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One prevailing problem The commitment of Finally the efforts of some
throughout this season and these athletes should be athletes were rewarded with
others is the difficulty or emphasised against their selection for internationals.
perhaps near impossibility of having other commitments After the National Cross
making up a scoring team. particularly at this stage of Country Championships
This was the case in the Kent their lives. Grace Scopes ran in Niamh Bridson-Hubbard
Cross County Championships the Sparrows Den Kent League and Will Fuller were both
although both teams won their fixture having already coached selected to run for England in
races and at the SE England our youngsters in the rain in Burgos, Northern Spain the
champs. The men were the morning, and Charlotte next week in an international
unfortunately one athlete short Fairies making her Club debut cross country event. They
of a complete scoring team. At found time to run after also finished 10th and 13th in their
the National Cross Country coaching at our young Bees respective races.
Championships the U20 women Academy earlier in the day. In
only had two running and so the same match Marco Arcuri Paul Austridge, ed. Wilf Orton
couldn’t record a scoring team. and Charlie Davis were placed
Perhaps this was a catalyst high up the field both having
to the squads entering the spent the morning coaching
senior races where they could our under 11 endurance athletes
distinguish themselves such as also in the rain.
in the SE road relays where Jess Then there are the university
Keene and Niamh Bridson- undergraduates who still
Hubbard stood up well to come to compete despite
quality opposition. the pressure of their studies.
Richard Webb taking part in
the Somerhill School Kent
League fixture, used his study
break from Cardiff University
well finishing in a high placing.
Tom Desborough took a day
off his university weekend
exploits to run for the Club in
the first Kent league fixture
at Wilmington, and Tom
Desborough made a another
journey up from Brighton
university to complete in the
National Championships. Bertie
Harrington travelled down
from Newcastle university to
run in his first National (and
first time in a BB vest for over a
year) running solidly in the age
category event. Another student
taking time off her studies was
Sam Leighton