Category: General

Bowling Extravaganza

Thirty-three people made it to Xscape on Friday night for this year's club bowling extravavganza, with competition expected to vary between non-existant in some and very fierce in others. There was not a lot of quality at the beginning, but Tim and Simon both managed a few spares early on. The game progressed with a gradual improvement from a few, while some just focused on the bar.

By the end of the first game, Paul Crossland (133) had come through to lead, but was closely followed by Richard Inchley (129), Iain Holloway-McLean (129), Dave McGarry (128) & Tim Inchley (125). None of the ladies had managed 100 but Jo Breslin (99), Angela McGarry (99) and Mandy Clay (95) looking to defend her title were the leaders. read more

National Cross Country

There could scarcely have been a bigger contrast. The national championships of 2010 took place in an absolute quagmire on the edge of Alton Towers with just a few members making the trip. This year, a glorious day in North London saw the Hampstead Heath course in the driest condition for many years as record numbers turned up in the February sunshine.

First up on the day were our U15 boys who once again had five lads in the field. Being the national championships, most of the top runners in each age group try to make the trip to these events and on there were 366 boys taking part. Our team put in another strong performance to finish as the 33rd team on the day as they were led home by Jordan Clay in 120th. The battle of the day took place between Lloyd Milliken and Tom Boozer as they challenged each other all the way around their 18 minutes of running, with the two of them being awarded the same time, but Lloyd just sneaking ahead in 243rd. Less than twenty seconds behind Tom & Lloyd was Charlie Mead in 268th with Joe McGarry a few seconds further back in 287th. read more

Wing Chiltern League

What a stunning day. The weather was crisp and beautiful. We had a tremendous turn-out from everyone assiciated with the club and correspondingly the results were excellent too.

Firstly, it has to be remembered that there are 14 clubs in division one of the Chiltern League and we are the smallest by some distance. Last year, as a club we finished 9th in the league and this was our best result ever, having picked up a place in the last fixture at Wing in 2011. This year, barring a big upset we were settled in 9th place going into the final day which may not seem like much, but three years ago we were seventh in division 2! read more

Mackers Takes Control

On a literally freezing cold evening in Leighton, the fifth Stag trophy race of the season took place last Wednesday. With the very cold weather and a slight breeze in the faces of the runners down Grovebury Road, it seemed that the chances of fast times were pretty slim.

There were seventeen club members who made it out of the door and down to Parson's Close for the race. As usual, the race unfolded with various people overtaking each other, but it was the youth who were moving through the most. Nearing the end of the last lap, Jordan Clay caught Charlie Mead and they battled to the finish with Jordan taking victory and the 25 points in a new personal best time of 14.50 for the 2.5 mile course. Charlie also had a cracking run to also achieve a PB of 16.49. read more

Southern Champs

There are a few iconic cross-country events in England. At Alton Towers last year there was more mud than most people will see in a lifetime, the start of the races at Parliament Hills is a fantastic sight and the national in general is just great to say you've done it. However, the Southern Champs is another dimemsion for those who want to get the full cross-country experience. It is always the longest race on the calender, with the men covering 15K and the women over 8K. read more

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