Whilst the Senior Men’s race was the last event of the day, starting at 2:45pm, the day began early for the team. Having a niggling cough the day before the race Johnny Cornish attempted a short run first thing, only to find he was still coughing. Given the current circumstances, Johnny did not wish to potentially infect other athletes, so reluctantly he withdrew from the race.
The Oxfordshire Senior Ladies team finished in 9th place out of a total of 26 completed teams at the CAU Cross Country Championships held at Prestwold near Loughborough on Saturday. Given that Oxfordshire is a very small county compared with the likes of Yorkshire this was an amazing performance. It was almost certainly the highest ever placing for an Oxfordshire Senior Ladies team.
The CAU Inter Counties Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday, 7th March at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. With all competing athletes selected by their counties it’s a really high quality event and is the culmination of a hard winter’s work. With no rain for a number of days leading into the event the course was reasonably dry and did have some grassy sections. However, there were also long sections of heavy, sticky mud that were energy sapping for the athletes. This, combined with a long, uphill finish for all the athletes, made stamina and mental strength essential.
Congratulations to Kay Reynolds on being upgraded to Level 4P status. This means that Kay is now eligible for selection for national and international competitions. Assuming positive assessments for any such appointments, full Level 4 status would be awarded at the end of a two-year period. This is excellent news for Kay, her club and our County.
The Oxfordshire AA AGM is being held this Friday 8th November at Exeter Hall Kidlington at 7.30pm.
We hope to see lots of you there for the annual update.
The agenda is as follows:
Athletics officials of whatever level and discipline need to send in records of their officiating activities during the previous winter and summer seasons.
We have added some guidance for what field judges can record on their record of experience forms on the officals page.