21 February 2009	NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - LONDON
	I wasn't there but the photos show it was just a bit muddy! A good sized group of Stoke AC's youngsters made the long trip down to Parliament Hill fields and obviously found it quite hard going. Hopefully the experience will motivate them to put a bit more into training and the benefits should certainly show in the summer.  Having said that, there were still some fine performances - led by Kate Holt finishing 12th in the U17 women, with younger sister Lucy a rapidly improving 29th in the U13 race, and older sister Heather an excellent 41st in the U20 women.  For the boys Ashley Wyatt was the star of the show with a strong 45th place in a big U13 field - an improvement on 217th last year! It was disappointing not to have any senior or junior men present, but we made a conscious decision to concentrate on the Birmingham league this year. A real sign of any improvement in our fortunes at senior level will be completing a team in this race next winter. Full results  Photos courtesy of Mick Hall
	Stoke AC Results: U13 Girls  29. Lucy Holt 187. Jessica Heath 228. Natasha Clowes U13 Boys - 30th Team 45. Ashley Wyatt 226. Macauley Snutch 246. Korey Hallett-Blanch 299. Lindon Evans U15 Girls - 26th Team 189. Lucy Hayes 208. Sammy Jo Daley Davies 213. Sarah Lovewell 228. Lucie Farrell 264. Jade Heath U15 Boys - 9th Team 110. Dave Sheldon 117. Alex Brecker 127. Callum Hulme U17 Women 12. Kate Holt U17 Men - 28th Team 133. Nathan Ainsworth 169. Joe Broome 172. Liam Hendricken U20 Women 41. Heather Holt Senior Women 144. Clare Booker	13.31 15.06 15.29 12.51 14.21 14.33 15.17 18.13 18.31 18.36 18.54 19.51 17.34 17.40 17.43 20.52 23.29 24.09 24.11 21.36 36.43