The National Cross-Country Championships took place at Bolesworth Castle, Chester, on 25th February. The Senior Men's team was led home by Ben Alcock and finished sixth, with some excellent individual performances, including Ben's 10th position and Harry Brodie's 33rd place.  Rebecca Murray and Noah Campion both had fine runs, with Rebecca finishing fifth in the Senior Women's race, and Noah finishing seventh in the Junior Men's race.  There were also excellent top 50 finishes for Euan Supple in the Under 17 Men's race, Lyla Danobrega in the Under 17 Women's race, and Lily Farr in the Under 15 Girls' race, and the Under 15 Boys team finished in a creditable 15th place.

Bedford and County's Masters enjoyed success at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield on 18th and 19th February.

The fifth and final round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Keysoe on Saturday 11th February.  There was a win for Noah Campion in the Under 20 Men's, and top 5 places for Harry Brodie (3rd) and Craig Emmerson (5th) in the Senior Men's race, 4th places for Noah Campion in the Under 17 Men's race, and for Oliver Wilson in the Under 15 boys.  There were some fine performances from the women, with Molly Betmead coming 4th in the Senior Women's race, Lyla Danobrega finishing 3rd in the Under 17 Women's race, Imogen Chesterton finishing 3rd in the Under 20 Women's race, and Lily Farr finishing 3rd in the under 15 girls race.  The masters also did the club proud - Steve Horton was the third M40 home, whilst Alan Turnbull and Ewan Wilson were second and third respectively in the M50 category.

In the team competition, the club as a whole were second overall across the five match series, the Senior Men were top, as were the Under 15 Boys, the Under 20 Men second and the Veteran Men 4th.  The Under 15 girls, and the Under 13 Girls also finished fourth.

Well done also to the Bedford and County organisers on an excellently run event.

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Gracie Wall was one of three ladies selected to compete for the England under 20 high jump team as part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver in Hustopece, Czech Republic on 4th February.  Despite limited training, Gracie managed to claim the bronze medal in a 1-2-3 for the English team.  Later in the day at the same meeting, UK number 1 Morgan Lake set a new British women's high jump record of 1.99 metres.  Congratulations to Gracie, both for her selection, and for the bronze medal.

A good result today for Ed Blythman, who followed up a win in the county cross country championships with ninth place in the B race at the British University Cross Country Championships on 4th February.  Well done Ed!

There were some great results at the Southern Cross Country Championships at Beckenham Place Park on Saturday 28th January, with Ben Alcock finishing 3rd in the Senior Men's race, and Noah Campion coming in 5th in the Under 20 Men's race.

Senior Men (15 Km)

Ben Alcock, 3rd, 45:47

John Eves, 35th, 48:41

Craig Emmerson, 46th, 49:17

Andrew Headley, 91st, 51:34

Senior Women (8 Km)

Lauren Nichols, 44th, 30:10

Emma coombes, 341st, 41:58

There were some good performances at the London Indoor Games at Lee Valley on 21st and 22nd January, with Aston Lockwood, Steven Mienambolo, and Jamie Webster winning races.

The fourth round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes on Saturday 14th January.  There were wins for Ben Alcock in the Senior Men's race and Rebecca Murray in the Senior Women's race, and Noah Campion was the first Under 20 home, and third overall.  There were also top five finishes for James Minter and Craig Emmerson (Senior Men), Andre Bonadies (M40s), Ewan Wilson (M50s), Oliver Wilson (U15 boys), Ellie Garraway (F45s), and Lily Farr (Under 15 girls).

The Senior Men's team, and the Under 20 Men's Team won their matches, and in addition the Under 15 Boys' team remain top of the league after finishing second.

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Jack Goodwin had a great win in the BMC 3000m B race indoors at Sheffield on 8th January.  Jack clocked 8:13.63, which puts him 12th on the UK list so far this year.

Sunday 18th December 2022

Due to icy paths race was run on the sportsfields using the laps used in 2010 & 2011

• 3 large figure 8 loops taking in both fields plus one small loop of Rugby Field
• Distance approx 2.9 to 2.96 ( Garmin measurements and google earth)

The were some very strong performances at the Battersea Park Friday Night Under The Lights 5 Miles race on 16th December, which was run in temperatures of -2°.  Despite snow and train strikes, there was a strong field.

• Harry Brodie, 5th place, 23:52
• Craig Emmerson, 21st place, 25:00
• James Minter, 28th place, 25:19
• Sam Knee-Robinson, 43rd place, 26:31
• Lauren Nichols, 5th  place, 30:53

The third round of this season's Chiltern League took place at Stopsely Common, Luton on Saturday 3rd December.  There were wins for Harry Brodie in the Senior Men's race and Rebecca Murray in the Senior Women's race, and top five finishes for Craig Emmerson (Senior Men), Lyla Danobrega (Under 17 Women), Lily Farr (Under 15 girls), Oliver Wilson and Harry Scott (Under 15 boys).  Noah Campion was the fastest Under 20 in the Men's race, Alan Turnbull and Ewan Wilson were both in the top 5 M50 finishers, and Imogen Chesterton was the third fastest Under 20 in the women's race.

The Senior Men's team, the Under 20 Men's Team and the Under 15 Boys' team won their matches.

Full Bedford and County Results: