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.