FROME Running Club Juniors wrapped 2023 by competing in the tri-county cross country championships and the Southwest cross-country championships, as well as completing the Wiltshire Athletic Association (WAA) Junior Race series with a team win at the 1.5K Clock Change Challenge in Calne.
The club reports, “Overall, the Frome Juniors ended up in second place to the Chippenham Harriers Juniors for the six-race series. Frome had a strong finish in the series tying Chippenham over the last five races winning the last three.
“In the TRI-County championships on a very muddy course with a bit of rain thrown in – eight Juniors competed with Isy Hopkinson-Scott able to take second place (U13G) for Somerset Country and Tallis Mason (4th U15G), Lilly Antell (4th U13G) and Tom Allum (5th U11B) just missing podium spots. Isy and Tallis efforts enabled them to be selected to represent Somerset County at the Southwest Championships with five other Frome Juniors competing as well. All the runners gained valuable experience for future races.
“15 different Frome Junior runners took part in the WAA series which involved races from 1.5K to 2K. The overall individual champion for the series was Alfie Johnston who was also the top runner in the U13 boys’ age group. Taking first in the U11 girls was Harriet Lamb, and Tallis Mason was first in the U15 girls’ age group.
“Other runners with podium spots were Tom Allum with third in the U11 boys and Willow Antell, Rosie Antell and Isy Hopkinson-Scott taking second, third and fourth in the U11 girls’ category.”
“It’s been wonderful to see the how the Juniors have improved over the course of the year,” said coach Pete Clardy.”
The Juniors train Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm during the school terms. More information can be found on the Frome Running Club at www.fromerunningclub.co.uk or email fromejuniors@gmail.com.
