There were around 80 people from LBAC out on the fields of Wing yesterday for the final Chiltern League fixture of the season. Of those, about 57 were running, which was a superb effort in itself, but really made possible by all the others who sacrificed their Saturdays to marshal and support the club in many ways.

Before I go on and talk about performances on the day and how well we all did there are other things that should be mentioned. Whilst we have to some good runners, at the moment we don't have any world beaters – although Nick's working on it – and as result our performances rely on us getting everyone out at every fixture. This strength sees us win through time and again against much bigger clubs than ours and this season the commitment of many individuals have been far greater than ever. read more

It was extremely cold on top of Wigmore Hill as the wind whistled across the park that sits next to the airport. Many participants would undoubtedly have been hoping to be on the flights taking travellers off to warmer climes. However, this didn't stop the best turn-out for a cross-country in many years and possibly ever!

Over fifty runners from our club made the short trip down the motorway to one of the flatter venues on the calendar. There were some excellent performances on the day, but as ever LBAC has achieved fantastic success by getting everyone out and giving fantastic support to each other throughout the event. read more

This year’s combined Beds/Bucks Cross Country Championships were held at Campbell Park in Milton Keynes. There is a myth that Milton Keynes is completely flat, but those who have run at Campbell Park know this is not true. The undulating course became increasingly muddy as the day progressed making this one of the more challenging cross country races. Despite being depleted by various illnesses and injuries more befitting of an episode of Casualty, the club sill had 30 representatives in all. read more