Gloucestershire Cross Country League - Tewkesbury - 12th December
The third fixture in the Gloucestershire Cross Country League was held at Tewkesbury on Saturday and conditions were much improved on the last one, with sunshine instead of persistent rain, although of course the ground was still pretty wet and slippery.
The strongest team performance of the day came again from the Under 17 Men of Lewis Gray 7th in 16:49, Cameron Williamson, who is proving to be a true asset to the club, in 12th 17:16, Conor Shoemark 13th 17:31 and James Outhwaite 14th in 17:45, with an overall 3rd for the team.
The Under 17 Ladies of Beth Pudifoot and Beth Wynn ran superbly for 1st and 7th in 18:32 and 19:12, as did Corrigan Cox 3rd in the Under 15s with 19:00 mins.
In the Under 11 Girls Eva Shoemark had another solid race for 17th, backed up by Felicity Darwent 23rd, Laura Hemming 44th and Isobel Hartley 45th, making them 8th team. Alex Darwent finished 31st in the Under 11 boys.
Charlotte Hartley and Rachel Hemming finished 16th and 27th in the Under 13 Girls. Jake Launchbury and Ben Darwent were placed 20th and 34th in the Under 13 Boys, while Keiran Shoemark finished 14th in the Under 15s.
In the Senior Ladies race Steph Lane had a strong run for 3rd overall and 1st Junior Lady in 29:30. Brittany Teague also had an especially good run for 21st in 33:13 and Pauline Teague 67th in 39:27 backed up the team, to finish 5th overall.
In the Senior Men Dennis Walmsley finished 7th and first MV45 in 38:43, followed by Chris Hartley 46th in 43:20, Ewen Smith 60th in 44:60, Tim Hemming 81st in 45:30, Neil Teague 102nd in 47:54, Justin Launchbury 122nd in 50:28 and Norman Lane 144th in 54:07 after a late start, making them 4th Vet Team.
Report Highlights
Under 17 mens team of Lewis Gray, Cameron Williamson, Conor Shoemark and James Outhwaite were our stars of the days finishing 3rdteam.
Strong performances from the Under 15 and Under 17 ladies.
Senior Ladies team of Steph Lane, Brittany and Pauline Teague finished 5th.
The mens Vet team of Dennis Walmsley, Chris Hartley, Ewen Smith, Timm Hemming, Neil Teague, Justin Lunchbury and Normal Lane finished 4th
Other reports may be found on our recent race reports page.