PAC News 2017 No. 41 31/10/17

PAC News 2017 No. 41 31/10/17

Results from Hants XC League Match 1

In this first of four matches, staged at King’s Park on Sat. October 14^th, the Vet Men and u15 girls produced the best team performances on the day. In mild, overcast conditions, eight juniors and fifteen seniors represented the club.

AFD, winning six of the eight races, again showed their endurance ability.    The PAC Vet Men again made a good start to their League season.

SEAA XC Relays at Wormwood Scrubs

In the 2017 version of this annual competition, staged on Oct 21^st, we had only three representatives. The three u13B ran with their usual determination and finished in the top 10 out of 28 “South of England” teams!  Cameron Corbin led them off and completed his leg in 20^th in 7-58.  His brother Connor pulled the team up to 11^th in 7-44.  Then Finn Pardy brought them home in 9^th in 7-39.

Thanks and congratulations to the athletes and to the parents for the driving, feeding, washing, etc.

Results from Wessex XC League Match 2

The second of the four matches was held at Bryanston School on an undulating course. The weather was a mixture of bright, warm sunshine interspersed with short, sharp showers. For u11s the course was on grass, but for the others a mixture of grass and hard track. Fifteen juniors and thirteen seniors ran for PAC.   Best results came from winners William Rabjohns (u13B) and Amy Bond (SW); Finn Pardy (2^nd in u13B), Adam Conroy (3^rd. in SM), Josh Smith (4^th in u15B), Harry and Thomas Farley (4^th and 6^th in u11B), Nancy Taylor (5^th in u11G), and Clare Snape (5^th in SW).    

The next match in the Wessex series will be staged at Aldon Country Park, Yeovil, next Sunday November 5^th.

If you can run or help the team in any way please contact Mark Pauley.