Results for March 2008
Oxford Mail Cross-Country League (Shotover Park) – 2nd March 2008
Senior & Veteran Women – 4,800m
An excellent effort from our girls gave them overall 3rd place in Division 2. Sharron Sheppard finished 6th overall and Sarah Kerswell 4th in the Senior Women and Vet 35 competitions respectively.Winning time: 17:40 Number of finishers:107
Name |
Position |
Time |
Sharron Sheppard |
013 |
20:24 |
Sarah Kerswell (LV35) |
030 |
21:48 |
Gillian Howell (LV45) |
048 |
23:17 |
Melanie Hawkins |
054 |
23:35 |
Zazi Barrell (LV35) |
057 |
23:42 |
Tracey Scarlett |
064 |
24:12 |
Karen Jenkins (LV35) |
066 |
24:31 |
Susan Haines (LV45) |
081 |
26:33 |
Senior & Veteran Men – 8,400m
Pete George continued his improvement to lead our men home to 3rd place on the day. WE finished 4th overall in Division 1. Chris Sykes made a welcome return after almost 2 years. Winning time: 33:44 Number of finishers:194
Name |
Position |
Time |
Notes |
Pete George |
014 |
36:50 |
|
James Bolton |
025 |
37:47 |
|
Kevin Game |
046 |
39:37 |
|
Roger Bradley (V40) |
048 |
39:54 |
|
Chris Sykes (V50) |
051 |
40:10 |
|
Jim Stewart |
052 |
40:17 |
|
Jason Barry |
055 |
40:29 |
|
Hans Price |
066 |
41:22 |
|
Carey Gray (V40) |
070 |
41:42 |
|
Simon Lloyd |
079 |
42:30 |
|
Martin Townsend (V40) |
081 |
42:34 |
|
Andy Pike (V40) |
084 |
42:42 |
|
Nick Hall (V40) |
102 |
44:04 |
|
Peter Rayner (V50) |
116 |
45:11 |
|
Mike Shipway (V60) |
120 |
45:37 |
|
Kirk Adams |
130 |
46:21 |
Shotover Cross-Country Results
Sunday – 2nd March 2008 – Steyning Stinger Marathon
Paul Brackett took on yet another difficult marathon,in Sussex this time, and came away with a sub 4-hour top 20 result. Winning time: 3:16:00 Number of finishers: 114
Name |
Position |
Time |
Paul Brackett (V40) |
18 |
3:56:00 |
Sunday – 2nd March 2008 – Reading Half Marathon
New member Rhona Jack ran an impressive time in preparation for London Marathon suffering a little at 10 miles but finishing well inside 1:45. Marcus Maxwell was also preparing for London and ran the fastest time this year for the Club. Winning time: 1:01:19 Number of finishers: 11,181
Name |
Position |
Time |
Marcus Maxwell |
0069 |
1:15:18 (Chip) |
Rhona Jack |
2694 |
1:43:42 (Chip) |
Wednesday – 5th March 2008 – Teddy Hall Relays (Iffley Road – 3.6 miles)
Men’s A Team
Leg No |
Name |
Time |
Aggregate |
01 |
James Bolton |
19:50 |
19:50 |
02 |
Jason Barry |
20:11 |
40:01 |
03 |
Roger Bradley |
20:11 |
60:12 |
04 |
Steve Mead |
20:37 |
80:49 |
Overall Position:18th from 104 teams
Men’s B Team
Leg No |
Name |
Time |
Aggregate |
01 |
Kevin Game |
20:33 |
20:33 |
02 |
Dean Sheppard |
21:03 |
41:36 |
03 |
Hans Price |
21:59 |
63:35 |
04 |
Jason Barry |
21:55 |
85:30 |
Overall Position:31st from 104 teams
Men’s C Team
Leg No |
Name |
Time |
Aggregate |
01 |
Kelvin Fowler |
21:40 |
21:40 |
02 |
John Christopher |
25:24 |
47:04 |
03 |
Steve Caswell |
26:34 |
73:38 |
04 |
Steve Howell |
22:38 |
96:16 |
Overall Position:70th from 104 teams
Women’s Vet Team
Leg No |
Name |
Time |
Aggregate |
01 |
Jill Gibson |
24:36 |
24:36 |
02 |
Karen Jenkins |
26:33 |
51:09 |
03 |
Gillian Howell |
26:11 |
77:20 |
Overall Position:13th from 25 teams
Saturday – 8th March 2008 – Grindleford Gallop (21 Mile Off-Road)
Andy Battye secured an excellent 12th place overall and finished 1st V50 in this tough off-roader beating his last year’s time by nearly 3 minutes. Winning time: 2:36:12 Number of finishers: 241
Name |
Position |
Time |
Notes |
Andy Battye (V50) |
12 |
2:50:24 |
1st V50 |
Sunday – 9th March 2008 – Banbury 15-Mile
Our men achieved 2nd team thanks to James Bolton, Pete George, Kevin Game & Carey Gray. Mike Shipway earned 2nd V60 honours whilst Gillian Howell led our girls home in just over 2 hours. Winning time: 1:24:03 Number of finishers:296
Name |
Position |
Time |
Notes |
James Bolton |
012 |
1:31:55 |
2nd team |
Pete George |
013 |
1:33:27 |
2nd team |
Kevin Game |
018 |
1:34:57 |
2nd team |
Carey Gray (V40) |
021 |
1:35:37 |
2nd team |
Hans Price |
031 |
1:40:57 |
|
Mike Shipway (V60) |
043 |
1:43:26 |
2nd V60 |
Peter Rayner (V50) |
069 |
1:47:48 |
|
Steve Howell (V40) |
075 |
1:48:54 |
|
Kirk Adams |
080 |
1:49:39 |
|
Lee Wagstaff |
101 |
1:52:04 |
|
Nick Crutch (V40) |
110 |
1:53:36 |
|
Jonathan Ashworth |
115 |
1:54:23 |
|
Leo Brooke-Little (V40) |
123 |
1:55:59 |
|
John Christopher (V40) |
152 |
1:59:38 |
|
Gillian Howell (LV45) |
168 |
2:02:22 |
|
Sharla Newport |
234 |
2:13:43 |
|
Tracey Scarlett |
252 |
2:17:09 |
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (BANBURY 15 MILE)
Name |
Handicap Time |
Points |
Kevin Game |
1:26:19 |
16 |
Pete George |
1:27:00 |
15 |
Gillian Howell |
1:27:51 |
14 |
Mike Shipway |
1:28:32 |
13 |
Nick Crutch |
1:28:57 |
12 |
Leo Brooke-Little |
1:29:46 |
11 |
James Bolton |
1:29:54 |
10 |
John Christopher |
1:29:58 |
09 |
Hans Price |
1:30:33 |
08 |
Tracey Scarlett |
1:31:29 |
07 |
Steve Howell |
1:31:29 |
06 |
Peter Rayner |
1:31:51 |
05 |
Sharla Newport |
1:32:32 |
04 |
Carey Gray |
1:32:35 |
03 |
Lee Wagstaff |
1:36:16 |
02 |
Kirk Adams |
1:37:35 |
01 |
Jonathan Ashworth |
1:42:15 |
01 |
Sunday – 9th March 2008 – Finchley 20-Mile
Martin Townsend was pleased with his effort averaging 6:50 miling over a 4-lap course. Winning time: 1:51:33 Number of finishers: 478
Name |
Position |
Time |
Martin Townsend (V40) |
056 |
2:16:54 |
Sunday – 9th March 2008 – Dorney Lake 10K (Windsor)
Mark Pidgeon had a good run in blustery conditions clocking 47 seconds outside his p.b. Winning time: 31:37 Number of finishers: 321
Name |
Position |
Time |
Mark Pidgeon (V40) |
089 |
46:20 |
Sunday – 9th March 2008 – Barry 40-Mile (Track)
After 161 laps of the Jenner Park track, Dominic Croft was only 300m behind the winner. This result has gained him provisional selection for England at the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100K in May. Winning time: 4:20:14 Number of finishers: 23
NamePositionTime
Dominic Croft (V40)024:21:06
Sunday – 16th March 2008 – Clanfield Off-Road Relays (5k laps)
There was victory for our girls in the women’s race, Sharron Sheppard putting in the fastest time of the day. Chris Sykes also ran the fastest leg in the men’s category helping our men to 2nd behind Witney Road Runners. Men
Leg No |
Name |
Time |
Aggregate |
01 |
Lee Wagstaff |
22:22 |
22:22 |
02 |
Chris Sykes |
19:31 |
41:53 |
03 |
Carey Gray |
21:36 |
63:29 |
04 |
Jason Barry |
20:59 |
84:28 |
Overall Position:2nd from 9 teams
Women
Leg No |
Name |
Time |
Aggregate |
01 |
Sarah Kerswell |
24:11 |
24:11 |
02 |
Karen Jenkins |
26:54 |
51:05 |
03 |
Sharron Sheppard |
23:19 |
74:24 |
Overall Position:1st from 6 teams
Friday – 21st March 2008 – Maidenhead Easter 10-Mile
Peter Rayner put in another commendable effort in blustery but fine conditions to finish inside the top 150. Winning time: 51:52 Number of finishers: 1,139
Name |
Position |
Time |
Peter Rayner (V50) |
149 |
1:07:28 |
Saturday – 22nd March 2008 – Compton 20-Mile
A trio of Harriers, plus Carl Thompson running for RAF, had to cope with atrocious weather conditions with snow and wind plus deep mud, making times much slower than in previous years. Winning time: 2:24:31 Number of finishers: 197
Name |
Position |
Time |
Carl Thompson (V40) |
004 |
2:25:10 |
Jonathan Ashworth |
023 |
2:45:48 |
Nick Crutch (V40) |
091 |
3:16:30 |
John Christopher (V40) |
133 |
3:42:46 |
Saturday – 22nd March 2008 – Compton 40-Mile
Paul Brackett suffered some distress at the end of this off-roader in snow, wind and mud crossing the line dead on his feet in 6th place. Winning time: 5:03:30 Number of finishers: 53
Name |
Position |
Time |
Paul Brackett (V40) |
06 |
6:25:05 |
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