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Saucony National XC Championships

Another fine day at the home of UK Cross Country at Parliament Hill , London ...The sun shone , everyone ran their hearts out and the seasons finale where participants can rub shoulders with International athletes was a great day .

Wilmslow had teams in both mens and womens races and in the mens had teams in both the "6" man and the "9" man race .

Results can be found at :  

http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=11

To get a feel for the action , have a look at :

http://www.athleticos.org/coverage/248314-2012-National-Cross-Country-Championships/video/612080-National-XC-2012-Senior-Men

Thanks to Nina and everyone for helping on the day and to make it another success.

Nick.

 

Cross Country - Clayton Vale

Preliminary results are now out, but at time of posting there were errors (for example Rob is omitted).  If you spot any other mistakes please let Nick know.  Link is:-

http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2012/index.php

Cheshire County XC Championships

A bitterly cold afternoon and challenging conditions .

Although just missing out to Vale Royal on retaining the county championship , it was still a good day out for both both mens and ladies teams .

http://www.cheshireaa.com/Results/XCC/2012/XCChamps2012Results.pdf

Ladies

• Second senior team ( Diane McVey , Sharon Johnstone , Kate Sutton)
• First vets team (As above)
• First vets "B" team ( Clare Hawkes , Diane Bygrave , Sharon Jones
• Vets 35/40/50 wins for Diane , Kate , Clare


Men

• Second senior team ( Graham Macneill , Jim Pendrill , Tom McGaff , Trevor Morris , Andrew Whittingham , Mike Hill )
• First vets team ( Graham . Jim , Tom , Trevor)
• Vets win for Tom and Andy Watts.

There may be an update to the Men's vets B Team as Ray has not been included in the results.

Well done to all that ran .

Nick.

 

 

 

Manchester XC League Round Three

Third race in the 2011/2012 season took place @ Wythenshawe Park , with an excellent turn out of 40 from Wilmslow .

Another strong performance from the ladies, third Senior Team and 1st "A" , "B" and "C" team in the Vets .

152 in the ladies field ( excluding guests ) .

3. Diane Mcvey 

12. Claire Stevenson

15. Sharon Johnstone

26. Katy Green

31. Kate Sutton

38. Louisa Harrison

39. Janine Ellis

45. Claire Hawkes

49. Christine Geraghty

60. Nicki Mowat 

80.Sharon Jones

85.Amanda Bradbury

121. Sarah Miles

124. Julie Lucas

129. Nina Birch   

The men had Damian back but were missing Malcolm but against a very strong field of 324, put in a good result : Positions exclude guests again .

5th team overall and 1st "A" , "B" , "C" , "D" and "E" team .

14. Damian Nicholls

20. Rob Downs

30. Graham MacNeill

42. Tom McGaff

44. Jim Pendrill

73. Andrew Whittingham

78. Trevor Morris

92. Stuart Parrott

107.Mike Hill

110. Graham Screwan

140. Allan Macormick

164. Richard Hirons

165. Mick Fairs

175. Andy Watts

178.Peter Stock

179. Simon Bolton

186. Paul Garnett

196. Aaron Myers

206. Jonathan Harper

212. Jared Homer

216. Gavin Mendham

239. Patrick Grannon

300. Ian Ashcroft

302. Don Bullough

323.Trevor Faulkner   

Full results at http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2011/maccl113.pdf

Nick. 

 

Tom McGold!

A great run by Tom McGaff in the British & Irish Masters home international cross country continuing the recent good showing by Wilmslow athletes in this annual event.

Tom was 4th V55 overall and 2nd for his adoptive country of England earning a team gold medal.

Well done Tom!

Full results ...

Rob

Sherdley Park 13/11/11 Match 2 MACCL

Excellent day, and good results for Wilmslow:-

Senior Women:-

1		Elle Baker		Stockport H&ac		21:59
6		Diane McVey				25:43
8		Claire Stevinson		L35 2		25:50
13		Sharon Johnstone		L35 4		26:49
27		Katy Green		L35 7		28:20
30		Kate Sutton		L45 3		28:25
44		Louisa Harrison		L35 10		29:50
69		Carla Owen				31:25
98		Carolyn Hirons		L45 12		33:32
104		Nina Birch				34:16
113		Julie Lucas		L45 16		34:35
120		Janet Wild		L40 11		35:28

Senior Women teams results, Wilmslow were 3rd and 12th
Senior Women Vets teams, Wilmslow were 2nd and 8th

Senior Men:-

1		Steve Vernon		Stockport H&ac		29:39
17		Malcolm Fowler		V45 1		33:13
26		Rob Downs		V45 2		34:10
42		Graham Macneill		V45 3		35:32
45		Jim Pendrill		V40 6		35:39
51		Tom McGaff		V55 1		36:00
85		Andy Whittingham		V40 14		37:21
98		Graham Screawn		V40 18		37:50
108		Mike Hill		V45 14		38:05
130		Ray Eagle		V55 2		39:07
144		Allan McCormick				39:40
160		Steven Wyatt		V50 8		40:12
169		Ian Smallwood		V45 26		40:52
179		Andy Watts		V60 4		41:27
188		Richard Hirons		V45 30		41:50
194		Paul Garnett		V45 31		42:05
195		Simon Bolton		V45 32		42:07
211		Tony Hulme		V60 5		42:56
233		Patrick Grannan		V60 8		44:20
249		Paul Norris		V50 19		45:25
282		Chris Cannon		V55 13		49:40

Senior Mens Teams:- Wilmslow were 7th, 22nd and 30th
Senior Men Vets Teams:- Wilmslow were 1st, 6th, 16th, and 21st

Full results on the Race Results site

Andy

Manchester XC League - Venue Information update!

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM THE HOST CLUB, ST HELENS SUTTON AC

 The manager of Sutton Leisure Centre has advised they have a dog show on and the Centre car park is expected to be full, he says they cannot accommodate athletes too. He does not want runners using the toilet facilities as last year they were left in a particularly dirty state. He says he will have to charge anyone that comes in. The gate between the leisure centre and the park will not be open.

 We are therefore asked not to use the Leisure Centre car park and toilets. There are car parks off Elton Head Road B5204 and Marshalls Cross Road A569 and if necessary at Lea Green Station   n Elton Head Road. All of these leave only a short walk into the park. There are limited toilet facilities in the park located in Pets Corner.

Enjoy your race!

Heaton Park 22/10/11 Match 1 MACCL

Outstanding results on a sunny autumn day

Senior Women 2nd,11th,20th team

Veteran Women 1st,5th,9th,18th team

Senior Men 6th,20th,34th,44th team

Veteran Men 1st,8th,17th,,25th team

 

Kate Sutton

Full results at Race Results

 

Cross Country

Yes - it's that time of year again!  Our Manchester Area Cross Country League fixtures are:-

• Sat 22/10/11 Heaton Park
• Sun 13/11/11 Sherdley Park
• Sat 03/12/11 Wythenshawe Park
• Sun 15/01/12 Woodbank Park
• Sat 11/02/12 Clayton Vale

Ladies events are around 8k, and start at 1.40pm - note earlier start than last year.
Men's events are around 9.6k and start at 2:30pm.
Keep an eye on the Club Calendar for any changes in timings.

The Nationals this year will be on Saturday 25th February, at Parliament Hill, London (sorry - no return to Alton Towers!).

For those who may be new to Cross Country - all club members are welcome to participate, the more the merrier.  The first 6 men or 4 ladies count towards the club team result.  However even if you don't figure among the 'counters' you still contribute by pushing down runners from rival clubs, thus reducing their team scores.  The club pays all entry fees.

Cross-country is excellent training, the off-road courses (and the mud!) develop leg strength, and the varied terrain is kinder than running on roads.  Studded shoes are normal, or spikes for the dedicated, and club vests are mandatory (worn over whatever attire is required to cope with the prevailing weather conditions!).

Please let Nick or Kate know if you might be interested.

Video of the National XC Championships

Video taken by Tony, to illustrate the less than ideal conditions.  Footage of the senior mens race. Can also be watched on YouTube.

 

National Cross-Country Championship

A dull but dry day at Alton Towers for this premiere English XC event.  The venue was spectacularly muddy, so much so that there had been injuries in earlier races and the courses for both senior events were changed and slightly shortened (though still 10k for the men).  Wilmslow raced well in both events, with overall results as follows:-

Senior Women
Position		Time		Name
1		0:23:49		Louise Damen (ahead of Liz Yelling in 3rd)
198		0:31:06		Sally Gilliver
200		0:31:12		Kate Sutton
291		0:32:50		Christine Gerachty
344		0:34:35		Janine Ellis
360		0:35:08		Clare Hawkes
Team Position 39th
Senior Men
Position		Time		Name
1		0:35:11		Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers)
125		0:40:27		Damian Nicholls
186		0:42:00		Malcolm Fowler
330		0:44:38		Graham MacNeil
399		0:45:48		Jim Pendrill
732		0:51:03		Andy Watts
947		0:55:29		Paul Garnett
1054		0:58:26		Paul Norris
1224		1:06:00		Chris Watts
1279		1:12:24		Trevor Faulkner
Team Position 34th

Full results on the English Cross Country site.

Clayton Vale XC MACCL finale

Not the most scenic of venues - but no worse than Wythenshawe Park.  Awesome results - and the Holiday Inn was a good venue for the presentations - superbly organised by Nick.

The Ladies team were all conquering:

Division 1 1st seniors and vets
Division 2 1st and 2nd seniors and vets
1st LV 35 Clare Stevinson
3rd LV 35 Louise Rudd
2nd LV 45 Sally Gilliver
3rd LV 45 Kate Sutton
2nd LV 50 Nicky Mowat

Mens results were also fab - tho' not as sure have all the details right!

Divison 1 3rd seniors and 1st vets
3rd overall  Damian Nicholls
3rd V40 Jim Pemdrill
1st V45 Malcolm Fowler
2nd V45 Rob Downs
3rd V45 Graham MacNiell
1st V55 Tom McGaff
2nd V60 Andy Watts
2nd V65 Trevor Faulkner.

Kate Sutton

PS 1 small Chester 1/2 tshirt and black size 12 adidas lycra shorts left in gazebo. Will bring to training Tuesday - also loads of medals,trophies etc.

PPS Alton Towers National XC championship Sat 19th www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk

Cheshire XC Championships 2011 - Forest Park, Birchwood

Saturday 8th January 2011

We are the Champions again !!!

 
Photo : Don

Full results : http://www.spectrumstriders.org.uk/our-races/cheshire-xc-results

Mud , mud and more mud .........it was certainly tough going . Tents were blown away but both the strength of Wilmslow and our new gazebo held firm .

The ladies were down to a straight four but came away with third vets team , fourth overall and vets individual medals for Nicki and Sharon .

For those men who had not done a lap to warm up , we were warned of what to expect from our interpid ladies .....myself included ......And it was worse than told .....Fields of mud and a stretch covering fifty yards of ankle deep water .......Welcome to cross-country, but if anything it made it more fun and the teamship more evident .

We have only won the Cheshires once before and that was also at Forest Park in 2008 . We had an excellent turn out , the support of the ladies who had already finished and Nina , Paul and Dave .

Throughout the race Dave kept telling me that it was close between us and Vale Royal and I was ahead of their last  counter . Malcolm gave me the same news as I entered the finishing straight ......err mud bath! 

As we huddled in the gazebo , snippets of news filtered back from the officials and the results were produced in quick time :  As the headline says "We are the Champions again !!!".

In addition to winning the senior men , we won first and second vets teams and a mass of vets category inividual medals......Too many to remember individually , so for fear of forgetting anyone and to use the words of Tony " You know who you were !!!".    

Full results are above but the roll of honour :

Ladies :

16th  Nicki Mowat

23rd  Diane Bygrave.......despite a time penalty (enquiries to Diane)

28th Sharon Jones

29th Steff Sperring

Men :

6th Malcolm Fowler

15th Graham MacNeill

17th Jim Pendrill

18th Tom Mcgaff

22nd Stuart Parrott

28th Ray Eagle

31st Trevor Morris

32nd Mark Bale

51st Ian Smallwood

57th Nick Bishop

65th Mike Cooper

66th Peter Stock

82nd Andy Watts

95th Gavin Mendham

116th Don Bullough

118th Chris Cannon

128th Trevor Faulkner 

DNF James Wheeler, due to injury.

We hope to have the trophy in the club for Tuesday , congratulations to runners and thanks to our spectators .

Nick. 

Manchester XC League : Ladies results - Woodbank Park, Stockport

Sunday 2nd January 2011

Well, it was worth the wait as Wilmslow ladies won both senior and vets events.

A surprise at the head of the race as the normally invincible Olivia Walwyn was pushed into second place by GB XC International Stevie Stockton of Vale Royal making a rare outing. Our ladies packed solidly throughout and just took first place by two points from host club Stockport.

9th , Louise Rudd

12th , Sharon Johnstone

16th , Kate Sutton

18th , Sally Gilliver

19th , Clare Stevinson.......Clare suffered with her achilles and we hope that the damage is not too serious.

33rd , Nicki Mowat

36th , janine Ellis

50th , Huma Rahman

70th , Sharon Jones

89th , Gail Hill

94th , Carolyn Hirons

A superb effort and as with the men we are set for an exciting finish at Clayton Vale , Saturday 12th February ......... Well done ladies.

Nick.

Manchester XC League: Round Four - Woodbank Park, Stockport

Sunday 2nd January 2011

A challenging Woodbank course was the setting for the penultimate league race .  

Runners and spectators were attracted like a magnet to the splendid Wilmslow gazebo and flag flying proudly alongside our base . 

Mens results are now available : The race was won by Gareth Raven of Sale with Damian having a great race to finish fourth . Mens team finished 3rd in a very close tussle won by Sale with Trafford 2nd but only 21 points separating all three leading teams on the day ....It promises to be a grand stand finish at Clayton Vale , more of that later. 

3rd Wilmslow A Team

Damian Nichols 4th, Malcolm Fowler 11th , Graham MacNeill 23rd , Rob Downs 25th , Tom McGaff 28th , Jim Pendrill 30th .

9th Wilmslow B Team

Hamish Shaw 36th , Stuart Parrott 41st , Trevor Morris 48th , Mark Bale 50th , James Wheeler 91st, Nick Bishop 93rd

20th Wilmslow C Team

Ian Smallwood 95th , Mike Cooper 98th , 109th Tony Hulme , 121st Peter Stock ,  Simon Bolton 153rd ,Gavin Mendham 157th .

26th Wilmslow D Team

Paul Norris 159th , Ed Hickling 173rd , Patrick Grannan 187th , Chris Cannon 188th , Owen Ashcroft 190th , Ian Ashcroft , 201st .

The above results have taken out guest runners who are deemed either ineligible for individual or team placings .

Trevor completed the line up in 221st place . 

The men won the vets event and have already retained the title for the 2010/11 season .The mens B team placed third overall on the day and we also had two more vets teams completing the line up .Perhaps GOM should read Great Old Men ......In most instances !! 

In terms of the overall placings , we have a number of runners with a good chance of individual medals in the series , while it looks like a close battle for 3rd team place . Clayton Vale on Saturday 12th February is the final race . The League presentation and Hot Pot supper follows at 4.00pm at the Holiday Inn , close to the race venue . We have 30 tickets booked for our club.

 Full results at http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2011/index.php

Ladies results to follow .

Nick. 

Boggart Hole Clough

Results are now out at http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/index.php

There are some photographs at http://www.darkstarphotos.com/group11308.html

Andy

Boggart Hole Clough Round Three Manchester XC League

After all the speculation in the 48 hours leading up to the race , the all clear was given late afternoon Friday : The race was to go ahead !

Following a slow start at Heaton Park , we had an excellent turn out at Sherdley Park and an equally excellent performance from all.

To get amongst the medals both by team and individual , we could afford no slip ups in the remaining races starting with BHC .....With the league holding a presentation Hot Pot in the Holiday Inn after the final race at Clayton Vale on 12th February , we needed to repeat our Sherdley Park performance .......And the result ......Again , both men and women finish 3rd team and both win their vets events . Another race down and two to go ! Fantastic ! 

BHC is traditionally the muddiest of the courses but this time had the added element of the slippery snow and ice : with the weather at 3' it was a little milder but testing for the runners . Despite the conditions , we had an excellent turnout and the new club gazebo was there for all to enjoy .

Our ROTM , Clare Stevenson led the ladies home in 8th with Louise right behind in 13th : Stalwart Katy Green was 22nd and Captain Kate saw the team home in 28th. Two seconds separated Nicki in 33rd and Sharon in 34th with an even closer margin of one second between Janine and Christine in 51st and 52nd and Huma 59th : 111 finishers.  

Damian nursing a head ache (?) made up ground after a subdued start with Malcolm doing his best raging bull impersination with a storming last 200 yards to be our first two counters.....10th and 19th : Trafford and Salford on their own course were out in force , we needed a good packing for our next four counters .Rob 27th and Jim 31st were next in with Graham 33rd and Tom 38th completing the counters .Rob in 88th , Ian 99th , Andy 127th , Paul G 143rd , Peter 153rd , Paul N 171st ,Jon 182nd , Gavin 183rd , Ian 211th and Trevor 235th completed the placings .

Another fine effort . Well done all and thanks to Dave , Paul , Nina and George for the support : Every place counts in a team event and the cheers helped everyone on : Its appreciated .

Next race at Woodbank Park , Sunday 2nd January .

Nick.   

Boggart Hole Clough Race three

To ensure no confusion RACE TODAY IS ON : SPOKEN WITH BRENDA AT THE COURSE .

See you there ...........And we did see you there !!

With a slight thaw and less severe conditions the races went ahead : Results not yet out but well done to the by my reckoning 26 that ran . The new gazebo looked good .

Thanks as always to Paul , George , Dave and Nina for your support ......those cheers do make a difference.

Report and pictures to follow. 

Nick.

Manchester XC League > Race 2 - Sherdley Park, St Helens

Sunday 21st November 2010

Results are expected tommorrow (Tuesday) but in the meantime photos can be seen at http://hsphotos.co.uk/site/#/page/home/

The gazebo seemed popular .

Well done all : See you at Boggart Hole Clough : Saturday 4th December.

Nick.

Truly brilliant Club results all round now available to view at :

Women >    http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/maccl2.pdf

Men >        http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/maccls2.pdf

Same again at BHC ...... be there !!

Manchester XC - Heaton Park

Saturday 23rd October 2010

The videos - everyone stars, just don't blink.

Women's Race:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf_QBPNsqP0&feature=related

Men's Race:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3hDFwPtWHA

Also, pictures courtesy of Flaming Photography at:

Women :  http://www.flamingphotography.co.uk/portfolio128336.html

Men :  http://www.flamingphotography.co.uk/portfolio128568.html

BMAF Events

In light of recent events I just wanted to make you all aware of some Masters events that are coming up next year that I would strongly recommend to you all to have a go at. It's a good opportunity to compete against your age equivalents (I'm afraid for once you youngsters of the club are ruled out). The two impending ones are:-

 

February 20th 2011 - Northern Vets Athletic Club (NVAC) X country championships - Warrington

 

March 12th 2011 - British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF) Open X Country Championships - Perry Barr, Birmingham (The big event)

 

These are open to men & women age 35 or over & we could really do well with the team awards as it's 3 to count in each age category. Let Nick/Kate know if you fancy it.

 

More info found at www.bvaf.org.uk/fix/fix.asp

 

Louise

THE 23RD BRITISH & IRISH MASTERS CROSS COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY 13TH NOVEMBER, SANTRY DEMENSE, DUBLIN

 

There was a real excitement in the atmosphere, even at the airport (lets face it you can spot a runner a mile off!) and a great friendliness from whomever you met. Our hotel was facing the course & was certainly a beautiful setting.

 

Jane & I had scoped out the course of Friday, 4 laps, 1 hill, lots of mud.

 

Jane's reserves race was up first & it was mix of men & women & all ages categories. Jane looked strong throughout & really pushed it on the last lap, polishing it off with a great sprint finish. She was pleased as her time was 50 seconds quicker than the 4th V55 in the main race, which bodes well for her next year when she has some more races under her belt.

 

My race was all the women's age categories plus the men 65 to 70+. It was incredibly busy at the start with lots of pushing after the gun. It never really thinned out & you really had to battle past people & through the heavy mud over the 4 laps. My Garmin bleeped at 6.26 for the first mile & I was well back from the leaders already. It was a tough 6k & the calibre of the athletes was amazing, England had a 1st & a 2nd in the overall race with a V35 & a V40. I was the 3rd V35 of 4, and 3 count for the team, I had first thought that we had won the team gold but was hugely disappointed to find out at the gala dinner to find out that we were beaten by the Republic of Ireland who had put out some very strong teams on home ground. I couldn't help thinking that if only I'd gone faster......

 

All in all England won most of the age category team golds & were overall champions. It was amazing to be part of this event & breathtaking to experience how fast they run (we sat next to the ladies winner who was averaging 5.55 per mile!) It's Glasgow next year & Jane & I certainly want to be there representing our country again, with some more WRC runners too!

 

OPEN RACE 6K:- Jane MULRYAN - V55 - 27.01

 

MAIN 6K:- Louise Rudd - V35 - 25.01 41st / 14th V35

Manchester Area XC League Race One : Heaton Park 23rd October

Its winter , its cold , its muddy , its cross country !!The eagerly awaited first round of the Manchester XC League took place at Heaton Park last week.

For those who are new to the club , the league is the amalgamation of the old Cheshire XC League and the Manchester and District XC League : The two leagues merged some six years ago.

The series comrises five races . 

Match 2 - Sunday 21st November - Sherdley Park, St Helens

Match 3 - Saturday 4th December - Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley

Match 4 - Sunday 2nd January 2011 - Woodbank Park, Stockport

Match 5 - Saturday 12th February - Clayton Vale, Manchester

Start times and distances:-

 - Ladies generally 13:50 and 8k
 - Men generally 14:30 and 9.6k (but check each event in case of changes).

Its very different to road racing as you plough through mud and woodland with a large support from spectators and team mates alike , as men cheer on the ladies and vica versa .Again with two divisions , competition is high, but its great camararderie .

The club has fared well in the league over recent seasons particularly the men winning the vets event for a number of years in succession . For once Heaton Park was damp and we arrived to drizzle , not the bright autumnal days of recent years . The ladies were out in force while the men were a little down on usual numbers . Mike had a wedding to attend ( his own ) , while Tom was best man : Malcolm was nursing an injury from too much racing up and down the bye pass , Rob was AWOL and Damian selling running shoes !! But we had many good men to stand in !!

Nearly 150 raced in the ladies event with 2008 champion Clare Stevenson making an eagerly awaited comeback appearance and having a tremendous race to finish 7th.

Sally in 25th and Sharon Johnstone in another comeback 27th with Nicki in 40th completed the "A" Team counters. 

Some great tussles followed with Christine 44th , Jane Mulrayan 49th and Sally Johnston seconds behind in 50th.Kate and Claire placed 55th and 56th with Sarah 78th.Sharon Jones 82nd , Ang 84th and Huma 91st.Nina and Julie were right on their tails in 91st and 115th.With runners coming in thick and fast only seconds separated numbers of runners .

Our A team finished 6th , our B team 11th and C team 16th from 30 teams finishing . Our vets team placed second and we even had a D team finish 15th out of 24 teams finishing .Well done ladies , a great showing.

After all the excitement attention turned to the men where a quality field lined up with 296 finishers.For the spectator it was marvellous to see the Norman brothers battling out for the victory , neck and neck after two laps with Andy coming out on top on the third and final lap .

Jim was first home in 32nd with Stuart 34th.Trevor Morris  63rd , Ray  97th , Rob Gilbert 105 and Ian Smallwood 130th made up the A team placing 9th out of 37 teams.

Our B team all played their part and placed 27th ,145th  Mike Cooper , 160th Steve Smith , 162nd Andy Watts , 195th Geoff Gilbert , 198th Gavin and Don 206th. Owen made a cross country appearance in 222nd and the reliable Trevor 295th .

The good news ......Our vets team won , with the B team 15th and C team 23rd.

A big field and of a high standard .....Sherdley Park comes next .

Thanks to all that supported .

Nick.  

Manchester Area XC Series (1/5) - Heaton Park

Saturday 23rd October 2010

Provisional Results:

Men > http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/maccls1.pdf

Ladies > http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/maccl1.pdf

Note. The ladies senior & vet team results are wrong as half our ladies are down as unattached

The sheer enjoyment of it all captured for posterity at : http://www.darkstarphotos.com/gallery.html

Don

Cross Country Fixtures

The Manchester Area Cross Country League fixtures for 2010/2011 are as follows.  More details are on their web-site.  Anyone interested let Nick or Kate know.

Match 1 - Saturday 23rd October 2010 - Heaton Park, Manchester.

Match 2 - Sunday 21st November - Sherdley Park, St Helens

Match 3 - Saturday 4th December - Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley

Match 4 - Sunday 2nd January 2011 - Woodbank Park, Stockport

Match 5 - Saturday 12th February - Clayton Vale, Manchester

Start times and distances:-

 - Ladies generally 13:50 and 8k
 - Men generally 14:30 and 9.6k (but check each event in case of changes).

Cheshire XC Championships : it does not come much closer !

A bitter wind and an icy course but Wilmslow were out in force .

The men were defending champions and the ladies this season are just getting stronger and stronger .

First off were the ladies and as always everyone ran their socks off .

Results are already on the CCAA website http://www.cheshireaa.com/ . We also had to cheer on the teams Paul , Dave , Tony and Ian ( Kasey's boyfriend) .Thanks all.

Vicky was first home and an excellent 6th with Clare one place behind : Clare was unable to count for us but another great run by our now inseparable pair on the country !

Great to have Jane running and she was soon finishing after the deadly duo in 14th!

Clare Hawkes continued her great recovery in 20th and then came Captain Kate in 23rd with Nicki not far behind in 24th.

The emerging Kasey completed the team finishing 37th ....Kasey the Nationals are just brilliant !

So what did the positions mean ?

• Second senior team
• Winning Vets team
• Jane 1st V40
• Clare 1st v45
• Nicki 1st V50

Super team performance by all. Ladies it was a pleasure to see you proudly wearing your medals !

Finally it was the defending county champions to do their stuff ....this year without Damian and Rob ...was the task too great ?

Big Malc ran a cracker for 4th with Jim 12th...there is a waiting list to find out from Jim what he is taking such has been his imperious form these last 12 months.

The evergreen Tom was next home in 15th with Trevor and Stuart on his tails , 22nd and 23rd. Five in .....who next : Mr dependable Mike Cooper , 37th and a sprint finish to capture another place .

Ray Eagle was back and as always as solid as ever in 44th , Ian and Don gave great support , 54th and 74th and Trevor was his reliable self again coming away with a medal.

Everyone knew it was tight and the results took some time to check ....

The championship was Vale Royal by three points , that close from six counters

• Second Senior team
• Winning Vets team
• Malc 1st V45
• Tom 1st V50
• Trevor 1st V65

So a real haul of medals and trophies after the success of last weekend in the Manchester League.

What a team !

Nick

First photo album now uploaded , look under the photos on the left and scroll to the bottom and  2009 Cheshire  XC. If I missed you, run more slowly next time : Don has some pix also .