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September 1st 2010 - Pre Season Mailing
I will be sending out the pre season mailing in a couple of weeks time. Can clubs let me know of any changes to contact details.

July 22nd 2010 - Southern Road Relays at Aldershot
As last year, the ladies and young athletes races will be held on the Saturday September 25th, the senior and veteran men's races will be on Sunday September 26th.

June 25th 2010 - Notes from League AGM
Fixture dates will be October 9th (Oxford), November 13th (Watford tbc), December 4th (venue tbc), January 15th (venue tbc), February 12th (Wing tbc). There are some venues to be confirmed and two we would like hosts for. On the promotion, demotion and division issues it was decided not to alter anything for the time being but to monitor the situation on division and race numbers. For next season as an experiment we will swap the under 17 men and senior ladies races around. This is because many senior athletes have partners in the other races so it will give them time to watch the race and to look after young children who may need to swap parent after one race has finished. On the question of the number of awards in the oldest veteran categories, this will be altered if the number of competitors justify it at the time the awards are ordered.

May 10th 2010 - League AGM date and issues for AGM
The League AGM will take place on Thursday June 24th 7.30pm at Bannister Stadium, Harrow. Paperwork will be sent to club contacts early in June.
Can clubs let me know if they can host next winter. I am trying to find out the proposed championship and other dates for next winter.
With reference to the proposal I made (please read March 2nd item below) concerning altering the number of teams demoted from Div 1 to Div 2 at the end of both the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons, I have had some limited feedback and I knew when I framed the proposal that it would not fully answer the issue of the size of the young athletes races. I will still put the proposal forward, however, as the senior races are still out of balance between the two divisions. The alternative (and I will bring this up at the AGM) is a more complicated arrangement where we separate the senior and young athletes scores completely so that we have Div 1 and Div 2 Seniors as well as Div 1 and Div 2 Young Athletes. Any comments in advance would be welcome - please email them to me.

April 25th 2010 - London Marathon
Leading results for CL clubs (I've relied on Power of 10 which might not have all club names listed - LM web site doesn't give clubs):
Senior men: O Edwards (Shaftesbury) 2.25.15, G Price (Shaftesbury) 2.30.02, A McNamara (M Milton K) 2.30.59, C Riley (Bedford & C) 2.31.57, R Breen (Shaftesbury) 2.40.01, T Jackson (Shaftesbury) 2.40.48, S Herring (M Milton K) 2.41.18, P Stainer (Shaftesbury) 2.41.23, L Miles (Maidenhead) 2.43.22, S Earley (Bedford & C) 2.44.32, N Browne (Wycombe) 2.44.42, R Burton (Chiltern) 2.48.04, P Bind (M Milton K) 2.49.02, E O'Gorman (Chiltern) 2.49.10, B Vivian (St Albans Str) 2.49.44, J McMahon (Bedford & C) 2.51.11, A Cracknell (Dacorum) 2.51.35, C Finill (Harrow) 2.52.05, Y Fitsakis (Headington) 2.52.06, S Pullan (St Albans Str) 2.52.24, N Jones (Ampthill) 2.53.48, R Francis (Harrow) 2.54.02, J Jones (St Albans) 2.54.05, L Whitten (M Milton K) 2.55.17, D Maisey (Aylesbury) 2.56.56, H Van Zyl (Oxford) 2.57.36, G Warren (St Albans Str) 2.57.32, S Blake (Windsor) 2.57.39,
Senior ladies: 10 M Yamauchi (Harrow) 2.26.16, 21 J Wilkinson (Bedford & C) 2.37.44, R Gibbs (Bedford & C) 2.46.19, D Steer (St Albans Str) 2.56.07,
Full results on London Marathon web site

April 17th 2010 - National Road Relays at Sutton Park
Leading results for CL clubs:
Senior men: 12 Bedford & C, 26 Windsor, 38 Shaftesbury,
Fastest long laps: 2 N Hall (Bedford & C),
Fastest short laps: 9 A Whiteman (Shaftesbury),
Senior ladies: 5 Bedford & C, 9 Shaftesbury,
Full results on Sportsoft web site

March 21st 2010 - Southern Road Relays at Milton Keynes
Leading results for CL clubs:
Senior men: 5 Bedford & C, 15 Harrow, 18 M Milton K, 21 Windsor, 26 Vale of Aylesbury, 27 Shaftesbury, 28 Luton,
Fastest long laps: 9 M Fudalej (M Milton K), 14 O Matthews (Bedford & C),
Fastest short laps: 7 A Whiteman (Shaftesbury), 12 R Heaney (Bedford & C), 13 D Clorley (Luton),
Senior ladies: 1 Bedford & C, 2 Windsor, 3 M Milton K, 5 Shaftesbury, 10 Vale of Aylesbury,
Fastest laps: 1 S Morris (Windsor), 3 R Gibbs (Bedford & C), 4 R Newstead (Bedford & C), 5 N Sykes (Bedford & C), 6 C Firth (Windsor), 8 S Boast (Bedford & C), 10 J Lundgren (Shaftesbury),
Full results on Milton Keynes web site

March 20th 2010 - English Schools at Manchester
Leading results for CL clubs - let me know of any corrections, for example there is a Harrow athlete in the results who wasn't actually there:
Senior boys: 7 M White (Bracknell), 10 N Fleming (Shaftesbury), 12 J McDonnell (Luton), 22 M Salt (Dacorum), 29 T Grant (Shaftesbury), 30 M Bergin (Bedford & C), 33 E MacKenzie (St. Albans), 45 D Woodgate (Luton), 51 C Lambert (M Milton K), 58 J Perry-Williams (Shaftesbury), 92 S Still (Luton), 97 T Corbett (Bedford & C),
Inter boys: 20 M McLaughlin (Shaftesbury), 30 J McMurray (St. Albans), 43 A Duff (Radley), 56 A Goodall (Windsor), 91 B Alcock (Bedford & C),
Junior boys: 3 K Wye (Windsor), 10 M Seddon (Bracknell), 12 R Isaacson (Bedford & C), 21 J Redwood (Shaftesbury), 33 C Von Eitzen (Radley), 37 M Pearce (Shaftesbury), 43 P Taylor (Aylesbury), 50 M Marshall (Oxford), 51 C Critchley (Windsor), 56 S Halstead (Bracknell), 83 J Douglas (Bedford & C), 85 J Janes (Bedford & C),
Senior girls: 8 M Hawtin (Oxford), 16 V Walker (Watford), 55 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 59 E Relton (Bedford & C), 70 G Bridge (Radley), 78 R McClay (Bracknell),
Inter girls: 2 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 6 B Swords (M Milton K), 11 R Murray (Bedford & C), 16 R Walcott-Nolan (Luton), 21 M Wood (M Milton K), 22 L Hawtin (Oxford), 30 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 33 R Berger- North (Bracknell), 34 M Haynes (Windsor), 41 E Roche (M Milton K), 51 F Brereton (Bracknell), 62 C McMillan (Banbury), 63 G Russell (Wycombe), 87 C Stewart (Shaftesbury), 88 L Farrar (St. Albans), 91 S Reynolds (Windsor), 92 P Bowden (Bracknell),
Junior girls: 9 R Bourne (Windsor), 13 C Lewis (Chiltern), 21 R Croft (Windsor), 24 E Hemming (Bedford & C), 33 J Finlay (M Milton K), 37 A Harris (Bedford & C), 39 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 41 E Still (Luton), 44 S Swan (Watford), 62 R Firth (Chiltern), 68 B Hawtin (Oxford), 70 S Billington (Luton), 74 S Cliffe (M Milton K), 80 N Hodson (St. Albans), 85 S Parvizi-Wayne (Shaftesbury), 91 F Lenton (Shaftesbury),
Full results on English Schools website

March 13th 2010 - Inter Counties at Birmingham
Leading results for CL athletes:
Senior men: 8 D Deed (Bedford & C), 11 N Hall (Bedford & C), 44 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 45 A Tovey (Windsor), 74 B Warren (Harrow), 85 J Parslow (Shaftesbury), 86 D Bellinger (Oxford), 90 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 98 T Comerford (M Milton K),
Under 20 men: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 9 J McDonnell (Luton), 10 N Fleming (Shaftesbury), 27 R Parker (Bedford & C), 42 C Lambert (M Milton K), 44 M Salt (Dacorum), 48 D Woodgate (Luton), 50 M Goodwin (Bedford & C),
Under 17 men: 5 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 8 M White (Bracknell), 45 T Grant (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 boys: 1 J McMurray (St Albans), 15 M Harrison (Bedford & C), 33 M Callegari (Shaftesbury), 36 B Alcock (Bedford & C), 48 K Wye (Windsor),
Under 13 boys: 2 C Von Eitzen (Radley), 30 T Verbana (Watford), 44 R Testa (Bedford & C), 45 J Janes (Bedford & C),
Senior ladies: 10 J Wilkinson (Bedford & C), 47 R Newstead (Bedford & C), 50 H Barnes (Headington), 55 C Firth (Windsor), 76 S Partridge (Shaftesbury),
Under 20 ladies: 3 H Walker (Dacorum), 12 L Lattimore (Harrow), 30 M Roberts (Radley),
Under 17 ladies: 2 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 3 M Wood (M Milton K), 4 M Courtney (Shaftesbury), 5 M Hawtin (Oxford), 12 V Walker (Watford), 16 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 23 B Swords (M Milton K), 29 E Roche (M Milton K), 32 A McKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 43 M Haynes (Windsor),
Under 15 girls: 10 R Murray (Bedford & C), 11 R Bourne (Windsor), 14 R Walcott-Nolan (Luton), 20 S Swann (Watford), 27 L Hawtin (Oxford), 42 C McMillan (Banbury), 48 E Still (Luton),
Under 13 girls: 5 H Goddard (Bracknell), 16 G Goddard (Bracknell), 17 R Croft (Windsor), 25 C Lewis (Chiltern), 50 B Hawtin (Oxford),

March 2nd 2010 - Proposal for AGM
One item I will be bringing up at the AGM is a proposal to alter the number of teams demoted from Div 1 of the league for two seasons to help balance out the numbers competing. For various reasons, there are nearly twice as many competing in Div 1 as Div 2. This is especially a problem in the younger age groups where there are few teams competing compared with the number in the division. This is because many of the Div 2 clubs cater largely for seniors.
So for the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons I propose that 3 teams are demoted and 2 promoted then for 2012/2013 go back to having 2 demoted and 2 promoted. Below are the number of finishers in each division per match for the 2009/2010 season. If you have any comments please email me.

Div 1    Snr M  U17 M  U15 B  U13 B  Snr L  U20 L  U15 G  U13 G  Total

2009-1     190     45     51     44     85     32     62     67    576     Oxford (Shotover Hill)
2009-2     212     45     58     51     85     35     57     70    613     Luton (Wigmore Valley)
2009-3     169     35     48     51     69     31     38     57    498     Slough (Upton Court Park)
2009-4     152     35     44     48     59     21     41     55    455     Shuttleworth
2009-5     156     24     37     48     60     25     37     59    446     Wing

Div 2    Snr M  U17 M  U15 B  U13 B  Snr L  U20 L  U15 G  U13 G  Total

2009-1     104     16     27     17     39     15     14     26    258     Oxford (Shotover Hill)
2009-2     115     14     21     28     55     16     19     42    310     Luton (Wigmore Valley)
2009-3     102     11     21     17     42     11     13     33    250     Slough (Upton Court Park)
2009-4     101      9     24     41     34     11     21     37    278     Shuttleworth
2009-5      99      7     12     30     38     10     12     36    244     Wing

February 28th 2010 - National Cross Country at Roundhay Park, Leeds
Leading results for CL clubs.
Senior men: 4 N Hall (Bedford & C), 13 D Deed (Bedford & C), 34 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 35 W Levett (Bedford & C), 50 B Warren (Harrow), 56 O Jones (Windsor), 62 O Matthews (Bedford & C), 87 S Robinson (Bedford & C), 90 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 123 T Comerford (M Milton K), 144 M Janes (Bedford & C), 150 C Riley (Bedford & C),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C,
Junior men: 12 A Tovey (Windsor), 22 N Fleming (Shaftesbury), 29 M Salt (Dacorum), 31 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 34 A Bellew (Bedford & C), 50 D Woodgate (Luton), 53 R Parker (Bedford & C), 56 E McKenzie (Shaftesbury), 58 C Lambert (M Milton K), 64 N White (Windsor), 74 T Corbett (Bedford & C), 80 B Collins (Shaftesbury), 82 M Goodwin (Bedford & C),
Teams: 4 Shaftesbury, 8 Bedford & C,
Under 17 men: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 5 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 10 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 13 T Grant (Shaftesbury), 16 M White (Bracknell), 18 F Bailey (Shaftesbury), 27 M Bergin (Bedford & C), 43 S Still (Luton), 88 D Abery (Shaftesbury), 92 N Ditton (Windsor), 93 T Mead (Luton),
Teams: 2 Shaftesbury, 5 Bedford & C, 17 Windsor,
Under 15 boys: 1 J McMurray (St. Albans), 2 M McLaughlin (Shaftesbury), 4 M Callegan (Shaftesbury), 11 R Harvie (Windsor), 20 B Alcock (Bedford & C), 28 L Ames-Blackaby (Shaftesbury), 33 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 40 M Seddon (Bracknell), 48 R Isaacson (Bedford & C), 52 C Todd (Windsor), 59 C Uduwawala (Shaftesbury), 69 S Redding (M Milton K), 70 M Harrison (Bedford & C), 73 R Taylor (Dacorum), 75 M Pearce (Shaftesbury), 76 J Redwood (Shaftesbury), 78 C Hilton (St. Albans), 93 D Barraclough (Chiltern), 96 J Dutton (Chiltern), 98 J Douglas (Bedford & C),
Teams: 1 Shaftesbury, 7 Bedford & C, 11 Windsor, 13 St. Albans, 14 Chiltern,
Under 13 boys: 4 C Von Eitzen (Radley), 14 T Verbena (Watford), 25 B Hughes (Chiltern), 27 R Lightowler (Shaftesbury), 40 J Cumins (Windsor), 49 J Clifford (Shaftesbury), 55 A Stenning (Chiltern), 57 J McCarthy (Chiltern), 72 G Gathercole (Windsor), 76 C Neal (Chiltern), 84 S Butcher (Chiltern), 86 J Janes (Bedford & C), 97 G Cockle (Windsor),
Teams: 2 Chiltern, 6 Windsor, 16 Shaftesbury, 26 Bedford & C, 29 Leighton Buzzard,
Senior ladies: 27 R Newstead (Bedford & C), 31 R Gibbs (Bedford & C), 36 N Sykes (Bedford & C), 41 C Firth (Windsor), 50 H Barnes (Headington), 52 P Aukett (Shaftesbury), 70 E Ferenczi (Shaftesbury), 71 M Cooper (Shaftesbury), 72 S Partridge (Shaftesbury), 94 D Steer (St. Albans Str),
Teams: 6 Bedford & C, 9 Shaftesbury,
Junior ladies: 3 H Walker (Dacorum), 10 L Lattimore (Harrow), 30 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 35 S Proffitt (Shaftesbury), 58 C Simm (Shaftesbury), 60 Z Levin (Shaftesbury), 65 C Bradley (Banbury),
Teams: 3 Shaftesbury,
Under 17 ladies: 3 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 6 P Woolven (Wycombe), 11 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 13 V Walker (Shaftesbury), 19 E Roche (M Milton K), 21 A McKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 36 C Stewart (Shaftesbury), 63 S Reynolds (Windsor), 71 E Row (Bracknell), 73 B Myers (Windsor), 86 D Seddon (Bracknell),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C,
Under 15 girls: 6 R Bourne (Windsor), 8 R Murray (Bedford & C), 11 R Walcott-Nolan (Luton), 22 E Hemming (Bedford & C), 26 J Finlay (M Milton K), 29 B Berger-North (Bracknell), 32 F Brereton (Bracknell), 34 E Still (Luton), 50 C McMillan (Banbury), 54 A Harris (Bedford & C), 60 E Croft (Windsor), 65 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 72 E Maurer (Windsor), 76 I Thompson (Shaftesbury), 87 M Steer (St. Albans), 97 E Bousfield (M Milton K), 100 P Bowden (Bracknell),
Teams: 2 Bedford & C, 6 Windsor, 7 Bracknell, 17 St. Albans, 24 Shaftesbury,
Under 13 girls: 1 H Goddard (Bracknell), 3 B Croft (Windsor), 4 G Goddard (Bracknell), 11 C Lewis (Chiltern), 13 S Cliffe (M Milton K), 32 R Firth (Chiltern), 48 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 51 H Morton (Chiltern), 52 K Rodd (Bedford & C), 58 S Rayment (Bracknell), 65 V Birch (Bracknell), 69 S Kerr (Bedford & C), 77 V Pritchard (St. Albans), 93 E Milbourn (Windsor),
Teams: 1 Bracknell, 3 Chiltern, 12 Windsor, 13 Bedford & C,
Full results on Power of 10

February 14th 2010 - A couple of notes after round 5
Yesterday's turnout was the highest ever for a final round match despite the cold weather. Mick Bromilow has pointed out that with 4521 finishers this season, we have had our second best turnout since 2005/6 when there was a total of 4707.
A couple of items of lost property: A long string of black and silver coloured beads and a navy blue Reebok T shirt. Contact Richard Inchley .

January 30th 2010 - Southern Championships at Parliament Hill
Leading results for CL clubs.
Senior Men: 1 N Hall (Bedford & C), 4 D Deed (Bedford & C), 12 D Dalmedo (Bedford & C), 15 B Warren (Harrow), 16 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 19 H Lobb (Bedford & C), 20 O Jones (Windsor), 24 O Matthews (Bedford & C), 40 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 42 S Robinson (Bedford & C), 48 T Comerford (M Milton K), 73 R Henderson (Bedford & C), 76 J Critchlow (Harrow), 82 N Gamester (Shaftesbury), 86 S Pullan (St. Albans Str), 91 J Cooper (Harrow),
Teams: 1 Bedford & C, 10 Harrow, 13 Shaftesbury, 18 M Milton K,
Junior Men: 1 D Clorley (Luton), 7 J McDonnell (Luton), 13 A Tovey (Windsor), 18 C Lambert (M Milton K), 21 D Woodgate (Luton), 26 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 27 C Gunning (Shaftesbury), 30 A Bellew (Bedford & C), 34 N White (Windsor), 37 T Corbett (Bedford & C), 39 S Beniam (Shaftesbury), 41 R Parker (Bedford & C), 46 W Mackay (Bedford & C), 47 M Sullivan (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 2 Luton, 5 Shaftesbury, 6 Bedford & C, 8 Windsor,
Under 17 Men: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 8 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 10 F Bailey (Shaftesbury), 13 M White (Bracknell), 19 S Still (Luton), 22 N Ditton (Windsor), 23 T Mead (Luton), 30 A Goodall (Windsor), 32 M Bergin (Bedford & C), 37 T Grant (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 3 Shaftesbury, 7 Windsor, 8 Bracknell,
Under 15 Boys: 1 J McMurray (St. Albans), 2 M McLaughlin (Shaftesbury), 8 M Seddon (Bracknell), 12 M Harrison (Bedford & C), 15 L Ames-Blackaby (Shaftesbury), 20 K Wye (Windsor), 21 R Isaacson (Bedford & C), 28 C Uduwawala (Shaftesbury), 32 S Redding (M Milton K), 33 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 35 M Callegarie (Shaftesbury), 37 C Tead (Windsor), 42 B Alcock (Bedford & C), 43 B Bradley (Windsor), 49 D McGuigan (Harrow),
Teams: 1 Shaftesbury, 5 Bedford & C, 6 Windsor, 9 Bracknell,
Under 13 Boys: 3 C Von Eitzen (Radley), 12 J McCarthy (Chiltern), 13 T Verbena (Watford), 21 H O'Brart (Watford), 23 B Hughes (Chiltern), 24 R. Testa (Bedford & C), 25 J Janes (Bedford & C), 29 J Down (St. Albans), 32 G Cockle (Windsor), 35 A Stenning (Chiltern), 41 S Butcher (Chiltern), 46 J Clifford (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 2 Chiltern, 8 Bedford & C, 9 Windsor, 10 Watford,
Senior Ladies: 3 A Whitcombe (Harrow), 8 R Gibbs (Bedford & C), 17 R Newstead (Bedford & C), 23 P Aukett (Shaftesbury), 24 L Bromilow (M Milton K), 30 M Cooper (Shaftesbury), 43 S Partridge (Shaftesbury), 65 G Duckworth (Leighton B), 75 C Donald (Maidenhead), 80 L James (Windsor), 82 E Ferenczi (Shaftesbury), 89 L Cripps (M Milton K), 93 L Aukett (Shaftesbury), 100 H Frizzell (Bedford & C),
Teams: 5 Shaftesbury, 9 Bedford & C,
Junior Ladies: 1 H Walker (Dacorum), 5 L Lattimore (Harrow), 10 S Boast (Bedford & C), 11 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 13 T Taylor (M Milton K), 14 L Rogers (Wycombe), 16 S Proffitt (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 2 Shaftesbury,
Under 17 Ladies: 3 M Hawtin (Oxford), 4 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 6 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 8 B Swords (M Milton K), 9 V Walker (Shaftesbury), 11 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 15 A McKinnon (Bedford & C), 16 E Roche (M Milton K), 18 M Haynes (Windsor), 26 E Relton (Bedford & C), 33 J Walker (Oxford), 35 E Row (Bracknell), 38 C Stewart (Shaftesbury), 47 E Burns (Oxford), 48 J Livesey (M Milton K),
Teams: 2 Bedford & C, 3 Shaftesbury, 4 M Milton K, 10 Bedford & C,
Under 15 Girls: 5 L Hawtin (Oxford), 6 R Murray (Bedford & C), 9 E Hemming (Bedford & C), 11 B Berger-North (Bracknell), 13 R Walcott-Nolan (Luton), 15 R Bourne (Windsor), 21 I Kempton (Oxford), 22 E Still (Luton), 23 F Brereton (Bracknell), 26 A Harris (Bedford & C), 29 I Thompson (Shaftesbury), 30 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 36 S Draper (Harrow), 43 R Bryen (Oxford), 45 N Hodson (St. Albans), 47 E Croft (Windsor),
Teams: 2 Bedford & C, 3 Oxford, 5 Bracknell, 8 Windsor, 10 Luton,
Under 13 Girls: 1 R Croft (Windsor), 2 S Cliffe (M Milton K), 3 B Hawtin (Oxford), 4 C Lewis (Chiltern), 7 G Goddard (Bracknell), 13 M Humphreys (Radley), 14 H Goddard (Bracknell), 16 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 22 S Rayment (Bracknell), 24 A Edwards (Luton), 27 V Pritchard (St Albans), 36 R Firth (Chiltern), 44 E Barraclough (Chiltern), 49 V Birch (Bracknell).
Teams: 2 Bracknell, 5 Chiltern, 7 Windsor, 9 Oxford, 10 Bedford & C,
Results available without team score in Sportsoft web site.

January 15th 2010 - Report from Rob Lands at Shuttleworth
The race is definitely on. With the thaw there is a lot of water around but the course is perfectly runable and hopefully will not cut. There was today only one 20m part of the short course that had any snow. We expect this to go overnight, as it is flat in the area and not icy we do not regard it as a hazard. This is a spike/stud course. It will be dangerous to use flats as it is hilly and wet.
Current BBC forecast for Bedford area tomorrow: 9am Heavy rain 3degreesC, 12 noon to 3pm Light rain 4degreesC.

January 12th 2010 - Weather alert for Shuttleworth
As Shuttleworth Park is in a rural location lying snow may cause access problems. The host club Bedford will be keeping an eye on the situation and the races will only go ahead if both the course is safe and it is safe for you to get there. If the snow clears from the roads the races are likely to go ahead but courses may be altered to suit conditions. They will be visiting the Park on Friday 15th and a final decision will be made that morning. Watch this web site or Bedford's web site for further information. In the event of cancellation club contacts will be emailed. At the moment the weather forecast for the rest of the week is favourable.

November 23rd 2009 - Lost property from Luton
Two mobile phones were handed in at Luton. One has been claimed but the owner of the other has not come forward. If anyone wanr to claim it email Mike Hardy or approach the Luton team at the Slough fixture.

November 11th 2009 - Notes after round 2
I had a number of positive comments about the Wigmore Valley venue. For those who hadn't been there before, it was a venue that was used for several major fixtures in the 1990's, the National, Inter Counties and British Students. There were one or two problems such as the ladies toilets and the short run in to the finish but generally the venue worked well considering it hadn't been used for a number of years.
Saturday's turnout was the best for a round 2 match with 1064 finishers and our third best turnout ever. The under 13 girls had 112 finishers just beating the previous best of 111. The under 11 boys was 2 short of a record. The senior ladies would have been a record had several runners not missed the start and run in the men's race instead. There were 140 finishers in the ladies race on Saturday compared with the best of 143. On the subject of athletes arriving late due to traffic accidents on the M40, it was generous of the organisers to allow the senior men's race to start 15 minutes late. On another course at a later time of year this might not have been possible as the light and temperature could deteriorate rapidly as it gets later in the day. Plus some of the marshals would have been out since before 12.30.
I've updated the new veteran's status page on the results section of the web site. Please check it is accurate and let me know any missing dates of birth. These are not posted on the web site, I just indicate whether I have it.

October 31st 2009 - English Cross Country Relays at Mansfield
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior men: 1 Bedford & C, 17 Harrow, 23 Windsor, 30 Shaftesbury, 31 Bedford "B", 49 Harrow "B",
Fastest laps: 6 M Draper (Bedford & C),
Junior men: 3 Luton, 7 Windsor, 8 Shaftesbury,
Fastest laps: 2 D Clorley (Luton), 9 J McDonnell (Luton),
Under 17 men: 1 Shaftesbury, 6 Bedford & C, 14 Windsor, 40 Bedford "B", 43 Windsor "B",
Fastest laps: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 6 J Goodwin (Bedford & C),
Under 15 boys: 1 Shaftesbury, 2 Windsor, 4 Bedford & C, 7 Shaftesbury "B", 10 Chiltern, 24 Windsor "B", 44 Bedford "B", 47 St Albans, 48 Chiltern "B",
Fastest laps: 4 B Alcock (Bedford & C), 5 R Harvie (Windsor), 7 L Ames-Blackaby (Shaftesbury), 10 J McMurray (St Albans),
Under 13 boys: 3 Chiltern, 7 Windsor, 20 Windsor "B", 21 Chiltern "B", 24 Bedford & C, 42 Shaftesbury, 45 Dacorum, 47 Harrow, 50 Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: no CL in top 10
Senior ladies: 5 Bedford & C, 15 Shaftesbury, 18 M Milton K, 25 Bedford "B", 49 M Milton K "B",
Fastest laps: 6 H England (Oxford), 8 K Wootton (Bedford & C),
Junior ladies: no CL teams closed
Under 17 ladies: 2 M Milton K, 14 St Albans, 15 Windsor, 21 Bedford & C, 32 Dacorum,
Fastest laps: 4 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 5 M Wood (Milton K), 8 B Swords (Milton K),
Under 15 girls: 4 Luton, 5 Bedford & C, 8 Bracknell, 19 Windsor, 21 St Albans, 26 M Milton K, 38 Chiltern, 39 Shaftesbury, 40 Bedford "B", 44 Windsor "B",
Fastest laps: 5 R Murray (Bedford & C),
Under 13 birls: 2 Bracknell, 3 Chiltern, 18 Shaftesbury, 24 Windsor, 28 Bedford & C, 39 Bedford "B", 41 Windsor "B", 49 St Albans,
Fastest laps: 5 H Goddard (Bracknell), 6 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 7 C Lewis (Bracknell), 8 G Goddard (Bracknell),
Full results on ECCA web site

October 17th/18th 2009 - ERRA Road Relays at Sutton Park
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior Men: 4 Bedford & C, 32 Shaftesbury, 40 Luton,
Fastest laps: 6= N Hall (Bedford & C),
Under 17 Men: 5 Shaftesbury, 11 Bedford & C, 30 Luton, 47 Bedford "B", 48 Shaftesbury "B",
Fastest laps: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 8 J Goodwin (Bedford & C),
Under 15 Boys: 1 Shaftesbury, 5 Bedford & C, 16 Chiltern, 28 Bedford "B", 31 Chiltern "B", 34 Shaftesbury "B", 45 Shaftesbury "C", 47 Banbury,
Fastest laps: 3 M Callegari (Shaftesbury),
Under 13 Boys: 3 Chiltern, 21 Shaftesbury, 24 Bedford & C, 26 Chiltern "B",
Fastest laps: 7 J Cochrane (Chiltern), 10= K McQue (Bedford & C),
Senior Ladies: 5 Bedford & C, 11 Shaftesbury, 27 Windsor, 43 Shaftesbury "B", 50 Vale of Aylesbury,
Fastest laps: 8= J Wilkinson (Bedford & C),
Under 17 Ladies: 2 Bedford & C, 20 Shaftesbury, 23 Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 3 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 5 S Connor (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 Girls: 3 Bedford & C, 4 Bracknell, 10 M Milton Keynes, 21 Luton, 33 Bedford "B", 34 Shaftesbury, 36 Bracknell "B",
Fastest laps: 3= B Berger-North (Bracknell), 9 R Murray (Bedford & C),
Under 13 Girls: 3 Bracknell, 4 Chiltern, 10 Shaftesbury, 16 Bracknell "B", 17 Bedford & C, 35 Banbury, 39 Chiltern "B",
Fastest laps: 1 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 4 G Goddard (Bracknell), 6 C Lewis (Chiltern),
Full results on Sportsoft web site

October 15th - Notes after round 1
It was another good start to the league last Saturday. Perhaps inevitably, as happens when the venue is at one of the extremes of our territory, we didn’t reach the magic 1000 finishers for the first round match. Early viruses probably also played a part. We had to use Oxford instead of Watford for the first match this season as the people who run the County Park would only let us use it in October.
As you may have spotted, the next match at Luton is at Wigmore Valley instead of the more usual Stockwood Park. This was the venue used for the National and a number of other championship events in the 1990’s. Information will be available soon.
The round 3 match has now been confirmed as Slough. Sorry for the delay in notifying you but we only got final approval from the local council last week.
I will be introducing a new system for checking veteran’s categories shortly. This is because some move up a category during the season and I am having problems keeping track of this as not all team managers are getting back to me with dates of birth. More information shortly.

September 26th/27th 2009 - Southern Road Relays at Aldershot
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior Men: 4 Bedford & C, 10 Windsor, 12 Shaftesbury, 28 Luton, 37 M Milton K, 39 Bracknell, 47 Chiltern,
Fastest laps: 4 B Whitby (Windsor), 5= N Hall (Bedford & C), 8= M Janes (Bedford & C),
Vets Over 40: 6 Bedford & C, 11 Harrow, 19 Bracknell, 26 Watford,
Fastest laps: 11 J Critchlow (Harrow),
Vets Over 50: 19 Watford,
Fastest laps: 6 K McLellan (Luton),
Vets Over 60: 1 Oxford City,
Fastest laps: 1 R Treadwell (Oxford), 3 J Exley (Oxford), 9 G Jones (Oxford),
Under 17 Men: 2 Shaftesbury, 5 Bedford & C, 7 Bracknell, 11 Aylesbury, 17 Windsor, 21 Luton, 27 Bedford B,
Fastest laps: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 3 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 8 Z Seddon (Bracknell),
Under 15 Boys 1 Shaftesbury, 2 Windsor, 4 Bedford & C, 6 Chiltern, 13 Bracknell, 21 Shaftesbury B, 23 Dacorum, 25 Windsor B, 26 Bedford B,
Fastest laps: 1 M Callecari (Shaftesbury), 3 R Harvey (Windsor), 5 B Alcock (Bedford & C), 6 M McLaughlin (Shaftesbury),
Under 13 Boys: 2 Chiltern, 3 Windsor, 16 Bedford & C, 20 Dacorum, 22 Windsor B, 29 Harrow,
Fastest laps: no CL in top 10,
Senior Ladies: 2 Bedford & C, 10 Shaftesbury, 13 Aylesbury, 17 Bedford B, 20 Banbury, 21 Windsor, 23 Wycombe,
Fastest laps: 3 J Wilkinson (Bedford & C), 5 H Yelling (Windsor),
Veteran Ladies: 5 Windsor,
Fastest laps: 4 M Stedman (Windsor),
Under 17 Ladies: 2 Bedford & C, 4 M Milton Keynes, 8 Shaftesbury, 14 Bedford B, 18 Bracknell, 24 Oxford, 25 Windsor, 27 St. Albans,
Fastest laps: 4 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 9 M Hawtin (Oxford), 10 S Connor (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 Girls: 3 Bracknell, 4 Bedford & C, 5 M Milton Keynes, 7 Oxford, 13 Bedford B, 14 Windsor, 15 Luton, 16 Shaftesbury, 21 St. Albans, 26 Bracknell B, 27 M Milton K,
Fastest laps: 5 B Berger-North (Bracknell), 7 S Draper (Harrow), 9 J Finlay (Milton K), 10 A Harris (Bedford & C),
Under 13 Girls: 1 Bracknell, 5 Chiltern, 6 Oxford, 7 Windsor, 13 Bedford & C, 18 Bracknell B, 22 Chiltern B, 25 Shaftesbury, 26 Windsor C, 28 St. Albans, 29 Bedford B, 30 Windsor B,
Fastest laps: 1 C Lewis (Chiltern), 2 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 5 S Rayment (Bracknell), 7 H Goddard (Bracknell).
Full results on Aldershot's web site.

June 27th 2009 - Notes from League AGM
The meeting decided that the league subs would have to rise to meet the increasing costs of venues. I will be writing to clubs about this shortly. This will be the first rise since 2004.
The league dates and some provision venues are below. As we can only use Shotover Hill in October we will be having the first fixture there instead of the usual Watford.
October 10th Oxford
November 7th tba
December 5th tba
January 16th Shuttleworth (tbc)
February 13th Wing (tbc)
I will add other venues to the fixtures/results page when known.

June 16th 2009 - Southern Road Relays update
From Aldershot's Dave Rogers:
As you probably know, there was grave doubt as to whether we could stage ths SEAA Road Relays at Rushmoor Arena this year.

We have now been able to negotiate the Arena back to the original weekend of 26th & 27th September so they will go ahead.

Unfortunately, however, there is a motor racing event on the Sunday when some of the roads used on the extended course will not be traffic-free. The implication of this is that we propose to hold the Young Athletes & Senior Women's events on the Saturday with the Senior Men & Vets events on the Sunday.

May 18th 2009 - League AGM date
The date of the League AGM will be Thursday June 25th 7.30pm at Bannister Stadium, Hatch End, Harrow. Notices will be sent to club contacts in about 2 weeks time. The AGM is a week later than usual due to late receipt of the draft winter fixtures for 2009/2010 and bookings at Bannister.

May 14th 2009 - Dates and venues for 2009/2010
Recommended league dates on the Draft Winter list are::
Saturday October 10th
Saturday November 7th
Saturday December 5th
Saturday January 16th
Saturday February 13th
These are the dates we are likely to go with. They are better than they have been for a few years. Round 2 does not clash with the English Schools Cup Semi Finals. Round 4 is two weeks before the Southern and round 5 two weeks before the National. I am circulating clubs for venues but if you haven't been mailed and wish to offer please email me.
I hadn't fixed the date of the AGM as I hadn't obtained the Winter Fixture list. Due to heavy bookings at Bannister with schools meetings it may have to be at least one week later than usual. I will fix this in the next week and let you know.

April 26th 2009 - London Marathon
Leading results for Chiltern League athletes.
Senior men: 16 B Whitby (Windsor), 22 A Cooray (Aylesbury), 34 K Robertson (Shaftesbury), 79 C Riley (Bedford & C), 111 J Trapmore (Shaftesbury), 113 P Miller (Bedford & C),
M40: 50 J Richardson (Oxford),
M45: 6 D Brown (Chiltern), 11 P Stainer (Shaftesbury), 33 V Zverev (Headington),
M50: 3 R Burton (Chiltern), 15 C Finill (Harrow),
M55: 2 C Steptoe (Aylesbury), 26 C Skerratt (Biggleswade), 34 J Skelton (M Milton K),
M65: 39 T Molesworth (Chilter), 40 R Burchett (Shaftesbury), 43 T Eves (Handy Cross),
M70: 19 J McKellar (M Milton K), 25 J Jales (Dacorum), 34 J Matthews (White Horse),
Senior ladies elite: 2 M Yamauchi (Harrow),
Senior ladies: 8 S Amend (Handy Cross), 48 E Ferenczi (Shaftesbury),
F45: 2 D Steer (St Albans), 43 S Wolanski (Headington),
F50: 28 J Binns (Windsor),
F55: 3 B Ralph (Chiltern),
Full results on London Marathon and London Mini Marathon web sites.

April 18th 2009 - National 12/6 Stage Road Relays at Sutton Park
Senior men: 6 Bedford & C, 18 Harrow, 21 Shaftesbury,
Fastest long laps: 4 N Hall (Bedford & C),
Fastest short laps: 5 M Draper (Bedford & C),
Senior ladies: 5 Bedford & C, 12 Windsor, 33 Windsor "B",
Fastest laps: 3 K Wootton (Bedford & C), 9 K Harty (Windsor),
Full results on Sportsoft web site

April 5th 2009- Southern 12/6 Stage Road Relays at Milton Keynes
Senior men: 5 Bedford & C, 7 Shaftesbury, 9 Windsor, 15 Harrow, 36 M Milton K, 40 Bedford "B",
Fastest long laps: 4 B Whitby (Windsor), 6 D Deed (Bedford & C), 9 O Matthews (Bedford & C),
Fastest short laps: 13 B Warren (Harrow),
Senior ladies: 3 Bedford & C, 7 Windsor, 8 M Milton K, 12 Shaftesbury, 16 Vale of Aylesbury, 20 Windsor "B",
Fastest laps: 9 N Sykes (Bedford & C), 12 R Newstead (Bedford & C), 15 L Bromilow (M Milton K),
Full results on Milton Keynes web site.

March 31st 2009 - SEAA 6/4/YA Road Relays
Notice from SEAA web site in case you were not aware:
Due to circumstances beyond our control the SEAA Road Relays, usually held at Rushmoor Arena, will have to be rescheduled.  As yet we don’t know when or where they will take place but rest assured they will be in either in September or October somewhere in the South of England.

Email received from Aldershot's Dave Rogers:
I very much regret that AFD are unable to host the SEAA Road Relay championships at Rushmoor Arena this year.

We were unable to secure the arena for the last weekend in September this year but have provisionally booked it for the following weekend (3rd & 4th October). We were also informed that on the Sunday we could not use the roads outside the arena. Our proposals were to run the Senior Women's race on Saturday 3rd October along with the Vets & Senior Men's races. To design a new course within the arena for the Young Athletes races on the Sunday.

SEAA have rejected these proposals and are actively searching for an alternative host. We are still considering holding the Aldershot Relays under the timetable outlined above but this wouldn't be a championship event and as such it may not be viable to do so.

I am extremely disappointed by this decision because, although there is a lot of hard work involved in running the relays, I can usually look back on the weekend and consider it a job well done. I know from the many emails I receive from grateful team managers many of you have the same view.

March 21st 2009 - English Schools Champs at Stanford Hall, Leics
Leading results for Chiltern League athletes finishing in the top 100 (let me know if I've missed anyone)
Senior boys: 1 R Parker (Bedford & C), 3 D Clorley (Luton), 16 J McDonnell (Luton), 26 M Salt (Dacorum), 31 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 32 N Fleming (Shaftesbury), 52 D Woodgate (Luton), 68 A Stewart (Chiltern), 74 M Eager (M Milton K), 75 C Lambert (M Milton K), 96 S Deathe (M Milton K), 100 T Corbett (Bedford & C),
Inter boys: 1 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 7 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 9 K Lymn (Windsor), 44 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 55 S Still (Luton), 71 N Ditton (Windsor),
Junior boys: 37 S Redding (M Milton K), 39 K Wye (Windsor), 50 M Goddard (Chiltern), 54 D Barraclough (Chiltern), 75 R Isaacson (Bedford & C), 77 T Johnson (Bracknell), 88 B Bradley (Windsor),
Senior girls: 2 H Walker (Dacorum), 10 L Lattimore (Harrow), 28 R Stedman (Windsor),
Inter girls: 6 M Wood (M Milton K), 7 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 12 M Hawtin (Oxford), 15 P Woolven (Wycombe), 16 E Roche (M Milton K), 34 S Conner (Shaftesbury), 38 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 47 B Swords (M Milton K), 49 M Haynes (Windsor), 52 V Walker (Watford), 65 B Myers (Windsor), 90 E Relton (Bedford & C),
Junior girls: 10 R Berger-North (Bracknell), 14 C McMillan (Banbury), 15 I Thompson (St. Albans), 16 A Harris (Bedford & C), 32 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 33 L Hawtin (Oxford), 43 R Murray (Bedford & C), 46 R Bourne (Windsor), 61 I Kempton (Oxford), 67 E Hemming (Bedford & C), 69 S Draper (Harrow), 89 F Lenton (Shaftesbury), 93 H Clifford (Shaftesbury),
Full results on English Schools website

March 7th 2009 - Inter Counties Champs at Nottingham
Leading results for Chiltern League athletes (top 100 seniors, top 50 others) let me know if I've missed anybody - athletes are more difficult to spot without club names!
Senior men: 10 N Hall (Bedford & C), 14 D Deed (Bedford & C), 17 B Whitby (Windsor), 42 W Levett (Bedford & C), 80 S Kimber (Oxford), 86 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 93 A Tovey (Windsor), 100 D Easter (Shaftesbury),
Junior Men: 15 R Parker (Bedford & C), 49 M Willmott (M Milton K),
Under 17 Men: 5 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 7 J McDonnell (Luton), 24 N Fleming (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 Boys: 7 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 9 K Lymn (Windsor),
Under 13 Boys: 7 M Goddard (Chiltern), 8 T Johnson (Bracknell), 15 K Wye (Windsor), 29 T Biegel (Banbury), 47 T Stead (Bedford & C), 49 M Seddon (Bracknell),
Senior ladies: 32 N Sykes (Bedford & C),
Junior ladies: 6 H Walker (Dacorum), 13 L Lattimore (Harrow), 47 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 48 R Stedman (Windsor),
Under 17 ladies: 3 M Hawtin (Oxford), 20 P Woolven (Wycombe), 43 B Myers (Windsor), 47 A Mackinnon-Austin (Bedford & C),
Under 15 girls: 5 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 8 M Wood (M Milton K), 18 B Swords (M Milton K), 30 E Roche (M Milton K), 32 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 41 R Berger-North (Bracknell), 45 I Kempton (Oxford), 50 R Murray (Bedford & C),
Under 13 girls: 9 B Hawtin (Oxford), 12 R Bourne (Windsor), 16 A Harris (Bedford & C), 21 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 29 S Draper (Harrow), 39 C Lewis (Chiltern),
Full results on Athletics Data web site.

February 22nd 2009- End of Season Notes from League Secretary
Our 50th season has finally drawn to a close. Thanks are due to all the host clubs this winter. Also a special thanks to Martin Duff who helped with the end of season presentations. Martin competed in the league's first season in 1959 for Maidenhead and also participated into the 1980's for Reading and later Windsor. In recent years he has written the league reports for Athletics Weekly.
First some good news. On the plus side we have the possibility of one and perhaps two new venues next season. I'll divulge more information as progress is made with these.
On the minus side, there were some problems with the individual results in the veterans and under 20/17 ladies categories. One of these was a F45 who turned into a F55 for the final race which held up the presentations. But the other problems were with declarations. I had hoped that now results were on the internet that people would spot problems earlier. I will tighten up the results software to cope with and check potential category changes and discrepancies. However, the number of veterans who I do not have dates of birth for is now something like 40% of the total so I will have to chase team managers.
The other "problem" if you can call it that is the imbalance between numbers of participants in Division 1 and 2. A few years ago when we went down the road of having both divisions competing together and gained extra athletes who had been participating in the Southern Women's CC League, we allowed Div 1 to grow. The issue with this is that currently the younger age group races in Div 2 are now quite small and I am finding that, in some of the age groups, fewer than three athletes are competing in all four matches for the individual scoring. There are a few things we could do here:
1. Leave things alone, some clubs might not want to be classed as second division,
2. Have a three down two up promotion/demotion for two or three years to restore the balance,
3. Have a one off two up four or five down in one season to restore the balance,
4. Split the seniors and young athletes into separate scoring for divisions as about half the clubs do not have young athletes.
Please email me your comments and I will put forward a proposal at the AGM if appropriate. I do not propose changing anything for the moment, two clubs will be demoted and two promoted as a result of the 2008/2009 season for 2009/2010.

February 22nd 2009 - Vetting and Barring Scheme
Some of you will have spotted the article in Athletics Weekly about the above in which I was quoted or rather misquoted. Quite why the artcile was made in relation to leagues I am not sure. VBS would seem to be the responsibility of clubs who inevitably the people who need to be CRM/VBS checked will belong.
For those of you who don't know, VBS comes in to force on October 12th this year and affects anyone involved with activities involving children and includes virtually everyone involved in a club's activities. Using someone not CRB checked and VBS registered could result in a fine, prison sentence and criminal record for a club's officers.
The quote that should have appeared was:
Our club's Child Prevention Officer, as part of an employment with a London Borough, has been in contact with a number of organisations who will be affected by this legislation. He is of the opinion that it is unworkable and these bodies will collapse under the burden of it.
In my opinion these measures, introduced largely as a response to the Soham murders, have now been taken to their most ridiculous conclusion. You could apply the same logic to every other horrific event but then society would seize up. For example, Mille Dowler was plucked off the street, bundled into a car and murdered. Perhaps all car owners should be CRB checked in case they do the same - after all children do get abducted off the street in this fashion.
UKA should be actively opposing this legislation on behalf of clubs.
The Soham murders happened because there was a hole in the way people were checked for employment. And of course, there is a gaping hole in this new system. If you have a criminal record and want to gain access to children through athletes it is quite easy. You don't need to spend time and money qualifying as a coach or official or volunteer to help the club. You can just join up as an athlete. You don't have to be any good, just pass yourself off as a recreational athlete. If you are in a small club or minority event you will almost certainly be training with children and in any case will be at a track where children are present and can be approached.
VBS will be deceiving parents at least as far as athletics is concerned. They will think that their child will be in an environment free of anyone with a criminal record or suspected of committing an offence against children. In fact, the only way athletics can fully achieve this will be for children and adults to train and compete completely seperately. In other word, the sport will need to turn itself upside down.

February 21st 2009 - National Cross Country at Parliament Hill
Leading results for CL clubs:
Senior Men: 6 B Whitby (Windsor), 9 N Hall (Bedford & C), 17 D. Deed (Bedford & C), 23 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 31 M Janes (Bedford & C), 36 O Matthews (Bedford & C), 44 G Watts (Shaftesbury), 49 W Levett (Bedford & C), 71 J Trapmore (Shaftesbury), 82 A Inskip (Bedford & C), 98 J Lawler (Bedford & C), 99 S Kimber (Windsor), 121 C Riley (Bedford & C), 141 D Nevins (Harrow),
Teams: 2 Bedford & C, 23 Harrow, 35 Shaftesbury,
Junior Men: 12 D Easter (Shaftesbury), 16 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 17 R Parker (Bedford & C), 41 A Tovey (Windsor), 66 B Collins (Shaftesbury), 67 S Benaim (Shaftesbury), 73 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 81 R Heaney (Bedford & C), 87 A Bellow (Bedford & C),
Teams: 6 Shaftesbury, 9 Bedford & C,
Under 17 Men: 2 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 8 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 10 J McDonnell (Luton), 25 N Fleming (Shaftesbury), 34 P Benedickter (Luton), 37 F Bailey (Shaftesbury), 45 C Gunning (Shaftesbury), 53 D Woodgate (Luton), 55 H Mitchell (Bracknell), 56 S Still (Luton), 59 E McKenzie (Shaftesbury), 64 A Stewart (Chiltern), 72 N Ditton (Windsor), 74 J Radvan (Windsor), 95 E Woolmer (Windsor),
Teams: 2 Shaftesbury, 4 Luton, 12 Windsor, 16 Bracknell,
Under 15 Boys: 5 K Lymn (Windsor), 10 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 48 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 71 M McLaughlin (Shaftesbury), 85 J McMurray (St. Albans),
Teams: 11 Windsor, 16 Bedford & C, 24 Bracknell, 30 Shaftesbury, 36 Chiltern,
Under 13 Boys: 5 T Johnson (Bracknell), 23 T Stead (Bedford & C), 27 M Seddon (Bracknell), 34 J Rowe (Windsor), 54 J Tack (Oxford), 64 A Johnson (Chiltern), 69 T Verbena (Watford), 73 J Saunders (Bedford & C), 94 G Gathercole (Windsor), 99 B Horgan (Bracknell), 100 J Douglas (Bedford & C),
Teams: 4 Bracknell, 8 Windsor, 11 Bedford & C, 17 Chiltern, 39 Harrow,
Senior Ladies: 9 N Sykes (Bedford & C), 73 P Auckett (Shaftesbury), 87 L Bromilow (M Milton K), 100 D Steer (St. Albans), 102 C Firth (Windsor), 112 L Kyte (Headington), 124 C Donald (Maidenhead), 138 A Ridley (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 14 Shaftesbury, 15 M Milton K, 39 Headington,
Junior Ladies: 12 L Lattimore (Harrow), 37 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 45 M Lloyd (Oxford), 62 S Caunt (Bedford & C), 64 F Smith (Windsor), 71 T Barnes (Bedford & C), 72 S Proffitt (Shaftesbury), 76 S Ditton (Windsor), 87 R Cave (Bedford & C), 88 R Harding (Dacorum), 96 H Kitchen (Watford),
Teams: no CL clubs finished
Under 17 Ladies: 6 M Hawtin (Oxford), 22 A MacKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 64 J Livesey (M Milton K), 67 A Keane (Shaftesbury), 73 B Myers (Windsor), 84 E Boast (Bedford & C), 86 H Johnson (Shaftesbury), 98 S Spears (Windsor),
Teams: 7 Windsor,
Under 15 Girls: 4 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 12 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 18 L Hawtin (Oxford), 20 I Thompson (St. Albans), 25 B Berger-North (Bracknell), 26 E Roche (M Milton K), 38 R Murray (Bedford & C), 46 J Walker (Oxford), 58 E Row (Bracknell), 81 M Shreeves (Bedford & C), 84 L Farrar (St. Albans), 94 R Walcott-Nolan (Luton), 97 B Fielden (Bedford & C),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C, 14 St. Albans, 22 Windsor, 23 Shaftesbury,
Under 13 Girls: 6 B Hawtin (Oxford), 8 R Bourne (Windsor), 14 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 20 A Harris (Bedford & C), 30 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 34 E Hemmings (Bedford & C), 41 R Croft (Windsor), 43 C Lewis (Chiltern), 45 A Harris (Chiltern), 46 E Milbourn (Windsor), 63 N Shah (Shaftesbury), 72 T Pritchard (Bracknell), 76 E Still (Luton), 79 N Hodson (St. Albans), 89 J Franks (Chiltern), 92 K Ditton (Windsor),
Teams: 3 Windsor, 4 Bedford & C, 9 Chiltern, 18 Shaftesbury,
Full results on ECCA website

January 24th 2009 - Southern Cross Country at Hillingdon
Leading results for CL clubs:
Senior Men: 2 B Whitby (Windsor), 3 N Hall (Bedford & C), 6 M Janes (Bedford & C), 10 D Deed (Bedford & C), 14 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 16 J Parslow (Shaftesbury), 19 R Franzese (Harrow), 21 O Jones (Windsor), 30 S Kimber (Windsor), 32 A Bowden (Harrow), 33 B Warren (Harrow), 47 G Watts (Shaftesbury), 50 C Riley (Bedford & C), 51 J Trapmore (Shaftesbury), 59 A Inskip (Bedford & C), 60 D Nevins (Harrow), 82 N Miller (Bedford & C), 83 R Powell (Bedford & C), 86 J McMahon (Bedford & C), 89 J Cooper (Harrow), 97 I Turnbull (Bedford & C), 98 I May (Windsor),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C, 6 Harrow, 11 Shaftesbury, 22 Windsor, 23 Headington,
Junior Men: 3 D Clorley (Luton), 6 D Easter (Shaftesbury), 10 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 11 T Best (Luton), 20 T Traynor (White Horse), 23 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 33 R Heaney (Bedford & C), 34 T Bryant (Shaftesbury), 35 G Kemp (Bedford & C), 36 S Benaim (Shaftesbury), 41 A Bellow (Bedford & C),
Teams: 3 Shaftesbury, 4 Bedford & C,
Under 17 Men: 3 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 4 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 13 J McDonnell (Luton), 22 E McKenzie (Shaftesbury), 23 C Gunning (Shaftesbury), 30 F Bailey (Shaftesbury), 31 D Woodgate (Luton), 37 N Ditton (Windsor),
Teams: 3 Shaftesbury, 6 Luton, 11 Bedford & C,
Under 15 Boys: 3 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 19 T Atkins (Aylesbury), 23 S Byrne (Harrow), 30 J Bennington (Windsor), 35 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 39 B Alcock (Bedford & C), 47 B Bradley (Windsor),
Teams: 6 Windsor, 7 Bedford & C, 14 Harrow, 21 Chiltern, 24 Shaftesbury,
Under 13 Boys: 2 T Johnson (Bracknell), 3 M Goddard (Chiltern), 8 K Wye (Windsor), 10 J Rowe (Windsor), 17 T Beiger (Banbury), 22 M Pearce (Shaftesbury), 23 M Seddon (Bracknell), 24 R Mudd (Shaftesbury), 25 A Stenning (Chiltern), 26 T Stead (Bedford & C), 29 G Baynham (Windsor), 31 J Tack (Oxford), 36 J Davies (Chiltern), 37 J Saunders (Bedford & C), 38 A Cockle (Windsor), 43 J Knight (M Milton K), 44 G Gathercole (Windsor), 47 J McCarthy (Chiltern), 50 T Wapsharw (Wycombe),
Teams: 3 Windsor, 4 Chiltern, 5 Bracknell, 6 Bedford & C, 7 Shaftesbury,
Senior Ladies: 3 N Sykes (Bedford & C), 20 R Taylor (Windsor), 34 C Bassill (Luton), 49 L Bromilow (M Milton K), 50 C Scott (M Milton K), 63 P Auckett (Shaftesbury), 65 C Donald (Maidenhead), 71 T Neale (Burnham J), 73 P Fudge (Windsor), 75 S Cox (M Milton K), 88 L Kyte (Headington), 91 S Gibbens (M Milton K), 94 V Webster (Shaftesbury), 99 A Hopkins (Headington),
Teams: 9 M Milton K, 11 Windsor, 21 Shaftesbury, 26 Luton. 30 Burnham J,
Junior Ladies: 3 S Boast (Bedford & C), 19 R Stedman (Windsor), 21 L Rogers (Wycombe), 22 R Cave (Bedford & C), 26 L Lingley (Windsor), 28 S Proffitt (Shaftesbury), 31 S Caunt (Bedford & C), 32 F Smith (Windsor), 35 M Lloyd (Oxford), 40 S Ditton (Windsor), 49 H Kitchen (Watford),
Teams: 2 Windsor,
Under 17 Ladies: 3 M Hawtin (Oxford), 4 P Woolven (Wycombe), 13 V Walker (Watford), 15 A Keane (Shaftesbury), 18 E Relton (Bedford & C), 21 A MacKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 24 J Livesey (M Milton K), 28 S Spears (Windsor), 35 C McKenzie (Bedford & C), 39 E Boast (Bedford & C), 46 L Rayment (Bracknell),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C, 7 Windsor,
Under 15 Girls: 3 M Wood (M Milton K), 11 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 13 R Berger-North (Bracknell), 15 B Swords (M Milton K), 20 R Murray (Bedford & C), 21 I Kempton (Oxford), 24 L Hawtin (Oxford), 26 M Haynes (Windsor), 27 E Roche (M Milton K), 35 C Stewart (Shaftesbury), 43 C McMillan (Banbury),
Teams: 2 M Milton K, 6 Oxford, 8 Bedford & C, 12 Windsor, 18 Shaftesbury,
Under 13 Girls: 3 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 6 A Harris (Bedford & C), 7 C Lewis (Chiltern), 12 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 13 B Hawtin (Oxford), 27 M Angell (Bedford & C), 28 E Jones (Chiltern), 30 E Still (Luton), 37 A Harris (Chiltern), 41 S Lloyd (White Horse), 47 R Firth (Chiltern), 48 L Keighley (M Milton K), 49 E Milbourn (Windsor),
Teams: 2 Bedford & C, 3 Chiltern, 6 Oxford, 9 Windsor, 12 Luton
Full results on Athletics Daily web site

January 3rd 2009 - 50th Anniversary Match
Thanks to everybody who turned up to the "special" match today despite the cold weather. Special mention should be made of two competitors who finished today who competed in that first season in 1959. Bob Graham ran as a senior for Windsor in what was then Division "A", he finished 244th today (9th over 60). Tony Bush ran in 1959 as a youth (equivalent of an under 18 race today) for the old Ruislip & Northwood club (now part of Hillingdon AC), he finished 284th today (24th over 60).
Also, Dave Wheeler of Oxford City who finished 221st today has competed in 160 Chiltern Leagues. Does anybody else know of anyone who has run in more than 150?

Thanks are due to Apex Sports who donated prizes for today's meeting.
The prize giving wasn't too well attended after a long cold day. A few awards were given out. I've listed the prize winners below. Vouchers will be posted to team managers next week. The other prizes of shoe bags can be collected from me at the next match.
Vouchers:
1st under 11 girl Alice Wright (Aylesbury)
1st under 11 boy Bill Hughes (Chiltern)
1st under 13 girl Jasmine Finlay (Milton K)
1st under 13 boy Michael Goddard (Chiltern)
1st under 15 girl Melanie Wood (Milton K)
1st under 15 boy Zak Seddon (Bracknell)
1st under 20/17 lady Melissa Hawtin (Oxford)
1st under 17 man John McDonnell (Luton)
1st senior lady Nicola Sykes (Bedford & C)
1st senior man Adam Bowden (Harrow)
Shoe bags:
1st over 35 lady Jude Craft (Headington)
1st over 45 lady Catherine Davies (Dacorum)
1st over 55 lady Margaret Moody (Handy Cross)
1st over 40 man Julian Critchlow (Harrow)
1st over 50 man Paul Gregory (Aylesbury)
1st over 60 man Bruce Hendrie (Banbury)
There were also six spot prizes of shoe bags selected at random by the computer - winners were:
Alex Brown (St. Albans) under 11 boys
Graham Linnell (Silson) senior men
Chris Larsen (Bracknell) under 17 men
Grace Keane (Luton) under 15 girls
Rebecca Riches (Windsor) under 13 girls
Mandy Rice (Aylesbury) senior ladies

December 12th 2008 - 50th Anniversary Match updated
The 4th round at Wing on January 3rd will be a special match to mark our 50th season. All finishers will receive medals. There will also be prizes donated by Apex Sports for the winners of each race (mob match only, not separate divisions), the first veterans in categories M40, M50, M60, F35, F45, F55 plus some spot prizes. We would like to welcome back any former members of the league either to compete or spectate either at this match or the final round on February 14th. This includes those who are with clubs no longer in the league. A list of former clubs is at the bottom of the League History index page. For athletes who are members of clubs who are not in the league we charge £1 and they should pay and collect a number from me on the day.

December 6th 2008 - English Schools Cup Final at Shepshed
Bracknell's Zac Seddon won the Inter Boys race at this event today. Several Chiltern Harriers runners helped Dr. Challoners to team victory in the junior girls event. Results on English Schools web site.
Additional from Robert Lands: Pleased to see that Bracknell and Chiltern had some youngsters at the English Schools. Bedford and County had several to Running for Robert Bloomfield and Lincroft in the junior boys and girls and Sharnbrook in the inter boys and girls – thus our reduced numbers at Slough. Robert Bloomfield Junior girls were 4th with Molly Mckenzie 6th. Others with high placings were Alice Burgin 6th inter girls(Sharnbrook), Tom Stead 5th junior boys (Lincroft).

November 13th 2008 - Another note after round 2
I've sometimes had to comment on discipline in the finish funnel in previous years especially in the youngest age categories. This last match I heard that an athlete in the under 13 boys race was obstructed by another boy who blocked him trying to overtake then stamped on the athlete's foot.
Fortunately it is only the odd athlete we get a problem with but team managers and coaches should make athletes aware of how to behave or not behave at an event.
If incidents like this happen the team manager should inform the race referee as soon as possible and certainly on the day of the race so that the matter can be dealt with.

November 10th 2008 - Notes after round 2
Saturday's turnout was the third best for a second round match with 976 finishers. Previous round 2 bests were 1045 finishers also at RAF Halton in 2005 and 1010 finishers at Luton in 2006. The second round of the English Schools Cup took away several athletes who performed well. For results click here. At Lincroft, Tom Stead (Bedford) won the junior boys, Will Gurton (Aylesbury) the inter boys, Molly McKenzie (Bedford) the junior girls and Beth Swords (Milton K) the inter girls. A few other league athletes also competed in the round at Copthall.
Back to RAF Halton and we only just managed not to overrun the car parking facilities which emphasises again the pressure we have on venues. Also on Saturday there was an unfortunate incident where an athlete's new black rain suit and trousers were taken. If anyone has information about this please email me.
The league web site had its largest number of hits in one day on Saturday with a count of 1287.
If you haven't already done so, can team managers please let me have updated lists of their veterans' dates of birth.

November 1st 2008 - National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield
Leading results for CL clubs:
Senior Men: 1 Bedford & C, 15 Harrow, 16 Shaftesbury, 75 Bedford "B",
Fastest: 3 A Bowden (Harrow), 4 N Hall (Bedford),
Junior Men: 11 Luton, 12 Bedford & C, 18 Shaftesbury, 23 Bedford "B", 30 Windsor,
Fastest: 6 A Tovey (Windsor), 10 D Clorley (Luton),
Under 17 Men: 6 Shaftesbury, 7 Windsor, 9 Luton, 11 Bedford & C, 30 Bedford "B", 35 Luton "B", 38 Chiltern,
Fastest: 4 J McDonnell (Luton), 9 N Fleming (Shaftesbury), 10 R Goodman (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 Boys: 3 Windsor, 7 Bedford, 10 Vale of Aylesbury, 33 Shaftesbury, 45 Windsor,
Fastest: 5 J Burton (Bedford),
Under 13 Boys: 3 Chiltern, 10 Bedford & C, 11 Windsor, 25 Windsor, 29 Harrow, 43 Chiltern "B",
Fastest: 1 M Goddard (Chiltern), 10 T Stead (Bedford),
Senior Ladies: 6 Windsor, 10 Bedford & C, 34 Milton K,
Fastest: 2 S Morris (Windsor), 8 K Wootton (Bedford),
Junior Ladies: 10 Bedford & C, 18 Bedford "B", 20 Shaftesbury,
Under 17 Ladies: 8 Bedford & C, 28 Windsor,
Fastest: 7 A Mackinnon-Austin (Bedford),
Under 15 Girls: 3 Milton K, 4 Bedford & C, 18 Shaftesbury, 32 Shaftesbury "B", 33 Windsor, 35 Bedford "B", 45 Milton K "B",
Fastest: 2 M Wood (Milton K), 3 E Wallbank (Bedford),
Under 13 Girls: 5 Windsor, 6 Bedford & C, 9 Chiltern, 13 Shaftesbury, 17 Chiltern "B", 28 Windsor, 29 Harrow,
Fastest: 4 R Bourne (Windsor), 5 A Harris (Bedford), 7 S Draper (Harrow), 9 N Connor (Shaftesbury),
Full results on ECCA web site

October 18th/19th 2008 - National Road Relays at Sutton Park
Leading results for CL clubs:
Senior Men: 9 Bedford & C, 17 Shaftesbury, 23 Windsor, 27 Harrow, 44 Bedford "B",
Fastest: 9 N Hall (Bedford),
Under 17 Men: 3 Luton, 14 Bedford & C, 24 Windsor, 26 Luton "B", 34 Shaftesbury,
Fastest: 8= N Fleming (Shaftesbury)
Under 15 Boys: 5 Vale of Aylesbury, 12 Bedford & C, 13 Windsor, 29 Shaftesbury, 32 Windsor "B", 50 Harrow,
Under 13 Boys: 4 Bedford & C, 12 Shaftesbury, 18 Banbury, 27 Windsor "B",
Fastest: 2= T Biegel (Banbury), 10 T Stead (Bedford),
Senior Ladies: 6 Bedford & C, 11 Windsor, 45 Bedford "B", 50 Shaftesbury,
Fastest: 7 S Morris (Windsor), 10= J Wilkinson (Bedford),
Under 17 Ladies: 10 Bedford & C, 16 Windsor, 36 Luton,
Under 15 Girls: 2 Bedford & C, 26 Bracknell, 34 Windsor, 36 Shaftesbury, 39 Shaftesbury "B", 43 Bedford "B",
Fastest: 3 E Wallbank (Bedford),
Under 13 Girls: 2 Bedford & C, 4 Windsor, 11 Shaftesbury, 19 Harrow, 24 Luton, 32 Bedford "B", 36 Banbury, 40 Windsor "B", 47 Luton "B",
Fastest: 1 S Draper (Harrow), 2= A Harris (Bedford), 5 N Connor (Shaftesbury), 8 R Bourne (Windsor), 9 M McKenzie (Bedford),
Full results on Sportsoft web site

October 6th 2008 - British Masters XC Relays Champs at Mansfield
Leading results for Chiltern League clubs:
Over 40 Men: 10 Bedford, 11 Oxford,
Over 50 Men: 1 Oxford, 8 Bedford,
Fastest: 2 C Sykes (Oxford), 3 T Dixon (Oxford), 4 B Green (Oxford),
Over 60 Men: 5 Oxford,
no CL ladies clubs competed.
Full results on Athletics Data web site

September 30th 2008 - RAF Halton Fixture
A few points about the RAF Halton fixture on November 8th that we want clubs and athletes to be aware of. Further details to follow.
Car parking must be in accordance with the Vale of Aylesbury stewards' instructions. In absolutely no circumstances are people to park in Chestnut Avenue, in any of the private RAF housing estates or in the vicinity of the Costlett Stand/Playing Fields.
Provided that the usual field for car parking is not waterlogged we do not envisage a problem but in the event of wet weather leading up to the event, the League must reduce the number of cars by requesting people to car share, hire mini buses or park well away from RAF Halton.
With regard to security, every car must display the owner's name, address and telephone number and forms will be distributed by the car parking stewards.
We would like to formally thank the Commanding Officer of RAF Halton for granting permission to use the venue.

September 27th/28th 2008 - Southern Road Relays at Aldershot
Leading results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior Men: 7 Harrow, 9 Bedford, 11 Shaftesbury, 19 Windsor, 20 Bedford "B", 32 Harrow "B", 44 Bracknell, 48 Luton,
Fastest: 5 N Hall (Bedford & C), 8= A Bowden (Harrow),
Over 40 Men: 3 Bedford & C, 4 Oxford, 7 Harrow, 16 Oxford "B",
Fastest: 2 S Male (Oxford), 5 J McMahon (Bedford & C), 6= S Herring (Bedford & C),
Over 50 Men: 1 Oxford, 3 Vale of Aylesbury,
Fastest: 1 P Gregory (Aylesbury), 3 C Sykes (Oxford), 6 T Dixon (Oxford),
Over 60 Men: 1 Oxford, 5 Burnham Joggers, 9 Oxford "B",
Fastest: 1 R Treadwell (Oxford), 2 G Jones (Oxford), 5 D Parsons (Oxford), 6 A Matthews (Oxford),
Under 17 Men: 2 Luton, 5 Shaftesbury, 7 Milton K, 10 Bedford, 14 Luton "B", 15 Windsor, 16 Chiltern, 28 Bracknell, 30 Shaftesbury "B",
Fastest: 2 J McDonnell (Luton), 4 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 8 P Benedickter (Luton), 9 J. Goodwin (Bedford), 10 N Fleming (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 Boys: 2 Vale of Aylesbury, 5 Windsor, 6 Bedford, 13 Shaftesbury, 19 Shaftesbury "B", 21 Windsor "B", 24 St Albans, 25 Chiltern, 27 Bedford "B",
Fastest: 5 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 8= J Burton (Bedford), 10 W Gurton (Aylesbury),
Under 13 Boys: 3 Windsor, 5 Shaftesbury, 8 Chiltern, 9 Bedford, 11 Bracknell, 14 Harrow, 15 Windsor "B",
Fastest: 2= M Goddard (Chiltern), 9 M Seddon (Bracknell),
Senior Ladies:2 Bedford, 10 Windsor, 15 Bedford "B", 23 Vale of Aylesbury, 27 Headington,
Fastest: 5 J Wilkinson (Bedford),
Veteran Ladies: no CL clubs competed,
Under 17 Ladies: 4 Bedford, 6 Shaftesbury, 11 Windsor, 13 Milton K, 14 Bracknell,
Fastest: 3 M Hawtin (Oxford), 7= S Connor (Shaftesbury),
Under 15 Girls: 2 Bedford, 4 Milton K, 9 Oxford, 12 Windsor, 13 Bracknell, 21 Shaftesbury, 22 Oxford "B", 24 St Albans, 27 Bedford "B",
Fastest: 2 E Wallbank (Bedford), 7 M Wood (Milton K),
Under 13 Girls: 2 Bedford, 4 Windsor, 5 Shaftesbury, 8 Oxford, 11 Chiltern, 12 Luton, 13 Milton K, 17 Windsor "B", 18 Chiltern "B", 23 Bedford "B", 24 Windsor "C", 29 Harrow,
Fastest: 1 S Draper (Harrow), 3 R Bourne (Windsor), 4= N Connor (Shaftesbury), 8= J Finlay (Milton K),
Full results on Aldershot web site

September 10th 2008 - Chiltern League Results from the 1960's
Former league competitor and AW reporter Martin Duff has kindly provided many missing Chiltern League Results from 1960-1971. I have posted these in PDF format in the League History section. There are an odd few results we are still missing either because they did not appear in AW or we don't have hard copies. So if anyone out there has any of these I would like to hear from you.
Later: Martin has also given me additional senior placings for some Div 1 races from the early 1980's plus results for 15/01/1983 which we didn't have.

August 26th - Fixtures 2008/2009 Update
The current position with the November 8th fixture is that it is still to be confirmed and we may need to wait two or three weeks to obtain final confirmation as the RAF contact is away. The December 6th will almost certainly be at Slough. At the moment Windsor are trying to resolve problems with the football bookings at the park which may mean that the car park there may not be available.

August 17th - Fixtures 2008/2009 Update
Vale of Aylesbury have been able to obtain RAF Halton for the November 8th fixture. I am awaiting confirmation as to whether we can use Slough for December 6th otherwise Culham will be available that weekend.

July 29th 2008 - Fixtures 2008/2009 Update
I am currently chasing possible venues for the December 6th fixture. However, at the moment I have been unable to obtain a venue for the November 8th match. The two possible venues for December are unlikely to be able to do the November date. It may be that we have to revert to plan "B" which would be for seniors and young athletes to compete at separate venues if we can obtains ones which can accommodate the smaller fields. If you can help please email me as a matter of urgency.

June 12th 2008 - Notes from AGM
The dates and current venues are on the Fixture Details and Results page. The timing of the final fixture was difficult due to the number of championships but on balance it was felt that the lack of non championship competition after Xmas made it undesirable to either move the fixture later or earlier or to drop the fifth match. On the question of the need for more venues, Milton Keynes were investigating a course at Woburn. For the 50th anniversary fixture, it was agreed to nominate match four on Jan 3rd. Medals (or some other item) would be given to all finishers.
For those interested, the clubs who were in the league in season one (1959/1960) were:
Ealing (joined with Southall below, now part of Ealing, Southall & Middx)
Feltham (later renamed Hounslow, now part of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow)
Hayes & Harlington (defunct, not the current club of the same name)
Maidenhead
Ruislip & Northwood (now part of Hillingdon)
Southall (joined with Ealing above, now part of Ealing, Southall & Middx)
Vale of Aylesbury
Uxbridge (defunct)
Windsor
Wycombe Phoenix

May 17th 2008 - BMAF Road Relays at Sutton Park
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
M40: 7 Bedford & C, 11 Oxford City, 20 Reading RR,
M50: 2 Oxford City,
M60: 2 Oxford City, 22 Bedford & C,
F35: 14 Reading RR,
F45: 1 Reading RR,
Fastest laps not given
Full results on Joe Lee's Results web site

May 16th 2008 - Roger Beedell
I'm sorry to have to report that Roger Beedell of Chiltern Harriers passed away recently. He had competed in the Chiltern League for some 20 years. See link on Chiltern Harriers web site for obituary.

April 26th 2008 - National 12/6 Stage Road Relays at Sutton Park
Leading results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior men: 13th Bedford & C, 18th Harrow, 20th Shaftesbury,
Fastest short stages: 1 A Baddeley (Harrow), 5 A Bowden (Harrow),
Senior ladies: no CL clubs finished
Full results on Sportsoft web site

April 13th 2008 - London Marathon and Mini Marathon
Results for Chiltern League athletes (let me know if I've missed anyone):
Senior men: 36 O Edwards (Shaftesbury) 2.26.48, 44 K Robertson (Shaftesbury) 2.29.03, 62 B Whitby (Windsor) 2.30.15, 118 D Brown (Chiltern) 2.36.06, 138 A Jackson (Shaftesbury) 2.37.24, 315 C Steptoe (Aylesbury) 2.45.10 1st v55,
Senior ladies: 9 L Yelling (Bedford & C - 1st GB) 2.28.33, 26 L Hartney (Reading RR) 2.49.24, 32 S Gee (Reading RR) 2.51.16, 51 D Steer (St Albans) 2.58.38,
Mini Marathon Counties:
Under 18 men: 10 D Clorley (Luton), 16 R Parker (Bedford & C), 19 J McDonnell (Luton), 23 D Williamson (Bedford & C), 30 P Benedickter (Luton), 46 R Glastonbury (Radley),
Under 15 boys: 7 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 18 S Still (Luton), 24 K Mason (Bedford & C), 27 S Byrne (Harrow),
Under 13 boys: 5 M Goddard (Chiltern), 16 T Stead (Biggleswade),
Under 18 ladies: 8 H Walker (Dacorum), 11 L Lattimore (Harrow), 16 A Mackinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 42 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 46 C MacKenzie (Biggleswade), 50 A Wright (Bedford & C),
Under 15 girls: 3 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 6 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 30 R Murray (Bedford & C), 48 I Thompson (St. Albans),
Under 13 girls: 6 K Mimms (Shaftesbury), 9 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 14 A Harris (Bedford & C), 18 M Steer (St. Albans), 46 A Tribbeck (Bedford & C), 50 E Hudson (Luton),
Mini Marathon London Boroughs:
Under 18 men: 1 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 2 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 10 T Bryant (Shaftesbury), 12 C Scott (Harrow), 29 M Warwick (Harrow),
Under 15 boys: 5 M Lewis (Harrow), 36 J Rajkumar (Harrow),
Under 13 boys: none in top 50
Under 18 ladies: 12 S Proffitt (Shaftesbury), 19 S Brown (Harrow), 50 K Brady (Harrow),
Under 15 girls: 13 S Antoine (Harrow), 27 E Bermingham (Harrow),
Under 13 girls: 1 S Draper (Harrow), 10 C Wolf (Harrow), 44 T Dissanyaka (Harrow),
Full results on London Marathon web site

April 6th 2008 - Southern 12/6 Stage Road Relays at Aldershot
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior men: 5th Harrow, 11th Windsor (disq?), 13th Bedford & C, 26th Oxford,
Fastest long laps: 4 A Bowden (Harrow),
Senior ladies: 1st Shaftesbury, 4th Windsor, 11th Windsor "B" (disq?), 14 Milton K,
Fastest laps: 1 S Morris (Windsor), 2 J Ankier (Shaftesbury), 4 S Waldron (Shaftesbury),
Full results on Aldershot web site

April 3rd 2008 - League AGM
Due to another commitment I am having to schedule the League AGM one week earlier than usual, it will be on Thursday June 12th. If you have any items for the agenda please email them to me by May 23rd.

March 15th 2008 - Inter Counties Champs at Nottingham
Leading results for Chiltern League athletes (top 100 seniors, top 50 others) let me know if I've missed anybody - athletes are more difficult to spot without club names!
Senior men: 57 S Kimber (Oxford), 79 O Jones (Windsor),
Junior men: 17 T Best (Luton), 41 A Tovey (Windsor),
Uner 17 men: 5 D Clorley (Luton), 39 J McDonnell (Luton), 41 P Benedickter (Luton), 47 R Parker (Bedford & C),
Under 15 boys: 5 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 6 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 30 G Miller (Radley), 44 J Burton (Bedford & C),
Under 13 boys: 11 K Mason (Bedford & C), 22 M Goddard (Chiltern), 24 J Dutton (Chiltern), 25 J Deane (Lincroft MS), 38 C Uduwawala (Shaftesbury), 42 J McMurray (St. Albans), 46 M Seddon (Bracknell), 49 K Wye (Windsor),
Senior ladies: 23 V Webster (Shaftesbury), 49 C Willer (Watford), 76 P Prescott (Bedford & C),
Junior ladies: 34 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 37 T Taylor (Milton K),
Under 17 ladies: 5 L Lattimore (Harrow), 8 H Walker (Dacorum),
Under 15 girls: 3 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 10 M Wood (Milton K), 12 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 13 M Hawtin (Oxford), 25 A MacKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C),
Under 13 girls: 6 K Mimms (Shaftesbury), 13 S Draper (Harrow), 25 C McMillan (Banbury), 29 B Turton (Bracknell),
Full results on UK Athletics web site

March 8th 2008 - English Schools at Liverpool
Leading results for Chiltern League athletes finishing in the top 100 (let me know if I've missed anyone)
Senior boys: 12 D Clorley (Luton), 31 A Tovey (Windsor), 37 R Parker (Bedford & C), 58 R Glastonbury (Radley),
Inter boys: 18 J McDonnell (Luton), 19 D Woodgate (Luton), 22 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 32 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 43 E MacKenzie (Shaftesbury), 48 P Benedickter (Luton),
Junior boys: 5 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 8 D Murphy (Milton K), 18 J Burton (Bedford & C), 28 J Bennington (Windsor), 71 K Mason (Bedford & C),
Senior girls: 8 L Lattimore (Harrow), 19 H Walker (Dacorum), 38 S Boast (Bedford & C), 39 T Taylor (Milton K), 50 L Lingley (Windsor), 79 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury),
Inter girls: 11 M Hawtin (Oxford), 23 P Woolven (Wycombe), 47 A MacKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 81 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 87 B Myers (Windsor), 94 V Walker (Watford),
Junior girls: 4 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 11 M Wood (Milton K), 20 K Mimms (Shaftesbury), 30 B Swords (Oxford), 36 E Roche (Milton K), 59 E Walton (Bracknell), 65 B Turton (Bracknell), 71 E Jacques (Oxford), 76 C McMillan (Banbury), 87 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 88 L Hawtin (Oxford),
Full results on English Schools website

February 23rd 2008 - National CC Champs at Alton Towers
Leading results for Chiltern League clubs (Top 150 seniors, top 100 others)
Senior men: 12 D Deed (Bedford & C), 37 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 54 G Watts (Shaftesbury), 62 M Janes (Bedford & C), 67 O Matthews (Bedford & C), 76 J Trapmore (Shaftesbury), 83 N Miller (Bedford & C), 95 W Levett (Bedford & C), 98 D Dalmedo (Bedford & C), 104 K Robertson (Shaftesbury), 108 O Jones (Windsor), 110 S Body (Bedford & C), 133 P Norris (Harrow), 140 G Harris (Headington), 144 J Elworthy (Bedford & C), 150 M Coffey (Oxford),
Teams: 6 Bedford & C, 15 Shaftesbury, 23 Harrow, 41 Milton K, 47 Headington,
Junior men: 40 T Best (Luton), 64 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 66 J Ashton (Bracknell), 69 R Larsen (Bracknell), 81 M Bennett (Chiltern), 84 B Corfield (Leighton B), 90 A Tovey (Windsor), 98 J Parslow (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 11 Bracknell,
Under 17 men: 1 D Clorley (Luton), 9 R Parker (Bedford & C), 18 J McDonnell (Luton), 29 M Salt (Dacorum), 38 D Williamson (Bedford & C), 64 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 65 P Benedickter (Luton), 67 A Bellow (Bedford & C), 77 M Goodwin (Bedford & C), 79 E McKenzie (Shaftesbury), 82 J Fleming (Shaftesbury), 98 B Collins (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C, 6 Luton, 8 Shaftesbury,
Under 15 boys: 5 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 9 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 14 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 15 P Devaney (Bedford & C), 19 F Baily (Shaftesbury), 22 A Brace (Wycombe), 29 J Burton (Bedford & C), 43 T Mead (Luton), 61 D Murphy (Milton K), 78 P Stewart (Bedford & C), 83 S Still (Luton),
Teams: 1 Bedford & C, 5 Shaftesbury,
Under 13 boys: 6 K Mason (Bedford & C), 18 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 19 J McMurray (St. Albans), 21 J Dutton (Chiltern), 23 C Uduwawala (Shaftesbury), 27 M Goddard (Chiltern), 39 D Barraclough (Chiltern), 40 S Proctor (Bedford & C), 68 J Steel (Bedford & C), 74 M McLoughlin (Shaftesbury), 83 O Poulain (St. Albans), 89 M Seddon (Bracknell), 96 A Stenning (Chiltern), 97 B Alcock (Bedford & C),
Teams: 3 Chiltern, 5 Bedford & C, 16 Shaftesbury,
Senior ladies: 1 L Yelling (Bedford & C), 4 J Wilkinson (Bedford & C), 6 A Whitcombe (Harrow), 14 J Ankier (Shaftesbury), 16 R Felton (Shaftesbury), 37 V Webster (Shaftesbury), 79 C Scott (Milton K), 90 C Dickie (Windsor), 94 P Auckett (Shaftesbury), 95 E Ferenczi (Shaftesbury), 100 E Caborn (Bedford & C), 103 S Cox (Milton K), 128 C Moss (Bedford & C), 144 M Cooper (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 6 Shaftesbury, 8 Bedford & C,
Junior ladies: 5 S Waldrow (Shaftesbury), 48 T Taylor (Milton K), 50 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 51 S Boast (Bedford & C), 58 C Miles (Shaftesbury), 77 R Cave (Bedford & C), 85 L Rogers (Wycombe), 86 C Bazzonni (Shaftesbury), 93 H Shelley (Shaftesbury), 97 S Snyman (Bedford & C),
Teams: 7 Shaftesbury, 10 Bedford & C,
Under 17 ladies: 14 H Walker (Dacorum), 61 A Keane (Shaftesbury), 65 S Cutler (Bedford & C),
Teams: no CL teams closed
Under 15 girls: 5 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 6 M Hawtin (Oxford), 15 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 19 A MacKinnon-Austin (Bedford & C), 40 E Roche (Milton K), 57 A Burgin (Bedford & C), 61 R Flory (Bedford & C), 98 C MacKenzie (Bedford & C),
Teams: 2 Bedford & C, 10 Shaftesbury,
Under 13 girls: 7 K Mimms (Shaftesbury), 9 S Draper (Harrow), 15 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 34 R Murray (Bedford & C), 40 Y Smart (Shaftesbury), 41 R Nolan (Luton), 48 L Hawtin (Oxford), 49 M Shreeves (Bedford & C), 61 F Lenton (Shaftesbury), 63 A Harris (Bedford & C), 85 I Thompson (St. Albans), 92 H Bryen (Oxford), 97 M Angell (Bedford & C), 100 E Kemming (Bedford & C),
Teams: 3 Bedford & C, 7 Shaftesbury, 19 St Albans, 21 Milton K,
Full results on ECCA web site.

February 17th 2008 - Notes after final round
Our final match at Wing was blessed with fine weather and we had our second best turnout for a fifth round match. This was despite some schools being on half term and an inter counties school match that affected one club at least. I hope to have the final trophies which were not collected at Wing mailed in the next few days.
Overall we had our third best ever season based on total finishers. Unlike the last two winters, we didn't break the magic 1000 for any individual round.
My thanks to all the clubs who hosted this winter. I am already thinking about next season and venues. I hope to have a draft calendar for 2008/2009 shortly. Unfortunately I have found out that two more possible venues are unlikely to be usable. RAF Halton have placed a number of security restrictions which would make a match there very difficult and Stowe is likely to become too expensive. Which leaves us with only six possible venues, the five from this winter plus Culham. This puts a lot of pressure on us and I will be mailing clubs about this shortly.
As mentioned earlier, 2008/2009 will be the league's 50th season. Interest has been expressed in having a "special match" of some sort. Perhaps clubs could give more thought to this? I have recently had some dialogue with the Met League over a joint match but I suspect the logistics (especially the potential number of competitors) will make this too difficult.

February 4th 2008 - New York Marathon Places
Youth charity Weston Spirit has obtained 70 guaranteed places at the world’s most exhilarating road race – the ING New York City Marathon, which takes place on Sunday 2nd November 2008.

Established by Simon Weston to help provide support and training for disadvantaged young people, Weston Spirit has had over 220 runners over the past 10 years, but 2008 promises to be its best year yet – with your help!

The charity is offering places on a first come, first served basis. All you have to do is raise a minimum amount of sponsorship that covers your race entry, flights, transfers – as well as first class accommodation in the luxurious 5* Marriott Hotel overlooking Times Square.

The minimum levels of sponsorship are £2300 for a 3-night stay, £2450 for 4 nights. If you want to organise your own flights, the prices drop to £1800 for 3 nights and £1950 for 4 nights. Closing date for entries is 1st June 2008.

Places for 2007 were taken up very quickly, so to reserve a place, contact Weston Spirit’s Events Team on 0151 258 2604 or email rob.watson@westonspirit.org.uk

http://www.westonspirit.org.uk/events/newYorkMarathon.aspx

January 26th 2008 - Southern CC Champs at Parliament Hill
Results do not seem to be on the web yet but Martin Duff has emailed a set to me which I have converted to PDF format for you - click here (about 1.5MB!!).
Leading results for Chiltern League clubs (top 100 seniors, top 50 young athletes):
Senior men: 4 H Lobb (Bedford & C), 5 D Deed (Bedford & C), 13 O Edwards (Shaftesbury), 14 W Levett (Bedford & C), 20 G Watts (Shaftesbury), 21 D Dalmedo (Bedford & C), 27 O Matthews (Bedford & C), 29 S Kimber (Windsor), 38 N Miller (Bedford & C), 42 J Trapmore (Shaftesbury), 45 C Dettmarr (Headington), 48 K Robertson (Shaftesbury), 50 A Inskip (Bedford & C), 64 J Elworthy (Bedford & C), 76 S Herring (Bedford & C), 80 P Norris (Harrow), 94 M Rahim (Harrow),
Teams: 1st Bedford & C, 7th Shaftesbury, 8th Bedford "B", 24th Headington,
Junior men: 9 N White (Windsor), 26 J Ashton (Bracknell), 31 R Heaney (Bedford & C), 33 I May (Windsor), 39 S Tuttle (Bedford & C), 42 J Parslow (Shaftesbury),
Teams: 6th Bracknell, 8th Shaftesbury,
Under 17 men: 2 D Clorley (Luton), 3 R Parker (Bedford & C), 17 T Bryant (Shaftesbury), 19 J McDonnell (Luton), 25 A Moore (Bracknell), 30 E MacKenzie (Shaftesbury), 32 J Shelley (Shaftesbury), 35 D Woodgate (Luton), 37 M Goodwin (Bedford & C), 41 D Williamson (Bedford & C), 45 P Benedickter (Luton),
Teams: 3rd Luton, 6th Bedford & C, 9th Shaftesbury,
Under 15 boys: 3 J Goodwin (Bedford & C), 9 Z Seddon (Bracknell), 13 R Goodman (Shaftesbury), 14 J Burton (Bedford & C), 26 P Devaney (Bedford & C), 30 S Still (Luton), 31 D Murphy (Milton K), 39 F Bailey (Shaftesbury), 50 T Mead (Luton),
Teams: 3rd Bedford & C, 6th Shaftesbury,
Under 13 boys: 1 K Mason (Bedford & C), 6 J McMurray (St. Albans), 9 C Uduinawala (Shaftesbury), 11 M Goddard (Chiltern), 12 J Dutton (Chiltern), 18 D Barraclough (Chiltern), 23 S Proctor (Bedford & C), 25 M Seddon (Bracknell), 26 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 33 A Stenning (Chiltern), 35 O Poulain (St. Albans), 39 J Steel (Bedford & C), 41 S Redding (Milton K),
Teams: 1st Chiltern, 2nd Bedford & C, 11th Shaftesbury, 15th Chiltern "B",
Senior ladies: 3 R Felton (Shaftesbury), 13 V Webster (Shaftesbury), 29 C Dickie (Windsor), 34 P Aukett (Shaftesbury), 41 S Cox (Milton K), 45 C Scott (Milton K), 48 L Butt (Chiltern), 50 E Ferenczi (Shaftesbury), 54 C Moss (Bedford & C), 56 T Neale (Burnham), 59 L Bromilow (Milton K), 61 V Samson (Dacorum), 63 E Caborn (Bedford & C), 71 C Bassill (Luton), 82 L Barker (Headington), 95 F Burge (Headington),
Teams: 3rd Shaftesbury, 7th Milton K, 16th Headington,
Junior ladies: 12 N Peters (Bedford & C), 15 S Boast (Bedford & C), 21 C Miles (Shaftesbury), 27 S French (Milton K), 34 R Gardiner (Shaftesbury), 37 P Ryan (Shaftesbury), 41 A Edwards (Headington),
Under 17 ladies: 6 H Walker (Dacorum), 26 R Stedman (Windsor), 31 A Kean (Shaftesbury), 37 F Smith (Windsor), 42 L Lingley (Windsor),
Teams: 3rd Windsor, 6th Shaftesbury,
Under 15 girls: 2 M Hawtin (Oxford), 3 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 8 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 12 A Austin (Bedford & C), 20 S Antoine (Harrow), 22 V Walker (Watford), 35 B Myers (Windsor), 37 E Jacques (Oxford), 45 E Roche (Milton K), 46 R Flory (Bedford & C), 49 A Burgin (Bedford & C),
Teams: 2nd Bedford & C, 13th Shaftesbury,
Under 13 girls: 5 I Kempton (Oxford), 7 E Walton (Bracknell), 8 B Turton (Bracknell), 10 S Draper (Harrow), 12 K Mimms (Shaftesbury), 17 L Hawtin (Oxford), 22 Y Smart (Shaftesbury), 23 R Murray (Bedford & C), 27 E Croft (Windsor), 31 R Bryen (Oxford), 35 M McKenzie (Bedford & C), 36 I Vanzyl (Oxford), 39 M Angell (Bedford & C), 40 B Berger-North (Bracknell),
Teams: 2nd Oxford, 4th Bracknell, 5th Bedford & C, 7th Shaftesbury, 13th Luton, 17th Milton K.

January 8th 2008 - UK Cross Challenge
News of Chiltern League athletes performing well in the above after 3 rounds. Luton's Daniel Clorley is currently second in the under 17 men's category, Windsor's Hayley Yelling is leading the ladies and Shaftesbury's Sarah Waldron is 4th in the junior ladies.

December 7th 2007 - Keith Dearing
I am sorry to have to announce the sudden death of Keith Dearing long time member of Watford Harriers and starter at their home Chiltern Leagues - see Watford Harriers web site for more details.

December 6th 2007 - Notes after round 3
I hope you have all dried out after last Saturday! I think our thanks are due to Luton's officials who kept the event going when the weather took a turn for the worst and indeed I have had a few messages of appreciation. There were a few recording problems with the last four races due to wet sheets. Most of these seem to be resolved but I still don't know who finished last in the junior ladies race, the number appears to be 382 but the athlete who was declared with that number appears in 16th place.
In the English Schools Cup held at St. Albans on Saturday, league members Lincroft Middle won the junior boys event and their James Deane finished 3rd. Lincroft's junior girls team finished 7th.

November 12th 2007- Chiltern League 50th Anniversary
The 2008/2009 season will be the 50th for the league and I am looking for suggestions for ways to mark this. The league's first season was 1959/1960 and the first matches on October 17th 1959. At that time there were "A" and "B" divisions. Some early results are on the League History page.
There are two alternatives on dates, either have some sort of special match in the 50th season 2008/2009 or around October 2009 which would be the anniversary. An obvious idea would be to have a special match on one of the league dates with separate awards. The match may or may not contribute to the season league score. If the latter were the case then the season results would be on four matches for that year and individual placings based on the best three out of the remaining four fixtures. The special match would perhaps be open to all including former league club members. It may have to have an extra fee to cover the cost of the extra awards.
I know that there has been talk of a joint match with the Met League. Several former Chiltern League clubs left to join the Met League when it started in the mid sixties. This may be an option for an anniversary match. It has been brought up as the basis for a round of the UK Cross Challenge but the idea was dropped when the series was cut back this year and the league was never formally approached. There would be some logistical problems to this idea. First the number of senior men would probably be 500 plus which would need a suitable course and finish to accommodate. The knock on of this would be that a large amount of parking space would be needed. The other problem is that the Met League run under 15 boys with under 17 men and under 13 girls with under 15 girls with joint team scoring. If the match was part of their series this would foul up their league scoring. If we were to approach the Met League we would have to do this before February as they have their AGM at or soon after the final match.
If you have any comments or ideas then please email me.

November 12th 2007 - Notes after Round 2
We did have some problems with declarations this time round. Some sent in advance didn't arrive in my inbox until after the match. Also, some people didn't seem to know where I was located on the day. I did make some assumptions that some clubs used the same numbers as round 1 so please check the results; I have had some corrections already. I know there are some issues of ISP's not communicating well with MSN so perhaps if you are sending declarations in advance try copying them to dennis_orme@btinternet.com also. Use the dennis_orme@msn.com address as well and use the latter for other communications. At Luton I should be located in the room overlooking the track above the tea rooms so please hand in declarations there.
The number of finishers dropped by nearly 100 over round 1. The seniors remained steady but the youngsters dipped especially the under 13 girls and boys for some reason. I know there was the second round of the English Schools Cup but this is mainly for the older age groups.
Veterans declarations. Can team managers let me have dates of birth for any veterans who have competed so far this season and also anyone who will become a veteran this winter? I already had about 10 veterans who were entered in the wrong category on the declaration forms which my results software picked up and corrected from dates of birth. I sent a list of athletes and dates of birth already on my database in the pre season mailing.

November 4th - National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior men: 3rd Bedford & C, 12th Harrow, 13th Shaftesbury, 23rd Bedford "B", 35th Shaftesbury "B", 39th Windsor, 47th Harrow "B",
Fastest laps: 7 A Baddeley (Harrow), 8 A Bowden (Harrow),
Junior men: 11th Windsor, 17th Shaftesbury,
Under 17 men: 3rd Luton, 4th Bedford & C, 9th Shaftesbury, 28th Shaftesbury "B", 44th M Milton Keynes, 46th Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 2 D Clorley (Luton), 8 R Parker (Bedford & C),
Under 15 boys: 2nd Bedford & C, 20th Shaftesbury, 30th Luton, 36th Bedford "B", 49th Dacorum,
Fastest laps: 10 D Goodman (Shaftesbury),
Under 13 boys: 2nd Shaftesbury, 4th Chiltern H, 8th Bedford & C, 29th Bedford "B", 45th Shaftesbury "B",
Fastest laps: 4 C Uduwawala (Shaftesbury), 9 K Mason (Bedford & C),
Senior ladies: 14th Bedford & C, 23rd M Milton Keynes, 48th M Milton K "B",
Fastest laps: 3 K Wootton (Bedford & C),
Junior ladies: 9th Shaftesbury, 11th Bedford & C,
Fastest laps: 5 S Waldron (Shaftesbury),
Under 17 ladies: 21st Shaftesbury, 31st Bedford & C,
Under 15 girls: 2nd Bedford & C, 9th M Milton Keynes, 12th Shaftesbury, 33rd Bedford & C, 50th Dacorum,
Fastest laps: 3 S Connor (Shaftesbury), 7 M Wood (M Milton K),
Under 13 girls: 9th Bedford & C, 17th Shaftesbury, 25th Luton, 35th Dacorum, 36th M Milton Keynes, 46th Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 4 K Mimms (Shaftesbury),
Full results on ECCA web site

October 21st 2007 - National YA Road Relays at Sutton Park
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Under 17 men: 4th Luton, 5th Bedford & C, 6th Shaftesbury, 29th Shaftesbury "B", 31st Luton "B", 48th Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 1 D Clorey (Luton), 4 R Parker (Bedford & C),
Under 15 boys: 3rd Bedford & C, 17th Shaftesbury, 26th Bedford "B", 30th Luton, 41st Bedford "C", 48th Shaftesbury "B",
Fastest laps: 7= J Goodwin (Bedford & C),
Under 13 boys: 3rd Bedford & C, 8th Banbury, 16th Shaftesbury, 17th Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 7 K Mason (Bedford & C),
Under 17 ladies: 14th Shaftesbury, 22nd Bedford & C,
UInder 15 girls: 8th Bedford & C, 25th Bracknell, 33rd Bedford "B", 37th Shaftesbury,
Fastest laps 10th A McKinnon (Bedford & C),
Under 13 girls: 8th Bracknell, 12th Shaftesbury, 18th Bedford & C, 25th Luton, 26th Bedford "B", 34th Banbury,
Fastest laps: 1 E Walton (Bracknell), 2= C McMillan (Banbury), 5 K Mimms (Shaftesbury),
Full results on Sportsoft web site

October 20th 2007 - National Road Relays at Sutton Park
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior men: 7th Bedford & C, 10th Shaftesbury, 36th Harrow,
Fastest laps: 11= A Bowden (Harrow),
Senior ladies: 4th Bedford & C, 15th Windsor, 33rd Shaftesbury, 50th Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 2 S Morris (Windsor), 3 H Yelling (Windsor), 13 K Wootton (Bedford),
Full results on Sportsoft web site

October 20th 2007 - Results in PDF Format
I have now added results to the site in PDF format which some may prefer to the HTML and MS Word formats. The web site management suite allows me to see how many people are viewing which pages and currently the number of people viewing in HTML outnumbers those viewing in MS Word by about 8 to 1. The MS Word format is useful as, for example, team managers can save and edit copies highlighting their own athletes. I will keep a check on how many are viewing to see which formats to keep. You will need to download Abode reader to view the PDF files from their website.

October 15th 2007 - Notes after round 1
A thanks from Watford to the clubs who helped out on Saturday. They had a set of house keys handed in plus a blue track suit bottom. Contact Vaughan Tayler.
The number of finishers didn't quite reach 1000 this time but the total of 969 was our fifth highest ever. The under 13 girls race had a record field. Interestingly enough, the under 15 and under 13 girls races both had more competitors than the under 15 and under 13 boys.
I had a request from Athletics Weekly a few days before the match that we give them first names in the results. This involved a few changes to the results software so that I could key in this information. Some of the results pages on the web will therefore have the full name and some not. It did involve me with having to virtually re-key the names of all athletes on the day of the match so some names may be misspelt and some age categories may be wrong. Please check the results and email me with any corrections. I hope to have the software fully amended in time for the next match but I suspect the results is MS Word format may have to remain with initials only otherwise any printed copies I send out will require more pages and therefore exceed the weight limit on normal postage.
Advance entries. Thanks to those clubs who did send in advance entries even though the race numbers had not been issued - it helped a great deal. I did have a couple arrive after the match due to problems communicating between some email providers and mine but please do try. If team managers can try and send entries by Friday evening it does help to get results displayed in reasonable time at the venue. I can usually get all but the senior men's result displayed before athletes leave.

September 30th 2007 - Southern Road Relays at Aldershot
Day 2 results:
Senior ladies: 3rd Bedford & C, 6th Windsor, 13th Shaftesbury, 15th M Milton Keynes, 22nd Windsor "B",
Fastest laps: 2 S Morris (Windsor),
Veteran ladies: 1st Reading Roadrunners,
Fastest laps: 1 L. Hartney (Reading RR), 2 S Gee (Reading RR), 4 M Stedman (Reading RR),
Under 17 men: 1st Bedford & C, 3rd Luton, 6th Shaftesbury, 9th Harrow, 20th Luton "B", 23rd Windsor,
Fastest laps: 1 D Clorley (Luton), 3 R Parker (Bedford), 9 D Williamson (Bedford), 10 M Goodwin (Bedford),
Under 15 boys: 2nd Bedford & C, 10th Shaftesbury, 13th Vale of Aylesbury, 18th Bedford "B", 19th Wycombe, 21st Luton, 22nd Harrow, 23rd Bracknell,
Fastest laps: 6 P Devaney (Bedford & C), 7 K Chirurga (Bedford & C), 10 R Goodman (Shaftesbury),
Under 13 boys: 2nd Bedford & C, 8th Windsor, 10th Shaftesbury, 11th Luton, 12th Bedford "B", 15th Bracknell, 22nd Harrow, 25th Windsor "B",
Fastest laps: 6 C Uduinala (Shaftesbury), 7 W Johnson (Bedford), 9 A Wimbledon (Bracknell), 10 M Seddon (Bracknell),
Under 17 ladies: 7th Shaftesbury, 12th Bedford & C, 15th Windsor, 17th Bracknell, 21st Harrow,
Fastest laps: 10 L Lattimore (Harrow),
Under 15 girls: 2nd Oxford, 11th Bedford & C, 14th M Milton Keynes, 19th Windsor, 20th Bracknell, 22nd Shaftesbury, 24th Wycombe,
Fastest laps: 2 M Hawtin (Oxford), 3 E Wallbank (Bedford & C), 7 M Wood (MMK),
Under 13 girls: 1st Oxford, 3rd Bracknell, 6th Shaftesbury, 7th Oxford "B", 8th M Milton Keynes, 10th Harrow, 11th Bedford & C, 14th Vale of Aylesbury, 15th Windsor, 18th Luton, 19th M Milton Keynes "B", 21st Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 2 S Draper (Harrow), 5 L Hawtin (Oxford), 6= R Byren (Oxford), 8 B Turton (Bracknell), 9 I Van Zyl (Oxford), 10th I Kempton (Oxford).
Full results on Aldershot web site

September 29th 2007 - Southern Road Relays at Aldershot
Results for Chiltern League clubs:
Senior men: 3rd Bedford & C, 7th Shaftesbury, 12th Harrow, 34th Windsor, 43rd Harrow "B", 45th Reading Roadrunners,
Fastest laps: 2= A Bowden (Harrow), 5 D Deed (Bedford),
Over 40 men: 2nd Bedford & C, 3rd Oxford, 9th Harrow, 15th Reading Roadrunners, 22nd Bedford "B",
Fastest laps: 3 S Male (Oxford), 4 R Powell (Bedford), 7 S Overton (Oxford), 8 S Herring (Bedford), 9 A Turnbull (Bedford),
Over 50 men: 2nd Oxford, 12th Banbury,
Fastest laps: 3 B Green (Oxford), 6 R Grant (Oxford), 9 K McLellan (Luton),
Over 60 men: 1st Oxford, 2nd Oxford "B", 4th Burnham Joggers,
Fastest laps: 1 G Jones (Oxford), 2 M Welland (Oxford), 3 R Treadwell (Oxford), 4 D Parsons (Oxford).
Full results on Aldershot web site

September 24th 2007 - UKA Review on the Future of Competition
These documents have been posted on the UKA web site - click here to go to the page. Most of the review is concerned with track and field but I would draw league clubs attention to the proposed changes to age groups which would be relevant to cross country. See "Appendix 3 - Age Groups" for particulars. There is an email address on the web page for you to send comments.

September 19th 2007 - Pre Season Mailing
This has now been mailed to team managers. Omitted from the address list were the promotions/demotions from last season. Handy Cross and Silson are now in Division 1, Leighton Buzzard and Bearbrook are now in Division 2.

August 1st 2007 - League Venues
I will be announcing the venues for matches 2, 3 and 4 next winter shortly. However, it has become apparent that, whilst we are not exactly struggling for venues, a small number of clubs are taking on much of the work. Coupled with this is the problem that the league has grown by about 25% in the last few years which means that we can no longer use some venues due to the amount of traffic generated. We will be looking at a number of ways to overcome this. Some of the options are:
a) Have two or more clubs jointly hosting a match,
b) Request that clubs bring along at least one official to each match,
c) For at least one match have the seniors at one venue and young athletes at another so that we can use venues like Woburn Sands or Banbury again.
The Chiltern area has a lot of potential for new venues which can help keep the league "fresh" and hopefully these strategies might lead to more interesting courses.
If you have any comments please email me.

June 22nd 2007 - League AGM Notes
The main item of discussion concerned the implications of some of our member clubs joining the Association of Running Clubs. Various diverse views were expressed to me in advance and at the meeting. This is an issue that is not going to be resolved in the short term and something that we must cope with some how. But nobody had any direct proposals to put to the AGM. The likely situation is that host clubs will apply for SEAA permits for each meeting (England Athletics permits aren't being issued yet) and, in theory, athletes who are not affiliated and are over 17 would have to pay the unattached levy. As this is unusual in a league (or any event) where the team pays a fee I will correspond with the SEAA about the situation.
Fixture dates are:
Oct 13th at Watford
Nov 10th
December 1st
January 12th
February 9th at Wing
I have had no offers yet for the middle three fixtures and would like to hear from any club willing to host.
Minutes will be mailed to team contacts shortly.

May 17th 2007 - AGM Reminder
A reminder that the League AGM will be held on Thursday June 21st. I will be sending out agendas and other documents to league contacts in a couple of weeks time. If anyone has any items they wish placed on the agenda can they (via their league contact or other officer of their club) let me know as soon as possible.