southill Park, near Biggleswade and are combined with Bucks as usual.
The closing date for entries is Friday 29th December.
For more information and to enter, see http://bedfordshireaaa.org.uk/Beds%20AAA%20Website/bedsaaa/XC/index.html
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