Sitting on Top of the World.

  Andrew Pozzi - On Top of the World. This week two of our members are 1st and 2nd in the world rankings. Just let that sink in for a moment. Andrew Pozzi stormed to victory in Paris by setting a world leading mark in the 60 metres hurdles and closer to home, at Loughborough, Lewis Byng set a new U20 British indoor record with a throw of 19.18m in the shot put, this moves him into the world number two slot. Wow. Little old Stratford eh. We also have reports from a couple of members who favour something a tad longer than 60 metres. Matt Sims competed over 2 days in the Pilgrim Challenge, where he finished 32nd out of 190 finishers, just 4 minutes off a top 30 finish. He was also 13th in his age category. Louise Stewart was in Surrey, competing over 30 miles in the North Downs Ultra, her first. She then added an extra 20k on at the end, as you do. Her motto for 2020 is "because I can" and she could. Finally there is a reminder that's it's the final XC fixture of the season for our super talented junior XC team. The fixture is in Wolverhampton and it promises to be very wet and very windy. Ideal XC weather in fact. Our senior XC teams are also in action at Telford and Newbold Comyn. Good luck one and all Enjoy the rest of your week Best Wishes David Jones The Final Countdown This Sunday sees the final fixture of this season's West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League. This is the strongest XC league in the UK for younger athletes and consists of 21 teams. Our team of super committed and super talented athletes go in to this final fixture in second place overall but it is incredibly tight. The top three are: Wolverhampton & Bilston 18,649 points Stratford AC 18,631 points Royal Sutton Coldfield 18,436 points In the age group teams we are in medal positions in both under 11 teams, the under 13 girls, under 15 boys and under 17 women plus we have great chances of individual medals in a lot of the age groups. Team Manager Paul Hawkins' made the following comment. "We've had a fantastic season so far in the league but also in the county championships and the schools races. Let's make sure we finish the league off in style. Whether we win the league or not everyone has done incredibly well and I am really proud of the whole team. Every runner matters, whatever your position, you're running for our team, our club." It promises to be a memorable day. I for one, can't wait. Lewis Byng - Currently world number 2. Andrew Pozzi & Lewis Byng. Report - Paul Bearman Stratford AC’s World Indoor 60m hurdles champion Andrew Pozzi’s 2020 season got off to a great start when he made a strong statement to the athletics world by setting a world leading mark…