Newark Athletic Club where wel represented at the British Inter Counties XC
Newark Athleic Club where well represented at a very windy and muddy Prestwold Hall for the British Inter Counties Cross Country featuring thousands of runners from the four corners of the UK.
Amelia Chrispin was competing in her first year of the U15 girls age group competition, running against 308 other eager girls on the testing 4km course. She had a decent start and was in around 70th position after the first frenetic 800m. For the next 3km she worked hard moving through the field and with around 200m to go was in the top 30 runners. She had a great sprint finish, and managed to cross the line, in probably her best race to date, in a fantastic 27th place Nationally. She now looks forward next weekend, to the English Schools XC at Leeds.
Our locals had some great personal results showing great commitment, helping teams out at the last minute and persevering through illness.
U13 Boys Joseph Monk 284th.
U13 Girls Niamh Monaghan 269th.
U15 Girls Ellie Monaghan 220th. Amelia Chrispin 27th
U17 Men Alex Ellis 168th.
U17 Ladies Tilly and Lauren Owens 255th and 254th.
Sen Ladies Cloe Hubbard 46th.
Sen Men Linton Taylor 31st.
Well done to all in tough conditions! Also thanks to Alice Gibbs for cheering everyone on!
