Congratulations to Leanne Buxton, who won the British Masters W40 Indoor Pentathlon in Sheffield on 23 January, and to Penny Butcher, who took the bronze medal in the W60 pentathlon. The full results were:
The indoor athletics season has got into swing over the last month or so. Here is a roundup of results:
Congratulations to Gracie Wall who had a convincing win in the Under 17 Women's High Jump at the Southern Indoor Championships last weekend. Gracie cleared 1.69 to take the title, 6 cm higher than the silver medallist.
The Bedfordshire AAA Cross-Country Championships took place on 8th January. There was a large turnout of Bedford and County athletes, and some excellent performances.
The fourth round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes on Saturday 15th January. There was a win for Ben Alcock in the Senior Men's race, with Harry Brodie second (and also the top finishing Under 20). There was also top ten finishes from Evan Supple in the Under 17 Men's race, in the Under 15 Boys event for Cameron Barnes, Harry Scott in the Under 13 boys, and Milly Dunger and Lyla Danobrega in the Under 15 Girls race. We finished third in the overall team competition.
Photo by kind permission of Barry Cornelius.
Full Bedford and County Results:
The next club committee meeting is scheduled for 10th January. Here is the agenda: Committee Meeting Agenda - 10th January 2022.
The 41st Annual Bedford and County AC Christmas Handicap took place on Sunday 19th December. Ten year old Izzy Danobrega took the Pete Dancer Memorial Trophy following in the footsteps of her big sister Lyla who took the title at the same age in 2017. Izzy recorded an excellent 21:47 for the 3 mile course, only 12 secs slower than Lyla's 2017 time. The race raised money for Pancreatic Cancer UK. Anybody who would like to make a donation can do so at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Bedford-and-county-ac
There were excellent performances at the 5 mile race at Battersea Park on Friday 17th December. Matt Begin finished 3rd in 23:42, Ben Alcock came sixth in 23:45, Harry Brodie came eleventh in 23:55, and Sam Knee Robinson came fortieth in 25:38. As well as finishing eleventh in the main race, Harry was the second under 20 home, and his time should move him up to 6th place in the UK Under 20 all time rankings. Ben is now equal 4th in the Run Britain overall 5 mile rankings for 2021.
