Dulwich Runners enjoyed possibly one of their best ever days at the London Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill with a strong squad of 24 runners in action, writes Jonathan Whittaker.
The crowd watching the 10.5km men’s race was treated to a tense finale.
Ed Chuck leading Hercules Wimbledon’s Andrew Penney who finished 5th
Ed Chuck was in second after a tough series of laps and an epic final descent, but looked back to see London Heathside’s Seyfu Jamaal in full flow and gaining ground. Chuck (34:32) had just enough speed left to hold off Jamaal (34:33) to win a stunning silver by one second – Dulwich’s best-ever performance. Rob Armstrong’s superb 19th (36:47) would have gained all the plaudits on another day.
Rob Armstrong getting the better of Blackheath & Bromley’s Robert Donohue (430)
Fred Bungay (57th, 39:05) and Adrian Russell (68th, 39:30) produced pacy runs to secured sixth place for the club, beating many more established rivals in the process.
Ed Chuck on the podium with Seyfu Jamaal. The winner (Ahmed Abdulle of Ilford AC) had gone home before the medals!
The ladies team finisheh 12th place on their 6km course. Polly Low-Macrae enjoyed a speedy finish to sneak in to the top 25 (23:58). Kay Sheedy continued her consistent recent form to place 45th (24:55) with strong runs from Alicja Furmanczyk (79th, 26:28) and Katie Smith (98th, 27:15) to complete the scoring.
All smiles. Dulwich’s Joanne Shelton with Fulham’s Alice Heath
Main Pic: The crowd enjoying Ed Chuck’s sprint finish
