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Senior Ladies Cross Country 2014/15
“We got cold, we got wet, we got muddy, but overall we had fun...”
With a number of our senior score, and a respectable 8th Mr and Mrs Griffin after a long
ladies out of action either place in the 6-to-score. shift on our cross country course
through injury, working hard We got cold, we got wet, we organised event – fantastic
at university, or having babies, got muddy, but overall we had marshals and spectators
we knew that the cross country fun... made for a great atmosphere,
season this year would be a The first fixture was held as proving once again that the
challenge. per usual at Swanley Park, club knows how to put on
So a massive thank you and going round what is basically a good show. It was perfect
congratulations to all the ladies a miniature railway, with cross county weather, with
that took part, even if you were just enough up and down to just the right amount of
not able to compete in all the ease us gently into the cross drizzle and mud. Our ladies
races your contribution made country season. A heavy turned up in mass and this
a difference – Sarah Belaon, downpour just before our showed in the results –
Carole Penlington, Sara race meant that we had to second on the 3-to-score and
Elmsqvist, Danielle Critchley, cut short the warm-up and first on the 6-to-score. We
Charlotte Stickings, Kristal huddle under the B&B tent were back in business!
Galley, Anne Cilia, Melody with the rest of the crew. This
Kane, Rosie Ferguson, Abigail did not dampened our spirits, Swanley Park again
Kingston, Claire Austridge, as 10 ladies took to the field February 7th 2015
and Catherine Messent. and we finished third on the The final fixture was
Kent Cross Country League 3-to-score and second on rescheduled and took place
Swanley Park 6-to-score. A good start to late in the season at Swanley
October 11th 2014 the season. Park again. By then, everyone
We were only able to field a was tired and poorly (blame
complete team of six runners Sommerhill School all those Mob Matches!) and
for two out of four events, but October 25th 2014 we did not have a team until
we still finished an incredible The next fixture at Somerhill, the last minute. Three brave
2nd place overall in the 3-to- featured its infamous “Let’s ladies dragged themselves
start on a hill” course. With out of bed and took to the
Danielle Critchley, Charlotte other events going on start line. The route had
Stickings and Sara Elmsqvist elsewhere, the team was thin changed slightly from the first
take on Swanley Park on the ground and we were fixture, with less going round
only able to field 5 runners. the railway and more going
The B&B ladies rose to the round the car park. We’re not
challenge and finished a very sure what happened but we
respectable 6th place on the somehow managed to come
3-to-score. On the bright side, first in the 3-to-score! Lets’
it was a sunny day!
Sparrows Den
November 8th 2014
The third fixture was on
home ground at Sparrows
Den. Now, we may be biased,
but this was by far the best
