Page 11 - BBHAC Winter 2016-17 Gazette

Athletics Report 11

Event 3 – Danson Park National Road 4/6 Stage SEAA XC Champs –
4th Elaine Rayner, 5th Carole Relays – Sutton Coldfield Parliament Hill
Penlington, 11th Kelsey Fuss, We scraped a team together Sadly we didn’t have enough
12th Sarah Belaon, 27th Lorna for this, and this time we had to score as a team this year as
Clowes, 28th Jennie Butler, 36th Elaine Rayner adding to the we needed 4 ladies but had 3.
Sara Elmqvist, 37th Samantha dream team. The 3 held it together and had
Leighton, 41st Joanna Clowes, Niamh Bridson-Hubbard took great runs. 106th Sarah Belaon
42nd Danielle Critchley, 62nd the first leg this time and in a – who continued on her very
Jenny Tomei, 65th Donelle very talented field come in a impressive form, 169th Amber
Yapp, 66th Shannon Risky. very credible 17th place, Amber Reed, 367th Donelle Yapp. We
13 Runners, an improvement Reed then ran a strong 2nd leg all know what a tough course
again. At Danson Park 3 to to bring us in in 31st and Elaine Parliament Hill is so really well
score we were 2nd and 6 to Rayner amazingly pulled it back done to all that ran. (574 senior
score we were 1st. to 23rd, Jessica Keene then ladies ran.)
brought us home overtaking
Event 4 – Footscray Meadows more senior ladies to finish in a National XC Champs –
2nd Jessica Keene, 4th Sarah brilliant 16th overall. (62 teams Nottingham
Belaon, 9th Lorna Clowes, overall). Fantastic result. Again, sadly no full team, partly
11th Sophie Kelleher, 19th National Cross Country because of the distance but
Sara Emqvist, 38th Donelle Relays – Berry Hill, Amber Reed and Jane Bradshaw
Yapp. We were lucky to scrape Mansfield represented the senior ladies
a team together for this last By now, it was getting harder well with at 195th place for
Kent League event. However, to get teams together with Amber and 287th for Jane in
it shows what quality we have injuries, uni had started etc. For a very large and fully loaded
when we can still manage to Berry Hill we didn’t do badly, champs. (788 senior ladies ran.)
score 1st in the 3 to score and especially with the quality of London Marathon –
the 6 to score. the field but we did definitely Congratulations to Carole
miss the youngsters. Elaine
SEAA Road Relays – Bedford Penlington who got the fastest
did a superb job coming in in
We didn’t have many running 32nd, Jane Bradshaw then held time this year for the ladies
but we had a quality team her own and came in 48th. I running the London Marathon.
with Jessica Keene taking the then followed (Jenny Neal) and Carole gained a personal best
1st leg in 3rd place, Niamh brought it slightly back down to finishing in a swift 3hrs 5
Bridson-Hubbard holding on 46th place which is where our minutes and 4 seconds.
to 3rd place on 2nd leg, Sarah team finished. A great effort Can I say a massive thank you
Belaon running a credible 3rd from all. (124 teams overall) to all the senior ladies who
leg to come in 9th and Carole Kent XC Champs – ran at various events. Between
Penlington brought it back to Brands Hatch us all, you have made it a
7th out of 42 teams. It was a We came 6th in the 3 to score. huge success.
dream having both Jessica and It was excellent to have Kate
Niamh in the same relay, and Curran to lead us on this Jesse Jones, ed. Will Ruiz
both Sarah and Carole showing, race who came an incredible
that the vets are so capable on 5th place. Lorna Clowes,
backing up the youngsters. Well Jane Bradshaw and Lisa May
done team. also had very strong runs
coming in 32nd , 36th and
49th respectively.