Schools Games & Farringdon XC - Reports from a sensational week of action!

What a weekend! First up in our round-up this week is a report from the UK School Games, where we had athletes competing for the very first time, and having the opportunity to proudly wear England vests. Sadie, Luke and Senna earned there places due to all being ranked very highly in their strongest events this season, and spent several days in Loughborough in a multi-sport event similar in format to the Olympics. Rather than competing for their home nation, athletes are equally split into teams based around Olympic host cities (e.g Rio, Athens, Paris).

Our athletes competed in their individual events on Friday and Saturday, with Sadie (Long jump), Senna (300m Hurdles) and Luke (100m Hurdles) all finishing in the top 6 despite not performing to the best of their abilities. All three were selected to compete in the 4x300/4x400 relays to complete the programme, with Luke coming away with a fantastic silver medal. It was a great experience for all, with memories and new friends made.

On Sunday, the XC season kicked off with a massive Blyth contingent at Farringdon. It was great to see so many athletes taking part for the first time, with some brilliant results. In the U11 race, Alex Fielding (6th), Eliza Pain (23rd girl), Jacob Martin (18th), Jack Ellis (21st) and Henry Bryce (22nd) were all superb. In the U13 race Isabelle Ann Hope was 10th girl on her club debut, with Amelie Hall 16th. Oscar Valentine-Beech was 20th boy, a strong performance. In the U15 race, it was a brilliant 7th place finish for George Bryce. Finally, we had Beth Munro going in the U17 race, and she finished as 9th girl home.

It was wonderful to see such a big team out - lets keep up this momentum!