October 14: MMK third overall in opening Chiltern League match at Keysoe
Eighty five MMK athletes turned out for the first Chiltern League match of the season at the Keysoe Equestrian Centre where courses included a water splash on each lap! On a bright sunny day there were some terrific results by MMK runners.
There were wins for Maddie Pearce (F17) and Katie Webb (F15) with second places for Lara Bromilow (FS ), Jacque Smith (M15) and Sophia Chapman (F15) and a third place for F20 Millie Freeland who elected to run in the senior women’s race. There were also category wins for M40 Ian Wood, M70 Kelvin Smith and Lara Bromilow (F35). Harry Totton (pictured above top left) was the second U20 Man to finish. The other five pictures, taken by Mark Easton, are of Millie Freeland, Lara Bromilow, Jacque Smith, Maddie Pearce, and the U15 girls, Katie Webb, Sophia Chapman and Lauren Webb.
In the team events there were wins for the Senior Women (pictured above), Veteran Women, U15 Girls, U20 Men and U13 Boys, with second places for the Senior Men and U11 Boys, plus third places for the U13 Girls and U11 Girls.
Overall Marshall Milton Keynes were third with 3657 points, 45 points behind Chiltern Harriers and 39 points behind Bedford. In the gender categories, MMK were second in the female category and third in the male category, while the senior and youths were each second.
After finishing second in the senior women’s race, Lara Bromilow, who is training for the Valencia Marathon in December, ran as a guest in the senior men’s race. Had it been allowed, she would have improved the scores by both the senior and veteran men!
The next match is at the Teardrop Lakes in Milton Keynes on 11 November. Be there if you can.