First and foremost a correction – as well as the general mayhem on arrival at York racecourse the Brass Monkey organisers can also get the age categories wrong! I’d be chuffed to bits if I can still run this kind of time when I do reach 45 🙂 This was my first half marathon since 2007, but, as many Striders told me, this was the one to target for a PB. The fact that I beat the 1:30 barrier for the first time is partly thanks to Shaun who kept forging ahead until around the 8/9 mile mark.
The other contributing factor was the haggis and neeps supper (and a dram or two of Aberlour) the night before which clearly is the way forward in pre-race cuisine and kept me going at a steady pace.
The running conditions were perfect with only a slight breeze over a flat course, through a series of small villages south of York. After all those hill repeat sessions on Wednesday night the few slight inclines felt like downhills (at least until the last couple of miles). Well done to all of the Striders who took part and whose ages were correctly recorded!
Shaun adds …
Congratulations also to Jo Porter who also got a PB, getting under two hours for the first time, and Kathryn too, who took about 15 minutes off hers, despite being trampled underfoot at the beginning, due to her lining up on the start line. 😉 Well done to Jean, too, who got her ageing uterus round without any major mishap.
Results
Pos | Name | Club | Cat | Pos | Chip Time |
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1 | Paul MARTELLETTI | Victoria Park Harriers | M | 1:05:21 | |
81 | Stacey ROGERS | Heaton Harriers | F | 1 | 1:21:12 |
231 | James GARLAND | MV45* | 1:28:45 | ||
256 | Shaun ROBERTS | MV50 | 1:30:04 | ||
455 | Andrew THOMPSON | M | 1:36:26 | ||
569 | Anna SEELEY | Durham City Harriers | F | 1:39:40 | |
757 | Dougie NISBET | MV45 | 1:43:06 | ||
792 | Kathryn SYGROVE | FV45 | 1:46:18 | ||
795 | Ian SPENCER | MV40 | 1:44:31 | ||
883 | Alister ROBSON | M | 1:48:41 | ||
888 | Richard HALL | MV50 | 1:48:53 | ||
900 | Alan SMITH | MV60 | 1:49:10 | ||
905 | Stef BARLOW | FV35 | 1:49:22 | ||
1017 | Jean BRADLEY | FV50 | 1:52:30 | ||
1024 | Barrie EVANS | MV60 | 1:51:58 | ||
1087 | Lindsay TARN | F | 1:54:51 | ||
1096 | Michelle LANGLEY | F | 1:55:12 | ||
1206 | Joanne PORTER | FV40 | 1:58:24 | ||
1333 | Denise MASON | F | 2:04:43 | ||
1334 | Dave ROBSON | MV55 | 2:04:44 | ||
1396 | James NICHOLSON | MV60 | 2:10:02 | ||
1461 | Emma DETCHON | F | 2:15:05 | ||
1478 | Christine FARNSWORTH | FV55 | 2:16:59 | ||
1505 | Margaret THOMPSON | FV60 | 2:22:01 |
1561 finishers. *Or indeed not.