The third race in the League took place at Cleckheaton, on a beautiful autumn day, and once again the conditions underfoot were far from difficult.
Unfortunately our numbers were somewhat depleted with only 16 juniors taking part, and we were only able to manage three scoring teams, two of which were completed by runners making their debut. Oliver and Seth Simpson both performed admirably to help the U11 Boys come 12th, and the U13 Boys 6th. The U13 Girls finished 9th.
If our team performances were disappointing, the same could not be said for the individual ones. Pride of place must go to Rebecca Flaherty who recorded her third successive win, thus ensuring overall first place in the League in her first year in the age-group. Emily Field was also in splendid form, and her second individual win in a row puts her in a strong position to secure the overall title.
Two more runners deserve a special mention: Martha Jackson, in the U11 Girls, again ran a fine race to finish second, and Theo Clay showed real fighting qualities to finish 13th in the U13 Boys.
Well done to all those who ran, and let’s hope that we can have something like a full turn-out at the last race in Keighley.
U11 Boys:
21st William Askew;
45th Matthew Peace;
64th Oliver Simpson
U11 Girls:
2nd Martha Jackson
U13 Girls:
1st Rebecca Flaherty;
43rd Holly Walters;
45th Grace Ross
U13 Boys:
9th Samuel Mantle;
13th Theo Clay;
47th Seth Simpson
U15 Boys:
8th Alex Flaherty;
25th Ben Rees
U17 Women:
1st Emily Field;
8th Eliza Findlay
U17 Men:
13th James Askew;
17th Josh Spencer
Tony Kingham