Sunday 27 April 2014

Wrexham 10

TWO NEW NW CHAMPIONS

The annual Wrexham 10-mile race was boosted by the presence of a large contingent from the Wilmslow club who included the event in their club's Grand Prix, and they dominated the team awards.
 
 They also provided the race winner in Damian Nicholls, who overhauled Daniel Weston (Wrexham) and 2013 champion Brendan Rothery (Eryri) in the closing stages.
 
 Weston finished second to take the North Wales title for the first time, while Wrecsam Tri veteran Helen Davies was first lady home, thus also claiming the championship for the first time.
 
 One of the most impressive performances came from Maldwyn veteran James Ashworth, who finished fifth overall and won the M55 class in 59.30.
 
 New to the area, he has a superb pedigree, having returned to the sport after a long break. When a member of Keighley and Craven he won the 1985 Berlin Marathon in 2-11 and had a half-marathon best of 62.24.
 
 Results of open race included: 1 D Nicholls (Wilm) 55.43, 2 D Weston (Wrex) 56.21, 3 B Rothery (Eryri, M35) 56.49, 4 D Alexander (West Chesh, M45) 58.09, 5 J Ashworth (Maldwyn, M55) 59.30, 6 T Morris (Wilm, M50) 60.01, 7 S Eardley (Colwyn Bay, M40) 60.40, 8 T Spence (Wrex) 60.44, 9 G Jones (Prestatyn, M55) 61.28, 10 C Davies (Deestriders, M40) 61.34. M35: 2 A Campbell (Wrecsam Tri) 62.10, 3 S Hayes (Deestriders) 62.44. M40: M55: 3 A Lewis (Eryri) 65.35. M70: J Thomas (Buckley) 88.25. M75: R Harrison-Jones (Prestatyn) 94.25. Teams: 1 Wilmslow A, 2 Wilmslow B, 3 Wrexham. Masters: 1 Wilmslow A, 2 Wilmslow B, 3 Wilmslow C.
 
 Ladies: 1 H Davies (Wrecsam Tri, L45) 65.55, 2 J Ellis (Wilm, L45) 69.14, 3 L Morley (Wrex, L40) 69.25. L35: D Bygrave (Wilm) 72.14. L50: A Maziera (Wilm) 78.55. L55: N Mowat (Wilm) 74.09. L60: R Rogers (Deestriders) 80.15. L80: S Symonds (Bro Dys) 2-32. Teams: 1 Wilmslow A, 2 Wilmslow B, 3 Wrexham.
 
 North Wales championships. Men: 1 Weston, 2 Rothery, 3 Ashworth, 4 Eardley, 5 Spence, 6 Davies. M35: Rothery. M40: Eardley. M45: G Nicholls (Prestatyn) 64,34, M50: P Hooson (Wrecsam Tri) 73.46. M55: Ashworth. M60: M Ollier (Wrex) 76.13. M65: P Walker (Wrex) 88.23. M70: Thomas. M75: Harrison-Jones.
 
 Ladies: 1 Davies, 2 Morley. L50: G Csizmadia (Wrex) 93.17. L80: Symonds.

Thursday 24 April 2014

Borders League

JONES LEADS - BUT OTHERS DON'T FOLLOW

The final fixture of the Borders Road-Running League at Shotton ended in disarray, presenting officials with a dilemma.

 The first three runners - Lee Jones, Tomos Roberts and James Roberts - all followed the right route despite the absence of a marshal at a key point but the rest of the field mistakenly completed a second loop, meaning that they covered 5.5 miles instead of the scheduled 4.2 miles.

 After deliberation League officials decided that the race results should be disregarded, basing the awards on the previous six races, but they ensured that no individuals missed out.

 Jones duly claimed the overall award as well as the M40 class and Wirral's Sarah Kearney was once again the women's winner.

 Wirral's men topped Division 1, with Wallasey second, but Tattenhall took the ladies' team trophy, followed by Wirral. Abergele and Ellesmere Port men gained promotion from Division 2, with Ellesmere Port and Prestatyn ladies moving up.

 The Improvers' Trophies were won by Wrecsam Tri (men) and West Cheshire (ladies).

SENIOR MEN

Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Tomos ROBERTS Prestatyn 500 7 8 5 3 3   26
2 Andrew SUDLOW Tattenhall 10 8 17 12 9 12   51
3 David LEMON Deeside 13 11 12 500 7 11   54
4 Karl PICKSTOCK Wallasey 14 500 14 8 10 9   55
5 Harvey WHARTON Cybi Striders 40 12 26 11 11 17   77
6 Mark HULMSTON Wirral 27 500 23 17 13 14   94
7 Connor MCARDLE Wallasey 41 19 27 30 12 25   113
8 Steve HAYES Deestriders 32 13 28 23 500 18   114
Senior Women
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Jay JENNIONS Deestriders 4 4 3 8 3 150   22
2 Alice ROBINSON Tattenhall 7 7 12 6 6 7   33
3 Nicky BIRD Ellesmere Port 23 17 7 3 150 4   54
4 Hayley EVANS Buckley 150 48 40 28 20 19   155
Men U20
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Kieran MORGAN Wirral 25 18 21 36 500 46   146
2 Ryan HALLIWELL Deeside 69 500 58 75 65 89   356
3 Tom DEJONG Helsby 129 103 109 97 500 88   526
Women U20
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Emily KEARNEY Wirral 3 3 2 2 2 2   11
2 Abbie CHEETHAM Prestatyn 48 150 51 34 21 24   178
Women V35
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Sarah KEARNEY Wirral 1 1 1 1 1 1   5
2 Alison COLE Ellesmere Port 14 12 4 4 4 3   27
3 Rachel WRAY Chester Tri 34 19 18 150 14 9   94
Men V40
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6   Score
1 Lee JONES Deeside 4 2 4 1 1 1   9
2 Jez BROWN Buckley 22 9 20 13 8 10   60
3 Richard FARRAR Wirral 18 10 32 14 24 16   82
4 Simon ROBERTS Buckley 24 14 16 16 16 500   86
5 Stephen LAKER Wirral 45 17 34 19 27 500   142
Women V40
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6   Score
1 Caroline HALL Wirral 150 10 11 11 8 6   46
2 Dawn URQUHART Buckley 29 150 23 23 18 21   114
3 Lisa DAVIES West Cheshire 35 32 28 21 23 150   139
Men V45
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 David GILBERT Buckley 59 30 44 37 43 38   192
2 Irfon ROWLANDS Cybi Striders 56 49 39 68 26 31   201
3 Eddie DAVIES Buckley 70 40 43 44 35 41   203
4 Neil HERSHAW West Cheshire 58 35 50 46 42 44   217
Women V45
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Sara ATKINSON Tattenhall 8 5 8 9 10 11   40
2 Lisa GITTINS Buckley 49 38 37 30 28 27   160
3 Jane LINDLEY Buckley 42 40 34 35 32 30   171
Men V50
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Colin BISHOP Helsby 28 500 22 15 18 21   104
2 Colin PALMER Wallasey 500 61 57 63 53 61   295
3 Ian BAYLISS Buckley 105 69 100 500 84 83   441
Women V50
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Anne TAYLOR-KILBANE Wallasey 39 150 26 24 17 18   124
2 Maria BROCKWAY Wirral 64 150 53 38 40 34   229
3 Julie BARBAT Wallasey 55 52 45 42 41 150   235
Men V55
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Graham RATCLIFFE Wirral 34 25 35 32 500 28   154
2 Gordon JONES Prestatyn 51 45 42 42 38 39   206
3 Graham EARLAM Ellesmere Port 75 59 63 500 58 58   313
4 Robert FREEMAN West Cheshire 82 66 70 70 66 65   337
5 Steve BELLIS Buckley 102 500 92 87 81 85   447
6 Neil GIBBONS Wirral 135 119 500 116 106 109   585
Women V55
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Score
1 Carol WILLGOOSE Abergele 33 150 24 19 24 26   126
2 Deborah RICHARDS Prestatyn 150 150 47 37 34 28   296
3 Gabriel WARING Prestatyn 150 44 39 33 31 150   297
Men V60
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6   Score
1 Dave NALDER Ellesmere Port 96 76 72 86 73 500   403
2 Les COATHUP Buckley 101 96 90 82 87 97   452
3 George NIXON Prestatyn 163 125 113 99 90 90   517
Women V60
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6   Score
1 Christine BIRCH Abergele 150 31 55 150 29 33   298
2 Jane FRASER Wirral 75 54 49 48 150 150   376
Men V65
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6   Score
1 Dave HOUGH West Cheshire 500 133 129 120 119 118   619
2 John MORRIS Buckley 201 175 169 152 133 132   761
3 Ian SNEDDON Birkenhead 209 182 168 500 146 134   839
Men V70
Rank Name CLUB Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6   Score
1 Jack THOMAS Buckley 226 500 181 165 158 153   883