Race 1
A brief rain shower before the start didn’t dampen the spirits of the competitors before the first race of the cross country season with large fields turning out for the boys and girls races.
The girls raced first with Lilli-Mae Earnshaw storming off from the gun. Lilli-Mae managed to hold on to the lead for three quarters of the race slipping to a superb fourth place finish with Anna Surman also taking a top ten place.
In the boys race, the experienced Year 6 racers ran extremely well and were supported by two incredible runs from Year 5 pupils Daniel Hill (13th) and Edward Perry (17th). Combining this with great runs from Sam & Jake Graef and Patrick Kavanagh-Shields, Mitton pupils occupied 5 of the top 20 places – incredible for a school of our size. Closely pursuing their team mates there were also strong runs from Adam Packwood and Patrick Collins.
A fantastic start to the season – let’s hope it continues! Well done to all pupils who took part:-
Lilli-Mae Earnshaw, Anna Surman, Tess Ashmeade, Holly-Mai Bowery, Jade Channing, Eleanor Godzisz, Anna Biddulph-Davies, Alanya Irwin.
Sam Graef, Jake Graef, Patrick Kavanagh-Shields, Adam Packwood, Patrick Collins, Michael Frogatt-Jury, Oliver Coombes, Daniel Hill, Edward Perry, Joe Carter, Sam Thomas, William Sayers, Niall Knight and Toby Leggett.
Race 2
As the mercury pushed ever closer to 30 degrees a large team of Mitton runners waited anxiously at the Vineyards. In such scorching conditions the race organisers wisely decided to reduce the distance of the race with the boys running first. A large group of Mitton boys finished within seconds of each other with Patrick Kavanagh–Shields finishing faster than a jet propelled rocket to finish ninth, just ahead of Sam and Jake Graef. Daniel Hill, Adam Packwood and Patrick Collins finished a strong team race by finishing inside the top 30.
Following the boys race, the girls immediately lined up with Lilli – Mae again starting extremely fast. She held onto her lead for over half of the race and managed to finish second! Anna Surman again ran strongly with a top 20 finish. It was fantastic to see many new faces running in both events, all of whom raced with courage and pride and are a credit to their school.
