This Friday saw the annual running ( literally), of the Hagley Sports College Cross Country Festival, which is attended by the majority of Rugeley schools.

Preparations had begun earlier in the week with trials taking place around our excellent grounds. To the over 25 children who attended these trials, well done to you all. From the initial runs, 14 were selected to practise for the rest of the week with 5 girls and 5 boys eventually being picked to represent the school.

The format of the event is such that there are 5 races for the boys and 5 for the girls, with the positions finished counting as points scored. Essentially at the end of the day the school with the fewest points would be victorious. The course in over 1200m around the Hagley field, and is a very strenuous run indeed.

So the morning of the event arrived and the team set off with high hopes, having finished 2nd last year with many of the same runners. Nerves tingled and muscles flexed and they were off!

Suffice to say of the 10 separate races, not one of the team finished below 4th place. 3 children going on to win theirs. A tremendous effort!

Excitement mounted as the points were counted. Finger nails chewed. At last the result.

Churchfield were the winners!!!

Of all the events we have won  at Hagley, this is the only one that has eluded us, but no more. 15 points clear of the rest, it was a terrific event, with a massive congratulations going the the children who ran their hearts out and the parents who cheered their lungs out.

# Posted by Linda Hack at 14/3/08; 12:53:46 PM to the Notices Head's Letters dept.
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