Coventry Godiva Harriers

Congratulations to Tina Brown, who won the 3000m Steeplechase event at the England Senior Closed Championships, leading by 30 seconds at the finish.

The Wenlock Olympian Games were once again well attended by young Godiva athletes, who had the pleasure of being among the first to run on the newly laid 200m track (with extension for 100m straight). Medalists included Trey Dias in the U9 Boys 50m, Alex Eldridge in the U13 Boys 100m and 200m, Mitchell Pearce in the U13 Boys Long Jump, Ellie Minshull in the U11 Girls 600m and Natasha Barnes in the U15G 200m. There were also many other finalists. U7 siblings (Minshulls and Dhaddas) enjoyed the Fun Run, accompanied by the Olympic Mascot, Wenlock.
Click here for a picture of some of the successful athletes.

Congratulations to Marlon Devonish who achieved a podium double with 3rd in the 100m and 2nd in the 200m, to Celia Taylor who was 2nd in the 1500m, and to Tina Brown who was 3rd in the 3000m steeplechase.
Other Godiva competitors were Laura Langowski (1st in the B 400m final), Emma Williams (400m heat), Mark O'Kane (6th in 5000m walk), Ben Jones (10th in 5000m) and Jamie Blundell (11th in the Long Jump).

Congratulations to Annabelle Pask who, at the Warwickshire Championships this weekend, set two new U/13G county records. She achieved a time of 11.90secs in the 70 metre hurdles, and a distance of 4.77 metres in the long jump, the latter being a new club record.
Congratulations also to Nathan Udall, who achieved first place in the U15B 400m, 800m and 1500m events, to Michael McKeown who was first in the U17M 800m and 1500m, and to Lauren Downing who was first in the U20W 400m and 800m - and indeed to all the winners. Full details are available via the Warwickshire County Website.

Well done to all the youngsters who competed in the Rugby Open on today. There were fantastic performances across the board, including Personal Bests for Dhian Dhadda in the 100m and 200m, Seb Jones in the 800m and 200m, Harry McDade in the 100m, Amy Chilvers in the 75m and Long Jump, Lyle Sargent in the 600m, and Marcus Judge in the Long Jump. Many of these athletes were competing in their first “non-school” meeting. The Godiva athlete of the day Millie Johnson, who won the U11G Long Jump, was equal 1st in the High Jump and fourth in the 150m, all with PB performances.

Congratulations to the women in the ERRA National Road Relays at Sutton Park today. Finishing in 3rd place behind Aldershot Farnham & District and Swansea the team of Celia Taylor (16:43), Tina Brown (16:44), Rachel Buxton (18:07), Myshola Kirkham (18:24), Joanna Emery (17:54) and Danielle Stewart (17:48) produced an overall time of 1h 45m 40s to achieve 3rd place, taking their first National medals and finishing off a good winter's season with their best performance.
Meanwhile, the Godiva men's team finished a creditable 11th position.
Details can be found via our "Club Fixtures" pages.

Both men and women had a successful day at Sutton Park. In the 12-stage men's event the A-team were 2nd in a time of 3h 51m 08s, which is their fastest time in the last 10 years, and the B-team were 12th in a time of 4h 17m 17s - the fastest of the B-teams.
In the 6-stage women's event the A-team were also 2nd - their highest position and fastest time since the event began in 2000.

Congratulations to Matt Rose who was 3rd in the Intermediate Boys race at Heaton Park, Manchester.

The 2010 Championships were held at Roundhay Park, Leeds on Saturday 27th February it was another good day for Coventry Godiva Harriers.

The Senior men finished a good 4th place in the team competition (Matt Lole 19 , Matt Almond 30, Ben Jones 32, Stephen Emery 55, Ryan Kenny 68, Job King 105). Scott Hazell 105, Richard Burman 157 and Tom Bark 184, completed the nine men which took the trophy for the first team outside the first three with the lowest aggregate score. The team also received the Centenary Trophy which is awarded to the first team home of the eleven Clubs who were in existence when the English Cross Country Union (forerunner to the ECCA) was formed in 1884.

Frances Briscoe 38, Rachel Buxton 61, Myshola Kirkham 74 and Sarah Simmons 91 finished a very creditable 8th team in the Senior Women’s race.

The Under 15 Boys were a good 6th team with Michael McKeown 21, Joe Shail 38, Jack Villette 68 and Dan McKeown 94.

Sian Rainsley, U13 Girls and Matt Rose, U17 Men both had good runs in their races with Sian 18th and Matt 24th.

The senior men retained the Birmingham & District League title with an emphatic win in the 4th fixture at Northampton.
24 points behind Tipton Harriers going into the race it was expected to be a tight battle. As it was with Matt Lole 3rd; Ryan Kenny 4th; Ben Jones 5th; Matt Armstrong 9th; Steve Emery 10th and Richard Taylor 18th totaling 49 points, the overall win was secured with 351 points from Tipton finishing second with 476.
In the final Midland Women's Cross Country League the Godiva Women's team were winners on the day at Aston University playing fields. Celia Brown 3rd; Frances Briscoe 6th and Sarah Simmons 9th were the scorers. The team was 4th overall for the season.

The 2010 Championships returned to Stafford Common and it proved a happy hunting ground for Coventry Godiva Harriers.
There were team wins for the Senior Men ( Matt Armstrong 10, Matt Almond 11, Ryan Kenny 12, Ben Jones 18, Matt Lole 19 and Richard Taylor 46) with 116 points from holders Notts AC, 118 and Tipton Harriers 120 and the Under 15 Boys (Michael McKeown 5, Joe Shain 9, Nathan Udall 19 and Dan McKeown 34) with 67 points from Leicester Coritanians 68 and Halesowen A & AC 83.
On the individual front Sian Rainsley, U13 Girls and Matt Rose, U17 Men both finished 4th in their respective races

Well done to all the athletes who performed at a very snowy Newbold Comyn today. The U15 Boys, Senior Women, and Masters Men's teams achieved Gold position, while the Senior Men achieved both Gold and Silver positions. In addition the U13 Girls achieved Bronze. Congratulations go to Sian Rainsley, Michael McKeown, Rowena Cole and Tina Brown, who were individual winners of their events, whilst further successes were registered by Mat Almond (1st) and Job King (3rd) in the Senior Men's race in the Northamptonshire Cross Country Championships.

Congratulations to Omas Anyanwu on winning Silver in the Boys 100m at the UK School Games, held in Cardiff.

At the BMC meeting at Watford, Michael McKeown achieved a new PB of 4m 06.77s. This confirms his place at the top of the Power of 10 rankings with a lead of 1.25 seconds over his nearest rival. Congratulations again, Michael!