Manchester Cross Country League Saturday 20th October

The eagerly awaited first round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League started at Heaton Park and as is customary, we were greeted with sun and clear blue skies. While we had the team gazebo to hand, it was never needed…Just the Wilmslow flag to mark our base, but the 34 Wilmslow runners and travelling support gave ample indication! 

Cross country has a number of benefits: Its great strength/resistance training and on softer ground, but more importantly it’s a real team event. The men cheering on the ladies who then reciprocate…It was a wall of sound running up the hill at the finish of each lap. 

The results below have taken out guest runners so your placing may be a place or two higher than on the official results: Results are also provisional but should not change much except the inclusion of Stuart Parrot in error. This has distorted our men’s C team placing and vets D team placing.   

A great turnout: 13 ladies and 21 men.

Thanks to our supporters and cake makers for post match: much appreciated.

Each club is also expected to supply a marshal for each event: Thanks to Paul Sanders for helping.

If anyone can help at any future races, likewise take the gazebo (stored at the club) and return, please let me know. Many hands make light work. We always appreciate having it with us when the season becomes colder and wetter! 

Harry Shakeshaft, the official league photographer is ill at the moment and we wish him a speedy recovery. Don Bullough and another volunteer took race pictures which we hope to have posted to the league site soon. 

PROVISIONAL RESULTS

Ladies 

8th Diane Mcvey

17th Claire Stevinson

22nd Vicky McKinnon

32nd Katy Green

33rd Louisa Harrison

40th Kate Sutton

60th Nicky Mowat

69th Claire Hawkes

90th Melanie Broughton

100th Sharon Jones

107th Julie Lucas

115th Huma Rahman

151st Janet Wyles

187 ran 

4th/13th/22nd teams

2nd/6th/13th/18th Vets teams 

Mens

21st Rob Downs

33rd Malcolm Fowler

47th Graham MacNeill

52nd Andrew Whittingham

81st Tom McGaff

100th Graham Screawn

133rd Adam Neale

153rd Nick Bishop

168th Craig Hunt

173rd Andy Watts

180th Paul Garnett

183rd Richard Hirons

201st Jon Bale

203rd Matt Taylor

232nd Aaron Myers

234th Tony Hulme

236th Allan Turner

280th Patrick Grannon

303rd Chris Cannon

313rd James Gowin

349th Trevor Faulkner

351 ran

8th/25th/35th teams

1st/11th/21st/29th teams. 

Next race is Sherdley Park, St Helens…See you there! 

Please bear in mind that these are provisional results and will be validated and corrected where necessary by the League secretary : http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2012/maccl121.pdf 

League site : http://www.bbresults.co.uk/wp/?page_id=12 : Pictures will appear here when available. 

Queries etc to me please and not Brenda. 

Nick.

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