No medals this time for Charnwood AC’s athletes but some sterling performances nonetheless up against England’s best at the National Cross Country Relays held at Berry Hill Park Mansfield on Saturday 3 November.

 

The under 13 girls ‘A’ finished 30th out 88 complete teams, with Savana Smith 7:37.0, Gracie-Rose Walters 8:03.75 and Emilia Unwin 8:50.15

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The ‘B’ team came 86th with Alice McDermott 9:18.4, Amy Blythe 9:37.1 and Mia Sutton 9:20.2

 

57th place from 88 finishers for the under 13 boys with Harry Foord 7:38.85, Jake Blythe 8:42.85 and Daniel Oakland 8:04.45

Sam Haines 7:38.4 and Harry Blewett-Jenkins 8:15.15 ran as an incomplete ‘B’ team.

 

The under 15 girls claimed 48th spot from 96 finishers, with Gemma Newport 8:04.7, Lucy Morrison 8:09.15 and Amelie McCann 7:49.65

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The ‘B’ team came 70th with Olivia Bonshor 7:43.95, Isabel Oakland 8:17.4 and Mar Ruiz-Monserrat 9:01.65

Isabel Edwards ran as an incomplete ‘C’ team in 8:22.65

 

26th from 93 finishers for the under 15 boys ‘A’ with Alex Coleston-Shields 6:33.8, Sean McCann 7:04.75 and Colin Foord 7:10.7, and 78th for the ‘B’ team of Max Potter 6:58.65, Ethan Day 8:08.15 and Luca Michalowski 7:28.8

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Luke Talbot ran as an incomplete ‘C’ team in 7:29

 

The under 17 women ‘A’ claimed 19th from 59, with Mia Atkinson 8:37.6, Laura Aryeety 9:56.1 and Lily Gregory 10:20.4

 

4th place from 75 finishers for the under 17 men ‘A’ team of Kieren Coleman-Smith in 8:54.2, Vinnie Dawson 9:27.25 and Ethan O’Shea 9:17.65

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The ‘B’ team of Luke Nuttall 9:11.75, Jamie Day 10:04.55 and Ryan Elston 9:37.8 came 21st, and the ‘C’ team of Marcus Francis 9:43.6, Seamas Hurst 10:19.9 and Lucas Wolf-Pudney 10:46.75 51st.

 

In the Junior Women’s race, 9th place from 24 finishers for the trio of Eleanor Here 9:06.3, Aimee Seager 9:34.3 and Amy Hammersley 9:17.25

 

A late illness withdrawal meant that the Junior Men had to run as an incomplete team, with Ollie Rouse 8:53.5 and Fergus McCauliffe 9:46.0

 

The Senior Women’s ‘A’ team finished 29th from 116 finishers, with Elsie Butler 10:32.05, Natalie Egginton 11:35.15 and Katie Lomas 11:08.75

Louise Richmond 12:45.1 and Catherine Tinker 12:54.3 ran as an incomplete ‘B’ team.

 

In the Senior Mens race, there was 63rd place from 153 finishers for the quartet of Tom Whitmore 16:48.35, Gary Burnett 17:53.3, Stephen Mears 16:50.15 and Nick White 20:39.6