There was a good turn out of Croft members for the first running of the Winter High Vinnalls Up-Hill Time Trial on 6th February. On a cool, moon-lit evening it was hovering around 1°C at the start line and just below freezing at the Vinnalls’ summit. Eric had not run the course before (that must be the secret to a good time) and Suzanne Field was doing only her second night run.
The course of 2.4km with 140m of ascent is the same as will be used for the Club Championship event in August
Times were as follows:
1. 12:25 Eric Apperley
2. 13:32 Kelly Bowen
3. 14:24 Mark Paviour
4. 14:25 Naomi Perkins
5. 14:31 Darren Edwards
6. 15:11 Sue Davies
7. 15:22 Rob Wood
8. 15:34 Roland Preece
9. 15:37 Jack Edwards (jnr)
10. 15:39 Gary Gunner
11. 16:15 David Blenkharn
12. 16:13 Sue Powell
13. 17:02 Steph King
14. 17:14 Louise Reeves
15. 17:32 Gemma Davies
16. 17:43 Thea Preece
17. 17:55 Laura Taylor
18. 17:59 Sue Wood
19. 18:07 Theresa Jones
20. 18:26 Lisa Gray
21. 18:50 Tom Davies
22. 19:24 Tim Wain Hobson
23. 20:46 Clare Preece
24. 21:16 Heather Powell
25. 21:40 Tonia Noon
26. 22:49 Suzanne Field
Thanks to Mike Blenkinsop for organising the time-keeping and recording and helping to compile the results, and to Sue D, Kelly and Eric for assisting at the finish line once they had completed their runs.