A fantastic day at Witton Park on Saturday when Blackburn Harriers hosted the English Schools Cross Country Championships at Witton Park. Forty four Counties from all over England and 2000 athletes participated on the day and it was a fabulous sight to see the different Races thundering down the field from the Start and the quality of the runs not only by the winners, but many, many of the athletes.

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A big thank you to all those Harriers who helped build the Course on Friday and Marshaled on Saturday right through the day, but in particular to Richard Taylor who drew up the Course and organised the construction of it along with organising all the Course builders and Marshals.

 Junior Boys Results HERE  –  Inter Boys Results HERE  –  Senior Boys Results HERE

Junior Girls Results HERE  –   Inter Girls Results HERE  –  Senior Girls Results HERE

A number of Blackburn Harriers were selected to represent Lancashire including Liz Greenwood, Grace Handley and Megan Clarkson in the Intermediate Girls –  Katie Buckingham (Senior Girls) – Maddie Elliott (Junior Girls) – Josh Boyle (Intermediate Boys) and Jack Hindle and Joe Monk (Senior Boys).

In the Intermediate Girls Race Grace placed 70th overall was 2nd counter for Lancashire in a time of 13.57. Liz took the 4th counters spot for the County in 137th (14.27) and Megan was 7th counter in 182nd place (14.46).

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Katie was 5th counter for Lancashire in the Senior Girls Race in 174th spot (19.07) whilst Maddie came in as 3rd counter for the County in 145th position (12.51). Jack was 2nd counter in the Senior boy finishing overall in 112th place (27.16) and Joe at his first English Schools Cross Country Championships took the 4th counting spot for the County in 146th (27.52).

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