Junior Stragglers in XC Action!
Posted by on 17 January 2017
It’s generally acknowledged that the local junior athletics scene is in great shape at the moment measured by the quantity and quality of field in the races. Maybe this has been stimulated by Mo Farah’s successes which has made endurance running cool, or possibly it’s the parkrun effect with increasing numbers of children participating in the sport? Likely it is combination of both these factors and some others but, regardless of the reason, it is excellent to report that Stragglers are playing an important part in this with the club being represented in increasing numbers at these events.
January is the peak of the junior XC season with races every weekend, and the recent wet weather has made conditions particular challenging this year. The Straggler’s 2016-17 junior squad has seen a quite a few new joiners who are relatively inexperienced in the sport but, supported by their older team mates, they’ve dealt with the training and racing really well and placings are continually improving.
Below are results from the County Championships and 3rd Surrey League fixture of the season, with accompanying photographs of some of the group in action during these races.
Jim Desmond
· County Championships – Saturday 7th January
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MIDDLESEX Hillingdon |
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U15 Girls |
47 Finishers |
4k |
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32nd |
Phoebe Fennell |
18:06 |
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SURREY |
Lloyd Park, Croydon |
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U13 Girls |
80 Finishers |
3k |
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29th |
Maisie Jensen |
11:52 |
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55th |
Lucy Hoseason |
12:46 |
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66th |
Amber Bryan |
13:35 |
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68th |
Madeleine McGuigan |
13:44 |
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69th |
Rosie Watts |
14:02 |
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U13 Boys |
84 Finishers |
3k |
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28th |
Spencer Bateman |
10:41 |
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50th |
Ollie Emment |
11:18 |
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U15 Girls |
58 Finishers |
4k |
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34th |
Poppy Jensen |
17:41 |
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U15 Boys |
85 Finishers |
4k |
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23rd |
Ben Dibley |
14:47 |
· Surrey League – Saturday 14th January
GIRLS – Lloyd Park – Full Results HERE
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U13 Girls |
62 Finishers |
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14th |
Maisie Jensen |
12:12 |
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37th |
Sophie Desmond (U11) |
13:16 |
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41st |
Lucy Hoseason |
13:35 |
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42nd |
Amber Bryan |
13:39 |
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44th |
Madeleine McGuigan |
13:52 |
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57th |
Chloe Hoseason (U11) |
15:16 |
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U15 Girls |
28 Finishers |
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9th |
Poppy Jensen |
16:52 |
BOYS – Mitcham Common – Full Results HERE
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U13 Boys |
46 finishers |
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8th |
Spencer Bateman |
18:20 |
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10th |
Ollie Emment |
18:59 |
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33rd |
Ethan Russell |
21:36 |
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45th |
Jaden Russell |
25:25 |
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U15 Boys |
40 finishers |
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10th |
Ben Dibley |
17:52 |
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U17 Boys |
16 finishers |
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3rd |
Kieran Desmond |
17:19 |
