A note of support from our overseas contingent : Good luck on the 25th. I used to race for Sale Harriers at Parliament Hill in the ‘National’ (excuse my bout of nostalgia); good hard course. I hope you all have a good run, and for what it’s worth, unless…
Please note that Paul has entered teams in the above event. Mens is a 12 stage relay and ladies a six stage relay. Location Heaton Park , Manchester. The date is the weekend after the Wilmslow half but is on the Saturday. With 6 weeks to go , we have…
As you perhaps now know, the National XC Champs take place Saturday 25th Feb at Parliament Hill , The men have a team entered , eight names entered , six to count. We may have one or two spare places. anyone interested , please contact me by Saturday 18th latest.…
Link: . We made the decision, when making the January award to Kate Ayres, that the same person could not win twice in a calendar year. So, despite Alsager, February remains wide-open. Ian
Sunday 5th February 2006 A good turnout for this fast, flat course. First man home was S. Stokes of Sale Harriers in 23.51. The first four runners were within 5 seconds of each other. First lady home was Liz Yelling in 26.01, I’d seen her before we started and not…
OFFICIAL RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE Official results below , but please refer to the posts that follow with race report and also details of National XC Championships. Ladies. 39th Kate Ayres . 244 finishers. Men. 66th Malcolm Fowler 98th Tom McGaff 211th Ray Eagle 314th Nick Bishop 351st Mike Cooper 571st…
The Nationals this year take place at ‘Parliament Hill Fields’ in London. This is a famous course that has staged many big races over the years. Fielding full teams and as many runners as wish to travel would be a fitting end to the xc season. The race is four…
Great course with sunny and dry weather for the Northerns today. The men had a full team and Kate Ayres ran a super race as our womens representative. We think Kate finished between 40th and 50th. It looked like a ‘carnival’ of running with tents , marquees and colours of…
The first test at Helsby is walking straight past the bacon butty van after a cold and early start. No problem this year for the enthusiastic Wilmslow team who were already eyeing PBs in good running conditions. It was a bit foggy though and as we headed off the A56…
The Northerns take place at Witton Pk , Blackburn this weekend. After the success achieved in both Manchester and Cheshire Leagues , it would be good to get a mens team (6) and ladies team (4). Kate is looking after the ladies. If we are serious about showing for the…
