North of England A.A. Indoor Championships.
Institute of Sport, Sheffield. Sun. 29th Jan.
Teesside-based, Rabah Yusif retained his title when winning the 400m
at yesterday's North of England Indoor Championships, at Sheffield. Morpeth's
Julia Straker repeated her 2005 victory in the Triple Jump. Gateshead's
Sally Scott, who is in the first year of the Under 17 age-group, cleared
a personal best height of 3.40m, to take silver in the Pole Vault.
Selected Results.
Senior Men: 400: 1 R Yusif (unatt) 48.37 1500: 1 M Coltherd
(Traff) 3:52.01(= CBP); 2 M Buckingham (Holm) 3:53.65; 3 P Hutton
(Gosf) 3:55.06 60H: 1 D Hughes (Traff) 7.83 (CBP); 2 J Fleary (unatt)
8.44; 3 A Sturrock (Gate) 8.45 LJ: 1 C Kirk (Wake) 7.45 (CBP); 2
S Nyananyo (unatt) 7.25 SP: 1 J Williamson (Sheff) 16.99; 2 C Sturrock
(Gate) 15.34
Senior Women: 60: 1 E Freeman (Wake) 7.50; 2 S Deacon (CoEdin)
7.53 HJ: 1 S Monscrieff (Jones) (Traff) 1.80; 2 E Morris (SSh) 1.70
PV: 1 M Sharrock (Wig) 3.50; 2 S Scott (Gate, U17) 3.40 TJ: 1 J Straker
(Morp) 11.72
(Newcastlle Journal: Mon. 30th January 2006).
Additional Comments: All info used but in small print. Meeting not well
supported (apart from SM 200/400). Straker was only competitor in TJ. John
Moore was 4th in 800m heat (2:04.10). Matthew Nicholson followed
gun-to-tape winner Coltherd, and Buckingham through splits of 59.1 and
1:59.1, before dropping back. Other splits were 2:44 (1100), 3:01.9 (1200)
and 3:19.4 (bell). Hutton came through strongly last two laps. Other
results included: 60: 1 G Phiri 6.84; 2 A Condon 6.84; 4 T Ward 7.06
200: T Ward 22.04ht (disq final) 800: 1 M Buckingham 1:54.20
1500: 5 M Nicholson 4:01.56 3000: S Stokes 8:14.47 (CBP) PV:
1 B Flint 4.90; 4 J Stacey 3.90 LJ: 5 J Stacey 6.62 SW60: S
Coates 8.40ht 400: 1 A Freeman 56.11; 5 K Rodmell 61.35 (60.98ht)
800: 1 J Meadows 2:03.27 (CBP) N Desai & P McCrea dnf.
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North of England A.A Great North Cross Country
Championships.
Witton Park, Blackburn. Sat. 28th Jan.
North East athletes again came home with medals, including two individual
and two sets of team gold, at Saturday's North of England Great North Cross
Country Championships, at Witton Park, Blackburn. On a tough muddy course
the individual winners, came in the Under 15 age-group. Kate Avery, the
2005 Under 13 champion, came home 80m ahead of her nearest rival,
while in the corresponding Boys' race, Ross Murray of Gateshead, last year's
English Schools silver medallst, won by a 50m margin.
Chester Le Street, the 2003 National champions, won the Senior Womens'
team event for the first time. They were led home by Alyson Dixon in 6th
place, who was ably supported by Morag McDonnell (8th), Kathryn Waugh (22nd)
and Steph Robson (31st). Liverpool veteran Jenny Clague was the individual
winner, with former Wallsend Harrier, Sonia Thomas in 3rd.
Morpeth took the team honours in the Under 20 Mens' race. They were
led home by Nick Swinburn in 6th, who was supported by Ross Floyd (9th),
Andrew Lawrence (18th) and Sean Kirtley (19th). Middlesbrough's Jon Taylor
took the individual bronze.
Yorkshire-based Gateshead Harrier Alan Buckley, who won the title on
this course in 2001, had to settle for silver this time, in the Senior
Mens' race behind in-form Salford Harrier, Andy Jones. Leeds City easily
retained the team title. Gateshead's Sigourney Bell also took the silver
medal, in the Under 13 Girls' race.
Results.
Senior Men: 12km. 1 A Jones (Salf) 36:30; 2 A Buckley (Gate)
37:05; 3 J Haneghan (Puds) 37:06; 4 D Norman (Alt) 37:16; 5 D Agustus (Sale)
37:19; 6 M Hilton (Leeds) 37:21 Other Placings: 10 M Hood (Sun) 38:02;
11 C Sampson (Morp) 38:03; 31 S Bell (CleS) 39:31; 33 J Archer (Low F)
39:37; 41 J Douglas (Bord) 40:00; 44 J Orange (R&Z) 40:07
Teams: 1 Leeds City 92; 2 Sale, Manchester 220; 3 Hallamshire 240
Under 20 Men: 8km. 1 T Minshall (Traff) 26:38; 2 A Grice (Hean)
27:04; 3 J Taylor (M'bro) 27:13 Other Placings: 6 N Swinburn (Morp)
27:31; 9 R Floyd (Morp) 28:02; 13 M Armstrong (Blay) 28:16; 18 A Lawrence
(Morp) 28:43; 19 S Kirtley (Morp) 28:47; 20 R Morrell (M'bro) 28:50; 21
L Moses (N Ayc) 28:51; 24 J Young (Morp) 28:59 Teams: 1 Morpeth 52;
2 Sale, Manchester 63; 3 Liverpool H 90
Under 17 Men: 6km. 1 R Millington (Stock) 19:27; 2 S Horsfield
(E Ches) 19:49; 3 D Forrester (St Helens) 19:52 Other Placings: 7
C Smith (CleS) 20:20 Teams: 1 Leeds City 59; 2 Preston 80; 3 Liverpool
H 132; 8 Middlesbrough-Mandale 324; 10 Morpeth 361
Under 15 Boys: 3.5km. 1 R Murray (Gate) 11:56; 2 A Ahmed
(Sheff) 12:05; 3 J Gilmour (Traff) 12:11 Other Placing: 22 T Farrell
(Bord) 12:49 Teams: 1 Warrington 62; 2 Spenborough 139; 3 Skipton
166; 10 Tynedale 256
Under 13 Boys: 3km. 1 B Connor (Amb V) 10:44; 2 B Pinder (Skip)
10:59; 3 J Oguntayo (Sale) 11:08 Other Placings: 12 J Robson (Gate)
11:26; 20 S Younger (Sun) 11:37; 22 J Phillips (Darl) 11:39 Teams:
1 Skipton 99; 2 Stockport 124; 3 Liverpool H 152; 6 Gateshead 221; 10 Sunderland
255
Senior Women: 8km. 1 J Clague (Liv H) 29:55; 2 S Willimot (Blackb)
29:57; 3 S Thomas (Sale) 30:01; 4 R Robinson (Kend) 30:29; 5 P Powell (Blackb)
30:39; 6 A Dixon (CleS) 30:44 Other Placings: 8 M McDonnell
(CleS) 31:41; 12 A Fox (Morp) 32:22; 21 J Mooney (Morp) 33:04; 22 K Waugh
(CleS) 33:14; 30 S Robson (CleS) 33:34; 31 A Watson (CleS) 33:47
Teams: 1 Chester Le Street 66; 2 Salford 105; 3 Horwich 136; 6 Morpeth
203
Under 20 Women: 5.5km. 1 K Maddick (KuHull) 20:21; 2 L Mayho
(Bing) 20:32; 3 V Mason (Sale) 20:39 Other Placings: 5 M Ferrier
(Gate) 21:08; 8 S Tunstall (N Rown) 21:24; 17 J Orr (Quak) 22:05; 19 A
Snook (Shil) 22:10; 20 S Graham (Morp) 22:12 Teams: 1 Sale, Manchester
47; 2 Lincoln Wellington 86; 3 Leeds City 105
Under 17 Women: 4.5km. 1 S Stockton (Vale R) 20:24; 2 C O'Connell
(Wirr) 20:29; 3 H Weedall (Vale R) 20:43 Other Placings: 16 R Adams
(Morp) 22:07 Teams: 1 Rotherham 51; 2 Vale Royal 67; 3 Warrington
177
Under 15 Girls: 3.5km. 1 K Avery (Shil) 13:09; 2 R Craigie (Macc)
13:23; 3 T Amoush (Amb V) 13:24 Other Placings: 8 H Girtig
(Blay) 13:52; 11 N Young (Morp) 14:13 Teams: 1 Lincoln Wellington
125; 2 Scarborough 143; 3 Liverpool H 180
Under 13 Girls: 3km. 1 S Barker (Sale) 11:52; 2 S Bell (Gate)
11:57; 3 L Riches (Leigh) 12:03 Other Placings: 11 E Templeman (N
Marske) 12:56; 23 S Loraine (Birt) 13:07; 24 H Rank (Morp) 13:08
Teams: 1 East Cheshire 53; 2 Sale, Manchester 61; 3 Leigh 142; 5 Gateshead
167; 8 New Marske 245
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 30th January 2006).
Additional Comments: All info used. Slightly reduced coverage (report
and results) due to a lack of time. Results courtesy of NoEAA website (about
6.30pm). I understand it was also bitterly cold. Morpeth only fielded 3
Seniors. (this info from GP, who also advised that Laura Weightman did
not compete due to illness). Nice to see Julia Orr back in action. Heaton
performances were: SM: 534 A Mulliss 57:49; 575 G Routledge 67:40 (579
finishers: last time 75:49). SW: 47 J Zoppi 34:20 (244 finishers: last
time 58:14). Further results included:
SM: 56 S Potts 40:30; 59 B Harrison 40:34; 71 D Inglis (Darl) 41:02;
94 S Laws 42:16 (also 156 N Orr 44:11) Teams: 17 Darlington 1173;
23 Gateshead 1541 U20M: 32 J Creegan 29:18; 35 D Old 29:29; 38 N
Ridley 29:41; 43 T Carter 29:56; 47 A Carmichael 30:17 U17M: 28 J
Gibson 21:02; 31 A Mitchell 21:08; 43 M Douglas 21:18 U15B: 27 T
Venus 12:55; 33 A Wears 13:05; 41 S Ruddick 13:16; 46 C Watson 13:19; 49
G Urwin 13:21 Team: 20 Sunderland 485 U13B: 29 R Pearse 11:50;
32 G Wright (M'bro) 11:53; 41 D Wood (Sun) 12:05 SW: 42 M Czarnecka
34:10; 52 J Jackson 34:37; 57 T Laws 34:47; 64 S Jackson 34:57; 66 K Chapman
35:05 U20W: 38 N Owens 24:14 U17W: 33 L Macdonald (Morp) 21:52
43 C Baudouin 23:04; 49 L Dixon 23:06; 49 L Dodsworth 23:12
U15G: 49 J Russon 15:10; 52 Z Armstrong 15:16 U13G: 36 R Oldham 13:25;
45 K Templeman 13:35; 47 R Fergusson 13:36; Team: 11 Morpeth 326
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Weekly Round-up
(to 22nd Jan).
Jon Taylor won the U20 event at the Cardiff Challenge Cross Country
Meeting. His victory margin of 30secs was the largest of the day. Two days
earlier he won the Cleveland Schools' title.
Leading Cardiff results were: SM: 1 B Noad 27:15; 3 D Bannister
27:32; 15 A Caine 28:05 U20: 1 J Taylor 18:35 SW: 1 E Pidgeon
19:46; 2 H Dean 19:54
Brass Monkey Half Marathon results included: 1 I Fisher 66:09; 2 D
Watson (Holm) 66:55; 3 D Bilton (Leeds) 69:05; 8 A Tatham 71:15; 9 M Grainger
71:33 (1st M40) M50: 2 I Scott 77:16 Women: 1 T Morris 76:55;
2 L Mawer 77:40; 3 J Nutt 78:56 (could be a pb); 8 A Raw 88:08 (2nd W40)
Leading results from the Scottish Indoor Championships at Kelvin Hall
(22nd Jan) were: SM: 60H: 2 A Sturrock 8.44 HJ: 4 J Stacey 1.90
SP: 1 N Elliott 16.29; 2 C Sturrock 15.69 SW: 60: 5 S Deacon
7.52 200: 2 S Deacon 23.95 1500: 1 S Scott 4:11.39; 3 F Murray
4:16.29 TJ: 4 J Straker 11.68
Cleveland Schools XC results at Laurence Jackson School included (no
times): SB: 1 J Taylor; 2 A Wiles; 3 D Shaw IB: 1 R Best; 2
A Minter; 3 M Jones JB: 1 R Pearse MB: 1 M Shaw SG: 1
S Cook IG: 1 A Cowley; 2 J Russon; 3 A Smith JG: 1 A Atha
MG: 1 K Templeman; 2 L Templeman
All info courtesy of AW, where my reports were not used for the 2nd
successive week. Also the Sherman Cup/Davison Shield results were edited.
The British Masters male rankings were published. Notable performances
were: M45: 60: 1 E Smart 7.48 M50: 5000: 3 L Atkinson 16:28.9
10000: 3 A Jenkins 35:24.18 HT: 2 J Little 44.73 Weight: 2 J Wild
15.34; 3 J Little 14.79 M70: 1500; 3 I Barnes 5:42.5 DT: 1
D Field 35.06 JT: 1 D Field 31.38 M80: 800: 1 J Caddy 3:48.54
1500: 1 J Caddy 7:16.74 3000: 1 J Caddy 15:15.71 5000: 2 J
Caddy 27:19.20 10000: 1 J Caddy 57:06.75; 2 J Johnston 80:19.73
M75: SP: 3 D Field 8.02 DT: 1 D Field 33.32; 3 R Laidler 27.34
HT: 2 D Field 25.22 JT: 1 D Field 27.20; 2 R Laidler 25.25
Weight: 2 D Field 10.36
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North of England A.A Junior Indoor Championships.
Sheffield Arena. Sun. 22nd Jan.
Gateshead's Kieran Flannery easily retained his Under 20 800m title,
at yesterday's North of England Junior Indoor Championships at Sheffield.
The current English Schools champion and now Loughborough student, led
a clean sweep for North East athletes, with the Chester Le Street pair
of Andrew Stanton and Andrew Coffer taking the minor medals. Rebecca Pottinger
of Birtley was successful in the Under 17 High Jump and Melissa Carr of
Shildon won the Under 20 Triple Jump. Richard Byers of Seaton the reigning
English Schools champion and record holder, took the Under 15 High Jump
title.
Selected Results. Day 2.
Under 20 Men: 800: 1 K Flannery (Gate) 1:55.48; 2 A Stanton (CleS)
1:57.19; 3 A Coffer (CleS) 1:58.53
Under 15 Boys: HJ: 1 R Byers (Seat) 1.90
Under 20 Women: 200: 1 H Jones (Wig) 25.04; 3 J Graham (NSP)
26.06 800: 1 S Roe (Pres) 2:13.93; 2 S Duffy (Gate) 2:16.66
LJ: 1 J Whitway (Sheff) 5.70; 3 S De La Hunt (Gate) 5.12 TJ: 1 M
Carr (Shil) 11.67
Under 17 Women: HJ: 1 R Pottinger (Birt) 1.66
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 23rd January 2006).
Additional Comments: All info courtesy of NoEAA website, which to my
pleasant surprise was on by 6.30pm.
Report edited to only include first two sentences. Apologies to Laura
Watt who finished 2nd in the U17 High Jump with a leap of 1.55m.
Further results included: U20: A Coffer 1:57.88ht U17: 400: M
Donnelly 53.31ht 60H: 6 N Flannery 9.28 U20W: 60: 7 M Carr
7.38 200: L McMichael 26.85ht LJ: 4 M Carr 5.10 U17:
60: 6 N Pearson 8.26 (8.17ht) 60H: 4 L Dewdney 9.22; R Pottinger
9.77hnt; A Fleming 9.89ht TJ: 5 E Murray 9.70 U15: 60: 4 A
Stone 8.36 800: 5 S Bell 2:25.76
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North of England Junior Indoor Championships.
Sheffield Arena. Sat. 21st Jan.
Blaydon Harrier, Lianne Tucker gained the region's only gold medal
on the first day of the Northern Indoor Championships, at Sheffield. Tucker,
a Discus specialist, threw a personal best distance to win the Under 20
Shot. Alex Todd of Shildon (Under 20 60m and 400m) and Lorna McMichael
(Chester Le Street) (Under 20 400m and 60m Hurdles), both gained two bronze
medals.
Day 1 Selected Results.
Under 20 Men: 60: 1 G Phiri (Sheff) 6.84; 3 A Todd (Shil) 7.22
400: 1 T O'Brien (Wig) 50.38; 3 A Todd 51.48 PV: 1 L Curtis (Dearn)
4.80; 3 James Stacey (Gate) 3.80
Under 17 Men: 60: 1 E Chan (Sale) 7.11; 2 R Kilty (Gate) 7.12;
3 Y Aliu (M'bro) 7.24 400: 1 J McGinn (Liv P) 50.63; 2 A Allison
(M'bro) 51.84 SP: 1 T Smith (L&M) 14.01; 2 P Brown (Blay) 13.02
Under 20 Women: 400: 1 H Jones (Wig) 57.75; 3 L McMichael (CleS)
60.34 60H: 1 Z Hohn (Wake) 8.69; 3 L McMichael 9.42 SP: 1 L
Tucker (Blay) 12.76
Under 17 Women: 300: 1 C Gedling (Liv H) 40.55; 3 N Pearson (Gate)
42.58 PV: 1 A Haywood (Sale) 3.45; 2 S Scott (Gate) 3.30 SP:
1 L Bodie (Harr) 10.86; 3 A Fleming (Shil) 9.43
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 23rd January 2006).
Additional Comments: Info (all used) courtesy of NoEAA website (about
8.30pm). Further details to follow. Congratulations to all medallists.
Took wild guess that this was a Tucker pb, but I think I am right (11.77m
was a pb 12 months ago). No records listed so I assume this was not a CBP.
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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League
Sherman Cup and Davison Shield Cross Country Races.
Temple Park Leisure Centre, South Shields. Sat. 21st Jan.
Morpeth Harriers retained both trophies, the Sherman Cup for Men and
Davison Shield for Women, at Temple Park on Saturday. For good measure
Morpeth provided all the individual winners of the eight races, though
there was some controversy in the Senior Womens' event.
Conditions underfoot were muddier than usual at this venue, though
there was a cool drying wind blowing.
Marcus Cram opened the programme with a comfortable victory in the
Under 13 Boys' race, before Niick Swinburn won a competitive Senior Mens'
event. Swinburn, the English Junior Fell Running champion, was joined in
the opening stages by clubmates Ross Floyd, David Swinburne and Sean Kirtley
the quartet holding a comfortable lead after the first of the three laps.
Kirtley soon lost contact, followed by Swinburne, but Stewart Bell of Chester
Le Street was making inroads on the leaders after lap 2. Bell took the
lead for a brief period, before Swinburn, who 4 days earlier won the Northumberland
Schools title, made his bid for victory with half a lap remaining. Swinburn
crossed the finish line 7secs ahead of Bell, with Floyd holding on well
to third place. Robert Bambra (Under 17) and Karl Taylor (Under 15) also
won their respective races. Team victories in the first two events plus
the Under 17 race, saw Morpeth win the Sherman Cup, which is given to the
best overall club in the 4 races, for the fifth successive year. Sadly
the Northumberland club were the only squad to close in teams in all the
races. Tynedale, who won the Under 15 team event, took second place ahead
of Gateshead
Morpeth also retained the equivalent Davison Shield competition for
Women, winning the Under 13 and Under 15 team events, though they, like
2nd placed Gateshead and Gosforth (3rd) only closed in 3 teams.
Hannah Rank (Under 13), Laura Weightman (Under 15), Rachel Adams (Junior)
and Jane Mooney (Senior) were the individual winners. In the Senior event,
Mooney took an early lead closely followed by Louise Noble of Sunderland,
with Maxine Czarnecka of Chester Le Street lying in third. Noble overtook
Mooney some 800m from the finish opening up a 20m lead. However, Noble
mistook the finish line slowing to a walk, and was overtaken again by Mooney
on the line. Heaton edged out Morpeth by countback in the team competition,
with Gateshead easily winning the Junior event.
Results.
Sherman Cup: 1 Morpeth 41; 2 Tynedale 204 (3 races); 3 Gateshead 172
(2 races);
Senior Men: 9.3km. 1 N Swinburn (Morp, U20) 30:38; 2 S Bell (CleS)
30:45; 3 R Floyd (Morp, U20) 30:54; 4 D Swinburne (Morp) 30:57; 5 T Doughty
(Sun, M40) 31:33; 6 S Kirtley (Morp, U20) 32:00; 7 P Merrison (Walls, M45)
32:26; 8 S Laws (CleS) 32:40; 9 I Crampton (Dur, M40) 32:44; 10 J Moore
(Heat) 32:54; 11 J Powell (Dur) 33:20; 12 T Carter (Walls, U20) 33:41;
13 A Shepherd (Morp) 33:45; 14 J Blackett (NYM, M40) 33:48; 15 J Donneky
Jnr (Derw) 33:55; 16 C Robson (J&H) 34:01; 17 P Waterston (Morp, M40)
34:06; 18 S Hargreaves (Walls) 34:07; 19 C McDonald (SSh) 34:08; 20 J Bell
(Els, M55) 34:14; 21 M Fenwick (Walls) 34:20; 22 F Smith (Salt, M40) 34:28;
23 K Mackey (SSh, M45) 34:41; 24 D Daniels (Walls) 34:45; 25 P Dixon (Els,
M45) 34:51
Teams: 1 Morpeth 8; 2 Wallsend 37; 3 Durham City 50; 4 South Shields
70; 5 Elswick 78; 6 Heaton 91
Under 17 Men: 5.6km. 1 R Balmbra (Morp) 19:47; 2 R Cunningham
(Birt) 19:50; 3 M Cochrane (Morp) 20:06; 4 D Graham (NSP) 20:17; 5 D Watt
(NSP) 20:21; 6 A Gill (Tyne) 21:15; 7 R Kirkup (Morp) 21:36; 8 S Hunter
(Morp) 21:52; 9 S Robson (Tyne) 22:00; 10 R Hopkins (Birt) 22:35
Teams: 1 Morpeth 11; 2 Tynedale 26
Under 15 Boys: 3.2km. 1 K Taylor (Morp) 10:43; 2 T Venus (Tyne)
11:05; 3 C Rutherford (Tyne) 11:30; 4 J Falconer (Gosf) 11:44; 5 G Urwin
(Tyne) 11:46; 6 A Douglass (Morp) 11:48; 7 S Cooper (Morp) 12:06; 8 T Walker
(Gosf) 12:36; 9 G Ritchie (J&H) 12:41; 10 S Aubrey (H&P) 12:41
Teams: 1 Tynedale 10; 2 Morpeth 14; 3 Gosforth 23
Under 13 Boys: 3.2km. 1 M Cram (Morp) 11:59; 2 S Younger (Sun)
12:05; 3 S Cochrane (Morp) 12:21; 4 J Smith (Morp) 12:23; 5 J Marshal (Derw)
12:54; 6 T Beattie (Morp) 13:13; 7 N Newton (Gate) 13:16; 8 T Bird (Gosf)
13:22; 9 C Bensley (Gosf) 13:31; 10 D Rutter (Gate) 13:37 Teams:
1 Morpeth 8; 2 Gateshead 31; 3 Jarrow and Hebburn 47
Davison Shield: 1 Morpeth 41; 2 Gateshead 88; 3 Gosforth 113 (All -3
races)
Senior Women: 6.3km. 1 J Mooney (Morp) 23:59; 2 L Noble (Sun)
23:59; 3 M Czarnecka (CleS) 24:47; 4 R Adams (Morp) 24:57; 5 J Zoppi (Heat)
25:22; 6 T Laws (CleS) 25:34; 7 H Astley (Heat) 26:12; 8 A Dargie (Els,
W35) 26:35; 9 H Patton (Gate, W45) 26:48; 10 F Turley (Heat) 26:54; 11
I Hope (Sun, W45) 27:09; 12 A Mason (Gosf, W45) 27:13; 13 H Lambert (NSP,
W45) 27:13; 14 L Marr (Tyne, W40) 27:25; 15 L Walker (Walls) 27:33; 16
S Youden (Gate) 27:48; 17 L Ranger (Morp) 28:05; 18 C Baudouin (Gate, W45)
28:42; 19 J Archibold (Clare, W35) 28:49; 20 A Nott (Heat, W45) 28:56
Teams: 1 Heaton 22; 2 Morpeth 22; 3 Sunderland 41; 4 Gateshead 43; 5 Gosforth
68; 6 Claremont 70
Junior Women: 5.8km. 1 R Adams (Morp, U17) 22:53; 2 C Baudouin
(Gate, U17) 23:09; 3 S Hart (Gate) 23:19; 4 L Dodsworth (Gate, U17) 23:25;
5 G Barry (Sun) 24:15; 6 J Brignall (Heat, U17) 25:55; 7 G Campbell (J&H)
26:02; 8 L Tweedle (Sun) 27:18; 9 R Collins (Tyne, U17) 27:53; 10 E Barker
(NSP, U17) 27:59 Team: Gateshead 9
Under 15 Girls: 3.2km. 1 L Weightman (Morp) 11:55; 2 N Young
(Morp) 12:26; 3 S Crosby (Sun) 12:54; 4 E Masson (Gosf) 13:11; 5 A Ewan
(H&P) 13:18; 6 S Goodfellow (Morp) 13:19; 7 M Howell (Birt) 13:44;
8 A Johnson (NSP) 13:47; 9 E Thompson (Sun) 13:53; 10 L Patterson (Gosf)
13:57 Teams: 1 Morpeth 9; 2 Gosforth 25; 3 Sunderland 29
Under 13 Girls: 3.2km. 1 H Rank (Morp) 13:22; 2 M Simpson (Morp)
13:30; 3 R Lundgren (Gosf) 13:32; 4 R Oldham (Gate) 13:58; 5 K McArdle
(Gosf) 14:01; 6 S Robinson (Blyth) 14:09; 7 L Cairns (Morp) 14:16; 8 J
Bunn (J&H) 14:21; 9 K Maws (Sun) 14:36; 10 E Hope (Sun) 14:42
Teams: 1 Morpeth 10; 2 Gosforth 20; 3 Gateshead 36
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 23rd January 2006).
Additional Comments: Most of info used but edited in parts. Weather
was quite chilly but fine. 144 finishers (SM) and 35 (SW). 12 in both U17
races. As a well respected official says, this event should be in November.
Plenty of other clashes this time of year (Durham Independent Schools XC
the day before), which makes a poor turn-out. Other performances included:
SM: 35 A Jenkins 36:12; 89 R Wilson 39:56.
Congratulations to Heaton Senior Women team, but unfortunately prizes
were not on offer. Other Heaton performances (Club Champs incorp) were:
SM: 36 M Miles 36:21; 45 M Gibson 36:58; 62 J Wilson 37:35; 81 S McEntee
39:19; 103 D Wright 41:23; 105 E Baty 41:39; 109 C McEntee 41:51; 111 D
Brignall 42:07; 144 G Rouyledge 54:01 (short of similar opposition this
time). SW: 26 D Parker 30:41; 29 J Padden 31:22; 31 M Finn 32:05; 32 A
Tunmore 32:10; 35 K Cowling 38:06.
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Gateshead Lunchtime Road Race Handicap.
International Stadium. Wed. 18th Jan.
Result. Distance 5km.
1 R Checkley (Heat) 25:41; 2 R Cullen (NE Vets, L) 25:54; 3 R Stobbs
(Gate) 26:12; 4 D Pemberton (NE Vets, L) 26:27; 5 J Stephenson (Gate) 26:36;
6 J Scorer (NE Vets) 26:38; 7 G Yates (NE Vets) 26:46; 8 D Mills (J&H)
26:48; 9 D Bostock (Low F) 26:50; 10 G Hargreaves (NE Vets) 26:52
Fastest: G Harden (Sun, M40) 17:35; M Miles (Heat, M50) 18:09; G Pemberton
(NE Vets, M50) 18:21 Women: Y Thiru (NE Vets, W35) 20:07; A
Roffe-Silvestre (Newc U) 22:01; C Lee (Els, W60) 22:16
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 23rd January 2006).
Additional Comments: Only results sent. Main results on day, with extra
info from Low Fell website. 57 finishers. Conditions ideal; mild, overcast
with little wind. Reg was off 2:20. he gradually extended lead in final
400m around track. George Harden (off 9:40) finished 22nd. Micky Miles
(off 10:00) was backmarker. Thiru (off 7:10) finished 25th. Other performances
included: 26 J Prudham 21:50; 45 D Whitmore 27:54; 53 S Robson 30:42; 56
D Tait 34:03.
Heaton performances were: R Checkley 23:21; 11 E Appleby 23:25
(off 3:30); 18 K Beaumont (L) 23:34; 35 A Mulliss 21:57; 37 T Hopkins 23:00;
41 J Norwood (L) (new member) 24:35; 47 M Miles.
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Northumberland Schools Cross Country
Championships.
Newcastle Town Moor. Tues. 17th Jan.
Fell Running specialist, Nick Swinburn found the hills on the course
to his liking, when comfortably winning the Senior Boy's title at yesterday's
Northumberland Schools Cross Country Championships, on a cold Town Moor.
Swinburn came home ahead of East Northumberland team-mate Ross Floyd, with
Newcastle's Jonathan Pearson in 3rd.
Delyth James of East Northumberland retained her Senior Girls' title,
finishing well ahead of her great rival, Mary Ferrier of Tynedale. Ross
Murray of North Tyneside, 2nd in the English Junior championship at Norwich,
last year, moved up an age-group to comfortably win the Intermediate Boys'
event. Laura Weightman of North Northumberland, the 2005 Junior champion,
easily won the Intermediate Girls' race. Marcus Cram (son of Steve) representing
East Northumberland, took the Junior Boys' title. Emma Masson of Newcastle
won a closely contested Junior Girls' race.
Results.
Senior Boys: 7km. 1 N Swinburn (EN) 23:09; 2 R Floyd (EN) 23:37;
3 J Pearson (Nc) 24:33; 4 J Young (EN) 24:40; 5 R Balmbra (EN) 25:00; 6
T Carter (NT) 25:32
Intermediate Boys: 4.8km. 1 R Murray (NT) 17:24; 2 J Gibson (Nc)
17:28; 3 K Taylor (EN) 17:33; 4 T Perrins (Nc) 18:04; 5 M Cochrane (EN)
18:42
Junior Boys: 4.2km. 1 M Cram (EN) 16:14; 2 J Falconer (EN) 16:19;
3 L Baister (EN) 16:24
Minor Boys: 3.2km. S Greenwood (T) 12:43
Senior Girls: 4.2km. 1 D James (EN) 16:06; 2 M Ferrier (T) 16:55;
3 S Duffy (T) 17:19; 4 A Porteous (EN) 17:27; 5 L Patton (Nc) 18:46
Intermediate Girls: 4.2km. 1 L Weightman (NN) 16:17; 2 N Young
(EN) 17:09; 3 G Rutherford (NT) 17:42; 4 R Adams (EN) 17:56; 5 AN Other
18:09
Junior Girls: 3.2km. 1 E Masson (Nc) 13:06; 2 K Dawson (Nc) 13:13;
3 R King (Nc) 13:19; 4 Z Armstrong (EN) 13:27; 5 R Lundgren (Nc) 13:37
Minor Girls: 2.7km. 1 M Simpson (NN) 11:42; 2 H Rank (EN) 11:44;
3 H Whale (Nc) 12:01
(Newcastle Journal: Wed. 18th January 2006).
Additional Comments: Not used but in on Thurs (19th). No official
results compiled on day, so had to send in those available. There are a
few initial errors due in some cases to misleading info, from some onlookers.
Listed below are more accurate AW results (these adapted from full results
courtesy of Paul Ponton). Weather was a lot colder and breezier than more
"inland" places. At least it was dry. Other positions include SG: 16 A
Bell (Nc) and 20 C Gilmore (NT). Due to SG/IG mixed race, times after Vicky
Beck in SG were estimated, as they were not taken. Programme at start of
meeting (SB 12.00, MG 12.05, MB 12.10), needs to be revised slightly as
at one time 3 races were finishing at same time, which caused some chaos
in funnels. Also one team manager (not sure which), could not fill his
results envelope in properly.
AW results (sent 19th)
Senior (6.8km)
1 N Swinburn (EN) 23:09; 2 R Floyd (EN) 23:37; 3 J Pearson (Nc) 24:33;
4 J Young (EN) 24:40; 5 R Balmbra (NN) 25:00; 6 T Carter (NT) 25:32; 7
A Welford (Nc) 26:29; 8 R Forster (T) 27:18; 9 J Woods (EN) 27:19; 10 A
Gill (T) 28:11
Team
Newcastle 68
Inter (4.8km)
1 R Murray (NT) 17:24; 2 J Gibson (Nc) 17:28; 3 K Taylor (NN) 17:33;
4 T Perrins (Nc) 18:04; 5 M Cochrane (EN) 18:42; 6 D Graham (NT) 18:47;
7 C Rutherford (T) 18:49; 8 S Potter (NT) 18:51; 9 J Hewitt (Nc) 19:01;
10 R Kirkup (EN) 19:07
Team
Newcastle 51
Junior (4.2km)
1 M Cram (EN) 16:14; 2 G Urwin (T) 16:19; 3 J Falconer (EN) 16:24;
4 L Baister (EN) 16:26; 5 A Douglass (NN) 16:27; 6 AN Other 16:39;
7 D Deagle (EN) 16:42; 8 B Pearson (Nc) 16:42; 9 A Barker (EN) 16:46; 10
L Battista (Nc) 17:04
Team
East Northumberland 36
Minor Boys (3.2km)
1 S Greenwood (T) 12:43; 2 C Johnson (Nc) 12:44; 3 C Wright (Nc) 12:46;
4 B Harrison (T) 12:47; 5 G Taylor (Nc) 12:48; 6 J Brown (T) 12:49;
7 L Hogg (Nc) 12:59; 8 A Davies (Nc) 13:02
Team
Newcastle 68
Senior Girls (4.2km)
1 D James (EN) 16:06; 2 M Ferrier (T) 16:55; 3 S Duffy (T) 17:19; 4
A Porteous (EN) 17:27; 5 L Patton (Nc) 18:46; 6 V Beck (Nc) 19:45; 7 S
Tomasczyck (Nc) 19:50; 8 L Oliver (Nc) 20:00; 9 G Campbell (Nc) 20:10;
10 H Davies (NT) 20:20
Team
Newcastle 51
Inter (4.2km)
1 L Weightman (NN) 16:17; 2 N Young (EN) 17:09; 3 G Rutherford (NT)
17:42; 4 R Adams (EN) 17:56; 5 L Smith (Nc) 18:09; 6 C Baudouin (Nc) 18:20;
7 L Dixon (EN) 18:55; 8 S Favier (Nc) 19:09; 9 L Patterson (Nc) 19:30;
10 S Cervarate (Nc) 19:45
Team
Newcastle 52
Junior (3.2km)
1 E Masson (Nc) 13:06; 2 K Dawson (Nc) 13:13; 3 R King (Nc) 13:19;
4 Z Armstrong (EN) 13:27; 5 R Lundgren (Nc) 13:37; 6 S Goodfellow (NN)
13:45; 7 R Ferguson (NT) 13:51; 8 R Jameson (Nc) 13:58; 9 O White (T) 13:59;
10 H Wadell (Nc) 14:03
Team
Newcastle 29
Minor Girls: 2.7km. 1 M Simpson (NN) 11:42; 2 H Rank (EN) 11:44;
3 H Whale (Nc) 12:01; 4 R Denton (EN) 12:07; 5 J Buck (Nc) 12:48; 6 A McGregor
(Nc) 12:53; 7 L Daly (Nc) 12:57; 8 L Richardson (Nc) 12:58
Team
Newcastle 41
Key: EN = East Northumberland Nc = Newcastle NN = North
Northumberland NT = North Tyneside T = Tynedale
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Weekly Round-up
(to 15th Jan).
Congratulations to Haile Gebrselassie for breaking Half Marathon world
record at Phoenix (15th Jan). He clocked 58mins 55secs bettering the old
figures by 21secs. He passed 20km in 55mins 48secs, which is a world best
by 30secs. His winning margin was a massive 4mins 2secs.
Leading results from Great North Cross Country at Edinburgh (14th Jan)
included:
Senior Men: 1 K Bekele (Eth) 26:08; 2 S Shaheen (Quat) 26:12; 3 Z Tadesse
(Ero) 26:18; 8 A Jones (Salf) 28:00 4km: ! Nick McCormick 12:16;
2 M Skinner 12:17; 3 B Bene (Hun) 12:17; 10 M Morris 12:45; 14 M Hood 12:54;
15 R McLeod 12:55; 24 R Stephenson 13:15; 26 C Parr 13:26; 27 M Nicholson
13:28 Women: 1 G Burka (Eth) 19:00; 2 J Ochichi (Ken) 19:12;
3 T Bibaba (Eth) 19:21; 8 H Yelling 20:06; 27 R Smith 22:04; 39 E Waterhouse
29:51
Congratulations to Nick McCormick who dominated, when he recovered
from a fall after 800m.
Great North Winter Run results included: M55: 1 H Matthews 19:47 (not
sure if I have seen main results ?).
Notable results from County Championshps included: Berkshire (at Maidenhead):
SW: 1 C Dickie 22:36 (by 16secs) Cambridgeshire (at St Neots): 1
M Clarke (C&C) 33:32; 6 P Halford 35:22 Norfolk (at Norwich):
SW: 1 R Proctor (Nor) 19:21; 2 O Walwyn 19:24 Nottinghamshire (at
Derby): 1 A Buckley 32:13 (by 1:06) Warwickshire (at Hinkley): SM:
1 J Walsh (now Leeds C) 35:36 (by 1:10) Yorkshire (at Rotherham):
1 M Buckingham 38:55; 3 D Agustus 39:11 U20: 1 A Brownlee 28:29;
3 A Duffield 29:57; 6 N Zissler 30:49
Result of North Shields Poly GP Handicap (10th Jan): Fastest Times:
C Morley 19:56 Women: G Rutherford 23:17
All info courtesy of AW.
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Durham Cathedral Cross Country Relays.
Race Course, Durham. Sun. 15th Jan.
Morpeth Harriers regained the Senior Mens' title at yesterday's Durham
Cathedral Cross Country Relays, but it was their B team taking the honours
ahead of 2005 winners, Sunderland. The Wearsiders led on leg 1 with Gavin
Massingham proving too quick at the finish for Morpeth's North Eastern
Championship bronze medallist, Mark Brown. The two teams were still well
matched on leg 2 as Morpeth's Chris Sampson edged out 3-times British Masters
Champion, Brian Rushworth who opted to run for the Sunderland Senior team
on this occasion. The result was quickly decided on the final leg, as Ian
Hudspith soon pulled away from Patrick Martin, Hudspith's time was also
the fastest overall. The Morpeth C team came home third, a position they
held throughout. The final runner, Mark Hudspith was returning to action
after being sidelined with injury and illness, for the last 4 months. For
good measure the Morpeth C team finished 4th.
Sunderland gained some consolation when they retained the Veterans'
title. The event also incorporated the Veterans A.A - North East Championship.
Sunderland led all the way with the first two runners, Tim Field and Tom
Doughty respectively clocking the fastest two times. Steve Coxon anchored
Sunderland to victory. Sunderland B held 2nd position, until the final
leg, before strong runs by Durham through Rob Hand and North Shields Poly
(Tony Wallett) took them into the minor medal positions. Morpeth in 5th
also took the Over 50 title.
Like in the Mens' race, it was a B team that took the honours in the
Womens' race. This time Chester Le Street won the event for the 5th successive
year, with the A team finishing 2nd. A good battle on leg 1 saw Aiveen
Fox the Northern Under 20 champion, this time running in the Durham University
colours, come home ahead of Morpeth clubmate and Northern Under 17 champion,
Delyth James. Maxine Czarnecka was lying in 5th for Chester Le Street B,
with Angie Watson in 6th for the A team. Alyson Dixon, with the day's fastest
time, moved to the front on leg 2, with Kerry Matthew maintaining the advantage
on the final leg. Sarah Wilkinson lifted the A team to 2nd on leg 2, before
Morag McDonnell, sidelined with injury since August, brought the squad
home. Third across the line were the Durham City Veterans' team of Debbie
Hales, Denise Todd and Caroline Ratcliff, with Jarrow and Hebburn in 4th.
Tynedale and North Shields Poly took the minor Veterans' awards. Hales
was the fastest official veteran, though her time was somewhat slower than
Wilkinson, who is in the Over 35 age-group.
Results.
Senior Men: 3 x 3km. 1 Morpeth B 25:28 (M.Brown 8:28, C Sampson
8:35, I Hudspith 8:25); 2 Sunderland 25:46 (G Massingham 8:27, B Rushworth
8:37, P Martin 8:42); 3 Morpeth A 26:03 (D Samuels 8:32, T Ranger 8:40,
M Hudspith 8:51); 4 Morpeth C 27:06 (J Young 9:16, I Hollingsworth 8:52,
D Swinburne 8:58); 5 Durham University 27:26 (C Wilson 9:13, J Powell 8:42,
A Lawrence 9:31); 6 Chester Le Street 27:38 (S Bell 8:58, D Old 9:22, M
Tomlinson 9:18); 7 Morpeth D 27:49; 8 Gateshead 28:12; 9 Low Fell 28:27;
10 North Shields Poly 28:41; 11 Gateshead B 28:54; 12 Gateshead C 29:58;
13 Alnwick 30:02; 14 North York Moors 30:05; 15 Durham University B 30:07
Fastest: I Hudspith 8:25; G Massingham 8:27; M Brown 8:28; D Samuels
8:32; C Sampson 8:35; B Rushworth (M40) 8:37; P Hutton (Gosf) 8:38; T Ranger
8:40
Veteran Men: 3 x 3km. 1 Sunderland 27:52 (T Field 9:03, T Doughty
9:07, S Coxon 9:42); 2 Durham City 29:00 (I Crampton 9:31, W Knox 10:02,
R Hand 9:27); 3 North Shields Poly 29:14 (M Fenwick 9:55, C Morley 9:39,
T Wallett 9:40); 4 Sunderland B 29:34; 5 Morpeth 29:46; 6 Morpeth B 29:53;
7 Durham City B 30:09; 8 Chester Le Street 30:40; 9 Low Fell 31:07; 10
Sunderland C 31:22
Fastest: T Field 9:03; T Doughty 9:07; R Hand 9:27; I Crampton 9:31;
L Atkinson (Morp, M50) 9:33; P Merrison (Walls, M45) 9:35
M50: 1 Morpeth 29:46 (L Atkinson 9:33, G Bayne 10:22, A Jenkins 9:51);
2 Tynedale 31:58; 3 Blaydon 33:07 Fastest: L Atkinson
M60: 1 Crook and District 39:34 (P Arkin 11:52, J Stephenson 13:49,
A Purdham 13:53); 2 South Shields 41:44; 3 North Shields Poly 45:10
Fastest: P Arkin 11:52
Senior Women: 3 x 3km. 1 Chester Le Street B 30:58 (M Czarnecka
10:45. A Dixon 9:48, K Matthew 10:25); 2 Chester le Street A 31:07 (A Watson
10:55, S Wilkinson 10:09, M McDonnell 10:03); 3 Jarrow and Hebburn 34:09
(A Hunter 10:36, G Campbell 12:42, S Evans 10:51); 4 Gateshead 34:29 (S
Youden 11:24, H Patton 11:49, S Hart 11:16); 5 Durham University 34:36
(A Fox 10:03, H Blamire-Brown 12:05, C Wilson 12:28); 6 Wallsend 36:24;
7 Billingham 37:41; 8 Heaton 38:08; 9 Crook and District 38:36; 10 Claremont
39:19; 11 Sunderland Strollers 39:21; 12 North Shields Poly 39:36
Fastest: A Dixon 9:48; M McDonnell 10:03; A Fox 10:03; S Wilkinson
(W35) 10:09; D James (Morp, U20) 10:16; K Matthew 10:25
Veterans: 1 Durham City 33:14 (D Hales 10:40, D Todd 11:00, C Ratcliff
11:34); 2 Tynedale 34:35 (S Scott 11:48, L Marr 11:45, K Robertson 11:02);
3 North Shields Poly 36:41 (H Lambert 11:35, C Bruce 12:36, L Miller 12:30);
4 Chester Le Street 38:45; 5 Alnwick 39:49; 6 North Shields B 39:51
Fastest: D Hales 10:40; D Todd 11:00; K Robertson 11:02
(Newcastle Journal: Mon.16th January 2006).
Additional Comments: Report edited more than usual and in strange places.
Results courtesy of Andy Billett. Quite cold and a bit frosty underfoot,
more surprisingly as meeting progressed. 31 Senior Men, 42 Veteran Men,
24 Senior Women (including 8 Veteran) were number of completed teams. Line
up for Sunderland B team was P Collins 9:41, G Harden 9:48 and R Rush 10:05.
Other times from first leg of SM were: 5 T West (NSP) 8:56; 7 A Carmichael
(Gate) 9:08 ; 15 R Balmbra (Morp C) 9:34. Tim Field also ran leg 2 for
incomplete Sunderland B team (9:07). South Shields M60 splits were: F Strand
12:33, M Stephenson 13:38 and D Whitmore 15:33. Nice to see Sam Hart back
in action in SW race. Chester Le Street Vet Women splits were: D Elliott
11:55, J Tinkler 12:44 and S Kirkup 14:06. Kath Stewart ran 2nd leg for
NSP Vets B (13:45).
Heaton Women splits were: J Zoppi (was Smith - married over Xmas) 11:04
(7), D Parker 13:28 (11), R Kane 13:36 (11) (positions incorp Vets). Other
Heaton performances were: SM: J Moore 9:15 (9). Vet Men: R Checkley 13:31,
E Appleby 13:37. SW: B: A Tunmore 13:47 (24), M Finn 14:22 (22).
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Durham Schools Cross Country Championships.
Meadowfield Sports Centre, Durham. Sat. 14th Jan.
Durham Central were again the strongest area at Saturday's Durham Schools
Cross Country Championships, at Meadowfield, winning six of the eight team
titles. The weather was thankfully dry and mild, and underfoot conditions
were much drier than of late. Durham were successful in the Senior Boys'
race, with Michael Crawley comfortably winning the individual title, from
Sean Hall (Gateshead) and Jack Martin (Wearside). For good measure, Carl
Smith also won the Intermediate event. The in-form Alex Snook, from Darlington
took the Senior Girls' title after a close battle with Durham's Lyndsey
Dodsworth. Kate Avery of South West Durham, 5th in the 2005 English event
at Norwich, easily retained her Junior title, coming home well clear of
the 2005 Minor champion, Sigourney Bell of Gateshead. The pair are also
current North Eastern Counties' champions at Under 15 and Under 13 level,
respectively. Easiest winner of the day was Helen Girtig of Gateshead,
who led all the way to win the Intermediate Girls' event. Liam Wintrip
of Easington, also took an early lead to comfortably take the Junior
Boys' title.
Results.
Senior Boys: 6.5km. 1 M Crawley (DC) 23:15; 2 S Hall (G) 23:22;
3 J Martin (W) 23:55; 4 A Carmichael (G) 24:29; 5 W Roberts (DC) 24:54;
6 A Stanton (ST) 25:01; 7 A Coffer (DC) 25:24; 8 N Ridley (DC) 25:29; 9
S Brewis (DC) 26:00; 10 J Pritchard (DC) 26:07 Team: Durham
Central 40
Intermediate Boys: 5.2km. 1 C Smith (DC) 19:06; 2 M Foggin (W)
19:23; 3 K Thompson (DC) 19:32; 4 C Bell (WW) 19:49; 5 T Mason (Dl) 19:51;
6 S Ruddick (G) 19:51; 7 R French (G) 19:58; 8 R Cunningham (G) 20:05;
9 D Reagan (G) 20:24; 10 B Chadwick (DC) 20:28 Team: Gateshead 61
Junior Boys: 4.3km. 1 L Wintrip (E) 16:54; 2 M Grimes (DC) 17:06;
3 K Chirnside (Dw) 17:19; 4 C Gaffney (Dl) 17:14; 5 L Harrison (DC) 17:34;
6 T McMeikin (G) 17:41; 7 N Reed (W) 17:46; 8 J Phillips (Dl) 17:52; 9
L Cuthbert (E) 17:54; 10 S Younger (W) 17:58 Team: Durham Central
100
Minor Boys: 2.2km. 1 C Boyer (SWD) 8:34; 2 J Liddle (DC) 8:50;
3 R Wooley (DC) 8:54; 4 W Isles (Dl) 8:55; 5 H Lawton (SWD) 8:56; 6 N Poole
(Dl) 8:56; 7 R Costello (G) 8:59; 8 S Smith (WW) 8:59 Team: Durham
Central 69
Senior Girls: 4.3km. 1 A Snook (Dl) 19:02; 2 L Dodsworth (DC)
19:21; 3 J Stephenson (G) 19:32; 4 A Wilson (Dl) 19:33; 5 R Barnes (ST)
20:36; 6 N Coleby (DC) 20:47; 7 N Cross (Dl) 21:11; 8 L Stronach (SWD)
21:14; 9 N Miller (W) 21:23; 10 A Foreman (DC) 21:27 Team: Durham
Central 64
Intermediate Girls: 3.9km. 1 H Girtig (G) 16:21; 2 A Ewan (W)
17:39; 3 R Shield (Dw) 17:45; 4 S Coleby (DC) 18:05; 5 S Brannon (Dl) 18:21;
6 A Foster (DC) 18:31; 7 E Murray (ST) 18:38; 8 E Spoor (W) 18:41; 9 S
Unwin (WW) 18:48; 10 V Brewis (W) 18:50 Team: Gateshead 93
Junior Girls: 3km. 1 K Avery (SWD) 11:28; 2 S Bell (G) 12:20;
3 E Toogood (SWD) 12:25; 4 S Crosby (W) 12:47; 5 H Nagel (WW) 12:51; 6
D Pickavance Clarke (Dw) 13:05; 7 S Loraine (G) 13:11; 8 S Wood (DC) 13:18;
9 D Bell (WW) 13:31; 10 C College (DC) 13:37 Team: South West Durham
75
Minor Girls: 2.2km: 1 C Storey (DC) 9:33; 2 M Reed (W) 9:36;
3 B Ward (Dl) 9:37; 4 L Richardson (SWD) 9:41; 5 A Watt (WW) 9:48; 6 C
Bradley (G) 9:53; 7 J Burlinson (Dl) 9:55; 8 J O'Connor (DC) 9:57
Team: Durham Central 63
DC = Durham Central Dl = Darlington Dw = Derwentside
E = Easington G = Gateshead ST = South Tyneside SWD =
South West Durham W = Wearside WW = West Wearside
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 16th January 2006).
Additional Comments: Only early part of report used. Results courtesy
of Pat Narey (handwritten by assistant). Apologies therefore for any incorrect
spelling especially of "lesser known" names. Max Coleby was course director.
Good runs from Coleby girls but they have not done much stamina training.
Darlington did not put in their declaration card in IB race, so name not
available. His first name was Tom, and I think the name included is from
that area. In SG event, LD overhauled long-time leader AS at halfway opening
up a 20m lead. Nicola Pearson competed in IG event, finishing (I think)
in the 20's. Interesting name not in this result was A Suffield. Steph
Crowell finished 15th in 19:09. A good run by Eleanor Murray but not a
great overall standard. Steph Loraine transferred from Central HS to Emmanuel
College over Xmas. Anthony Colwell (now at Gateshead College) ran in SB
race. He finished 13th in 28:37. There were about 17 runners and 14 in
SG event (G Douglas also Gates Coll was 13th).
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Weekly Round-up
(to 8th Jan).
Nick Swinburn, less thn 24hrs after clocking the fastest time at Farringdon,
won the Clay Bank Fort Fell Race at Stokesly, by a large margin of 2mins
37sec. His time was 37mins 19secs. Heather Munro won Womens' race (44:08)
from Hannah Wootton (44:50) and Alison Raw (presumably before Whitby XC)
(45:37).
An interesting result at Frostbite League in Ramsey (Cambs) was 1 P
Galpin (Bex) 28:50; 2 P Halford 29:30.
Mike Scott was 2nd (32:33) in Garstang 10km in Lancashire, behind Paul
Freary (31:16).
In the Kendal Winter League, Scarfell Hill Race, Sarah Tunstall finished
3rd (31:31) behind S Taylor (Bing) (30:29).
At the Belfast International Cross Country (7th Jan), Lewis Timmins
finished 2nd in the U20 race, clocking 18mins 26secs, behind Luke Carey
(18:11). John Taylor, like Timmins representing the North, finished 6th
(18:39). Sigourney Bell finished 3rd in the U13G event (7:34), behind I
Al-Rabiah (Charn) (7:30).
Steph Robson finished 9th (34:43) behind G Gardner (Guil) (33:01) in
the Surrey Cross Country Championships, at Croydon.
At the Sale Open Indoor Meeting, Chris Boundy won the Pole Vault (4.55m)
and Ross Dixon was 3rd in the U20 event (3.95m. Emma Morris won the High
Jump (1.65m) and was 4th in the 60H (9.19). Sally Scott was 2nd in U17
Pole Vault (3.30m).
All info courtesy of new-look AW.
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North Yorkshire and South Durham Harrier
League.
Caedmon School, Whitby. Sun. 8th Jan.
Commonwealth Games-bound race walker, Johanna Jackson of Middlkesbrough
and Cleveland, overcame the testing conditions, to win the Senior Womens'
race, at yesterday's fourth North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country
league fixture at Whitby. Dan Augustus of Scarborough won the Senior Mens'
race and North Eastern champion, Ricky Stevenson of New Marske, was successful
in the Under 17 event.
Results.
Senior Men: 9km. 1 D Augustus (Scar) 31:03; 2 R Cole (M'bro)
31:32; 3 G Dunn (T&S) 32:41 Team: Loftus 107
Under 17 Men: 6km. 1 R Stevenson (N Marske) 21:18; 2 K
Thompson (Shil) 21:41; 3 J Kraft (Scar) 22:22 Team: Middlebrough
Mandale 41
Senior Women: 5.5km. 1 J Jackson (M&C) 22:25; 2 K Matthew
(CleS -gst) 22:36; 3 C Robson (Tees) 23:12; 4 D (courtesy Richardson
(Quak) 23:14 Team: Middlesbrough & Cleveland 67
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 9th January 2006).
Additional Comments: Info courtesy of John Kettle. Would have gone if
in Loftus, as listed in fixture list, but Whitby slightly on far side.
Only info on Jackson used. Further details (courtesy of AW and NMH website):
SM: 4 A Tatham 33:00; 5 A Duffield (U20) 33:04; 6 J Orange (M40) 33:19;
8 M Grainger (M40) 34:06; 9 J Hunter (M40) 34:34; 10 A Wiles (U20) 34:36;
90 J Kettle 43:06; 98 M Brooks 43:52; 111 I Barnes 46:26 (128 finishers:
last time: 60:05) Team: 2 Hartlepool Burn Road 108; 3 Thirsk &
Sowerby 177 U15B (3km): R Best 10:50 Team: New Marske 30
U13B (3km): D Collins (Scar) 8:59 Team: Richmond & Zetland 32
SW: 5 V Needham (NR) (U17) 23:34; 6 A Snook (U20) 23:37; 7 A Raw (W40)
23:37; 24 S Milburn 25:42 (72 finishers: last time 36:34).. Team (Corrected):
1 Nestle Rowntrees 37; 2 M&C 67; 3 Richmond & Zetland 82
U15G (3km): 1 A Bridgeman (Scar) 12:15; 3 A Wheatman 12:52 Team:
Scarborough 15 U13G (2.5km): 1 S Sajkovic (Bev) 9:56; 2 K Templeman
10:19 Team: New Marske 33
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Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League.
Farringdon College, Sunderland. Sat. 7th Jan.
Defending champions Sunderland strengthened their lead at the head
of the Mens' Division 1 table, at their own promotion at Farringdon, on
Saturday. The Wearsiders held off the challenge of Morpeth and Durham,
although on the day, Chester Le Street from Division 3 proved to be the
strongest team. Kielder-based David Kirkland, winner of the Jedburgh Half
Marathon in 2004 and 2005, gained an easy victory in the individual
race. The Alnwick Harrier, running from the slow pack, dropped former Junior
International, Chris Lamb of Chester Le Street after the first of the three
muddy laps. Medium pack runners stole the honours among the fastest times,
with fourth placed Junior Fell Running International, Nick Swinburn of
Morpeth the quickest, just ahead of Sunderland veteran Tim Field.
The host club provided the Senior Womens' race winner, Michelle Holt,
with Jane Mooney of Morpeth taking second place, from the fast pack. Tynedale
took the team awards, as Elvet Striders overhauled leaders Heaton ( 7th
on this occasion) in the Overall table. Mooney's time however, was bettered
by over a minute by Delyth James, the 2005 North of England Under 17 champion,
who won the Junior race from the fast pack.
Laura Weightman of Morpeth narrowly defeated her great rival Kate Avery
of Shildon for the first time this season, the pair finishing 2nd and 3rd
from the fast pack in the Under 15 race won by Emma Toogood of Durham.
John Gibson of Gateshead comfortably won the Under 17 race, with Junior
Great North Run winner and fellow Royal Grammar School student, Jonathan
Pearson of Elswick clocking the fastest time in third. Sadly this event
produced a disapointingly small field of 11 runners. Gregor Rowe of Blaydon
led all the way to win the Under 15 event, just holding off the challenge
from fast pack runner and Schools International, Ross Murray of Gateshead.
Daniel Wood of Sunderland also dominated the Under 13 race from the
start, with the fastest time going to 4th placed Marcus Cram of Morpeth.
Mariska Simpson of Morpeth again dominated the Girls Under 13 event,
her clubmate Hannah Park clocking the fastest time in 4th.
Results.
Senior Men: 5.7M: 1 D Kirkland (Aln) 30:39; 2 C Lamb (CleS) 31:49;
3 I Crampton (Dur, M40) 32:20; 4 N Swinburn (Morp, U20) 32:26; 5 T Field
(Sun, M40) 32:31; 6 S Grey (CleS, M40) 32:52; 7 T Carter (Walls, U20) 33:23;
8 R Floyd (Morp, U20) 33:41; 9 T Doughty (Sun, M40) 33:46; 10 M Elliott
(Gate) 33:58; 11 A Carmichael (Gate, U20) 34:12; 12 F Smith (Salt, M40)
34:31; 13 C Dentice (Morp, M55) 34:32; 14 M Armstrong (Blay, U20) 34:36;
15 D Armstrong (Els) 34:51; 16 J Donneky Jnr (Derw) 34:52; 17 D McMeiken
(Blay) 34:55; 18 J Martin (Sun, U20) 34:57; 19 S Bell (CleS) 35:04; 20
R McLeod (Els) 35:12; 21 R Hand (Dur, M40) 35:20; 22 D Old (CleS, U20)
35:23; 23 S Laws (CleS) 35:25; 24 S Potts (Sun) 35:31; 25 J Moore (Heat)
35:38
Fastest: N Swinburn 29:56; T Field 30:01; S Bell 30:04; R McLeod 30:12;
S Potts 30:31; D Kirkland 30:39; R Floyd 31:11; T Doughty 31:16
Teams: Division 1: 1 Sunderland 96; 2 Morpeth 107; 3 Durham City 119;
4 Crook and District 172; 5 Wallsend 200; 6 North Shields Poly 215
Division 2: 1 Elswick 63; 2 Alnwick 83; 3 Tynedale 134 Division 3:
1 Chester Le Street 22; 2 Heaton 90; 3 Aurora 197
Under 17 Men: 3.8M: 1 J Gibson (Gate) 23:30; 2 J Costello (Gate) 23:56;
3 J Pearson (Els) 24:12; 4 M Cochrane (Morp) 24:35; 5 R Balmbra (Morp)
25:03; 6 R Hopkins (Birt) 25:06; 7 D Watt (NSP) 25:59; 8 M Williams (Tyne)
26:06 Fastest: J Pearson 21:32; M Cochrane 21:55; R Balmbra 22:23
Team: Tynedale 27
Under 15 Boys: 1.9M. 1 G Rowe (Blay) 11:07; 2 R Murray (Gate)
11:09; 3 C Bell (Gate) 11:25; 4 B Pearson (Els) 11:42; 5 S Ruddick (Blay)
11:59; 6 L Cuthbert (Sun) 12:02; 7 B Chadwick (Shil) 12:08; 8 L Wintrip
(Sun) 12:09; 9 L Baister (Blyth) 12:10; 10 G Urwin (Tyne) 12:11 Fastest:
R Murray 9:49; C Bell 10:05; S Ruddick 10:39 Teams: 1 Gateshead 17;
2 Sunderland 25; 3 Blaydon 29
Under 13 Boys: 1.9M. 1 D Wood (Sun) 11:30; 2 J Brown (Tyne) 11:48;
3 J Marshal (Derw) 12:10; 4 M Cram (Morp) 12:14; 5 K Robley (Tyne) 12:20;
6 J Archer (Sun) 12:24; 7 A Boal (Sun) 12:27; 8 M Podgurski (Sun) 12:39;
9 S Cochrane (Morp) 12:48; 10 P Hope (Sun) 12:55 Fastest: M Cram
10:54; J Archer 11:04; S Cochrane 11:28 Teams: 1 Sunderland 14; 2
Gateshead 36; 3 Shildon 58
Senior Women: 3.8M. 1 M Holt (Sun) 26:21; 2 J Mooney (Morp) 26:43;
3 C Findlay (Aln) 27:15; 4 D James (Elv, W35) 27:28; 5 S Scott (Tyne, W35)
27:49; 6 L Marr (Tyne, W40) 27:50; 7 J Nutt (Els) 27:52; 8 H Lambert (NSP,
W45) 28:05; 9 J Dooley (Tyne) 28:17; 10 H Munro (Dur) 28:21; 11 D Hales
(Dur, W35) 28:23; 12 R Vincent (Tyne) 28:28; 13 J Grey (Elv) 28:34; 14
M Dawson (Elv, W35) 28:53; 15 C Bruce (NSP, W35) 28:57; 16 S Graham (Elv,
W35) 29:05; 17 A Lorenzi (Heat) 29:15; 18 P Adamson (NSP, W35) 29:17; 19
S Lowery (NSP) 29:21; 20 V Mills (Blay) 29:30 Fastest: J Mooney 24:03;
D James 24:48; J Nutt 25:12; D Hales 25:43; M Holt 26:21; L Brown (Blay)
27:11
Teams: 1 Tynedale 20; 2 Elvet Striders 31; 3 North Shields Poly 41;
4 Durham City 60; 5 Morpeth 77; 6 Alnwick 80
Junior Women: 3.8M. 1 D James (Morp 25:30; 2 M Ferrier (Gate)
26:38; 3 G Barry (Sun) 27:00; 4 L Dixon (Morp, U17) 27:14; 5 J Stephenson
(Blay, U17) 28:45; 6 S Miller (Blay, U17) 29:01; 7 C Baudouin (Gate, U17)
29:42; 8 J Brignall (Heat, U17) 29:44 Fastest: D James 22:50; M Ferrier
23:58; J Stephenson 26:05 Teams: 1 Sunderland 24; 2 Blaydon 24
Under 15 Girls: 1.9M. 1 E Toogood (Dur) 11:35; 2 L Weightman
(Morp) 11:44; 3 K Avery (Shil) 11:46; 4 S Goodfellow (Morp) 12:13; 5 N
Young (Morp) 12:20; 6 A Ewan (H&P) 12:29; 7 H Girtig (Blay) 12:30;
8 V Addison (J&H) 12:56; 9 J Savage (Black B) 13:06; 10 E Masson (Gosf)
13:31 Fastest: L Weightman 10:24; K Avery 10:26; N Young 11:00
Teams: 1 Morpeth 11; 2 Gosforth 37; 3 Blackhill Bounders 47
Under 13 Girls: 1.9M. 1 M Simpson (Morp) 12:19; 2 R King (Gosf)
12:33; 3 L Richardson (Dur) 12:51; 4 H Rank (Morp) 13:33; 5 P Howell (Birt)
13:36; 6 C Samuelson (Gate) 13:50; 7 E Welsh (Morp0 13:52; 8 R Fergerson
(Gate) 14:03; 9 L Page (H&P) 14:07; 10 R Lilley (CleS) 14:11
Fastest: H Rank 12:13; Simpson 12:19; C Samuelson 12:30 Teams:
1 Morpeth 12: 2 Gateshead 27; 3 Birtley 40
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 9th January 2006).
Additional Comments: Most of info used. Weather milder than expected.
Damp early on but fared up. Going "heavy" in parts.
252 finishers in SM race (last time: 55:59) 54 in SW (last time 45:42).
Also 14 in U20W. Marg Finn and Mandy Tunmore missed start by 1min 10secs
approx. Also 2 from Durham and others. This was due to an unexpectedly
early call to start SW race. Mal Stephenson clocked 47:36 (236th). Did
not see BK.
Other Heaton performances were: J Moore's actual time 33:08; 47 D Robins
34:16; 62 M Gibson 37:15; 119 S McEntee 39:13; 137 J Wilson 40:08; 180
D Wright 42:43; 189 J De Giorgio 43:20; 197 E Baty 43:41; 209 D Brignall
44:50; 233 A Mulliss 47:17; 249 G Routledge 52:56 (League Table unoff:
1 Heaton 6; 2 Aurora 9; 3 Chester Le Street 10) SW: 23 H Astley 27:15;
46 M Finn 34:54; 50 A Tunmore 36:03 (League Table unoff: 1 Elvet
Striders 9; 2= Heaton 11 2= North Shields Poly 11 (opposition 1 point nearer,
as Sunderland were belatedly disqualified after first meeting.). Excellent
run by Jenny B (6th at halfway) in U20 race.
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Jarrow Indoor Standards Meeting.
Monkton Stadium. Thurs. 5th Jan.
Selected Results.
Under 17 Men. 60: C Craigs (Darl) 7.5 600: M Toward (J&H)
1:51.8
Under 15 Boys: 600: A Rowland (Gate) 1:53.8
Under 17 Women: 60: N Pearson (Gate) 8.4 600: S-K Crowell
(J&H) 2:02.2
Under 15 Girls: 60: A Stone (J&H) 8.3 600: J Hudson (Gate)
2:05.1
Under 13 Girls: 60: J Read (Gate) 8.6 (8.3ht) 600: A Watt
(CleS 2:11.8
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 9th January 2006).
Additional Comments: Just leading available results sent. At least meeting
finished at about 9.20pm (30mins earlier than Dec). Overall times seemed
slow for some unknown reason. More minor results: U15B: 600: B: P Clifford
(Darl) 1:59.3 B: 1 A Rowland (Gate) 1:53.8; 2 E Gill (Gate) 1:56.3;
3 D Coutakis (J&H) 1:56.8 U13B: 60: J Burns (J&H) 8.8
600: D Rutter (Gate) 2:10.1 U17W: 600: B: E Clifford (Darl) 2:06.6
U15G: 600: B: E Winter (J&H) 2:09.6 U13G: 600: K Marriott (Gate)
2:13.1
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Weekly Round-up
(to 2nd Jan).
Result of Captain Cook Hill Race (1st Jan) was: 1 K Sheppard (Cambus)
31:07; 2 C Stead 34:00; 3 J Blackett 34:01 M60: J Kettle 42:56
Women: 1 C Hare 37:29; 2 J Jackson 39:06; 3 D Hales 39:12 W40: A
Raw 40:00
The Hill Forts and Headaches Fell Race at Rothbury was won by M Whitfield
(Bing) in 21mins 5secs. Nick Swinburn finished 2nd (21:54) with Bev Whitfield
winning Womens' race (26:55). Sarah Tunstall was first lady in the Nine
Standards Fell Race at Kirkby Stephen (67:03).
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Hartlepool Old Monk 6M Multi Terrain Race.
Hart Village. Mon. 2nd Jan.
Andrew Minister of the host club Hartlepool Burn Road, improved on
last year's fifth placing to win yesterday's Old Monk 6 Multi Terrain race,
at Hart Village. Minister mastered the demanding course, now clear of snow,
but very muddy in parts, coming home 150m clear of Paul Guy of Newton Aycliffe.
Another Hartlepool athlete, Adam Churchill as in 2004, finished 3rd.
Kerry Matthew of Chester Le Street came home 50m ahead of top veteran,
Alison Raw of Darlington, to win the Womens' race. Matthew, second in 2004,
finished 12th overall, easily bettering the year-old course record by 87secs.
Result.
1 A Minister (Hart) 33:27; 2 P Guy (N Ayc) 33:53; 3 A Churchill (Hart)
34:28; 4 P Kelly (Darl, M40) 35:40; 5 A Macrae (Leeds) 35:50; 6 R Simpson
(Bill MH) 36:14; 7 K Galbraith (Hart, M40) 36:16; 8 M Armstrong (Hart)
36:41; 9 S Jones (Hart) 36:42; 10 I Cook (Hart, M40) 37:25
M50: W Bell (Crook) 38:00 M60: M Stephenson (SSh) 49:15
Women: 1 K Matthew (CleS) 37:53 (rec); 2 A Raw (Darl, W35) 38:05; 3
A Hall (T&S, W45) 41:12; 4 S Milburn (N Ayc, W45) 42:09; 5 T Waller
(Hart, W35) 43:04; 6 S Gibson (Darl, W55) 46:35
(Newcastle Journal: Tues. 3rd January 2006).
Additional Comments: All info used. For 2004 read 2005. Weather coolish
but dry and bright. A bit windy in exposed parts. Also some ice in some
sheltered areas. 69 finishers (last time: 62:48). Mal Stephenson (BK was
in attendance) finished 52nd. George Routledge finished 57th (52:55) (nearly
6mins quicker than in 2005).
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Morpeth Harriers Road Race.
Sun. 1st Jan.
Mark Brown led the host club to a clean sweep at yesterday's Morpeth
Harriers New Years Day Road Race. Despite the bright weather, the still
treacherous underfoot conditions beside the river in Carlisle Park, meant
the last km of the advertised 11km course had to be omitted, leaving the
runners finishing just inside the Park gates. A leading group of 4 runners
headed the field approaching Mitford, with Brown being joined by clubmates
Nathan Shrubb, winner in 2004 and 2005, and twice North Eastern Cross Country
champion, Neil Wilkinson, with Jon Arxher of Low Fell keeping the trio
company. Archer was the first to lose contact at 2M, and then Shrubb dropped
back at the halfway point. Brown made his effort on the final hilly stretch
approaching 4M, opening up a 30m lead at one stage. However, Wilkinson
fought his way back on the final section of the course, which was mainly
downhill and was locked together with Brown, for the last 1.5M of the race,
before Brown kicked away in the final 100m. The winning margin, by the
Inland Revenue official was 2 secs. Shrubb finished in an isolated third
position ahead of Archer, with another Morpeth Harrier, Les Atkinson the
leading veteran in 5th. Morpeth also provided the Womens' winner with King
Edward School sixth form student, Delyth James finishing in 20th position
overall. Louise Noble of Sunderland took second place ahead of leading
veteran, Erica Johnson of Swaledale.
Result: Distance 6M.
1 M Brown (Morp) 31:07; 2 N Wilkinson (Morp) 31:09; 3 N Shrubb (Morp,
U20) 31:34; 4 J Archer (Low F) 32:31; 5 L Atkinson (Morp, M50) 32:57; 6
N Armsworth (Morp) 33:12; 7 P Jameson (Tyne) 33:42; 8 C McDonald (SSh)
34:05; 9 R Johnson (Swale) 34:55; 10 R Kay (Morp) 34:58; 11 B Jameson (Tyne,
M50) 34:59; 12 G Dixon (Morp, M45) 35:04; 13 D Embleton (Walls, M40) 35:09;
14 A Jenkins (Morp, M50) 35:14; 15 G Williams (Nene V, M50) 35:22; 16 C
Dentice (Morp, M55) 35:24; 17 M McNally (Els, M55) 35:35; 18 R Balmbra
(Morp, U17) 35:50; 19 P Grey (Aln, M45) 35:53; 20 D James (Morp, U20W)
36:39
M55: 3 F McMahon (Blay) 37:41 M60: 1 R Wilson (Sun) 40:39; 2
M Henderson (Blay) 41:40; 3 K Alnwick (Gate) 41:54 M65: 1 R Pinkney
(SSh) 43:58; 2 J Prudham (J&H) 44:01; 3 R Moore (Tyne) 46:44
M70: E Appleby (Heat) 49:06 Team: Morpeth 6
Women: 1 D James 36:39; 2 L Noble (Sun) 37:24; 3 E Johnson (Swale,
W35) 38:25; 4 E Klee (Leeds) 38:42; 5 J Dooley (Tyne) 41:51; 6 A Porteous
(Morp, U17) 42:36; 7 J Walker (Morp, W45) 43:14; 8 H Ross (unatt, W50)
43:20; 9 D Pemberton (NE Vets, W35) 47:42; 10 K Storey (Conc, W35) 48:07
Team: Morpeth 14
(Newcastle Journal: Mon. 2nd January 2006).
Additional Comments: All info used. Weather was fine but got quite
cool as race progressed. Varying estimations of new distance from 5.9M
to 6M 100yds. 109 finishers (last time by G Nutter W65 in 60:16). P Jameson
could have been mystery runner (12th in Pudding Run). He seems to have
improved a lot. Denis Lawther had fair run clocking 48mins 42secs in 92nd
place. Heaton performances were: 57 S McEntee 42:46; 64 A Mulliss 43:46;
74 C McEntee 45:25; 94 E Appleby; 103 G Routledge 53:19.
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