 Fabian Downs leads the way in the Shardeloes 10K |
 Chiltern Harriers winning men's team Fabian Downs, James Repper, Eddie O'Gorman and Michael Goddard. |
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Chiltern Harriers winning men's team Fabian Downs, James Repper, Eddie O'Gorman and Michael Goddard. |
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The inaugural Shardeloes 10K organised by Chiltern Harriers
took place successfully on Sunday in bright, warm conditions. The new
course, a variation on the old Amersham 5 route, proved a stiff test
nevertheless and only a handful of runners finished under 40 minutes.
The race headquarters of Amersham Cricket Club provided a scenic
backdrop to the race which runs in a large loop towards Little
Missenden and Mop End before dropping back to the cricket ground.
The race, again sponsored by Gil-Lec Electrical Wholesalers, saw a
victory for Chiltern Harriers’ Fabian Downs in 36.14 with Vale of
Aylesbury’s Paul Gregory second in 36.34 and Chiltern’s Eddie O’Gorman
third in 36.56. First junior was Chiltern’s Michael Goddard and the Vet
40 prize was won by Chiltern’s Richard Quantrill. The Vet 50 award went
to Lee Benjamin of Thames Valley Harriers and the Vet 60 prize to
Leonard Smith.
The first woman home was Chichester AC’s Fay Cripps in 44.00 with Rugby
and Northampton’s Jo Pulsford second in 44.25 and Tring’s Sarah Hill
third in 48.11. Leading female junior was Wycombe’s Georgina Russell in
50.07 and first Vet 35 was Chiltern’s Ali Young in 44.30. First vet 45
was Anna Wittekind.
On the team side, the men’s prize went to Chiltern Harriers comprising
Fabian Downs, Eddie O’Gorman, James Repper and Michael Goddard.
Chiltern also took the women’s team award with the threesome of Ali
Young, Sarah Caulfield and Tracy Edwards being victorious.
There were also two other races taking place. The 4K run was won by U15
James McCarthy in a good time of 13.43. Joe Aherne was second in 14.26
and third male was Sam Henning in 15.19. First female was Connie Lewis
in 14.29, second Hannah Morton in 15.02 and third Hannah Thear in
16.11. The 1 mile family run saw a comfortable victory for U11 Ben
Smith and the first girl home was U11 Lily Pearson. There was a good
debut performance from second placed overall Tom Hunter.