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SNHAC rounded off the club road running season with 5 teams in the 3k relays organised by Fairlands Valley Spartans at Fairlands Lakes. With 108 teams taking part the first SNHAC team finished 7th in a combined time of 43 minutes 31 seconds for the 4 legs of the race. The second team were 13th (42.43), followed by the third in 21st (44.40) and the 4th were 88th (61.43) . The mixed team consisting of 2 women and 2 men were 8th in their category in a time of 53.46.

Abigail Manson (12.41) was SNHAC's fastest woman with Tommy Cropley (9.55) the fastest man. Full results can be found at https://my.raceresult.com/272731/results#0_31636F .

With so many young athletes making their road debuts for the club this year the future of SNHAC road running is looking bright!

Four club athletes travelled to Birmingham this weekend to take part in the National Age Group Championships. Aimee Taylor took silver in a tense pole vault competition and also set a PB.

Jess Astill was 4th in the under 20 400m final in a time of 55.62, she could not quite replicate her seasons best time from semi of 54.41.

Finishing 4th has give Jess a great opportunity of representing team GB in the upcoming World under 20 championships to be held in Peru, later in August.

Ed Laws was 8th in the under 23 mens 400m final in a time of 55.80. A very good run considering the competition.

Annabel Howells was 5th in the under 20 Woman’s 400m semi final in a time of 57.10. Annabel went into the competition 17th fastest on paper but ended up 10th, a great achievement considering she is still only 17 and has another year in this age group.

The third SAL match of the season saw the Club’s senior team (ably assisted be U20 and U17 athletes) finish in third place behind Dacorum, St Albans and ahead of Kent, Bexley and Harrow. This result places the team in fifth place in the 16 team league with one match to go.

First place A finishes were recorded by Nile Odejimi Riley 100m LJ and TJ, Daniel Kanu 200m, Tommy Cropley 1500m, Dylan Baines PV, Shannon Rapacchi 100H, TJ and PV and Libby Taylor DT.

First place B finishes came from Fran Hart 800m, Kachi Dike TJ, Aimie Taylor PV, Louise Hampton HT and SP and Shannon Rapacchi JT. Full results on the Club website.

U17’s supporting the seniors included Milan Snarksis HT and DT, Emily Rapley 100m, 200m and LJ, Ruby Cheshire 100 and 200m, Juliet Astill 800m, Maisie Newton 200m and Georgia Sutcliffe 800m.

The athletes were ably assisted by Sally Stevens Track, Mike Gregory and Sarah Berry Time, Dani Mainstone, Phil Laws, Bob Whitten, Julie Laws, Jane Taylor, Paul Pickard and Helen Pickard Field ensuring that the Club gained maximum official’s points

Congratulation to Phil Laws and Bob Whitten on gaining their L2 Field qualification.

SNHAC/HAWCS, London Heathside, Herts Phoenix, Harlow, Tower Hamlets with Victoria Park and Central Park contested a closely fought Southern Athletic League match at Stevenage on Saturday. The day started with light rain and a blustery wind but by mid-afternoon summer had arrived.
Highlights of the day included the 4x100m men’s Club record finally being broken. Set 42 years ago when senior sprint coach Paul Keeble was in the team, it was finally broken by Nile Odejimi Riley, Jamie Joseph, Ed Laws and Jacob Kinchin Smith. The previous record was 43.2, which was reduced to 43.0. U17 Esme Searle had a lovely run in the 1500sc to break the age group record which had stood since 2011.
A string wins for the men came from Ed Laws 400H, Nile Odejimi Riley TJ and Bobby Pitman DT. B wins came from Jamie Joseph 200m, Dylan Baines LJ, Jacob Kinchin Smith TJ and Bobby Pitman PV.
The women’s team saw A & B wins in the LJ (Emily Rapley and Shannon Rapacchi), TJ (Shannon Rapacchi and Esme Searle), Shot (Libby Taylor and Louise Hampton), DT (Shannon Rapacchi and Libby Taylor) and Hammer (Libby Taylor and Loren Ragoobar). Shannon Rapacchi won the A pole vault and Sandra Reed the B 100H.
The match ended with a win by London Heathside 249, with HPX and SNHAC/HAWCS joint second with 241. Harlow were 4th, Tower Hamlets with Victoria Park 5th and Central Park 6th.
Team manager Rhys Samuel was delighted with the result, records and team spirit.

Thirty one SNHAC runners took on the second 10k midweek league last Tuesday. A challenging course around country lanes to the south of Royston was made even more eventful by the threat from dark clouds although the worst of the rain held off until most were finished!

Leading the men to a 4th place finish was Adam Searle (8th in 37.50) with Aubrey Murray next (19th, 39.38) just one place ahead of Isaac Whitten (19th in 39.45). First woman home was Abigail Manson (10th in 46.12). She was followed home by Rebecca Pickard (25th, 49.17) and then Amelie Hobbs (50.22 for 30th).

Overall, the team came 5th of the 10 teams. The next race is in Harlow next week and we will be hoping for another record turn out!