Bowdon 5k 2018

Simon reports……

Bowdon 5k – North Cheshire 5k Grand Prix Race No. 3

7^th June 2018.

It was on this Grand Prix series a few years ago that Carolyn coined the expression “mugged in the funnel” as on at least three occasions I caught her just before she could dive into it. Well what goes round etc, as for the second week on the trot I got caught on the undulating run in to the finish and ended up second – last week five seconds, this week one. Andrew came almost as close in the V45 losing out by two seconds to Michael Harrington yet again but he did reduce the gap from last week’s fourteen seconds. The Jackson Two also turned out, Rob forty three seconds quicker than Birchwood and Nick three and again picking up first V50. I recall the last time Pete ran this race five years ago running a long 22 minutes – at the age of 75! Some inspiration that man.

Fortunately there were no team prizes this week or I would have been our fourth counter.

1^st         16.12   Matthew Shaw     Salford Harriers

13^th      17.36   Andrew Whittingham  2^nd V45

14^th      18.01   Rob Jackson

18^th      18.49   Jenny Evans   Salford Harriers

24^th      19.11   Nick Jackson   1^st V50

118^th    25.56   Simon Fenton  2^nd V70

134^th    27.30   Pete Watson

138^th    28.20   Roy Pownall

157 ran.