The Mediterranean Round includes news from various county leagues across the UK.
ESSEX LEAGUE, 2nd match, Hainault Forest, November 8
Toby Rhys-Jones, who was fifth in the South England Under-20 Championships, led Southend clubmate Adam Hickey, whose club also added the senior men’s team title.
Grace Burrell, who has raced mainly in America in recent years, took victory in the women’s field and made it a second league in a row in the first race.
In the young athletes’ race, Brentwood Beagles’ Heidi Woodley won again in the under-15 girls’ race, but a clash with the London Junior Games put some of the juniors out of the running for the second winter league in these parts.
Men.
1 T Rhys-Jones (S’end, U20) 24:43; 2 A Hickey (S’end) 24:49; 3 C Charleston (AFD) 25:08; 4 L Harknett (Ori n) 25:37; 5 D Williamson (Col H) 25:41; 6 S Boxhall (S’end) 26:11
M40: 1 P Coates (Brain) 26:20
M50: 1 L Taylor (S’end) 28:36
M60: 1 S Philcox (Ilf) 31:17; 2 C Rodley (Col H) 32:01
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’Cay) 35:06
TEAM Div 1 (6 goals). 1 Southend 81; 2 Colchester H 117; 3 Having 146
Div 2 (6 goals). 1 Basildon 180
TEAM M40. 1 Orion 134; 2 Having 267; 3 Springfield 292
U17:
1 S Horsley (Hav’g) 18:05; 2 F McLaren (Hav’g) 18:28; 3 Jay Delaney (Chelm) 18:45
TEAM (3 goals): 1 Havering 17; 2 Chelmsford 18; 3 Southend 37
U15:
1 C Calver (W Suff) 13:02; 2 W Hughes (B’wood) 13:19; 3 B Tucker (Harl) 13:41
TEAM (4 goals): 1 SS Athletics 47; 2 C&T 66; 3 Basildon 68
U13:
1 R Stringer (C&T) 10:45; 2 D Law (Chelm) 10:50; 3 A Brotherwood (SS) 11:08
TEAM (4 goals): 1 SS Athletica 20; 2 C&T 45; 3 Harlow 81
Women
1 G Burrell (Bass) 20:17; 2 L Reed (Hav’g, W40) 20:36; 3 H Rex (Bass) 20:45; 4 H Bolton (Chelm) 21:09; 5 S Williams (Grange F&D, W40) 21:34; 6 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 21:28
W50: 1 W King (Chelm) 23:39; 2 A Trauttmansdorff (Lought) 24:27
W55: 1 D Morley (Col H) 25:27
W60: 1 J Eley (Mid Ex) 26:14
TEAM Div 1 (4 goals). 1 Chelmsford 47; 2 Having 61; 3 Lofton 95
Div 2 (4 goals). 1 Springfield 157
W35 TEAM (3 goals). 1 Loughton 52; 2 Chelmsford 64; 3 Grange F&D 72
U17: 1 D Buckler-Kugler (Bass) 21:48; 2 K Cox (Chelm) 22:50; 3 A Smith (SS) 23:44
TEAM (to score 3 goals): 1 Basildon 13; 2 Colchester H 16 (only 2); 3 Braintree 21 (Total 2)
U15: 1 H Woodley (B’wood) 13:48; 2 S Bickerstaff (B’wood) 14:42; 3 S Owen (SS) 15:23
TEAM ((4 goals) 1 Brentwood Beagles 17; 2 Basildon 34; 3 SS Athletics 50:
U13: 1 R Reeve (Col H) 11:36; 2 E Soan (Thurr) 11:37; S Finnegan (SS) 11:58
TEAM (to score 4 goals): 1 SS Athletics 27; 2 Thurrock 49; 3 Colchester H 61
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS AND LONDON YOUTH GAMES, Parliament Hill, November 8.
Seifu Jamaal, who finished third in London Cross in 2022 and second in 2023, led London Heathside to team victory on a fairly dry surface. Alastair Aitken reports.
After a mile, he was up 30 meters with defending champion Andrew Penny and Samuel Greenstein.
Penny was a clear runner-up, but in third place was Olu Adedeji, who slipped into third place late after a tough morning session.
Although Jamaal was pleased with his result, he says his favorite event is the half marathon, where his PB is 63:33. He came to England from Ethiopia in 2005.
Emily Bradley, 25, was quick to admit that she had never won a race until London but was well coached by Charlie Dickinson with Belgrave Harriers, the team that won the day.
In the last half mile she pulled away from Ruby Carter who was close to her for the remainder of the run.
Men. 1 S Jamaal (Lon H) 34:30; 2 A Penney (HW) 34:37; 3 O Adedeji NEB) 35:45; 4 D Shaw (Herne H) 36:18; 5 R Wilson (High) 36:20; 6 S Greenstein (SB) 36:29
TEAM: 1 London Heathside 61; 2 Herne Hill 75; 3 Blackheath and Bromley 83
U17: 1 F Rowe (Hav’g) 15:42; 2 J Scanes (Bromley) 15:47; 3 J Hill (Bromley) 15:53
U15: 1 T Creed (Merton) 10:03; 2 C Nicholson (Har’gay) 10:06; 3 L Boulton (Wandsw’th) 10:19
U13: 1 E Aldridge (Bromley) 7:02; 2 D Pascal (Barn) 7:04; 3 H Richards (R’bridge) 7:13
Women. 1 E Bradley (Belgium) 21:42; 2 R Carter (HW) 21:44; 3 A Bropoke (Belgium) 22:03; 4 R Whyte-Wilding (Belgium) 22:05; 5 S Sooley (Herne H) 22:11; 6 H Clarke (B&B) 22:26
TEAM: 1 Belgrave 20; 2 THB 60; 3 Herne Hill 66
U17: 1 S Allen (W’minster) 11:04; 2 J Marsh (Enfield) 11:23; 3 A Nicholl (H’smith & Ful) 11.31am
U15: 1 S Smith (Haver’g) 7:28; 2 C Foster (Greenwich) 7:38; 3 D Larkin (Lambeth) 7:45
U13: 1 S O’Brien (Southwark) 7:45; 2 S Davies (Ealing) 7:49; 3 L Graham (Richmond) 7:51
NORTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE, 2nd Match, Kettering, Northamptonshire, 8th November
Wicksteed Park played for the home team and men’s race winner Elliott Smith Rasmussen made it a double for Newark with a double race win just over a minute ahead of Alex Hampson who moved up from third last time out.
Women’s winner Pat Jackman was second in the opening leg but came home over a minute ahead in this second leg.
The younger age groups saw double wins for Midland and Mediterranean Cross Country Under 17 Champion Euan Winall, Under 15 Kieran James and Under 13 William Saunders.
Men. 1 E Smith-Rasmussen (Newark) 32:00; 2 A Hampson (Mansf) 32;55; 3 J McRae (Mansf) 33:15; 4 G Phillips (Beest) 33:40; 5 L Pollard (Charn) 33:51; 6 O Hitchcock (Notts U) 34:45
M40: 1 G Patterson (Mansf) 34:55
M50: 1 Jay Bailey (Mansf) 36:43
M55: 1 S Fenwick (Harb) 37:22
M60: 1 M Kingsbury (Charn) 41:50
U20: 1 I Mohan (Leic C) 35:58
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 38; 2 Peterborough & NV 169; 3 Notes 178
TEAM M40. 1 Long Eaton 108; 2 Beeston 172; 3 Charnwood 198
U17:
1 E Withnall (Burton) 20:15; 2 W Griffiths (orby) 20:30; 3 E Orchard (OWLS) 8:39 p.m
TEAM: 1 Burton 22; 2 Corby 24; 3 OWLS 25:00
U15:
1 K James (Charn) 18:40; 2 M Fletcher (Burt) 18:51; 3 L Wayman (OWLS) 18:54
TEAM: 1 Burton 19; 2 Charnwood 23; 3 OWLS 39:00
U13:
1 W Saunders (Der) 12:48; 2 J Cripps (Corby) 12:54; 3 J O’Dowd (Charn) 13:16
TEAM: 1 Charnwood 18; 2 Harborough 33; Derby 33:
Women. 1 P Jackman I (Newark) 21:52; 2 J Anthony (Charn) 23:16; 3 A Seager (Charn) 23:26
W60: 1 R Loutit (Near) 27:30
U20: 1 D Watson (Notts U) 23:30
TEAM: 1 Charnwood 16; 2 Notts U 20; 3 Beeston 58
TEAM W35. 1 Mansfield 180; 2 Lincoln & D 182; 3 Long Eaton 193
U17:
1 O Towleson (Wreake & SV) 21:28; 2 S Wheeler (Drr) 21:39; 3 A Bianchi (R’cliffe) 21:43
TEAM: 1 derby 24; 2 Wreake & SV 24; 3 Barton 35
U15:
1 M Owen (Kath) 12:48; 2 M Cheetham (Burton) 13:02; 3 C Whysall (Mansf) 1.35pm
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 14; 2 Derby 29; 3 Wreake & SV 37
U13:
1 O Goodale (Corby) 11:57; 2 J Lenton (Der) 12:17; 3 M Smith (OWLS) 12:31
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 16; 2 Lincoln Wellington 37; 3 OWLS 37:00
SUSSEX LEAGUE, 1st Match, Goodwood, 11th October
Josh Burgess moved up from second in the league opener last month to comfortably lead James Turner in the senior men’s race as Stanmer Park was relaunched as a venue.
The women’s event again featured under-17s, with Molly Smithers, number 11 in England’s under-17 squad, winning a double over Millie Dickinson.
In the junior race, Isabella Buchanan, the delayed 2024 England National Under-13 runner-up, picked up where she left off last year and added to her streak of wins in the Under-15 girls event.
Men. 1 J Burgess (Lewis) 26:13; 2 J Turner (B&H) 26:27; 3 S Heath (Phoe) 26:32
M45: 1 Jay Baker (Cheech R) 28:12
M50: 1 H Bristow (B&H) 28:58
M55: 1L Sida (Lewes) 32:59
M60: 1 M Ussher (Lewes) 33:10
M65: 1 T Hicks (Hy H) 38:51
U20: 1 F Matthews (B&H) 27:42
TEAM Div 1 (6 goals). 1 Phoenix 63; 2 B&H 113; 3 Lewis 149
TEAM M35. 1 Phoenix 20; 2 B&H 26; 3 is worth 42
TEAM M50. 1 B&H 11:00
U17: 1 F Lumber-Fry (E’brne) 17:08; 2 F Boniface (Horsh) 17:14; 3 A Roberts (B&H) 17:19
TEAM: 1 B&H 21; 2 Crowley 28; 3 Chi hester R 42
U15: 1 T Thorn-Watts (B&H) 13:51; 2 O Goodman (B&H) 14:12; 3 G Urben (B&H) 14:21
TEAM: 1 B&H 6; 2 Cheech R 22; 3 Lewes 29:00
U13: 1 B Moyes (B&H) 11:41; 2 K Wagjiani (Craw) 11:45; 3 H Wrapson (Horsh) 11.50am
TEAM: 1 B&H 14; 2 is worth 22; 3 B&H B 35
Women. 1 M Smithers (Chich R, U17) 18:55; 2 M Dickinson (Phoe) 19:15; 3 I Wheeler (Horsh) 19:29
W45: 1 A Dixon (HY) 20:17
W50: 1 S Rushforth (Phoe) 20:18
W55: 1 J Brown (E’brne) 21:57
W65: 1 Jay Lennon (Stein) 26:35
U17: 3 F Pearce (E’brne) 19:44
TEAM Div 1 (4 goals). 1 Phoenix 15; 2 B&H 48; 3 Lewes 64
W35 TEAM (3 goals). 1 HY 24; 2 Lewes 26; 3 Eastbourne R 38
TEAM W50. 1 Burgess Hill 27
U17 TEAM. 1 Cheech R 18; 2 Crowley 30; 3 B&H 34:
U15: 1 I Buchanan (Hy) 15:22; 2 I Lendrum (Cheech R) 16:16; 3 R Armstrong &B&H) 16:26
TEAM: 1 Hy 18; 2 B&H 25; 3 Phoenix 35:
U13: 1 E Pembert (Chich R) 12:39; 2 Adams (Cheech R) 12:44; 3 L Povey (B’wks) 12:4
TEAM: 1 Cheech R 8; 2 B&H 22; 3 B&H B 47
WEST MIDLANDS YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE, 2nd Match, Worley Woods, 8th November.
Midland champion Archie Lane returned to winning ways after narrowly leading Sam Lambert, who was only third here, in the October event.
However, there were double wins for Brendan Smart in the Under 15s and Sebastian Palmer in the Boys Under 13s.
English Schools third-placed Olivia McGee also made it a double in the women’s under-17 race.
U17 Men. 1 A Lane (Leam) 15:42; 2 G Wagstaff (B&R) 15:54; 3 S Lambert (Strat) 16:04
U15: 1 B Smart (C&S) 11:21; 2 G Harradence (RSC) 11:24; 3 Z Rush (S&SH) 11:29
U13: 1 S Palmer (W&B) 9:30; 2 H Marriott (R&N) 9:36; 3 F Holden (Tip) 9:45am
U17 women. 1 O McGhee (R&N) 15:42; 2 H Turner (Stoke) 16:18; 3 M Tear-Verweij (Strat) 16:43
U15: 1 T Riches (Beer) 13;10; 2 B Lamb (R&N) 13:13; 3 L Williams (Tip) 13:25
U13: 1 E Rudkin-Wilson (R&N) 10:07; 2 H Cooke (Worc) 10:07; 3 L Pearce (C&C) 10:19
OXFORDSHIRE LEAGUE, Round 1, Cornbury Park Estate, November 2.
Men. 1 B Cole (Swin, M40) 29:27; 2 Jay Davies (Oxf C, U20) 29:46; 3 A Bampton (Swin) 29:51
M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 33:10
M60: 1 B Reynolds (Radley) 34:32
Up to 17 years old. 1 J Steel (Abing) 22:02; 2 J Norton (newb) 22:02; 3 O Ormand (Banb) 22:20
Up to 15 years old. 1 J Mayord (Swin) 16:07; 2 After Moss (Nyub) 16:43; 3 H Colson (Radley) 17:07
Up to 13 years old. 1 S Cousins ​​(Radley) 10:38; 2 Jay Lindsay (Abing) 11:31; 3 Jay Lynch (Nub) 11:38
Women: 1 G Bridge (Oxf C) 35:14; 2 J Franklin (Newb, W40) 35:20; 3 V Boedeker (Hook N, W35) 35:42
Up to 17 years old. 1 A Lorimer (Oxf C) 24:48; 2 C Bailey (Newb) 26:28; 3 K Barney (Radley) 26:41
Up to 15 years old. 1 N Saunders (T Kennett) 18:14; 2 N Parry-Spring (Radley) 19:15; 3 E Scrase (Swin) 20:01
Up to 13 years old. 1 M McMeeking (Swin) 13:04; 2 K Gillon (Reading) 13:11; 3 K Mumme-Young (Oxf C) 13:12
