BRR JUNIORS - News & Results 2012.
Christmas Junior Trophy Presentation
Tuesday 18th December 2012.
Bourton Roadrunners Junior Christmas Award Presentation took part after the Annual Tinsel Run on Tuesday 18th December at the Cotswold Way. The Jack Oaky Athlete of the Year Trophy was awarded to Rosie Mutsaars and Max Pinkham and was presented by Mary Hunt, closest living relative of Jack Oaky.
Three new Awards were introduced this year and were presented by Norman Lane who was one of the original founders of Bourton Roadrunners, previous Junior Club Leader and an avid supporter of the Juniors at races.
The Race Champ Award Winners were; Isobel Hartley, Emily Williams, Dylan Williams, Max Pinkham, Isabel Kiey-Thomas, Marcus Kiey-Thomas and Felicity Darwent.
The Most Improved Award Winners were; Kate Edgerton, Isobel Kiey-Thomas, Helena West, Josephine Mutsaars, Lucy Griffin, Jack Lainton, Toby Phipp, Annabella Williams, Celia Darwent and Dylan Williams.
Finally the last Awards presented were the 3 and 5 year Effort Awards. Felicity Darwent and Isobel Hartley won the 3 year award and Alex Darwent won the 5 year award.
The Junior Leaders would like to thank Mary Hunt and Norman Lane for presenting the trophies, the Spar for sponsoring the new trophies and the Cotswold Way for hosting the Presentation.
Gloucestershire Cross Country League No3
Tewkesbury School.
Saturday 8th December 2012.
Bourton Roadrunner Juniors again turned out in force, at the third round of the Gloucestershire Cross Country League at Tewkesbury on Saturday 8th December. The weather was mild and sunny, but the conditions were difficult and very muddy in parts, but they again put in a fine performance.
In the U11 girls, Lucy Griffin again ran well for 3rd, closely followed by Josephine Mutsaars for 7th, both girls in with a great chance of an individual medal. New member Bethan Powell continues to improve with a fine run for 7th as did Isabel Kiey-Thomas for 22nd despite still recovering from a cold. Molly Hughes again had a solid run for 26th. Libby Herbert 34th, Isobel Nevins, 37th, Laura Hemming 40th and Emily Williams 42nd continue to improve with all putting in a good effort.
Dylan Williams again led the U11 boys home with an excellent 3rd place, moving him up to third overall, Max Pinkham ran strongly as ever, and was only a short distance behind for 10th. John Nevins ran his best race to date with an excellent 16th and Charlie Davidson did very well as usual for 23rd. Henry Bell keeps on improving for 26th, Daniel Bufton did well for 47th and Chris Hunt, one of our youngest members, did himself proud for 52nd.
Rosie Mutsaars continues to show her quality with another 1st place leading the field from start to finish and confirming 1st place in the league, in the U13 girls. There was also superb performance's from Niamh Powell and Felicity Darwent, managing 2nd and 3rd. Gabby Jones keeps on improving with a very good 14th and Isobel Hartley, recovering from illness did well for 28th. Marcus Kiey-Thomas was our sole runner in the U13 boys and did put in a fine performance for 40th.
The U15 Boys again put in a fine performance with Alfie Howell-Smith continuing to impress for 6th. Tom Pinkham, back from Millfield ran strongly as ever for 16th as did the improving Joe Salf for 18th. Alex Barter ran his best race of the season for 23rd and Alex Darwent did well as usual for 24th.
Overall another great team performance with the U11 Girls currently in 2nd place, U11 Boys in 3rd place, U13 girls in 1st place and U15 boys in 3rd place with one more round to go.
Gloucestershire Schools County Championships 2012.
Saturday 1st December.
The Gloucestershire Schools Cross Country Championships took part at Newent Community School over a demanding course including a very muddy part known as the Scraggs that was quite waterlogged after the recent wet weather.
Several members who made it through the regional finals again did extremely well in the finals.
In the Minor Girls, Felicity Darwent and Niamh Powell started of strongly in the top ten with Felicity in the top three and Niamh only slightly behind. Felicity had to drop out after injuring her ankle, Niamh stormed through the last quarter to a fantastic 2nd place. Gabby Jones is gaining in experience and again did very well, after sensibly starting towards the back of the field she then worked her way up to a very respectable 24th place.
The Junior Boys and Girls also did extremely well with Rosie Mutsaars always in the top 15, but eventually working her way through to 9th. Alfie Howell-Smith and Peter Wood (despite a late call up), both did themselves proud. Alfie was always up in the top 12 but put in a very strong last quarter moving him up to an excellent 6th place. Peter ran strongly as ever and during the race worked his way up to a very good 21st place.
Up to 64 runners took part in each race, 16 top runners from each region in Gloucestershire. The top 12 runners from each race will go through to the Inter Counties at Cardiff in January.
For further info on the Gloucestershire Schools Cross Country Championships, click on link below.
http://www.glosschoolsaa.org.uk
Gloucestershire Schools District Trials 2012.
Friday 16th November.
Members of the club ran for their respective schools (Cotswold & Chipping Campden) in the Gloucestershire Schools District Trials at St Edwards Junior School, Charlton Kings. The course has been used for several years and is quite demanding, with a very tough hill to climb, that many runners eventually succumb to, and have to walk up.
The Year 7 girls did extremely well with Felicity Darwent leading from start to finish with new member Niamh Powell hot on her heels in 2nd place. Gabby Jones ran very well for 13th and Beth Boydell and Isobel Hartley ran strongly as usual for 25th and 31st, respectively.
In the Year 8/9 Girls, Rosie Mutsaars again showed her class, with a excellent run for a very creditable 3rd place, despite being one of the youngest in her age group.
Our Year 8/9 Boys, despite all being relatively new members continue to impress with a very impressive run from Alfie Howell Smith for 4th, Peter Wood again ran well for 16th, closely followed by the improving Joe Salph for 23rd. Veteran Alex Darwent was called up last minute and as usual did his very best for 68th.
There were over a 100 runners in each race, compiled of the top runners from each school in Cheltenham and the North Cotswolds, so very impressive results all round. The top twelve in each race go through to the Gloucestershire Schools Cross Country Championships at Newent Community School on Saturday 1st December 2012.
For further info on the Gloucestershire Schools Cross Country Championships, click on link below.
http://www.glosschoolsaa.org.uk
South Warwickshire Inter County Schools Cross Country Race.
Saturday 10th November
Several Bourton Roadrunner Juniors ran for their school in the South Warwickshire Inter County Schools Cross Country Race at Charlecote Park.
Helenor West came 3rd in the Years 3 & 4 race. Dylan won the Year 5 race & also secured the win for the Team. Mollie Vadere came 20th & Emily Williams came 23rd in the Year 6.
There were over 350 runners taking part.
Gloucestershire Cross Country League No2
Pitville Park. Cheltenham
Saturday 3rd November 2012.
The next round of the Gloucestershire Cross Country League took place at Pittville Park on Saturday 3rd November. The conditions were very muddy and hard going and once again there was a fantastic turnout with over 30 juniors competing.
The under 11 girls led the way with Lucy Griffin fast out of the blocks, she was always near the front in a very competitive race and she just missed out on a win but had a very good podium finish in 3rd in 7mins 56secs.Josephine Mutsaars had another very encouraging run to finish 5th in 8mins and 6secs.Kate Edgerton is always very consistent and once again today she produced a great run in 18th in 8mins 55secs.She was very closely followed by the ever improving Isabel Kiey-Thomas in 19th in 8mins 59secs. Helena West once again had very solid run and gave her all to finish 26th in 9mins 20secs.Laura Heming battled round very well to finish 34th in 9mins 44secs.Ellie Edgerton in her second race ran very confidently considering she is one of the youngest in the race to finish an excellent 36th in 9mins 54secs. However just behind was Libby Herbert in a fantastic finish to record 9mins 56secs in 37th and there is plenty more to come. Just behind there was real battle going on between Mollie Vadher in 43rd in 10mins 38secs, Isobel Nevins in 44th in 10mins 39secs and Emily Williams in 45th in 10mins 40secs,a great race. In the overall league the girls are 2nd, 8th and 12th.
In the under 11 boys race was once again a very competitive and fast. Dylan Williams ran very well again to finish 8th in 7mins 46secs but once again fast on his heals was Max Pinkham in a strong finish in 11th in 7mins 52secs. Elliot England had a storming run in 15th position to record 8mins 10secs tremendous potential here. Charlie Davidson had a strong run just behind in 17th in 8mins 14secs.He also had John Nevins on his heels in great performance race by race he is climbing up the field to finish in 19th in 8mins 17secs.Henry Bell is also improving a lot with a good performance today in 25th in 8mins 33secs.Daniel Bufton and Jack Lainton had a good battle today with Daniel just beating Jack on the line in 38th and 39th in 9mins 1sec and 9mins 2secs.Chris Hunt had a strong solid run in 52nd in 10mins 6secs.In the overall league the boys are 2nd and 6th.
In the under 13 girls race Rosanna Mutsaars once again produced a fantastic run to hold off a very strong field to take her 2nd win in the series and remain unbeaten in 10mins 29secs.Felicity Darwent also ran very well today to finish 4th in 10mins 40secs.Gabby Jones was not 100% today but determined not to let the team down she battled round very well to finish 17th in 11mins 54secs.Isobel Hartley also had a strong run today to finish well in 24th in 13mins 7secs.In the overall league the girls are 2nd.
In the U13 boys race Marcus Kiey – Thomas is always a very consistent performer as he was today to finish 38th in 14mins 15secs.
In the very competitive under 15 boys race Alfie Howells-Smith has been training hard and it showed today in a much improved position of 10th and there is plenty more to come. Peter Wood is also making great progress to finish 15th in 22mins 58secs.Joseph Salf has also been putting in a lot of hard work and it paid dividends today with a great run in 17th in 23mins 10secs. It is good to see Alex Darwent racing again in his 5th consecutive year in the league to produce a good run today in 23rd in 27mins 36secs.Alex Barter also had a solid run toady as he battled round well in 24th in 29mins 17secs. Overall in the league the boys are 3rd.
Chocolate Biscuit Race.
Plock Court. Gloucester.
Saturday 27th October 2012.
The cross country race for young athletes took place at Plock Court on Saturday 27th October. This was a good sharpener for pending next Gloucestershire league race. Held over 1.5 mile course on a very chilly windy day, Bourton had a good turnout.
In the Girls race Lucy Griffin is returning to race form to win the Year 6 category well in 9mins 11secs.Gaby Jones had a strong run to win the year 7 race in 9mins 42secs.Issy Kiey Thomas had yet another race win to take the year 5 race in 10mins 12secs.Issy Hartley struggled in the strong wind with her breathing and battled round well to finish 2nd year 7 in 10mins 39secs.
In the Boys race Joe Salf hard training is starting to pay off with a good win in the year 9 race in the tough conditions in 8mins 50secs.Marcus Kiey Thomas had a good solid run to finish 1st year 6 boy in 12mins 8secs, he was closely followed by Daniel Bufton who won the year 6 race in 12mins 15secs.Chris Hunt had a great run today as he took the year 3 race in 12mins 22secs.
Gloucestershire Cross Country League
Cotswold Farm Park
Saturday 6th October 2012.
The first race took place in the Gloucestershire Cross Country league at
the Cotswold Farm Park on Saturday 6th October 2012.Bourton juniors turned out in force and they all ran out of their skins on this tough and demanding course.
U11 GIRLS - In this very competitive field Josephine Mustsaars is now starting to show her true potential with a great battle she had at the front of the field, she flows over the ground but as she gets tired starts to bounce upwards if we can get that energy to go forward we have a real winner on our hands, she finished a very impressive 2nd today in 6mins 3secs.Kate Edgerton really battled hard and she was rewarded with a top 10 finish in 7th in 6mins 25secs.Molly Hughes once again showed what a real talent she is becoming with a superb 10th place in 6mins 31ses. Isabel Kiey Thomas once again showed how consistent she is and is a good example of how hard work in training pays dividends; she finished in 12th in 6mins 35secs.Helena West always gives 100% effort and today she had a storming run in 15th in 6mins 44secs.This was Ellie Edgerton first race and she really performed well as she finished 19th in 7mins 2secs.Emily Williams had a solid run to finish in 30th in 7mins 24secs she a really good battle with Laura Hemming in a very close sprint finish as she finished in the same time in 32nd . Close on their heels was Libby Herbert also in her first race in a very good 33rd in 7mins 28secs.Isobel Nevins was also in her debut race to finish very strongly in 36th in 7 mins 46secs.In the team league they are in 2nd,4th and 9th,a very good start to the campaign.
U11 BOYS - Once again this was a very competitive field, after a very fast start Dylan Williams was always close to the front of the race but just lost touch in the last 100 meters to finish a very good 5th in 5 mins 38secs.Once again Max Pinkham is moving closer to the front of the race to finish very strongly in 11th in 5mins 58secs.Charlie Davidson is growing race by race in experience and he battled very well in the sprint home to finish 16th in 6mins 5secs.Just behind a real battle was taking place between the two rising stars Elliot England and Henry Bell, they had a fantastic sprint finish with Elliot just taking it in 22nd in 6mins 13 secs and Henry in 23rd in 6mins 14 secs. Jack Lainton has really come on in the last few weeks in training and he raced very well today to finish 29th in 6mins 29secs.John Nevins made his race debut today and had a very strong run to finish well in 35th in 6mins 37secs.Daniel Bufton did very well today and had a strong run in 42nd in 6mins 47secs.In the team league the boys are 4th and 8th.
U13 GIRLS - Rosanna Mustsaars ran with great experience today, she did not shoot off at the start but knew she had the speed and stamina to wind them back in and she did this brilliantly and hit the front on the last loop and pulled away well to take a well-deserved victory in 11mins 42secs.This is Felicity Darwents first year in this new category after dominating the U11 category so her run today was quite exceptional, again she slowly pulled the field back after a sensible start and on the last loop overtook 5 runners and with a great sprint finish took 2nd position in 11mins 51secs.Gaby Jones hard training over the last few months is paying off now as she finished in 19th in 13mins 29secs but there is plenty more to come as she grows in confidence. Beth Boydell and Isobel Hartley are also new to this distance as they pushed each other around well with Beth just taking 22nd in 13mins 40secs ahead of Issy in 23rd in 13mins 42secs.In the team league the girls are in 2nd place.
U13 BOYS -
Marcus Kiey Thomas is representing the club in this age group, he is new to the distance and did very well and he stormed round in 14mins 45secs in 48th
U15 BOYS -
This is a really tough category as one year at this age can make a huge difference so for our young team new into this category, it is a real learning curve. Alfie Howells-Smith has huge potential as he battled round this tough course to finish 14th in 19mins 42secs Joseph Salf also had solid run and if he continues to train hard he will improve race by race, he finished 20th in 21mins 52secs.
Plock Court Gloucester. Cross Country.
Two Mile Relay & One Mile Fun Run.
Saturday 29th September 2012.
The cross country season is upon us again and Bourton Juniors used The Plock Court race in Gloucester as a good warm up for the new season on Saturday 29th September. The event was approx. 1 mile long
In the U11 Boys race Dylan Williams got his season off to a great start with a good win in 5mins 15secs.Max Pinkham has had a good summer training hard and he is closer than ever to Dylan now as he finished 2nd in 5mins 22secs. Charlie Davidson is also improving well to finish 3rd in 5mins 44ses.Daniel Bufton also has a good run coming through the field well to finish 4th in 6mins 12secs.
In the U13 Boys race Marcus Kiey Thomas had a strong to win well in 6mins 21secs, he has the potential to have a very good season.
In the U11 girls race Isobel Kiey Thomas hard training is now paying dividends, she had a good win today in 5mins 52secs.She was very closely followed by Helena West who gives 100% every race to take 2nd in 6mins 1sec.Emily Williams is improving well to take a good 3rd in 6mins 39secs.Mollie Vadher had a good race debut to finish a strong 4th in 7mins 5secs.
In the U13 girls race Gabby Jones had her first race win finishing third also in the overall race, she has been training hard all summer to take the win in 5mins 35secs.Cose behind in a good battle Isobel Harley had a great sprint finish to take the second spot in 6mins 1 sec.
In the boys U15 relay each team member had to run a 2 mile leg apart from Peter Wood who ran both the 1st and 4th leg.
Peter ran the first leg in 12 mins 22sec which was also the fastest leg of the day in the age group. He passed on to Joe Self who ran a solid 13mins 44secs,3rd leg was Alex Baxter in a very good 14mins secs and Peter ran the glory leg in 13mins 40secs.Well done to them all.
Hooky 6 Fun Run.
Sunday 12th August 2012.
Only two juniors took part in the local Hooky 6 Fun Run with both runners doing extremely well managing 8th and 9th overall.
Bourton One Mile Challenge
Saturday 21st July 2012.
The Bourton 1 mile race took place on Saturday 21st July at 6pm and Bourton Juniors once again had a strong showing, this race was also a county championship race so there were medal s the for the taking.
A lot of the juniors ran in the main race with the adults so they could qualify for the county medals and also gain valuable experience in a big field.
In the boys under 11 race Dylan Williams had an outstanding race in quite an unbelievable time of 5mins 42secs, he not only won the county gold for his age category but also finished 26th overall in the main race and he is still only 8 . Max Pinkham again had a solid race just behind Dylan in 6mins 17secs to pick up the silver medal; he is getting closer and closer to
Dylan. Robbie Wood is fairly new to the race events but is learning
quickly as he picked up a very impressive bronze medal in 6mins 37secs.Daniel Bufton had a very strong first half and was well on for under 7mins but stitch hit him and he had to slow for the next quarter and them recovered for a very fat last quarter but lost to much time and just finished over 7mins in 4th in a personal best of 7mins 4secs.These four are now becoming a very strong team.
In the under 13 boys race Peter Wood is going from strength to strength as his consistent training is now cutting in, he was rewarded today for his efforts with a silver medal in 5mins 51secs.
In the girls under 11 race Bourton girls like the boys had a clean sweep of the medals. In the big race events Felicity Darwent always produces the goods as she added another county title to her very successful season. She won in a very impressive time of 6mins 3secs to take gold. Close on her heels heals again was Lucy Griffin in 6mins 18secs to take silver and with another year left for Lucy in the U11 I am sure all these silvers will turn to gold. It is also good to see the very talented Gabby Jones back racing again as she picked up a very impressive bronze in 6mins 49secs. Like Daniel, Isobel Hartley had a very strong first half but her asthma came on in the last quarter as she slowed a touch, however she still finished in a very good new personal best in 4th in 7mins 12sesc. Isabel Kiey-Thomas and Laura Heming had a very good battle, they are young up and coming stars of the future in the girls team, they both had strong runs finishing together in 5th in 7mins 36secs a great time considering they had traffic problems near the finish.
It is good to see Rachel Heming racing again, she had a good run to take the silver medal in the under 15 race in 7mins 46sec; this could be the start of a big comeback I think.
In the fun run also held over the same 1 mile course Bourton had some good results. In the girls race Helena West had a storming race to take her first race win on the roads in 7mins 39secs, I am sure as the years go on she will have many more. Close behind was the ever improving Annabella Williams in 2nd place in 7mins 49ses this is the one to watch for the future. Her sister Emily Williams also had a strong run in 3rd in 7mins 51secs.But just behind a real battle was going on between Millie Phipp and Celia Darwent with Millie just taking 5th in 9mins 42secs and Celia 6th in 9mins 43secs,I think it was photo finish. However close on their heels was Lilly-Anna Walmsley in the biggest personal best of the day in 7th place in 9mins 57secs.
In the boys fun run race Alex Darwent had a strong run to finish a very good 2nd in 6mins 49secs. Beau and Alfie Griffin had a good race with Beau just pulling away in the closing stages to claim 3rd in 7mins 15secs with Alfie 4th in 7mins 31secs. Toby Phipp is getting stronger race by race to finish 5th in 7mins 52secs, Marcus Kiey-Thomas had a solid run in 6th in 8mins 1sec, Thomas Wood was next in 9mins 28secs in 8th he was well backed up by Arthur Hanson in 9th in 10mins 36secs, Christopher Hunt in 10th in 10mins 56secs and Albert Walmsley who we the youngest in the race by far had a huge PB in 11th in 13mins 35secs.
Great Rissington Fete.
Saturday 30th June 2012.
The Great Rissington Primary School Summer Fete fun took place on Saturday 30th June and once again the weather played a key role in the event, the races had to be squeezed in between downpours but all the children coped very well with the difficult conditions.
Bourton Road Runners Juniors produced some good performances as ever.
In the pre-school race held over 100m Katie Bonner had a strong run to take the win closely followed by Emily Bonner.
In the Year 1 race for boys Beau Griffin continued his good form from last week to record his first race win held over a tough 500m course.
In the year 2 Boys race Alfie Griffin had a great run to finish 1st held over a challenging course.
In the year 3 Girls race Ellie Edgerton lead from the start over the 500m course to win in a very convincing style in 2minutes 12secs.
All the other races were held over a 1k course.
In the Year 4 race Isabel Kiey-Thomas lead from the start and won by a convincing margin in 8mins 18 sec, Olivia Bonner also had a solid run to finish 2nd in 13mins 22secs.
In the Year 4 Boys race Murray Douglas is back on form to win well in 7mins 46secs and hot on his heels was James Gunn in 8mins 59secs.
In the Year 5 Girls race Lucy Griffin dominated again with a fine run to win in 6mins 56secs, Kate Edgerton also ran very strongly in 2nd in 7mins 26secs.
The Year 5 Boys race was well won by Daniel Bufton in 7mins 41secs and was closely followed by Jack Lainton in 7mins 48secs in 2nd.
In the Year 6 race Isobel Hartley ran very strongly as ever and deserved to win well in 8mins 04secs.
Max Douglas won the Year 6 Boys well in 7mins 11secs with Marcus Kiey Thomas in a solid 2nd in 9mins 50secs.
Sherborne Fun Run.
Sunday 24th June 2012.
The Sherborne Fun Run took place on Sunday 24th June in aid of the local primary school
Held around Sherborne Woods and with all the recent rain the conditions were challenging on this undulating 2k course. Bourton Road Runners Juniors were out in force with nearly 30 runners in a field just under 150.
In the girls race Rose Mutsaars (U15) ran a very strong race in the difficult conditions, all the hard training she has put in is paying off as she won the overall race in style.
In the girls U11 race Felicity Darwent continued her dominance of the category with a good strong run to take the win. She was closely followed by Lucy Griffin in 3rd; if Lucy continues to improve she will take over Felicity’s crown as she moves up to a U13 next season. Just behind was the ever improving Josephine Mutsaars in 4th with a bit more training she will really start to push Lucy. Kate Edgerton once again produced a solid run in 6th. Helena West has really trained hard this spring and today reaped the rewards with a very good 7th place. Isobel Hatley produced another solid strong run to finish 8th.They were very well backed up by Eleanore Gilbert in 14th, Emily Williams in 17th and Ellie Edgerton in 18th.
Celia Darwent, Annabella Williams, Millie Phipp and Freya Gilbert had a great race between them finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th in the U7 race. They were also well up the main field well ahead of girls much older than them, ones to watch for the future
The boys race was won in a very close finish between Tom Pinkham and Tom Pudifoot both U15 from Bourton, Tom Pinkham had a good gap with 400m to go but slipped in the mud and lost ground, Tom Pudifoot took the lead with 50m to go but Tom Pinkham battled back well and just took him on the line to take the race. It was good to see Ben Darwent back racing again, he had good strong run to finish 4th and he was closely followed by his Alex Darwent in 5th, these four are a strong team for the cross country season.
The U11 boy’s race was once again dominated by Dylan Williams with yet another race win to add to his collection, he is a very hard trainer so he deserves his success. He was 4th overall in the whole race ahead of children much older than him. However he is being pushed very hard by the ever improving Max Pinkham who is getting closer to Dylan in every race he had a great run today in 2nd.Also hot on their heels is there and making great progress Charlie Davidson, he ran very well today to finish 3rd.Daniel Bufton had a terrible start, instead of being at the front at the start he found himself at the back and spent the whole race catching up, he did very well to finish 7th,he is also training hard at the moment and today’s race does not reflect his form. Good to see James Sykes racing today in a good 13th, lots of potential hear. Toby Phipp was one of the youngest in this age category and he ran very well to finish 15th.
The U7 boy’s race was very close up at the front. In his first race for the club Beau Griffin had a tremendous race to finish 4th and with plenty of potential for the future. This was a really tough course and he went round looking very relaxed and handled the mud very well.
In his first race for the club Arthur Hanson ran very well to finish 17th, he was one of the youngest in race also, so a great achievement
Blenheim 7k Race & 1 Mile Fun Run.
Sunday 13th May 2012.
Well done to Alastair Gleghorn who managed to finish 21st out of over a 100 runners at Blenheim Palace .
Gloucestershire Track & Field Championships. Cheltenham.
Sunday 13th May 2012.
At the Gloucestershire County Track and Field Championships at the Prince of Wales Stadium at Cheltenham our juniors did extremely well. Josephine Mutsaars (U11) had a superb race coming 1st in the 600m with a time of 2 min 2secs as did Max Pinkham (U11B) with a great sprint finish for 2nd in the boys race with a time of 2 min 3 secs. Alex Barter (U15) also did well in the 400m race winning a Bronze Medal with a time of 1 mins 8 secs as did Rosie Mutsaars (U13), 4th in the 1500m (5min 55secs). New member Peter Wood (U15) ran a personal best in his first race for the club in a time of 5 min 41 secs in the 1500m managing 7th overall.
Young Athletes Cross Country Race. Plock Court. Gloucester.
Saturday 24th March 2012.
There was an end of season race on the same day as the Primary Schools Cross Country Championships at Plock Court Gloucester. The Young Athletes Cross Country Race.
Tom Pinkham took the lead at the gun and pulled away for a very impressive win, he was followed in by Dylan Williams in 2nd and to finish the clean sweep for Bourton Max Pinkham finished 3rd despite running in the morning at Wotton. Daniel Bufton is starting to gain his full fitness again and with a very impressive sprint finish to claim 4th spot they were all very well backed up by Marcus Kiey-Thomas in 9th.
In the girls race Isabel Kiey-Thomas had a storming run to claim her first race win, she lead from the start, I am sure she will have many more considering she is only in year 4.Emily Williams also had a very good run to finish 2nd girl.
Primary Schools Cross Country Championships.
Saturday 24th March 2012.
On 24th March a number of Bourton Juniors took part in the Gloucestershire Primary Schools Championship a Katherine Lady Berkeley School at Wotton-under-Edge.
All top runners in the county were at this event so the standard was high over this 2.1k course.
In the girls race Felicity Darwent caught the leader and with 50 meters to go pulled away but the other girl dug in a clawed her back to win by the thickness of a vest but a brilliant 2nd for Felicity. Behind there was a real battle going on between Lucy Griffin and Josephine Mutsaars with Lucy winning out in 12th with Josephine 13th.Beth Boydell was close behind despite a bad ankle in 52nd.The every improving Kate Edgerton and Gabby Jones had a good battle to finish 72nd and 73rd respectively.
In the boys race Max Pinkham had a strong run to finish 30th considering he is only in year 4,with 2 more years at this event he is the one to watch for the future. Max Douglas backed him up well in 55th.
McCain Inter Counties Cross Country Finals. Birmingham.
Saturday 10th March 2012.
On 10th March the Inter Counties Cross Country Finals took place in Birmingham on a very tough and demanding course. This is regarded as the number one event in the Cross Country calendar as each county in the UK sends its best athletes in each age category; this race is used as selection for the World Cross Country Championships.
Bourton Juniors had three runners in the event and they all ran very well in fields of approx 400/500 runners, very good experience for all of them. Tom Pinkham finished 208th U13B, Rosie Mutsaars 182nd U13G and Lottie Hartley 273 U15G (who was called up last minute) as Sky Sports and they all covered an added bonus the event live had good coverage.
Junior Winter Cross Country Competition Medal Presentation.
Tuesday 6th March 2012
Well done to all the Juniors that took part in the Junior Winter Cross Country Club Competition and a big thank you to the Spar for sponsoring the Medals and Bourton Leisure Centre for allowing us to present the medals in a comfortable enviroment. Norman Lane who is one of the original founders of the Club kindly presented the medals.
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South Warwickshire Cross Country Championships.
Saturday 25th February 2012.
Well done to Dylan Williams who came 1st in the U9 South Warwickshire Cross Country Championships and will now go through to the regional finals. Helenor West 11th (U9G) and Emily Williams 21st (U10G) also did extremely well. Also extremely well done to Tom Pinkham who is representing Gloucestershire in the National Schools Cross Country Competition at Taunton, a great achievement and well deserved.
Primary Schools North Cotswolds District County Championships.
Thursday 9th February 2012.
A number of Junior Bourton Road Runners represented their school in the Primary Schools North Cotswold Cross Country Championships at Moreton Fire College on 9th February.
The top 12 in each of the Girls and Boys race qualified for the Gloucestershire Championship. There were approx 150 in each race. The actual race day was very cold with the temperature at –2C and the ground was very hard and rutted, so very difficult and tough conditions.
The girl’s race was dominated by Bourton Runners, Felicity Darwent the recently crowned Gloucestershire County Champion dominated the race and won in great style. Lucy Griffin who was not 100% ran very well in 3rd,she is only in year 5 so a great result. She was closely followed by Josephine Mutsaars in 4th, Gabby Jones in 5th, Libby Mathews in 8th, the every improving Beth Boydell in 9th and Kate Edgerton in 12th who is now reaping the rewards of some consistent training. These 12 are now through to the next round. They were very well backed up by Isabel Kiey-Thomas in 21st and Sophie Brown in 25th.
The Boys also did very well. Max Pinkham has been training very hard all winter and he is now reaping the rewards with an excellent 4th, close behind Max Douglas was 6th, both these two qualify for the next round. They were well backed up by
James Gunn in19th, Charlie Davidson in 20th, Murray Douglas in 26th, Daniel Bufton in 43rd, Alfie Dodridge in 45th, Jack Lainton in 63rd and Toby Phipp in 104th
South West Schools Championships - Exeter.
Saturday 4th February 2012.
Tom Pinkham was unable to run at Tewkesbury due to running in the South West Schools Championships at Exeter were he again had a superb run coming 30th overall.
Gloucestershire Cross Country League - Tewkesbury.
Saturday 4th February 2012.
In extremely cold conditions the juniors again excelled in the last of the Gloucestershire Cross Country League series at Tewkesbury. Rosie Mutsaars had a superb run coming 3rd in the U13 girls as did Felicity Darwent managing 5th in the U11 girls, winning a Bronze medal in the league overall. With help from Felicity the U11 girls also won a team bronze medal just beating Cheltenham Harriers with a fine display from Lucy Griffin 14th, Josephine Mutsaars 16th, Beth Boydell 23rd, Gabby Jones 29th, Isobel Hartley 30th, Kate Edgerton 32nd, Emily Williams 39th and Isabel Kiey-Thomas 40th. The U11 boys also did well with Dylan Williams 10th, Max Douglas 27th, Edward Butler 35th, Murray Douglas 36th, Alfie Dodridge 38th and Marcus Kiey-Thomas 44th.
Warwickshire Inter Schools Cross Country Championships
Saturday 21st January 2012.
Emily Williams, Helenor West and Dylan Williams acheived excellent results in the Warwickshire Inter School Cross Country Championships. Dylan won the Year Four Boys, beating a field of 83. Helenor came 5th in the Year Four Girls race with a field of 73 and Emily came 12th out of a field of 80 for Year Five Girls. Great results in terrible weather conditions, well done to them.
Inter Schools Cross Country Championships - Cardiff.
Sunday 15th January 2012.
Rosie Mutsaars and Tom Pinkham ran extremely well for Gloucestershire in the Inter Schools Cross Country with Rosie coming 23rd out of a 105 runners and Tom coming 26th out of 86 despite being the youngest in the age group. Well done to both of them.
Gloucestershire County Championships - Plock Court Gloucestershire.
Saturday 7th January 2012.
The Juniors achieved some excellent results in the Gloucestershire Cross Country Championships at Plock Court with a brilliant 1st place for Felicity Darwent in the U11 girls with the team also achieving 1st place with Lucy Griffin 6th, Josephine Mutsaars 10th, Beth Boydell 18th, Isobel Hartley 24th, Helena West 25th, Isabel Kiey-Thomas 26th and Emily Williams 29th. Tom Pinkham also ran superbly for 2nd in the U13 Boys with the U13 Boys team achieving 2nd place with Tom Pudifoot 12th, Josh Gray 17th and Alistair Darwent 21st. Dylan Williams continues to impress with 3rd place in the U11 Boys with the U11 boys doing very well for a 3rd overall, with Max Pinkham 8th and Marcus Kiey-Thomas 18th. Rosie Mutsaars also did well for 7th in the U13 girls as did Lottie Hartley with 10th in the U15 Girls.
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