Chester Half Marathon
Sunday 23 May 2004 19oC 6 Mike Halman 1.13.54 544 Ian Ashcroft 1.43.25 792 Trevor Faulkner 1.48.58 920 Simon Poyser 1.52.05 (1874 finishers) Trevor Faulkner
Man v Horse 2004
This years event was the 25th running of the race, consequently there was a strong field of runners (330) and relays teams (88) striving to beat the horses (50). Wilmslow was represented by Ian Smallwood and Andy Watts who tried their hardest to win the £25,000 prize, but somehow during…
YMCA 5 mile
Hough End, Saturday April 24 – 3, Mike Halman, 27:01 – 68, Ian Ashcroft, 35:48 – 69, Roy Pownall, 36:13 – 84, Simon Fenton, 37:23 (175 finishers) Computer problems delayed the results and given that Simon was credited with knocking-out the miles at an average of 29 seconds I suspect…
Summer Series – now 5 races!
Two significant changes:- Given the larger number of races this year it is the best of five races. Graham’s table (click on picture left) shows the results after 6 races (Blackpool Beach), but with the rank order based on best five results. The Macclesfield Half has been excluded because of…
Roaches – Staff’s Moorlands
Roaches Race 7 Staff’s Moorlands Summer Series. Excellent conditions prompted most people to don their mountain bear fell shoes (even Tony was noticed wearing the new blue model). The race got off to a very casual offyou go, and upwards we headed. Parts of the course were very slippery and…
Gossip
Latest news on Summer Series, looks like there will be very few Group 1 runners for Race 7 at Shutlingsloe. Good opportunity to grab some points! Graham
Bowdon 5K 10th June
Not a summer series event, but part of a series co-arranged by Altrincham and Spectrum Striders (the series also includes Dunham Massey 5k). A good evening for racing, race HQ being the Stamford Arms ……………happy memories of a mis-spent youth, or perhaps well spent ! Sixteen from Wilmslow ran, additionally…
Buxton Hilly
This was Race 3 of the Staffordshire Moorlands summer series, a 4.5 Mile XC. Race start delayed due to England playing football!! That meant that all stripped and raring to go everyone froze on top of Grin Low and had to huddle together. Very pleasant location, fantastic views with two…
Sale Sizzler (Race 1 of 4)
19, M Halman, 16.50 20, S Parrott, 16.52 (2nd V 40) 51, R Noble, 18.08 291 Runners Good race on an otherwise pleasant evening, the course record being broken with a respectable 14.45 Stuart
Blackpool Beach 10K, Sunday 11th July
Well, a few of us turned up for this not so local summer series. I was certainly moaning a bit but I needed the points! The event was fairly popular with 287 odd (some very odd) runners….well have you been to Blackpool recently? The beach was windswept. With no route…