2 February 2023
The 51st race of this historic and prestigious event was staged in War Memorial Park, Coventry, in near perfect conditions. Entrants came from Cumbria, Kent, Suffolk, North Yorkshire, Wiltshire & Shropshire and gazed in awe at the fastest legs historic list that included Seb Coe (76th), Alistair Brownlee (44th), Jonnie Brownlee (21st), Richard Nerurkar (19th) and Rowan Miell-Ingram (7th). Johnny James picked himself up from the floor at the start line to finish his 3.7km leg in 3rd place and a blistering 5th fastest lap of the day (11:15). Quinn Miell-Ingram brought Abingdon back up the field before a strong fourth leg from Oli Sherratt moved the team further into contention. Henry Channon’s strong tactical performance saw Will d’Arcy take over for the final leg with a two second advantage over Shrewsbury. However, the Shrewsbury runner would run the fastest leg of the day (10.55) and Abingdon had to settle for third place. The B team finished in 20th, beating the A teams of 15 schools. Fourth years Sam Wood & Ralph Allen ran sub-13 minute legs and will hopefully be part of a senior team in years to come that can challenge the all-conquering Judd School.
