It was definitely a quieter week for racing this week but while the quantity may have been lacking, the quality definitely wasn’t.
Noah Paterson has had an incredible cross country season so far, winning both his races in the Kent League which led to him being called up to represent Kent in this weekend’s Southern Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships. Facing strong competition in the U15 boys category and a tough, very muddy course, Noah again ran brilliantly and was battling it out near the front of the field. A close sprint finish saw Noah cross the line in 6th position, just seconds away from a medal, but a fantastic result and great achievement. Kent also came 2nd in the team competition.
Last weekend, junior Victor Redman took part in the Sutcliffe Indoor 60’s, a series of 60m sprint races organised by Cambridge Harriers at Sutcliffe Park. Every athlete takes part in 2 races each. His first time running in the U15 category, Victor ran 7.42 seconds and 7.40 seconds, propelling him to the top of the national rankings. Another superb achievement.
A little further up the age group categories, Krzysztof Klidzia took part in the Southern Masters Cross Country Championships, run on the same course as the inter-counties. He described it as all good fun though he regretted not wearing spikes. Krzysztof finished a brilliant 9th in the V55 category.
Lots of parkruns on Saturday morning where the conditions were excellent, for a change. Ivana Collier knocked over a minute off her PB while Henry Axon also set a new course PB.
Folkestone Results:
| Henry Axon | 17:56 |
| Tristan Bruce | 18:32 |
| Phil Hoyland | 18:43 |
| David Gillett | 19:00 |
| Jason Ransley | 20:16 |
| Jonathan Arana-Morton | 20:37 |
| Daren Wild | 20:49 |
| Ivana Collier | 21:05 |
| Daniel Voller | 21:06 |
| Torben Jessen | 21:07 |
| Ian Merrick | 21:23 |
| Kirsty Wilson | 22:16 |
| Louisa Eede | 22:36 |
| Deborah Jeffery | 22:38 |
| Darren Crew | 22:43 |
| Vicky Scott | 22:49 |
| Christopher Woolgar | 22:50 |
| Hazel Green | 23:52 |
| Rob Hill | 24:02 |
| Stuart Erskine | 24:03 |
| Richard Fowles | 24:50 |
| Philip Maull | 25:00 |
| Brian Davis | 25:39 |
| Deirdre Coombs | 26:05 |
| Trudi Curd | 26:11 |
| Maria Chapman | 26:44 |
| Richard Dyer | 26:46 |
| John O’Hara | 26:53 |
| Jody Stoakes | 27:03 |
| Gary Brazier | 27:46 |
| Malcolm Gibbs | 29:03 |
| Julie Gibbs | 29:58 |
| Carolyn Lewis | 31:02 |
| Karen Puttock | 34:26 |
| David Walbrook | 42:06 |
| Lynsey Tighy | 55:47 |
Ashford:
Caroline Curtis – 22:53
Walmer and Deal:
Dave Tyler – 16:46