Summer Series, Race 11 Thursday July 5th. My drinking mates had opted out of this one. There had been a catalogue of injuries in the past some, like broken ankles, quite serious. The weather forecast was not good; 60% risk of rain, probability of thunderstorms. It had been a pleasant…
Thursday 5th July 2012 Photo courtesy of Trevor (click on image for larger) Pos Name Cat Time 1 Simon Harding (Macclesfield) M16 00:37:57 4 Malcolm Fowler M45 (1) 00:38:58 8 Olivia Walwyn Bush (Altrincham) F16 00:40:42 13 Jim Pendrill M40 00:43:08 18 Mike Hill M45 00:44:32 20 Allan McCormick…
Results for Bramhall Park parkrun, event number 212, 30/06/2012. 399 participants completed the run today. The first male to finish was Andrew WHITTINGHAM (M) (Wilmslow RC) in a time of 00:18:02. The first lady completing the course was Ellen DOWNS (F) (Stockport Harriers & AC) in a time of 00:20:21.…
30 June 2012 A small but determined WRC team took on this deceptively tough little race from Whaley Bridge carnival. It was a long hard climb up to Windgather Rocks while the rain lashed down. The descent was fast, furious and increasingly slippery. By the time we'd squelched back across the…
For anyone interested in testing their form on the track, Stockport Harriers are organising a track day at Woodbank Park on Saturday 7th July, including Ladies and Mens Mile events. Prizes for the first three, plus a bonus for anyone beating 4 minutes! Details from www.stockportharriers.com Andy
6 Trevor Morris 36:36 11 Mike Hill 37:53 86 finishers 3.5 very wet laps of the park – wellies required to wade through the large sections of standing water. I fell after 1k and dislocated my finger – kept thinking about stopping, but carried on in true Bert Trautmann style. Trevor
Langley, Sunday 24th June 2012. A select handful of brave souls took to the hills from Langley on Sunday, to do the 'straight up and straight down' fell race. 1. John Stockdale Altrincham 20.309. James Eyre 23.3813. Craig Hunt 24.2514. Richard Hirons 24.2815. Tony Hulme 24.3517. Kim Cassidy U/A 24.52 1st…
Saturday 23rd June Pos Name Cat Time 1 Liam Renton (Warrington AC) MJ 15:38 13 Graham MacNeil M45 17:38 18 Andrew Whittingham M40 17:48 24 Louise Blizzard (Belgrave) F35 18:29 95 Alan Turner M45 21:46 115 Chris Cannon M55 22:35 151 Roy Pownall M60 25:17 (200 finishers)
Story to follow, but the spectators had a fantastic Sunday morning watching Rob run with the torch. Pictures here courtesy of Elsbeth, Angie, Stuart, and Richard (Lawson), plus see also Graham's pics on the web, and a video from Alex Miller. The last picture here shows Rob's state of mind - literally floating…
In view of the unseasonal weather experienced so far this summer (and the death of a Staffs Moorland AC runner from hypothermia), club members entering the Summer Series 'fell' races are reminded that these are held under Fell Runners Association (FRA) rules. Although some 'fell' races - Cloud 9, Boars Head, Bollington…
