Chiltern League Match 3
The Bedford and County Christmas Handicap 2024
The 2024 Club Christmas Handicap is on Sunday 22nd December. It'd be great to see lots of athletes taking part!
All the details are on the poster below.
Tia selected for European Cross country Championships
Congratulations to Tia Wilson on her selection to represent Great Britain as an U23 in the European Cross Country Championships which take place in Turkey on 8th December.
Cross Challenge, Sefton Park, Liverpool
Well done to everyone who competed at the Cross Challenge in Liverpool yesterday. Bedford and County results below:
Etienne Maughan also a Schools International
Apologies to Etienne Maughan who was omitted from the List of SIAB competitors in the Article on SIAB in the September Newsletter. She represented England winning the 80m Hurdles.
Thaila fights back to win international bronze
In a dramatic finish to the over 16 Schools International Pentathlon, Thaila-Jade Mason fought back to claim a brilliant bronze medal in Glasgow last weekend. But the 800m was not the only drama of the day for the 17year old Bedford & County athlete.
With the events taking place in an unusual order, she placed a lowly 13th of 15 competitors after the shot, despite throwing a personal best of 9.37 metres. But there was drama in the 60m hurdles which almost proved calamitous. She was leading the field when she turned her ankle on landing from the fourth hurdle and limped across the line albeit in a still decent time of 9.16 seconds. For a while it looked as if she might have to withdraw from the competition, but there was no serious damage and she was able to continue.
Eastern Cross Country Championships 2024
Well done to everyone who ran in the Eastern Cross Country Championships today at Nowton Park, Bury St. Edmunds.
The U13 boys were 1st as a team, with Ethan 3rd overall. (Harry 4th, jake 16th).
The U17 men were 2nd as a team (Sam 8th, Dylan 12th, Harry 14th).
Bedford & County athletes awarded County Badge
Well done to all the athletes who were awarded the Bedfordshire Athletics Association’s County Badge last night for representing Bedfordshire over 2 or more seasons.