Harrier League

Wrekenton, Saturday, February 14, 2009

Shaun Roberts

We had the lot at this one – snow, ice, slush, mud and worst of the lot, ice-covered puddles of freezing water. We were warned about the slippiness of the course at the start, and so didn’t expect any fast times. Nonetheless, Mike had a good run, and was first Strider home. I kept up a steady pace all the way round, but Keith went past on the third lap, saying “tuck in”, or similar – so I did, got a second wind, and went past again to finish a couple of seconds ahead at the line. Dave and Phil Owen also had a bit of a battle at the finish – Phil kept just ahead into the funnel. Gary was sixth counter finishing strongly, and Alan brought up the rear, doing well to keep under the hour on a very demanding course indeed. We were short of numbers for various reasons, so it was good to see Phil Todd and Andy Glass also having a go here, though both had to pull out early.

Only three ladies, just enough for a team, did this one – “small but beautiful”, some wit said. Debs was just ahead of Nina at half-way, but pulled out a bigger lead by the finish. Nina finished strongly, as usual, and Jan had a very good run, looking very relaxed all the way round.

Geoff Watson provided a strong candidate for “Cake of the Season”, adding lemon to a winning cheesecake formula – excellent! Also worth a mention was Mike’s banana cake with chocolate bits in it – I made sure none of that was left by the end.

Results

Men

Pos Name Club Cat Pack Time
1 HURST, Phil Elswick Harriers M 34:02
122 BENNETT, Michael V S 40:32
188 ROBERTS, Shaun V S 43:06
190 WESSON, Keith V S 43:08
270 OWEN, Phil V S 48:58
271 ROBSON, Dave V S 48:59
277 DAVIES, Gary S 49:42
297 PURVIS, Alan V S 59:04

298 finishers. Elvet Striders: 9th Men’s Team, Division Two.

Women

Pos Name Club Cat Pack Time
1 WATERHOUSE, Emma Chester-le-Street S 24:21
45 GODDARD, Debs V S 31:34
52 MASON, Nina S 32:14
61 YOUNG, Jan V S 33:01

80 finishers. Elvet Striders: 13th Women’s Team.

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