There was a fantastic turnout at the first of this season's 5 mile cross country races held at Cheshunt, with over 20 Freedom athletes blowing the cobwebs off their all-terrain knobblies. This winter league is organised by Run Herts with cumulative points scored over the coming months and is always hotly contested amongst local running and tri clubs. Results after race 1: Freedom mens/ladies combined are currently 12th out of 20 teams scoring 1452 points - the lower the better! Broken down the women's team again showing their strength led by Rachel Carling (in 37:29), currently 7th out of 20. The men's team 12th out of 20 led by James Parsons (32:12). Over at Shuttleworth College it was all about Cyclo-Cross with race 7 in the Central League organised by British Cycling with Icknield RC. Competing in the novice race managing 3 laps of a tough, grassy technical course including two jumps; Declan McCabe came 15th in 35:26 with Adrian Robinson 20th in 40:10.

Freedom XC team at Cheshunt