On Wednesday morning thirty-two runners took part in the City Schools Cross Country Championships held at Redmayne. The conditions were perfect for fast running: the air was cold, the ground was hard and there was little wind. The aim was to finish in the top 10 in order to qualify for the County Championships next week.  

In the Junior Girls, 4 of our runners finished in the top 10, with our fastest runner, Emi  – racing against girls a year older than her – coming 2^nd. Also qualifying were Nona Griffiths, who finished 4^th, Eva Morrell in 5^th and Sophie Ruddy in 7^th.  

In the Junior Boys, Samuel came 3^rd, Jack Leary 4^th and Rory Normanton 9^th.  

In the Intermediate Girls we had our only 1^st place finisher of the day in Niamh McAuley who bravely led her 3km race from the gun and never gave up the lead. Ruby Ivie also ran a fantastic race, coming 4^th. 

The Intermediate Boys also had two runners qualify for the next round: Herbie Andrews who finished 9^th and Edward Latter Casas, who came in 10^th.  

Three of our M5 runners progressed to the County Round. Brilliantly paced runs from Minnie Andrews and Amelie Ivie saw them come 2^nd and 3^rd. While Finn Kaiser measured his effort to perfection, finishing in 10^th.  

Well done to everyone who ran and particular congratulations to those 14 runners mentioned who will compete for a Norfolk vest next Tuesday at Wymondham College. 

(Individual photos are of Emi Muntingh and Niamh McAuley)