News: November 2025

Well done to all 22 athletes who made the trip to Oxford to participate in the second round of the Chiltern Cross Country League at the weekend. Conditions on the day were mild but the recent storms meant there was mud and puddles but not as much as we have come to expect from the course at Horspath. Many were disappointed at the absence of water in the ditch crossing but there was still enough sticky mud to challenge the runners.

In the younger age groups there were full teams in 4 different races leaving many of the junior teams in medal positions after two fixtures.

In the U13M event Conner and Kieran Kealey finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Their sister Katie put in an outstanding performance to finish in 4th place in the U11F race.

Everyone showed plenty of grit and determination and it was great to see one of our sprinters giving cross country a go. There were also top ten finishes from Luke Bulois 9th U13M, Esme Searle 5th and Hannah Cook 8th U17F and Imogen Dempsey 5th U15F.

Team standing after two fixtures:

SM 10th

U20M 3rd

U17M 5th

U15B 4th

U13B 2nd

U11B 12th (mob match)

SW 12th

U17/20W 4th

U15G 3rd

U13G 7th

U11G 6th (mob match)

Thanks again to our cross country manager Adam Searle for organising everything both in advance and on the day

The next match is 6th December at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes. Save the date and let's get even more athletes out and racing.