I am a big fan of relays and always have been since the 1970's competing in many : Round Derwent Water Relays being then a big hit .
Its a different discipline, good for support and even more teamship for all .
And so it was Marbury Park , mid Cheshire on Saturday : A scenic country park with both men and ladies completing a 5.4k leg ( two 2.7k loops).A warm afternoon , child friendly for those running with families . Don was on hand to take photos and Dave Read , Paul Sanders and Allan Mccormick to support .
72 teams in the mens ( four years ago it was 35) …Great for the relays but not great for us !
Summary mens results ( Leading Merseyside , GM , Lancashire , Cheshire and Wilmslow Teams:
1st and 1st Merseyside Team: Liverpool H&AC : 1.06.24
2nd and 1st GM Team : Salford H : 1.07.30
3rd and 2nd Merseyside Team : Southport Waterloo : 1.09.37
4th and 1st Lancashire Team : Rossendale H :1.09.58
6th and 1st Cheshire Team : Vale Royal : 1.10.37
22nd and 5th Cheshire Team : Wilmslow "A" : 1.14.27 ( Jim Pendril 18.19/Trevor Morris 18.54/Graham Macneill 18.42/Malcolm Fowler 18.32 )
39th and 8th Cheshire Team : Wilmslow "B" : 1.19.53 ( Andrew Whittingham 18.44/Graham Screawn 20.34/Barry Archbold 20.04/ Ray Eagle 20.31)
43rd ( Mixed County Team ) : 1.21.23 (Rob Downs 17.44/Paul Garnett 21.04/Rob Gilbert 21.13/Andy Watts 21.22)
Incomplete Team ( Billy no mates ) : Nick Bishop : 21.13.
Fastest Leg : Jon Mellor 16.11 (Liverpool)
please can you send me a link for the full results
Full results are now here http://www.cheshireaa.com/Results/Road/NWRR_results_2012.pdf
While we were enjoying the team aspects of the relays last saturday, Robert Wilson had politely declined to take part with a feeble excuse of having a splash in the sea, a pleasant cycle on the counrty lanes and a coastal jog arranged for the following morning – otherwise known as Ironman wales.
I thought I should share that he finished a fantastic 77th, 15th MV40 (field of almost 1300) in 10:34:28 – including a marathon to finish in 3:27.
Well done Robert, an awesome result! See you at training tomorrow????