Leighton Buzzard AC were well represented by four lads in the South of England Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships held at Lloyd Park in Croydon.
 
Stars of the day were undoubtedly our U13 boys Owen Drabwell and Sam Nicholas who were making their debut for the county following a series of excellent Chiltern League performances.
 
In a very fast race in perfect cross country conditions over a 3000m course, Owen was just 7 places ahead of Sam finishing in a fine 28^th place, and being the fourth scorer in the team. He gained himself a South of England bronze medal for helping the team to an excellent 3^rd place. Sam was 5th home out of the eight team members and both look good to gain many more honours in the coming years.
 
In the U15 Boys Jordan Clay was the 4^th finisher for Bedfordshire in 60th place, running a very solid race and beating some fellow team members who he would often struggle to finish in front of. The team finished in 9^th place and Jordan’s run was an encouraging start to the forthcoming very tough season ahead.
 
The representation was completed with Billy Mead running very well by finishing 63^rd in the Under 17 race with six Bedfordshire runners finishing within 35 seconds of each other, bringing the team home in 8^th place overall.
 
It is good to see the youngsters performing well at this level, with several others knocking on the door for County selection. Richard Inchley (County Team Manager) will be watching closely the County Championship results and the final two Chiltern League races, to see who shows enough to make the county teams for the Inter Counties in Birmingham in March.