RACE 2 | 12th May 2015 | ||
RUNNER | TIME | ||
1 | Neil Taylor (MV55) | 37.39 | |
2 | Rachel Nelson (FV45) | 42.43 | |
3 | Richard Hornsby | 36.04 | |
4 | Carol Powell (FV40) | 42.12 | P.B. by 1 min. 48 secs. |
5 | Mark Lamonby | 29.40 | |
6 | Frank Luscott (MV55) | 37.46 | |
7 | Guy Whitmarsh (MV70) | 40.05 | |
8 | Andrew Davies | 31.59 | |
9 | Nigel Taylor (MV45) | 32.25 | Debut |
10 | Sue Powell (FV55) | 37.37 | |
11 | Sam Harper (FV40) | 40.10 | |
12 | Martin Williams (MV45) | 34.11 | |
13 | Tom Davies (MV65) | 40.49 | |
14 | Stacey Morgan (MV40) | 29.32 | |
15 | Julie Bownes (FV | 45.39 | |
16 | Jo Marriott (FV45) | 38.40 | |
17 | Catherine Percival | 51.39 | |
18 | Ian Price (MV65) | 36.57 | |
19 | Clare Evans | 40.18 | Debut |
20 | Sam Mayglothling | 33.08 |
Leinthall Starkes Handicap – Race 2
A reduced turnout for the second event in the 2011 Handicap Series with 14 runners missing from the April race including a number of familiar faces, but there were still a handful of outstanding performances to record. Conditions were again favourable with the high hedges protecting the runners from any gusts of wind.
Frank was first across the line with a big P.B. illustrating that marathon training can also pay dividends at shorter distances. Ashley and Richard set off just 9 seconds apart and they battled against each other every step of the way to produce excellent runs. Ashley must be very pleased to be running well again after a series of debilitating injuries and Richard equally so as he works his way back to fitness following various ailments. Ashley just held on to his lead by 4 seconds to finish 2nd with Richard chasing hard.
Two age group records were broken by the men with both Gary and Bryan defying the ageing process to improve on their own performances set last month. Maybe it is the mental deterioration that precludes the sensation of pain in the brain. If that is a factor, I expect many more fast runs from both parties.
Alison also improved her own FV50 record to round off a successful evening for the Cooke family proving that too many of them do not necessarily impair the quality of the broth.
A warm welcome to 2 new female runners (Sam and Gemma) who both produced impressive performances. Gemma’s time was the 6th fastest female time over the traditional 5 mile course which has been competed over for 25 years. A very promising debut with the potential of more to come. Another warm welcome back to Kim – good to see her smiling face again.
Dave George set a personal milestone as he ran his first race as a vet. Simon, unfortunately, hobbled home – hopefully, this will not set him back too much as he builds up to another bold Ironman Triathlon challenge.
Finally a mention for “Flash-in-the-Pan” Stacey who was almost 3 minutes faster than the rest. Stacey recently finished 2nd in the Hereford Half Marathon and is now turning his thoughts to, hopefully, setting a P.B. in the Malvern Half Marathon on Sunday – Good Luck, Stace.
The final Leinthall Starkes run of the summer, before we head for the woods, will be held on Tuesday 28th June just 2 days after the annual Multi-Events tounament which is scheduled for Sunday 26th June at Lucton School.
RACE 2 |
24th May 2011 |
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RUNNER |
TIME |
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1 |
Frank Luscott (MV50) |
35.33 |
P.B. by 49 secs. |
2 |
Ashley Cooke (MV50) |
33.01 |
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3 |
Richard Hornsby |
32.56 |
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4 |
Bryan Markham (MV70) |
44.22 |
MV70 record by 55secs. |
5 |
Kayleigh Luscott (J.F.) |
42.50 |
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6 |
Neil Taylor (MV50) |
35.36 |
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7 |
Alison Cooke (FV50) |
35.37 |
FV50 record by 21 secs. |
8 |
Sam Harper (FV35) |
42.50 |
Debut |
9 |
Gary Gunner (MV65) |
34.54 |
MV65 record by 8 secs. |
10 |
Dave George (MV40) |
31.17 |
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11 |
Gavin Wright |
31.30 |
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12 |
Stuart Austin (MV45) |
33.00 |
P.B. by 22 secs. |
13 |
Martin Williams (MV40) |
35.04 |
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14 |
Stacey Morgan |
28.22 |
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15 |
Kim Wood |
48.38 |
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16 |
Gemma Mallett |
33.51 |
Debut |
17 |
Guy Whitmarsh (MV65) |
37.51 |
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18 |
Simon Norwood (MV40) |
34.38 |