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, 1^st October

Milly Dunger (U15) – 3000m - 10:49.71 (PB) – 6^th (race 3)

Craig Emmerson – 3000m -9:01.84 (PB) – 5^th (race 7)

Cambridge University Collegiate League, 6^th October

Jonathan Nash (U20) – 800m – 2:11.5 -1^st (race 1)

South London Harriers Middle Distance Race Fest, Coulsdon, 10th October

Natalie Simmons (U17) – 1500m – 5:06.70 – 12^th (race 7)

Imogen Chesterton (U17) – 3000m – 10:47.65 (PB) – 1^st (race 1)

London Hurdles and Middle Distance Open, Bromley, 11^th October

Lily Farr (U13) – 1500m – 5:02.60 (PB) – 4^th (race 7)

Milly Dunger (U15) – 1500m – 5:06.13 (PB) – 7^th (race 7)

Cambridge University Collegiate League, 11^th October

Jonathan Nash (U20) – 200m – 226.4 (PB) -2^nd (race 2)

Running Grand Prix, Bedford Autodrome, 18^th October

5k

Harry West (U17) – 16:27 – 6^th

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 – 3^rd

ATW Cross Country Series, 31^st October

Senior Men

Jono Janes - 26:08 – 4^th

Harry Brodie - 26:13 – 5^th

Craig Emmerson - 27:15 – 9^th

Senior Women

Emma Coombes – 44:45 – 68^th

U17Men

Alex Alston - 18:14 – 1^st

U15 Boys

Cameron Barnes - 14:55 - 5^th

Euan Supple - 15:34 - 16^th

U15 Girls

Milly Dunger – 17:01 – 11^th

Lyla Danobrega – 17:04 – 13^th

Rosie Foster – 17:08 – 14^th

Lucy Deller – 20:00 – 41^st

U13 Boys

Oliver Wilson – 12:57 – 19^th

Ben Coomber – 13:13 – 27^th

Zach Danobrega – 13:43 – 30^th

Zach Vincent – 14:08 – 34^th

Jack Hale – 14:12 – 36^th

U13 Girls

Lily Farr – 12:33 – 2^nd

Under 11 Boys

Oliver Coombes – 9:56 – 38^th

Under 11 Girls

Izzy Danobrega – 9:46 – 24^th