Essex League Cross Country Results

Please see below the results from the Essex Cross country at Gloucester Park in Basildon on February 10^th where 25 runners across senior and juniors representing Benfleet in the cold, wet and mud!

In the men’s we came 6^th out of 12 teams in our division and 24 teams overall, and in veterans we were the 2^nd team. There were 188 runners and 1^st home for Benfleet was Lee Baynton in 23^rd followed by Andy in 36 and Paul Ruffy in 43th.

This puts us joint 5^th at the end of the season but only 4 points behind 3^rd so all to target for next year, and a fantastic joint 3^rd  in the vets.

In the women’s unfortunately we did not field a team of 4 so came 11^th out of 12  in our division and 21 teams overall, and in veterans we were the 13th team from 21. There were 111 runners and 1^st home for Benfleet , after an unfortunate fall from Charmaine Sterling,  was Nikki Leigh coming home in a 50^th followed by Kelly McClenaghan in 56^th and once again pushing her body to the limits 3^rd for Benfleet was Annette in 72^nd!    

This puts us 8th at the end of the season and 5^th in the vets but only 3 points behind 3^rd.

In the under 13 girls that Lucia de Cristofano had another consistent performance and her 2^nd highest placing of the season in 27^th followed by Leah Hampson Long in 40^th . In the under 13 boys Benedict Heath was 1^st home for BRC in 42^nd  followed closely by Bailey Hartman in 46^th competing in his first xc for the club.

Archie Conners had his 2^nd highest placing of the season in the under 15 boys race in an impressive 16th.

Sinead Clark had her highest placing of the season in 3^rd and also secured 2^nd place in the individual standings for the under 20 women. Grace Goodall had an excellent run and her highest placing of the season in 5^th  place followed by Genevieve in 15^th.

This was the final cross country for the juniors of the season so congratulations to all those that ran.