Deceptive Judd Course Challenge

JFS travelled to Tonbridge to compete at the home of the National XC Champions for the first time, unsure what to expect.
With the usual schools in attendance, plus a couple of newcomers it was down to business for this 5-man relay race.
The course was a two-lap, 1.8 mile distance, and on first glance looked to be a flat and relatively uneventful course. However the afternoon would prove harder than first expected with times a lot slower than the same distances 2 weeks ago at Tiffin. The ground was soggy and a long upwards incline towards the end of each lap would prove deceptive. It was also bitterly cold and photos were not possible due to hands being firmly in pockets!

The A Team ran, as always, with great heart and a finishing position of 5th was a fantastic achievement. Well done to Harry and Malachi who stepped up into the A Team and once again well done to Freddy for his fastest JFS time.

Leg	Runner	Time
1	Gianluca Ercolano	10.34
2	Harry Smith	10.50
3	Freddy Georgiou	10.27
4	Malachi Messette	11.25
5	Jacob Jones	11.00

The B Team had a great race to finish as the 4th B Team. Special mention and stars of the day went to Ben Brant who once again showed his renewed appetite for running and Joe Roberts who ran a great leg at his first Wednesday fixture

Leg	Runner	Time
1	Alfie Smith	11.40
2	Peter Edwards	11.55
3	Ben Brant	11.29
4	Joseph Roberts	11.33
5	Ebuka Ekamuo	11.26

That is the last XC fixture until the New Year. Well done to all who have run and kept the reputation of John Fisher flying so high!

Medals at Hampton

A wet and soggy course greeted the 2 senior teams at the Hampton Paarlauf on Wednesday but an absence of some of the schools from previous years raised hopes of a medal.

The Paarlauf is always fun and very different from normal meets

The teams of 3 run continuously around a 1 mile course for 24 minutes, passing the baton when they see fit but having run a minimum of 400 metres with it. In effect this results in around 500-600 metres for each runner, who then has to jog back along the course to receive the baton for their next leg.

It was quickly apparent that Guildford would win as their team streaked into a massive lead, but JFS were in 3 rd place after the first rotation, and were able to hold off challenges quite comfortably to finish with well-deserved bronze medals!

Photo to follow

The B team were pleasantly surprised to win the First Senior B Team and so gold medals to them

Photos to follow

Well done all!

Wet and Windy at Judge Cup

JFS travelled to out friends Tiffins for the 70th running of the Judge Cup. Until recently a long run through Richmond Park, it is now a relay race around the Tiffin playing fields and requires a runner from Year 7-10 and then 2 seniors. The order of running is also determined by age.

Upon arrival, and seeing the strength of the schools attending, including national heavyweights St Albans and Judd expectations were reigned in somewhat, but it would be an excellent challenge nonetheless

Whilst flat, the 1.7m legs were across wet ground and the wind was extremely gusty. Both A and B team runners ran really well and we were pleased with the outcome

A Team

Leg	Year	Runner	Time
1	7	Chris Finch	10.50
2	8	Zack Johnson Alleyne	10.39
3	9	Ebuka Nkamuo	10.52
4	10	Freddy Georgiou	9.38 Fastest Leg
5	Snr	Jacob Jones	9.56
6	Snr	Gianluca Ercolano	9.39

B Team 

Leg	Year	Runner	Time
1	7	Oliver Anstee	11.01
2	8	Harrison Hayman	11.19
3	9	Matt Conway	11.16
4	10	Alfie Smith	11.12
5	Snr	Malachi Messette	10.25
6	Snr	Harry Smith	10.28

The A team finished 7th and the B Team were 5th B Team finishing

Well doe to all

Judge Cup Quest this Wednesday

Wednesday 28^th November

The Judge Cup

 

(6 x 1.6 mile legs)

                                     

	A Team This is the order you HAVE to run in according to the rules	B Team This is the order you HAVE to run in according to the rules
Leg 1	Chris Finch 7N	Oliver Anstee 7B
Leg 2	Zack Johnson-Alleyne 8C	Harrison Hayman 7C
Leg 3	Ebuka Nkamuo 9N	Matthew Conway 9N
Leg 4	Freddy Georgiou 10F	Alfie Smith 10C
Leg 5	Jacob Jones 13ST	Malachi Messette 12HA
Leg 6	Gianluca Ercolano 13ST	Harry Smith 12ATH

            

instructions

Come to school in uniform

Change at lunchtime – leave lessons at 12.45.

meet at the  minibus at 12.55

Relays start at 2.30

Return to school by 4.45 after Tea        

FIXTURE UPDATE

CROSS COUNTRY

FIXTURE LIST 2018-19

Fixtures are for all ages & are morning races unless otherwise stated.

NOVEMBER
Wed 28th	Tiffin Judge Cup (Yrs 7-13)	Afternoon

DECEMBER
Wed 5th	Paarlauf at St Pauls School	Afternoon
Sat 8th	League race at Whitgift	Morning

JANUARY
Sat 5th	Surrey Clubs Competition (non-school)
Sat 12th	Senior Knole Run	Afternoon
Sat 19th	Surrey Schools Competition (non-school)
Wed 23rd	HABS Relay (Yrs 7-13)	Afternoon
Sat 26th	League Relays at JFS	Morning

FEBRUARY
Sat 2nd	Wellington Relays	Afternoon
Wed 6th	Henry VIII National Relays in Coventry	Afternoon
Sat 9th	Parkrun qualification for mini-marathon	Morning
Tues 12th	Radley Relays	Afternoon
Sun 24th	South East Schools Championship at Harrow	Afternoon

MARCH
Sat 2nd	South London Harriers Race Croydon mini-marathon trials	Afternoon

Junior Knole Improvement

Huge congratulations to the 11 harfy year 7s and 8s who ran the prestigious Junior Knole run last friday to record the best result at the event for 3 years.
the A Team finished in 14th place, which considering it is the national event for their age group bodes very well for the future. The 2.1 mile course is on soft ground with a dangerously packed start and 2 big hills to overcome.
Well done to all

A TEAM - 14th overall, 12th A team

Position	Runner	Time
39	Chris Finch	13.56
50	Zack Johnson-Alleyne	14.05
67	Oliver Anstee	14.24
93	Harrison Hayman	14.42

B TEAM - 35th Overall

Position	Runner	Time
106	Xavier Richmond-Taylor	14.52
128	Luca Dodd	15.19
129	Fabian Opoku	15.21
156	Emmanuel Victor	15.56

C TEAM - Incomplete team

Position	Runner	Time
163	Patrick Gallagher	16.01
206	Ryan Karkut	17.00
229	Philip Motyl	18.11