Miles of smiles
What a fantastic day at Blaydon!
Super Saturday saw a record numbers in both senior mens and senior womens races over 300 in the mens race and over 100 in the womens.
Stiders as usual put on a star performance with everyone taking part running their best. The men were led home by Paul Evans and the women by Fiona Shenton.
Old hands of the harrier league were impressed with the performances and attitude of the new members taking part in their first X/C my impression is that they will all be back for more.
The team effort did not confine itself to the race with a band of supporters also putting in a strong performance on the day much appreciated by the runners.
Post race ELVET EATS excelled on offer in the team tent flapjack, coffee cake, lemon drizzle cake and more. [ Not forgetting the blueberry flapjack! Ed. ] Angela provided tea, coffee and hot chocolate. Louise & Mandy knowing only too well what motivates Striders also provided mulled wine. I am still convinced that no other club can touch on our hospitality.
The title, above, sums it up today I felt we all enjoyed mile upon mile of happy smiling faces.
Thank you all for being there.
Susan
Results
Men
Pos | Name | Club | Cat | Pack | Time |
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1 | AGUIRREZABAL, Eneko | Chester-le-Street | S | 26:33 | |
28 | EVANS, Paul | S | 31:49 | ||
96 | BENNETT, Michael | V | S | 33:31 | |
134 | WHITE, Conrad | V | S | 34:18 | |
148 | DAVIS, Geoff | V | S | 34:36 | |
223 | METSON, John | V | S | 36:24 | |
228 | ROBERTS, Shaun | V | S | 36:38 | |
257 | JORDAN, Andy | S | 38:10 | ||
274 | OWEN, Stephen | V | S | 38:50 | |
296 | NISBET, Dougie | V | S | 39:38 | |
302 | ARROWSMITH, Graham | V | S | 39:48 | |
312.5 | EVERETT, John | V | S | 40:32 | |
315 | DAVIES, Gary | S | 40:43 | ||
323 | ROBSON, Dave | V | S | 41:17 | |
330 | OWEN, Phil | V | S | 43:16 | |
334 | TODD, Philip | S | 44:20 | ||
341 | PURVIS, Alan | V | S | 46:21 |
343 finishers. Elvet Striders: 9th Men’s Team, Division Two.
Women
Pos | Name | Club | Cat | Pack | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SIMPSON, Claire | Chester-le-Street | S | 17:13 | |
5 | SHENTON, Fiona | V | S | 18:35 | |
50 | GODDARD, Debs | V | S | 20:59 | |
51 | DAVIS, Susan | V | S | 21:00 | |
76 | MASON, Nina | S | 22:12 | ||
82 | TOMLINS, Zoe | S | 22:19 | ||
86 | YOUNG, Jan | V | S | 22:42 | |
93 | ROWELL, Wendy | V | S | 23:17 | |
104 | IVES, Jane | S | 24:28 | ||
108 | PROCTOR, Angela | S | 25:47 |
111 finishers. Elvet Striders: 10th Women’s Team.