Race 5 - Royal Forest hotel, Chingford

Coach · Race 5 - Royal Forest hotel, Chingford

I've now got the details for the final race in the series and have forwarded them to Karl to put on the x-country list but if there's anyone who's interested in running then let me know and I'll forward you the details directly if you e-mail me on IAN.PIKE@BARCAP.COM

Karl C

Attached is the Map of the race courses and times.
The Club house has changing rooms, toilets and refreshments.
Please don't use the Royal Forest Hotel's car park. Use one of the three car parks marked on the map.

Directions to Orion Harriers Club House/ Essex League Race

1. Heading down the M25 west passing junction 27 (M11 turn off) towards Middlesex.
2. From the M25 take junction 26
3. First roundabout off of the M25 take first exit A121 Honey Lane
4. This road continues onto Woodridden Hill.
5. End of this road (The next roundabout) take the fourth exit the A104
Epping New Road.
6.Keep on this road passing the next roundabout to the first turning on your right after the roundabout
(Rangers Road) towards Chingford.
7. Before your reach the shops on your right is The Royal Forest Hotel, behind the hotel is the Orion Harriers Club House.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy new year from Orion Harriers
see everybody on the 3rd Jan.

debbie g

Congratulations ladies! Ladies were 2nd again today (team - Charlotte 7th, Jacqui 8th, Catherine 15th & me 27th).

Benfleet ladies were 2nd overall in the Final standings yippee!! 1st ladies team was Colchester and Tendring.

We had 3 ladies in the top 10 overall standings (based on position in 4 out of 5 races) - Jacqui 5th, Charlotte 7th and Catherine 8th - the only club with 3 in the top 10

Awesome girls - thanks for making me feel part of the team even if I was only making up the numbers!

I'm off to ice my twisted ankle now!

Well done guys today too you all put in fine performances, sorry you didn't have a full team.

debbie g

At the risk of boring you all senseless again about our ladies I would just like to say as Graham pointed out this is our 1st time in the Essex Cross Country League and the achievement of our ladies really cannot be underestimated - we were up against the top AC's and our ladies beat all but one of them! And 3 of our ladies are in the top 10 in Essex!!

And Ian made a good point too - we are a team, we're there for each other although Catherine and Charlotte scored at all 5 races and Jacqui scored in 4, we needed the others too - Lucy scored in 3, me in 2 and Sharon in one and Louisa ran in 3 and was just a couple of places behind me in 2 and had everyone bellowing at her to give the last race her all because I'd turned on my ankle - including me!! And she was barking like a dog with a horrendous cough!

And I did 2 races even though I hate x country!!

Please guys - we have some real talent amongst the men in the club do come along and run next year Matt and Graham did every race think Andy Ken might have too Dave Thomson did most of them but it was sad to see only 5 yesterday - one short of a team. It'd be great to see a full mens team at every race next year

WELL DONE TO ALL THE BENFLEET MEN WOMEN AND JUNIORS WHO COMPETED THIS YEAR

debbie g

All those who competed in the 1st race of the series - go and buy the Echo today. I have managed to get the Echo to print the photo my friend (who was spending his vacation from America watching me run - the poor man!) took so there is a great pic of all the men and women who raced in the 1st event

Nice piece on the ladies too and all overall positions for Benfleet in the Junior Age Groups too.

All men who competed in the last race are mentioned in the Results section.

So go BUY !!