Latest AFD News

Steph Twell finished second in the Antrim international cross country meeting on Saturday, between two Ethiopians: Birtukan Fente Alemu and Birtukan Adamu.  Her Aldershot, Farnham & District club mate Louise Small was eighth.  Another AFD runner, Jack Rowe, came fourth in the junior men’s race. On the same day, in Blackburn, Niamh Brown and Daisy … Read more

EA article about AFD

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International Selections

Tim Snook was included In the recently announced England Race Walking team for EAA permit team going to Podebrady, Czech Republic on 11th April more details at:  http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/selections-announced-for-european-race-walks# UK Athletics have announced the cross country runners who will be representing GB at the World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang, China on Saturday 28 March.(http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2015-news-page/march-2015/12-03-15-world-cross-team/) 3 … Read more

Lily “No 1 Womens CC runner in UK”

A fortnight after claiming the English cross country crown, Lily Partridge retained her British inter counties title in Birmingham on Saturday.  The Aldershot, Farnham & District runner proved the stronger in a duel with Winchester & District’s Louise Damen, her immediate predecessor as champion, finishing three seconds clear.  Third-placed Sarah Astin of Lancashire was almost … Read more

National Cross Country 2015

Lily Partridge was crowned English cross country champion in London on Saturday.  She thus joins a list of runners that includes her mother who won the title for Aldershot, Farnham & District as Ruth Smeeth.  Partridge took control during the second and larger of the two laps around Parliament Hill Fields and completed the eight-kilometre … Read more

Hampshire CrossCountry League

Roland Yeomans report of the Hants League This season’s Hampshire Cross Country League ended on Saturday with Aldershot, Farnham & District topping the table in eight of the categories while two of their runners claimed individual titles.  Niamh Brown, best in the senior woman’s series, was involved in two of the team triumphs since her … Read more

AFD Greatest Day (weekend)

  Aldershot, Farnham & District’s women came third in the European Clubs Cross Country Championships, held in Spain on Sunday.  The best team performance in AFD history, and the best British club performance for many years. They also had the third individual runner, Lily Partridge, plus Steph Twell in fourth .  Partridge crossed the line … Read more

Southern Cross Country Championships

Saturday’s South of England cross country championships featured a duel for the junior women’s title between two runners from Aldershot, Farnham & District.  Amy Griffiths, the English Schools’ champion, and Grace Baker, winner of the Home Countries international at the end of last season, soon went clear of the rest and remained together until the … Read more