Siobhan was 4th in the U15s race at the Reebok Challenge in Birmingham.

Siobahn was 2nd in the U17s race at the Reebok Cross Challenge race in Falkirk. 

A cracking race was expected in the Under 17 Girls which included amongst others, National Champions from Wales, England and Scotland. However Non Stanford (Swansea Harriers) who has moved up age groups this winter and was running for the first time in the Reebok Cross Challenge as an Under 17, stamped her authority on the field almost immediately and continued to do so throughout the entire race. Second, third and fourth places were battled out between Danielle Walker (Royal Sutton AC), Siobhan Coleman (Pitreavie AAC), Kaseylea Shuttleworth (East Cheshire Harriers) Jessica Sparke (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies AC) and Stephanie Roe (Preston Harriers). Non reached the final 150m straight looking confident and relaxed, almost the entire length of the straight ahead of what was to be a comfortable second place for Siobhan from Jessica.

11.00: Junior Women (U20 at 31.12.06) and Senior Girls (schools) 5km – Pidgeon (Gloucester AC) has truly taken flight since winning, among many others, the Under 13 Girls’ race at Cardiff as recently as 2002. If her rapid progress to 2005 European Junior 5000m Champion and European Junior Cross Country Silver medallist is not sufficient inspiration for the schoolchildren gathering for their races, then maybe the sight of Non Stanford (Swansea Harriers) in her county schools team will catch their imagination. For Non – who was second to Emily in that Under 13 Girls’ race three years ago – spent last weekend at the Lisbon Junior International in Portugal, where she completed a Norwich Union GB 1-2-3 in the Junior Women’s race. Also in the Cardiff field are two more of the Norwich Union GB Junior Women who won the Team Gold medals at the European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg last month, Sian Edwards (Kettering Town Harriers) and Nicola Sykes (Bedford and County). And the lure of the Cross Challenge is evidenced by Scottish Champion Siobhan Coleman (Pitreavie) making the long flight south in search of a little more quality competition.

In the absence of Falkirk winner Non Stanford (Swansea Harriers), who will return from the Norwich Union sponsored ‘On Camp with Kelly’ in South Africa on the day of the race, the leading Under 17 in Birmingham, Sian Edwards (Kettering Town Harriers), will probably be the leading contender.  She will be challenged by the third Under 17 in Birmingham Stephanie Twell (Aldershot Farnham & District), who also ran the fastest leg to lead her club to victory in the English Cross Country Relays.

Also in the field are the equal leaders in the Reebok Cross Challenge standings, Siobhan Coleman (Pitreavie AAC) and Jessica Sparke (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies AC).

The Under 17 women’s race saw a group of five break away with Victoria Briggs of Halesowen getting the better of the two leading athletes in the Series.

Pitreavie’s Siobhan Coleman and Woodford Green’s Jessica Sparke were hoping to improve their Series positions, but the opening stages saw Royal Sutton Coldfield’s Danielle Walker, back from the Norwich Union sponsored On Camp With Kelly’ in South Africa, to the fore with Briggs on her shoulder. But it was Briggs who pulled away for a seven seconds victory to lead the Midland Counties to a team win.

Inter District Cross-country & Scottish Athletics East District Indoor Championships

In the Inter District Age group championships the most impressive winner of the day was Siobhan Coleman in the Under 17 Women's 4K race. In a gun to tape performance Siobhan finished the course in 15:39 just under 2 minutes clear of second place.

Siobhan Coleman produced a brilliant run at the Celtic International Cross Country held as part of the Reebok Cross Country Series at Cardiff on Sunday 23rd January 2005.

Siobhan stepped up to the U20 category to represent Scotland despite still qualifying for the Under 17 age group. Siobhan who is the Reebok series leader in the Under 17 category rose to the challenge to finish a brilliant 2nd in the Under 20 race behind highly rated Emily Pidgeon (of England, so is not part of the Celtic international) by only 27 seconds.

Following Siobhan's successes from the previous weekend, where she won the Inter District Cross Country title on the Saturday, followed by the East District Senior 3000m indoor title the next day, the Celtic international completed her hat trick of victories.

Siobahn Coleman was 4th in the Under 17/Under 20s race at the Reebok Cross Challenge race in Liverpool. 

UK Inter-Countries XC

Pre-race: Central Trains Under 20 Women’s 6km:

Running: It’s always hard to spot front-runners because Under 17s have a habit of upsetting Under 20 form-guides. Siobhan Coleman (Scotland East) leads the Reebok Cross Challenge Under 17 standings. Sian Edwards (Northamptonshire) won the National Under 17 title a fortnight ago, ahead of all the Under 20s eligible for this race, having earned a place in the Norwich Union GB Junior Women’s Team that won Silver medals at December’s Spar European Cross Country Championships. Hannah England (Oxfordshire) currently leads the Reebok Cross Challenge Under 20 standings. Karrie Hawitt (Cheshire) is the defending Champion and has an extra reason to get to the World Cross Country Championships – the Junior Women’s race is on her 19^th birthday, 19 March. Morag MacLarty (Scotland East) won the Commonwealth Youth Games 1500m title in Australia pre-Christmas and led the Norwich Union GB Junior Team to success in the annual Lisbon International a few weeks ago. Sara Ponsford (Wiltshire) is second in the Reebok Cross Challenge Under 20 standings. Stephanie Twell (Aldershot, Farnham and District AC) is the National Under 17 Silver medallist.

Asked selectors to consider: Emily Pidgeon (Gloucester AC) has won the last two European Trials Junior Women’s races without being old enough to take her place in the Norwich Union GB Team, and has informed the selectors she intends to run in the English Schools Championships on 12 March rather than the Reebok UK Inter-Counties Championships.