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As usual there were several Chiltern Harriers competing in the festive cross country event organised by Burnham Joggers at Cliveden House on Sunday.
Conditions for the race were good with firm ground, no wind and cool temperature. A field of 489 finishers completed the race which features two laps around the escarpment above the Thames with three sharp descents to the river and three hard climbs.
Amongst various good performances Eddie O'Gorman repeated his second place of last year in a time of 37.32 on the testing 6.3 mile course. Close behind in third place was Fabian Downs in 37.48. The sole category winner for the club on the day was Brenda King, coming home with the prize for first Vet 60 in a time of 60.54.
Also featuring in the top 100 in the men's race were Steve Perkin, 46th in 44.31, Michael Turney, 51st in 44.44, Grant Whitaker, 70th in 46.12, and Nigel Derby, 84th in 47.17.
The Chiltern ladies had a strong presence in the race with Debbie Wenman continuing her good form to be 54th in 45.07 (third lady overall and second Vet 40), Laura Butt was 55th in 45.15 (fourth lady overall and second senior) and Ali Young was 85th in 47.20 (eighth lady overall and fourth senior).
Altogether twenty three Chiltern runners finished the race, making it amongst the best supported clubs on the day.
Full results on Burnham Joggers website
The Boxing Day 5K race around the centre of Aylesbury saw some good performances from Chiltern runners.
In a race which saw the course record broken (Jack Parslow of Shaftesbury Barnet coming home in 15.09), Fabian Downs was tenth in 16.47 and Justin Fowler thirteenth in 16.50. Further down the field Garry Page was 85th in 21.27 and Brenda King 170th in 26.26.