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Missing in Action

Clearly some of us were still on the course while the mag was being put together; either that or the times were so slow you thought we must have given our numbers to our grannies!

Following Penny Hinke according to the official results were .....

2666 Ken Smart 2:08:55
2673 Dave Mangnall 2:09:02 (5th consecutive PW over the distance. Is this a club record?)
2874 Simon Fenton 2:12:59
2974 Chris Gartman 2:15:37.

I saw Trevor around the 10 mile mark but he wasn't in the results; he'd said he wasn't feeling so well so perhaps he caught a lift back.

See you at the club soon, when I'm in half decent shape.

Dave.
DaveMangnall@aol.com

(Trevor comments:- "No one offered me a lift, so I walked the 4 miles back to the Club.")

Note - Steve Smith's time was also incorrectly shown - he actually recorded 1:29:06 - it's now been corrected in the 'Wilmslow Half' article below.

March Newsletter

Thanks to the large number of people who contributed this month.  Click here for Word (140k), or pdf (500k) versions.

Ian

Cheshire Grand Prix 2005

The Wilmslow Half was the third race in this year's Cheshire Grand Prix, and sees Wilmslow leading in both Mens and Ladies categories (at the moment!).  Also strong individual performances from our heros/heroines.  See the Cheshire County Athletics Association web site (link in 'useful links').  Coordinator Adrian Thiemicke writes:-

A dominant performance by the host club means that their men increased their
lead at the top of the table.
However, their women had their lead trimmed slightly by Macclesfield.

I have also made a start on the individual results. This shows that the
ultra-consistent Darren Washington (Boalloy) retains his lead, with the
biggest threat possibly being Mike Halman (Wilmslow) who has taken maximum
points in both half marathons so far. Mike's clubmate Jane Clarke continues
to lead the women's table, but 3 other runners have twice beaten her this
year, so when dropped scores start coming into play, she could lose her
lead. I will attempt to finish this when I get time.

As ever, any corrections to me please.

Also, the concensus (by a small majority) of those clubs who replied is that
2 half marathons in the GP is sufficient, so we will be sticking at 7 races
this year, with 5 to count.
(I haven't yet decided how many races should count for the individual title
- should it be 4 or 5 ?).

Adrian Thiemicke
(Cheshire RR GP co-ordinator)

Wilmslow Half

Provisional results, please let me know if I've missed anyone. See also the photo album (pics taken by Amanda's husband).   
**More pics added Friday 25/Mar.  Additions and corrections to the results 30/Mar.

Ian Ashcroft

12 Michael Halman 01:11:29 12th u/40M
18 Darren Dunn 01:14:08 16th u/40M
31 Tom McGaff 01:16:22 1st M50
33 Rob Downs 01:16:52 5th M40
34 Stuart Parrott 01:16:54 6th M40
44 Jim Pendrill 01:18:07 31st u/40M
65 Nick Bishop 01:20:33 7th M45
84 Ray Noble 01:22:05 53rd u/40M
90 Mick Fairs 01:22:19 1st M55
115 Andrew Penney 01:23:57 71st u/40M
146 Ian Smallwood 01:25:42 27th M40
218 Gavin Mendham 01:28:02 9th M50
242 Peter Carne 01:28:38 43rd M40
255 Richard Parris 01:29:05 157th u/40M
257 Steve Smith 01:29:06 46th M40
277 Jane Clarke 01:29:33 2nd L35
289 Kate Ayres 01:29:46 3rd L45
314 Mike Cooper 01:30:38 60th M40
383 Steve Russell 01:32:08 40th M45
466 Nicky Mowat 01:34:26 4th L45
525 Don Bullough 01:35:56 54th M45
585 Katie Green 01:37:11 6th L45
606 Jamie Smith 01:37:34 11th M55
610 Peter Nelson 01:37:42 12th M55
662 Rob Coombs 01:38:40 29th M50
721 Paul Nichols 01:39:39 397th u/40M
722 Paul Ayres 01:39:40 72nd M45
816 John Porteous 01:41:14 39th M50
848 Sean Barry 01:41:49 458th u/40M
920 Ian Ashcroft 01:42:50 24th M55
1043 Cheryl Barlow 01:44:27 18th L40
1069 Gareth Trimble 01:44:50 571st u/40M
1223 Amanda Bradbury 01:46:45 72nd u/35L
1224 Julie Lucas 01:46:46 26th L40
1346 Simon Poyser 01:48:20 242nd M40
1447 Roy Pownall 01:49:58 40th M55
1493 B Huedepohl 01:50:39 37th L40
1505 Angela Lee 01:50:53 96th u/35L
1588 Penny Hinke 01:52:00 22nd L45
2666 Ken Smart 2:08:55 14th M65
2673 Dave Mangnall 2:09:02 81st M55
2874 Simon Fenton 2:12:59 30th M60
2974 Chris Gartman 2:15:37 32nd M60

Cheshire CC League

Jane, Tony and Kate as the Ladies picked up senior, vets and individual honours after the final cross country meeting of the Cheshire League 2005 at Macclesfield.

Cheshire CC League - Macclesfield - 13th March 2005

The last race in the series went well for both Ladies and Mens teams, giving us good results.  It was a cold, windy afternoon but the course was good to run on - reasonably firm, just a bit muddy in places (nowhere near as bad as the Stockport mud!!).
Jane ran a strong race passing a runner near the end, with Kate, Katy and Linda following close behind. Julie completed the team even though she hadn't been feeling well and put in a great performance to help us win the Veteran category.
We were all well supported by the men's team and Simon who always turns up to cheer us on.
The ladies in turn cheered on the men who also had a good turn out with great performances from Damien, Malcolm and Mike all being in the first 6 places.  Rob smiled his way around - obviously not working hard enough! And Paul and Roy battled out their position at the start of the race with Paul eventually leading - showing his usual enthusiasm!

RESULTS....

Mystery Race

Gleaned from the web.  Prizes (small) will be given for anyone identifying the event.

Cloud Nine, Congleton

Results from Cloud Nine fell race, 6th March.  There's a huge selection of pictures on the web, at http://racephotos.topcities.com/cloud_1.htm - go to this page and keep clicking 'Next Page'.
2 Malcolm Fowler 57:25 M40
6 Tom McGaff 58:39 M50
11 Jim Pendrill 59:30
15 Rob Downs 1:00:57 M40
27 Ian Smallwood 1:04:12 M40
42 Ray Noble 1:06:56
43 Tony Hulme 1:06:59 M55
51 Sally Gilliver 1:07:36 F40
71 Kate Ayres 1:10:48 F45
85 Mike Cooper 1:12:27 M40
107 Katy Green 1:14:37 F
147 Don Bullough 1:18:23 M45
164 Paul Ayres 1:20:27 M45
227 Trevor Faulkner 1:31:26 M60
279 finishers

Trafford 10k

Trafford 10k

Partington, Sunday 6th March 2005

11 Damian Nicholls 33:24
18 Stuart Parrott 34:40
121 Dave Mangnall 47:23
162 Amanda Bradley 52:01

team:-
8 Wilmslow Running Club 102
11 Damian Nicholls
18 Stuart Parrott
73 Dave Mangnall

http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2005/trafford.htm

Wilmslow Half - Marshalls Needed

Please let Ian Ashcroft or Kate Sutton know your availability for helping with the Wilmslow Half Marathon.  All club members should help or find a deputy!  Ian and Kate can be found in the bar on club nights, or at:-

Kate: katherinesutton@yahoo.co.uk
07808 472267
0161 448 1978
Ian: ian.ashcroft@men-news.co.uk
07990 562890

Andy

Club Nights

March 2005.  No planned 'outings' at the moment, so regular runs as usual:-

Tuesdays - 19:00 (changed and ready to run) - Wilmslow Rugby Club, King's Road

Thursdays - 19:00 (changed and ready to run) - Wilmslow Rugby Club

Sundays - 09:00 (changed and... you got it!) - Wilmslow Rugby Club

Andy