Category Archives: Cross Country

Kent League Race 2 Tonbridge

Beckenham’s senior mens team finished a highly respectable 5th place at Saturdays 2nd Kent League race, scoring 107 points. We finished sandwiched between Blackheath and Bromley and Cambridge Harriers. The result probably ranks as one of our better outings in … Continue reading

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Club Championship – Petts Wood & Cross Country

Petts Wood 10k For the second GP in a row, Jim finished in another impressive 2nd place, however the burning question on everyone’s lips, who was Stuart Slot? It seems abit of a misunderstanding meant that the men’s team prize … Continue reading

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Orion 15

This weekend I took the place of Sophie and Anika’s usual long run partner Ben (while he was in Lisbon), and escorted them to Chingford for the Orion 15. Thanks to Sophies 10 year old who programed her cars inbuilt … Continue reading

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Kent League Cross Country: Round 4

Results are in from the Kent League, congratuations to Mel for finishing 3rd overall vet, and Anika for 5th overall vet…. and Beckenham Ladies finishing a fantastic 4th overall. The men fared not so well, but were able to get … Continue reading

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Kent Cross Country Mens Race 3.

And one more race to report about, phew!…. Saturday was the penultimate mens Kent League Race, rearranged from December. Thanks to Will a team was scrabbled together and did well. Chris writes. We were 7th team at Swanley: 8 (Chris … Continue reading

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Pirie 10

Jim writes: Simon Harris and Jim Addison turned out for South London Harrier’s Pirie 10m cross-country on Sunday, rearranged after the snow before Xmas.  We were one short of a team but Herne Hill would have won easily anyway.  It … Continue reading

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Southern Cross Country Champs

The Southern Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday on the notorious Parliament Hill Course which is fabled for it’s hills, mud, extra long distance and high standard of club runner. On show were 3 Beckenham representatives, Chris Minns, Stuart … Continue reading

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Grand Prix & Mob Match: Blackheath and Bromley Open 10k

Saturday 15th January 2011 will go down in the record books as the Grand Prix with the highest ever Beckenham turn out with a mighty 41 runners, and almost led to mob match upset. Beckenham took on the establishment, Blackheath … Continue reading

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Kent Cross Country Champs

Although as a club we didn’t enter this year (entries had to be in so early!), there was some Beckenham interest in the race held at Wilmington. Stuart Scott ran a respectable 48:08 (84th place) for Kent AC in the … Continue reading

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South of the Thames XC: Wimbledon

There was also some proper high quality racing going on Saturday. In arctic conditions, Beckenham men just scraped together a mens team and came a respectable 10th out of 29th at the 5.3 miles race around Wimbledon Common. (The results below are … Continue reading

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