Competitive athletics and group training are both suspended during the current lockdown. However, several Bedford and County athletes managed to squeeze in some races during October. Here’s a run-down of what has been happening.
Harrow AC Early Autumn Mile & 3000m, 1st October
Milly Dunger (U15) – 3000m - 10:49.71 (PB) – 6th (race 3)
Craig Emmerson – 3000m -9:01.84 (PB) – 5th (race 7)
Cambridge University Collegiate League, 6th October
Jonathan Nash (U20) – 800m – 2:11.5 -1st (race 1)
South London Harriers Middle Distance Race Fest, Coulsdon, 10th October
Natalie Simmons (U17) – 1500m – 5:06.70 – 12th (race 7)
Imogen Chesterton (U17) – 3000m – 10:47.65 (PB) – 1st (race 1)
London Hurdles and Middle Distance Open, Bromley, 11th October
Lily Farr (U13) – 1500m – 5:02.60 (PB) – 4th (race 7)
Milly Dunger (U15) – 1500m – 5:06.13 (PB) – 7th (race 7)
Cambridge University Collegiate League, 11th October
Jonathan Nash (U20) – 200m – 226.4 (PB) -2nd (race 2)
Running Grand Prix, Bedford Autodrome, 18th October
5k
Harry West (U17) – 16:27 – 6th
Milly Dunger (U15) - 17:41- 2nd female home (this places Milly 4th in the 2020 UK U15 rankings for 5k - well done Milly!)
Lily Farr (U13) – 18:54 – 3rd
ATW Cross Country Series, 31st October
Senior Men
Jono Janes - 26:08 – 4th
Harry Brodie - 26:13 – 5th
Craig Emmerson - 27:15 – 9th
Senior Women
Emma Coombes – 44:45 – 68th
U17Men
Alex Alston - 18:14 – 1st
U15 Boys
Cameron Barnes - 14:55 - 5th
Euan Supple - 15:34 - 16th
U15 Girls
Milly Dunger – 17:01 – 11th
Lyla Danobrega – 17:04 – 13th
Rosie Foster – 17:08 – 14th
Lucy Deller – 20:00 – 41st
U13 Boys
Oliver Wilson – 12:57 – 19th
Ben Coomber – 13:13 – 27th
Zach Danobrega – 13:43 – 30th
Zach Vincent – 14:08 – 34th
Jack Hale – 14:12 – 36th
U13 Girls
Lily Farr – 12:33 – 2nd
Under 11 Boys
Oliver Coombes – 9:56 – 38th
Under 11 Girls
Izzy Danobrega – 9:46 – 24th