Southern XC Champs

The Striders travelled to sunny Brighton yesterday to compete in the South of England cross country champs. On a challenging and hilly course, the women's team just missed out on the medals to finish in a fantastic fourth place.

The men's team was depleted by the unusually long race distance of 15k and predicted parking problems at the venue (thanks to a football match) but our three representatives did well in a large field of 745 runners. Bring on the National XC!

Women (out of 335 finishers)
37 0:33:00 Lucy Waterlow
41 0:33:16 Sally Onn
45 0:33:23 Deborah Steer
118 0:36:57 Gill Jubb
132 0:37:31 Christina Smith
191 0:40:35 Deirdre Heydecker

Fourth ladies team
4 241 St Albans Striders ( 37 41 45 118 )

Men (out of 745 finishers)
288 1:03:07 John Ockenden
335 1:04:38 Colin Beaybrook
416 1:07:35 Alec Campbell
636 1:18:01 Simon Webster