2012 results - October to December
2012 Results
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Oct - Nov - Dec
October
Sunday 7-Oct-2012 at 9am: Nottingham Ultra (50k)
This was the final race of the 2012 UK ULTRArace championship, which is a series of ultra races organised by the ULTRArace organisation. Runners compete in a 10 race series with points scored for each race completed, best 5 points scores to count.
Charlie Sharpe was the overall winner of the UK ULTRArace championship for 2012.
Charlie competed in 6 races in 4 events:
- ULTRArace 45/90 (Northampton): 3rd on day 1, 8th on day 2. (45 miles per day, counts as 2 races in the series)
- London Ultra: 6th (50k)
- ULTRArace Grantham: 1st on day 1, 3rd on day 2. (29.3 miles per day, counts as 2 races in the series)
- Nottingham Ultra: 4th (60k)
Charlie's best 5 points scores added up to 4848 (maximum score 5000), which won him the championship by 132 points.
There is more information about the series on the ULTRArace web site, with the championship scores here.
Sunday 7-Oct-2012 at 11am: Gin Pit 5 trail race
| Pos | Name | Cat | /Pos | Time | |
| 1 | Lewis Eccleston | 27:21 | winner - Astley & Tyldesley RR | ||
| 16 | Laura Riches | LJ | 1 | 29:50 | 1st lady - Leigh Harriers & AC |
| 18 | Chris Millington | V40 | 5 | 29:56 | |
| 68 | Graham Driver | V45 | 8 | 34:27 | |
| 119 | Debbie Read | L55 | 1 | 39:11 | 1st LV55 |
| 154 | Barry Allman | V55 | 10 | 43:38 |
187 finishers, last finisher in 1:04:27. Full results are on the SportSoft web site.
Sunday 7-Oct-2012 at 9am: Chester Marathon
| Gun | Halfway | Chip | Chip | ||||
| Pos | Name | Cat | time | split | time | pos | |
| 1 | Ray Ward | MSEN | 02:28:46 | 01:13:24 | 02:28:46 | 1 | winner - Hunters Bog Trotters |
| 36 | Mel Frazier | FSEN | 02:51:48 | 01:26:00 | 02:51:48 | 36 | 1st lady - Gravesend RR |
| 74 | Colin Martin | M50 | 02:59:12 | 01:28:31 | 02:59:12 | 76 | |
| 228 | Caroline Hemming | F45 | 03:16:14 | 01:35:55 | 03:15:59 | 226 | Club LV45 record |
| 353 | Shirley Anderson | F40 | 03:25:36 | 01:38:06 | 03:25:24 | 356 | |
| 472 | Alex Farmer | MSEN | 03:32:43 | 01:45:39 | 03:32:04 | 472 | |
| 609 | Mark Latimer | M40 | 03:40:26 | 01:43:33 | 03:39:51 | 610 | |
| 999 | Philip Tugwell | M45 | 03:58:12 | 01:52:50 | 03:56:36 | 989 |
2066 finishers, last finisher in 6:57:55. Full results are on the TDL Event Services web site.
Caroline Hemming broke her own LV45 marathon record of 3:17:30, set at Blackpool on 11-Mar-2012 by 1 min 31 sec.
This race was the Cheshire Road Race Championship race for 2012.
- Colin was 3rd Cheshire finisher & overall bronze medallist. He was also M50 gold medal winner. It was Colin's first sub 3 hour marathon.
- Caroline was 2nd Cheshire finisher & overall silver medallist. She was also L45 gold medal winner.
- Shirley was 3rd Cheshire finisher & overall bronze medallist.
Saturday 13-Oct-2012 at 9am: Princes parkrun (Liverpool)
We don't normally include parkrun results in these pages but Steph Charman's time of 27:53 was a Striders Club LV60 5k record, breaking her own record of 27:54 at the Halewood 5k on Saturday 1-Sep-2012.
Full results are on the parkrun web site.
Sunday 14-Oct-2012, start 10am: British Fell Relay Championships (Long Mynd, Shropshire)
The 2012 relay HQ was in Church Stretton in Shropshire, event organised by Mercia Fell Runners.
Well done to everyone who represented the club at this years Fell Relays. Particular thanks to Julian who again spent many hours on the phone organising the teams.
Results
Full results are on the SPORTident web site.
| Leg | Open team | Leg time | Vet 40 team | Leg time | Ladies team | Leg time |
| 1 | Stephen Pilditch | 0:51:39 | Tim Murphy | 0:52:36 | Debbie Read | 1:04:23 |
| 2 | Phil Daintith | 1:39:54 | Andy Garnett | 1:59:08 | Louise Dempster | 1:43:38 |
| Chris Millington | Brad Ehlen | Karon Forster | ||||
| 3 | Rob McHarry | 1:40:28 | Tim Jefferson | 1:59:15 | Heather Garland | 2:01:19 |
| Julian Spencer | Barry Allman | Donna Hinsley | ||||
| 4 | Neil Crompton | 0:49:04 | Kenny Forster | 0:52:59 | Carol Stynes | 1:04:31 |
| Total | 95th team | 5:01:05 | 133rd team | 5:43:58 | 136th team | 5:53:51 |
Fastest leg times:
| Leg | Time | Name | Club |
| 1 | 0:35:44 | Carl Bell | Howgill Harriers |
| 2 | 1:08:58 | Rob Hope/Darren Kay | Pudsey & Bramley AC |
| 3 | 0:55:23 | Graham Gristwood/Andrew Davies | Mercia Fell Runners |
| 4 | 0:32:35 | Simon Bailey | Mercia Fell Runners |
| Team | 3:16:25 | Mercia Fell Runners |
There were a total of 151 complete teams and 3 incomplete teams.
Photos taken by Chris Millington & Debbie Read are available.
Sunday 14-Oct-2012 at 9:30am: RunLiverpool Marathon
| Gun | Chip | Chip | |||||
| Pos | First Name | Surname | Category | time | time | pos | |
| 1 | Tomas | Abyu | MOPEN | 02:28:25 | 02:28:25 | 1 | winner - Salford Harriers |
| 62 | Katie | White | FOPEN | 03:01:54 | 03:01:40 | 62 | 1st lady - Garscube Harriers |
| 262 | Caroline | Hemming | F45+ | 03:25:36 | 03:25:23 | 265 | 1st LV45 |
| 282 | Alison | Draper | FOPEN | 03:26:52 | 03:26:37 | 288 | |
| 447 | Andrew | Gaskell | M40+ | 03:36:11 | 03:35:05 | 442 | |
| 583 | Michael | Searl | MOPEN | 03:42:34 | 03:41:10 | 584 | |
| 1073 | Daniel | Chadwick | M35+ | 04:00:13 | 03:59:08 | 1107 |
3252 finishers, last finisher in 7:45:42. Full results are on the TDL Event Services web site.
Sunday 14-Oct-2012 at 9am: Poznań Marathon
| Splits | Chip | Gun | |||||||
| Pos | Name | Cat | 10km | 21km | 30km | 40km | time | time | |
| 1 | Edwin Yator | M18 | 00:31:20 | 01:06:08 | 01:34:50 | 02:08:13 | 02:16:15 | 02:16:16 | winner |
| 16 | Sviatlana Kouhan | K30 | 00:35:41 | 01:16:05 | 01:48:37 | 02:26:24 | 02:35:05 | 02:35:08 | 1st lady |
| 409 | Stephen Pickford | M40 | 00:45:35 | 01:37:15 | 02:18:23 | 03:05:23 | 03:15:23 | 03:15:47 | |
5421 finishers, last finisher in 6:44:29. Full results are on the race web site.
Steve's time was a PB by 6 min 2 sec.
Tuesday 16-Oct-2012 at 7pm: Club 3k Time Trial (Victoria Park)
Many thanks to Carol Stynes for doing all of the time recording on the night and for typing up these results.
| Category | Time | ||
| Chris Millington | MV40 | 10:29 | |
| Mike Welsby | MV40 | 10:35 | |
| Charlie Sharpe | MS | 10:37 | |
| Dave Hudd | MS | 10:58 | PB by 19 sec |
| Julian Spencer | MV50 | 11:15 | |
| Neil Adair | MS | 11:29 | |
| Andy Gaskell | MV40 | 11:30 | |
| Ian McAuslan (guest) | 11:32 | ||
| Neil Cooper (guest) | 11:50 | ||
| John Timmins (guest) | 11:52 | ||
| Rob McHarry | MV45 | 11:56 | |
| Dillon Alcock | MJ15 | 12:02 | |
| Louise Dempster | FV45 | 12:08 | Club FV45 record |
| Alan Brady | MV60 | 12:14 | Club MV60 record |
| Adam MacIlwaine | MS | 12:33 | |
| Mick Charman | MV60 | 12:44 | |
| Luke Potts | MS | 12:45 | |
| Neil Atkinson (guest) | 12:48 | ||
| Brian Griffiths | MV50 | 13:06 | |
| Leon Beard (guest) | 13:18 | ||
| Richard MacIlwaine | MV50 | 13:29 | |
| Dave Thompson | MV55 | 13:34 | |
| Paul Harrop | MV60 | 13:38 | |
| Paul Lynch | MS | 13:53 | |
| Karl Aldred | MV40 | 13:56 | |
| Vincent Alcock | MV40 | 14:15 | |
| Vicky Andrews | LS | 14:32 | |
| Ed Stokes | MS | 14:53 | |
| Linsey Bullock | FS | 15:12 | |
| Jo Thomas | FS | 16:20 | |
| Derek Clarke (guest) | 17:16 |
Louise Dempster's time was a new LV45 Club record, beating Karon Forster's time of 12:32 on 10-Jul-2010 by 24 sec.
Alan Brady's time was a new Club MV60 record, beating Neville Griffiths' time of 12:45 on 18-Aug-2009 by 31 sec.
Saturday 20-Oct-2012 at 2:30pm: Standish Hall Trail Race 10k #2
A nice still day but there was still a lot of mud in the woods and on the paths!
| Pos | Name | Cat | CatPos | Time | |
| 1 | Matthew Smith | M | (001/024) | 00:38:15 | winner - South Cheshire Harriers |
| 3 | Charlie Sharpe | M | (003/024) | 00:41:04 | 3rd place |
| 25 | Tim Murphy | M45 | (007/017) | 00:46:24 | |
| 28 | Michelle Liddle | F40 | (001/008) | 00:47:07 | 1st lady |
| 74 | Alan Peers | M70 | (001/003) | 00:55:17 | 1st MV70 |
121 finishers, last finisher in 1:27:32. Full results are on ukresults.net.
Les Hewitt was taking photos.
Saturday 20-Oct-2012 at 1:15pm: Red Rose Cross Country League race 2 of 4 (Witton Park, Blackburn)
U15 Boys race – 3.9k| Pos | Name | Time | |
| 1 | Matthew Barnes | 14:32 | winner - Pendle AC |
| 23 | Dillon Alcock | 17:48 |
37 finishers, last finisher in 24:16. Full results are on the SportSoft web site.
Sunday 21-Oct-2012 at 11am: Green Drive 5 (Lytham St Annes)
| mins per | ||||||
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | CatPos | k/mile | |
| 1 | Anthony Ford | M | 00:24:17 | (001/049) | 03.01/04.51 | winner - Sale Harriers Manchester |
| 31 | Helen Booth | F | 00:31:10 | (001/023) | 03.52/06.14 | 1st lady - Lancaster & Morecambe AC |
| 58 | Louise Dempster | F45 | 00:34:23 | (001/014) | 04.16/06.53 | 1st FV45 |
| 67 | Michael Charman | M60 | 00:34:59 | (004/014) | 04.21/07.00 | |
| 111 | Debbie Read | F55 | 00:38:30 | (003/004) | 04.47/07.42 | Club FV55 record |
| 189 | Stephanie Charman | F60 | 00:45:54 | (003/006) | 05.42/09.11 | |
| 210 | Christine Ramsdale | F60 | 00:49:18 | (005/006) | 06.08/09.52 |
258 finishers, last finisher in 1:23:03. Full results are on ukresults.net.
Debbie's time was a new Club FV55 record, beating Janet Redpath's time of 39:24 set at Walton Park on 29-May-2007 by 54 sec.
Saturday/Sunday 27/28-Oct-2012 at 5:42pm: Dusk 'til Dawn 50 mile ultra (Peak District, 9000ft climb)
The race starts at sunset. There is a 14hr 6min time target i.e. to finish before dawn.
| Pos | Name | Time | |
| 1 | Charlie Sharpe | 08:57 | winner |
| 16 | Philomena Smith | 12:03 | 1st lady |
48 runners finished the full distance inside the time limit. A further 28 runners didn't complete the full distance, although 11 of these were still running when the race was abandoned at 7:15am due to bad weather!
Full results and race details are on the race web site.
Sunday 28-Oct-2012 at 10am: NWSCCL #1 Clarke Gardens, Liverpool
It was cool & breezy and there was some light rain. The consensus was that the course was the muddiest in memory! The course was 4.82 miles as measured by Chris Millington's GPS.
Results
There were problems with the results for the race, with duplicate tickets & some missing tickets.
Full results are available on Steve Saunders' web site.
The times below are unofficial and were taken by Liz Whitfield & Les Hewitt. Where there are two times for a runner, the second time is from 2011.
Individual results
| Pos | Runner (time) | Pos | Runner (time) |
| 3 | Graham Houghton (29:36 cf 28:12) | 6 | Karon Forster (37:28 cf 35:26) |
| 12 | Chris Millington (31:29 cf 30:37) | 21 | Debbie Read (41:49 cf 40:48) |
| 21 | Stephen Pilditch (32:15 cf 31:03) | 37 | Sue Buck (46:20) |
| 24 | Ian Bamber (32:25) | 64 | Total |
| 33 | Colin Martin (33:01 cf 31:11) | 39 | Heather Garland (48:09) |
| 34 | Mike Welsby (33:02) | 50 | Steph Charman (50:47) |
| 127 | Total | 54 | Anne Hewitt (53:27) |
| 40 | Karl Steinegger (33:35) | ||
| 42 | Julian Spencer (33:50 cf 31:46) | 57 women, 6 Striders | |
| 44 | Ian McAuslan (33:53) | (63 women last year) | |
| 86 | Tim Murphy (36:52 cf 33:10) | ||
| 89 | Kenny Forster (36:59) | ||
| 103 | Guy Lambert (38:02) | ||
| 111 | Alan Brady (38:27) | ||
| 114 | Adam MacIlwaine (38:45) | ||
| 121 | Dave Thompson (40:45 cf 38:28) | ||
| 126 | Mick Charman (41:51 cf 38:10) | ||
| 128 | Richard MacIlwaine (42:04) | ||
| 128 | Colin Grime (43:46) | ||
| 146 | Ken Black (50:32) | ||
| 57 | Jim Dawson (2nd claim) | ||
| 148 men, 19 Striders | |||
| (152 men last year) |
Team results for this race
First 6 men and first 3 women count to the team total. There must be at least one vet man & one vet woman.
| Men | Women | ||
| Club | Score | Club | Score |
| Knowsley Harriers | 59 | Helsby/Lymm/Warrington RR | 12 |
| Penny Lane Striders | 89 | Penny Lane Striders | 24 |
| Liverpool RC | 120 | Skelmersdale BH/Parbold PP | 26 |
| Spectrum Striders | 127 | Liverpool RC | 29 |
| Helsby/Lymm/Warrington RR | 170 | Knowsley Harriers | 53 |
| Newburgh Nomads | 325 | Spectrum Striders | 64 |
| Birkenhead AC/Pensby RC | 447 | Birkenhead AC/Pensby RC | 142 |
| Skelmersdale BH/Parbold PP | 606 | Newburgh Nomads | ----- |
Sunday 28-Oct-2012 at 10am: Great South Run 10 miles (Portsmouth)
| Pos | Name | Time | |
| 1 | Stephen Mokoka | 0:46:00 | winner |
| 1 | Jo Pavey | 0:53:00 | 1st lady - Exeter Harriers |
| 12830 | Tony Fillingham | 1:47:47 |
17037 finishers, last finisher in 3:14:05. Full results are on the Great Run web site.
Sunday 28-Oct-2012: Preston Guild Marathon (9am) and Half Marathon (10am)
This was race 3 in the 4-race Preston Guild 2012 Road Race Series.
Marathon
| Pos | Time | Name | Cat | ChipTime | |
| 1 | 2:21:33 | Ben Fish | M | 2:21:33 | winner - Blackburn Harriers |
| 26 | 3:00:26 | Emma Curtis-Smith | F | 3:00:20 | 1st lady - Bearbook |
| 602 | 4:09:47 | Peter Samuelson | M65 | 4:07:54 | |
| 825 | 4:35:21 | Alan Peers | M70 | 4:35:15 | 1st MV70 |
1131 finishers, last finisher in 6:25:07. Full results are on the Preston Guild 2012 web site.
Half Marathon
| Pos | Name | Time | Cat | ChipTime | |
| 1 | Gary Pennington | 1:13:57 | M40 | 1:13:57 | winner - Preston Harriers |
| 19 | Sarah Ridehalgh | 1:23:25 | F35 | 1:23:24 | 1st lady - Accrington RR |
| 816 | Norman Partington | 1:57:45 | M50 | 1:56:08 | |
| 1131 | Edward Stokes | 2:04:10 | M | 2:02:28 |
2131 finishers, last finisher in 3:26:37. Full results are on the Preston Guild 2012 web site.
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Saturday 3-Nov-2012 at 1pm: Shepherds Skyline fell race (nr. Todmorden, category BS, 6.2 miles, 1150ft climb)
Race report from Neville Griffiths:
"We had a clear view across the hills to Stoodley Pike but a keen wind made sure we didn’t stand around admiring it for too long.
This race turned out to be one of the toughest in the championship this year. The route was very rocky, so you needed to watch every step, and with over 270 runners it was difficult to pick a good line at the start. Added to this were all the muddy spots and standing water, after all the rain, so you needed to concentrate throughout the race."
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | |
| 1 | Karl Gray | MV40 (1/92) | 44.56 | winner - Calder Valley Fell Runners |
| 42 | Chris Millington | MV40 (23/92) | 53.35 | |
| 57 | Lynne Clough | LV40 (1/17) | 56.01 | 1st lady - Chorley Harriers |
| 84 | Philip Daintith | MV40 (45/92) | 58.58 | |
| 88 | Ranald MacKay | MV40 (46/92) | 59.43 | |
| 121 | Karon Forster | LV50 (2/13) | 62.51 | |
| 141 | Adam Leadbetter | M (38/55) | 64.50 | |
| 172 | Kenny Forster | MV50 (32/52) | 67.10 | |
| 250 | Neville Griffiths | MV60 (14/14) | 84.47 | |
| 265 | Stephanie Charman | LV60 (2/2) | 107.28 |
265 finishers +7 DNF. Full results are on the Todmorden Harriers web site.
Mick Charman was taking photos.
Saturday 3-Nov-2012 at 10am: Delamere Forest HellRunner - "Hell Up North"
According to the web site, it is "challenging off-road running… tough, twisting trails… including the famed Hills of Hell and the Bog of Doom!". Charlie's GPS showed the course as 18.6k – just over 11½ miles.
Charlie said:
"It had 4 substantial bogs, one was about 200m long and chest deep water, another was deep in patches but I managed to get lucky with line choice, the one near the end 'the bog of doom' was pretty long with a section of wading followed by a series of quick dips! Great fun!"
| Pos | FirstName | LastName | GunTime | ChipTime | |
| 1 | PAUL | LITTLER | 01:33:13 | 01:33:13 | winner |
| 6 | CHARLIE | SHARPE | 01:36:50 | 01:36:48 | |
| 37 | RACHEL | PILLING | 01:46:14 | 01:46:11 | 1st lady |
| 80 | DANIEL | CHADWICK | 01:51:46 | 01:51:30 | |
| 1668 | TONY | FILLINGHAM | 03:26:07 | 03:25:00 |
2113 finishers, last finisher in 4:52:42. Full results are on the HellRunner web site.
Sunday 4-Nov-2012 at 10am: NWSCCL #2 Beacon Country Park, Skem
Conditions were very muddy again but wonderfully sunny with superb visibility towards Wales and Liverpool.Jack Millington was taking photos.
Individual results
Full results are available on Steve Saunders' web site.
The times below are unofficial and were taken by Liz Whitfield & Les Hewitt. Where there are two times for a runner, the second time is from 2011.
| Pos | Runner (time) | Pos | Runner (time) |
| 10 | Chris Millington (V) (31:41 cf 31:19) | 7 | Karon Forster (V) (38:05 cf 36:02) |
| 17 | Ian Bamber (32:33) | 9 | Alison Draper (39:29) |
| 18 | Karl Steinegger (33:41) | 18 | Debbie Read (V) (42:17 cf 42:05) |
| 22 | Colin Martin (V) (32:57 cf 31:11) | 34 | Total |
| 23 | Julian Spencer (V) (32:58 cf 33:04) | 23 | Helen Caldwell (V) (43:18 cf 43:29) |
| 24 | Stephen Pilditch (33:01 cf 31:51) | 31 | Vicki Andrews (45:20) |
| 114 | Total | 54 | Anne Hewitt (59:59) |
| 32 | Ian McAuslan (33:46) | ||
| 35 | Neil Garnett (V) (34:04 cf 32:05) | 26 | Janet Robertson (2nd claim) |
| 49 | Andy Gaskell (V) 35:22 cf 34:55) | ||
| 69 | Andy Garnett (V) (36:50) | 54 women, 6 Striders | |
| 73 | Tim Murphy (V) (37:24 cf 36:14) | (54 women last year) | |
| 94 | Guy Lambert (39:53) | ||
| 95 | Kenny Forster (V) (39:54) | ||
| 106 | Mick Charman (V) (42:35 cf 38:19) | ||
| 117 | Neville Griffiths (V) (45:37 cf 38:26) | ||
| 53 | Jim Dawson (2nd claim) | ||
| 125 men, 15 Striders | |||
| (151 men last year) |
Team results for this race
| Men | Women | ||
| Club | Score | Club | Score |
| Knowsley Harriers | 52 | Helsby/Lymm/Warrington RR | 13 |
| Spectrum Striders | 114 | Liverpool RC | 24 |
| Liverpool RC | 116 | Penny Lane Striders | 27 |
| Helsby/Lymm/Warrington RR | 137 | Skelmersdale BH/Parbold PP | 27 |
| Penny Lane Striders | 165 | Spectrum Striders | 34 |
| Newburgh Nomads | 330 | Knowsley Harriers | 99 |
| Birkenhead AC/Pensby RC | 334 | Birkenhead AC/Pensby RC | 135 (2 ran) |
| Skelmersdale BH/Parbold PP | 477 (4 ran) |
Sunday 4-Nov-2012 at 9:30am: Tatton Half Marathon
Race report from Carolyn Arber:
"Sunday 4-Nov saw the first Tatton Half Marathon with 1500 runners taking part in this very well organised and enjoyable race on an undulating course.
The scenery was beautiful starting and finishing in Tatton Park, with a ground mist, autumn leaves and some very puzzled looking deer, and then and taking in Knutsford, Mobberley and Ashley.
The parking was easy and right next to the start and finish which meant we could stay and keep warm in the car until the race start as it was a chilly morning, but bright and dry with no wind, in fact ideal running conditions.
The start was a little delayed and I’m not sure why but the race was well marshalled with lots of spectator support within the park and around the course which was great. There were a few cattle grids which caused bottlenecks not least because the covering of them wasn't ideal, they looked as if they had just borrowed some door mats for the day!
There were no road closures which we were aware of before the race, but the main road through Mobberley was a bit hairy at times as we appeared to be sharing it with a bike race!
Mile 11-12 was a lonnnnnnnnnnnng uphill drag which was quite testing before entering the park again and knowing the finish was in sight but the finish was well organised with a nice goody bag and plenty of drinks on hand.
Not a PB for me but I was running with a friend who I am doing the London Marathon with, but a very enjoyable race finished off nicely with a stop at Costa for coffee and cake on the way home.
This is a race I would certainly do again."
| Pos | Name | Cat | GunTime | ChipTime | |
| 1 | Tarus Elly | MSNR | 01:09:09 | 01:09:09 | winner - Salford Harriers & AC |
| 20 | Julia Matheson | V45 | 01:22:24 | 01:22:23 | 1st lady |
| 32 | David Hudd | MSNR | 01:25:54 | 01:25:51 | |
| 106 | Stephen Ward | MSNR | 01:32:35 | 01:31:53 | PB |
| 163 | Philip Rose | V50 | 01:36:26 | 01:36:22 | |
| 573 | Karl Alldred | V40 | 01:51:19 | 01:50:42 | |
| 640 | Lee Dugdale | V40 | 01:51:54 | 01:51;16 | |
| 641 | Michael Bradley | V55 | 01:52:54 | 01:51:17 | |
| 933 | Sarah Leigh | V35 | 02:00:51 | 01:59:13 | |
| 1059 | Carolyn Arber | V50 | 02:05:17 | 02:03:24 | |
| 1236 | Linda Owen | V55 | 02:11:45 | 02:09:53 | |
| 1333 | Dave Watson | V55 | 02:16:35 | 02:14:42 |
1533 finishers, last finisher in 3:20:09. Full results are on the race web site.
Sunday 4-Nov-2012 at 11am: Lancaster Half Marathon
| Pos | Forename | Surname | Cat | ChipTime | GunTime | |
| 1 | Iain | Quinn | M | 01:11:32 | 01:11:34 | winner - Barrow & Furness Striders AC |
| 20 | Dawn | Richardson | F40 | 01:24:28 | 01:24:31 | 1st lady - Quakers Running Club |
| 550 | Gemma | Barton | F | 02:45:34 | 02:45:55 |
559 finishers, last finisher in 3:04:04. Full results on ukresults.net.
Saturday 10-Nov-2012 at 12 noon: Dunnerdale Fell Race (S.W. Lake District, category AS, 5 miles, 1800ft climb)
Race report from Neville Griffiths:
"This race was the last in this year’s championship. It is situated on the southern edge of the Lake District, overlooking Morecambe Bay.
The Fell Championship this year was hotly contested in the Vet sections, with only one point between Chris Millington & Phil Daintith, so both of them needed to do the race. In the Lady Vets, Steph Charman had led all year but Karon Forster came with a late run of races to take the championship.
Dunnerdale was a fitting end to the championship and the route covered 4 climbs over The Knott, Raven’s Crag, Stickle Pike (the highest) and Great Stickle, with good running in between the tops.
We were in the Lakes so we had to have some rain, with showers before the race and a light shower during the race, then a dry spell at the end of
the race.
Visibility was good with great views across Morecambe Bay, Black Combe (a race some of us did earlier in the year} and Caw (on the edge of Duddon Valley)."
This was the last race in the 2012 Striders Club Fell Championship.
The following are confirmed as Fell Champions for 2012:
- Senior women: Liz Whitfield
- Vet women: Karon Forster
- Senior men: Dave Hudd
- Vet men: Chris Millington
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | |
| 1 | Carl Bell | M | 00:41:48 | winner - Howgill Harriers |
| 17 | Chris Owens | MU18 | 00:45:48 | 1st MU18 |
| 27 | Anna Lupton | L | 00:47:09 | 1st lady - Black Combe Runners |
| 47 | Chris Millington | MV40 | 00:49:52 | |
| 67 | Phil Daintith | MV40 | 00:52:39 | |
| 86 | David Hudd | M | 00:54:46 | |
| 94 | Karon Forster | LV50 | 00:56:04 | 2nd LV50 |
| 95 | Julian Spencer | MV50 | 00:56:09 | |
| 117 | Ranald MacKay | MV40 | 00:58:32 | |
| 128 | Geoff Hand | MV50 | 00:59:13 | |
| 143 | Kenny Forster | MV50 | 01:00:15 | |
| 214 | Neville Griffiths | MV60 | 01:11:14 | |
| 228 | Heather Garland | L | 01:14:54 |
243 finishers, last finisher in 1:29:38. Full results are on the FRA web site and the race web site.
There are some photos taken by Andrea Millington.
Saturday 10-Nov-2012 at 1:15pm: Red Rose Cross Country League race 3 of 4 (Hyndburn, Accrington)
U15 Boys race – 4k
| Pos | Name | Time | |
| 1 | James Wardle | 14:12 | winner - Leigh Harriers & AC |
| 21 | Dillon Alcock | 17:14 |
33 finishers, last finisher in 22:53. Full results are on the SportSoft web site.
Sunday 18-Nov-2012 at 10am: Preston 10 mile
Race report from Dave Hudd:
"PB Mania at Preston 10!
It was a perfect day for running and as a result of the Preston Guild series a bigger than normal field assembled for the start of the fast two lap course. The cold limbs soon warmed up as we set off at a brisk pace.
Chris Millington shot off in the distance and soon went out of sight as he ran a blinder in just over an hour and a PB. The next I saw of him was at the finish where he had already cooled down and was complaining he was freezing (he should have gone a bit faster then I reckon!!).
Guy Lambert and Louise Dempster entertained us with their own little duel as they fought out a sprint finish both gaining PBs although Guy should have been a gent and let Louise win. Geoff Read gave a nice pose for the camera as he sailed home in a another PB smashing time and Alan Peers continues to draw my admiration for his running ability having passed the 70 year old mark.
For me it was a PB I didn't expect but a very controlled and determined run saw me shave 13 seconds off my previous mark. The first lap started fast but I then did 3 miles worth of negative splits before starting to up the pace.
By halfway I was overtaking people for fun and ran a strong 2nd half up to about 9 and a half miles when my legs seemed like they had had enough. As I knew I was on target for a PB I dug deep and a final dash into the school grounds saw me home. Not enough energy to pose for the camera though (although I did manage a wave on the first lap)!!
Well done to all the Striders for some great times and for me it's no more races until next Feb as I start to focus on training for next year’s London Marathon."
| Pos | Forename | Surname | Cat | GunTime | ChipTime | |
| 1 | Gethin | Butler | M40 | 00:53:43 | 00:53:43 | winner - Preston Harriers |
| 16 | Chris | Millington | M40 | 01:00:30 | 01:00:28 | PB by 31 sec |
| 21 | Emma | Parry | F35 | 01:01:34 | 01:01:31 | 1st lady - Wrexham AC |
| 37 | David | Hudd | M | 01:03:35 | 01:03:33 | PB by 13 sec |
| 106 | Guy | Lambert | M | 01:10:18 | 01:10:14 | PB by 2:31 |
| 107 | Louise | Dempster | F45 | 01:10:19 | 01:10:14 | PB |
| 111 | Alan | Brady | M60 | 01:10:57 | 01:10:50 | |
| 140 | Geoff | Read | M60 | 01:13:01 | 01:12:54 | |
| 252 | Alan | Peers | M70 | 01:21:21 | 01:21:15 | |
| 297 | John P | Dooley | M65 | 01:23:47 | 01:23:39 |
659 finishers, last finisher in 2:16:30. Full results are on ukresults.net.
Andrea Millington was taking photosSaturday 24-Nov-2012 at 2pm: Liverpool & District Cross Country League #2 Sefton Park, Liverpool
This race was removed from the Club Champs for this year.
The Sunday Cross Country League has been compressed into a much shorter timescale than usual, so several Saturday races clash with the Sunday League. So the Saturday races have been removed from the Club Champs for this season.
This was race 2 in this winter's L&D X/C League. The race distance was 9.8k.
| Pos | Time | Name | |
| 1 | 00:30:04 | Keith Gerrard | winner - Manx AC |
| 101 | 00:42:56 | Lisa Grantham | 1st lady - Chester Tri |
| 163 | 00:52:26 | Alan Peers | |
| 167 | 00:59:23 | Ken Black |
168 finishers, last finisher in 59:23. Full results are on the L&D web site.
Striders did not have the required number of runners for a team.
Sunday 25-Nov-2012 at 10am: NWSCCL #3 Birchwood Forest Park
It was very wet & muddy, and that was just for those watching! It was the same 4 lap course (with minor variations) as used since 2008. It was 5.16 miles (8.3k) in 2011 as measured by a GPS.
Andrea & Jack Millington took over 100 photos!
Also, Michael Bradley took some short video clips of Striders running through "Julian's pond". They are available on Youtube:
No.1 - No.2 - No.3 - No.4
Individual results
We normally try to record unofficial finishing times for Striders but we were unable to do it for this race.
| Pos | Runner | Pos | Runner |
| 11 | Karl Steinegger | 3 | Karon Forster |
| 13 | Chris Millington | 6 | Caroline Hemming |
| 23 | Neil Garnett | 25 | Debbie Read |
| 28 | Colin Martin | 34 | Total |
| 29 | Mike Welsby | 27 | Helen Caldwell |
| 30 | Ian Bamber | 33 | Heather Garland |
| 134 | Total | 35 | Sue Buck |
| 32 | Adam Leadbetter | 41 | Jo Sullivan |
| 36 | Julian Spencer | 43 | Linsey Bullock |
| 40 | Andy Gaskell | 46 | Michelle Bradley |
| 42 | Daniel Chadwick | Emily Sinkinson | |
| 52 | Andy Garnett | 50 | Sandra Lewis |
| 55 | Ran MacKay | 52 | Anne Hewitt |
| 57 | Tim Murphy | ||
| 65 | Kenny Forster | 10 | Janet Robertson (2nd claim) |
| 67 | Albert de Jong | ||
| 74 | Alan Brady | 52 women, 11 Striders | |
| 75 | Geoff Hand | (43 / 7 last season) | |
| 76 | Phil Rose | ||
| 91 | Malcolm Walton | ||
| 92 | Tim Lewis | ||
| 107 | Brad Ehlen | ||
| 108 | Dave Thompson | ||
| 117 | Richard MacIlwaine | ||
| 121 | Alan Peers | ||
| 123 | Vince Alcock | ||
| 39 | Jim Dawson (2nd claim) | ||
| 126 men, 25 Striders | |||
| (110 / 19 last season) |
Team results for this race
| Men | Women | ||
| Club | Score | Club | Score |
| Knowsley Harriers | 70 | Helsby RC/Lymm/ Warrington RR | 17 |
| Penny Lane Striders | 85 | Liverpool RC | 18 |
| Liverpool RC | 114 | Penny Lane Striders | 24 |
| Spectrum Striders | 134 | Spectrum Striders | 34 |
| Helsby RC/Lymm/ Warrington RR | 172 | Skelmersdale BH/ Parbold PP | 47 |
| Birkenhead AC/ Pensby Runners | 274 | Knowsley Harriers | 94 |
| Skelmersdale BH/ Parbold PP | 360 | Birkenhead AC/ Pensby Runners | 122 |
| Newburgh Nomads | 402 | Newburgh Nomads | No team |
Sunday 25-Nov-2012 at 11:30am: David Staff Memorial Fell Race, Darwen (category BS, 5.1 miles, 1200ft climb)
| Pos | Name | Cat | CatPos | Time | |
| 1 | Danny Hope | M | (001/040) | 00:35:36 | winner - Pudsey & Bramley AC |
| 25 | Dionne Allen | F | (001/010) | 00:40:49 | 1st lady - Leigh Harriers & AC |
| 45 | Phil Daintith | M40 | (015/051) | 00:43:20 |
184 finishers, last finisher in 1:20:06. Full results are on ukresults.net.
December
Sunday 2-Dec-2012 at 11:30am: NWSCCL #4 Arrowe Park, Wirral
A cold day in Wirral but about 7°C warmer than Warrington, so no frost. It was still a bit muddy though!
Course distance was 4½ miles, measured by GPS.
There are over 50 photos taken by Andrea Millington.
Individual results
The times below are unofficial and were taken by Liz Whitfield & Les Hewitt.
Full results are on Steve Saunders' web site.
| Pos | Runner | Pos | Runner |
| 10 | Chris Millington (V, 29:05) | 6 | Karon Forster (V, 32:19) |
| 19 | Chris Dawson (30:01) | 22 | Debbie Read (V, 39:31) |
| 22 | Mike Welsby (V, 30:12) | 28 | Sue Buck (V, 41:15) |
| 23 | Karl Steinegger (30:16) | 56 | Total |
| 25 | Julian Spencer (V, 30:31) | 31 | Heather Garland (42:02) |
| 26 | Ian Bamber (V, 30:37) | 42 | Anne Hewitt (V, 47:49) |
| 125 | Total | ||
| 54 | Phil Rose (V, 33:14) | 44 women ran, 5 Striders | |
| 62 | Kenny Forster (V, 33:47) | (46 / 8 last year) | |
| 72 | Ian McAuslan (34:33) | ||
| 79 | Adam MacIlwaine (35:10) | ||
| 93 | Brad Ehlen (V, 36:24) | ||
| 105 | Dave Thompson (V, 39:23) | ||
| 110 | Richard MacIlwaine (V, 39:56) | ||
| 122 | Ken Black (V, 45:28) | ||
| 45 | Jim Dawson (2nd claim) | ||
| 127 men ran, 14 Striders | |||
| (126 / 13 last year) |
Team results for this race
| Men | Women | ||
| Club | Score | Club | Score |
| Knowsley Harriers | 80 | Helsby RC/Lymm/ Warrington RR | 7 |
| Penny Lane Striders | 84 | Liverpool RC | 18 |
| Liverpool RC | 108 | Penny Lane Striders | 35 |
| Spectrum Striders | 125 | Skelmersdale BH/ Parbold PP | 47 |
| Helsby RC/Lymm/ Warrington RR | 127 | Spectrum Striders | 56 |
| Newburgh Nomads | 296 | Birkenhead AC/ Pensby Runners | 78 |
| Skelmersdale BH/ Parbold PP | 308 | Knowsley Harriers | 84 |
| Birkenhead AC/ Pensby Runners | 325 |
Sunday 2-Dec-2012 at 10:30am: Guy's 10 (Garstang, nr Preston)
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | |
| 1 | Ben Fish | M | 0:51:52 | winner - Blackburn Harriers |
| 17 | Sarah Ridehalgh | FV35 | 1:00:34 | 1st lady - Accrington Road Runners |
| 120 | Louise Dempster | FV45 | 1:13:01 |
318 finishers, last finisher in 1:57:34. Full results are on ukresults.net
Saturday 8-Dec-2012 at 2pm: Liverpool & District Cross Country League #3 Stadt Moers Park, Knowsley
| Pos | Name | Time | |
| 1 | Ashley Chambers | 33.02 | winner - Liverpool Harriers |
| 26 | Laura Quine | 37.14 | 1st lady - Liverpool Harriers |
| 44 | Colin Martin | 39.03 | |
| 111 | Ken Black | 57.19 |
111 finishers, last finisher in 57:19. Full results are on the L & D web site.
Striders did not have the required number of runners for a team.
Saturday 15-Dec-2012 at 1:15pm: Red Rose Cross Country League race 4 of 4 (Leverhulme Park, Bolton)
U15 Boys race – approx 4k| Pos | Name | Time | |
| 1 | Matthew Barnes | 15:36 | winner - Pendle Athletic Club |
| 23 | Dillon Alcock | 19:44 |
27 finishers, last finisher in 25:08. Full results are on the SportSoft web site.
Well done to Dillon who ran as a guest in this very competitive league, finishing 16th out of 23 U15's who completed the series.
Sunday 16-Dec-2012 at 11:30am: Telford 10k
| Pos | Time | Name | Cat | |
| 1 | 00:29:08 | Andy Baddeley | SM | winner - Harrow AC |
| 70 | 00:34:14 | Laura Whittle | SF | 1st lady - Royal Sutton Coldfield AC |
| 235 | 00:42:58 | Alison Draper | SF |
708 finishers, last finisher in 1:21:04. Full results are on the Telford AC web site.
Saturday 23-Dec-2012 at 11am: Rudolf's Red Nose Race (5 mile multi-terrain, Blackpool)
Conditions were bright and relatively mild for the time of year. Under foot it was very wet with some minor route changes due to some areas being under water.
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | |
| 1 | Steve Swarbrick | MV40 | 00:28:37 | winner - Bowland Fell Runners |
| 30 | Bev Wright | FV50 | 00:35:15 | 1st lady - Blackpool Wyre & Fylde AC |
| 152 | Anne Hewitt | FV65 | 00:51:40 | 1st FV65 |
193 finishers, last finisher in 1:03:33. Full results are on the UK Road Races web site.
Wednesday 26-Dec-2012 at 11:30am: Whinberry Naze Dash fell race, Rawtenstall (category BS, 4 miles, 750ft climb)
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | |
| 1 | Doni Clarke | Sen M | 25.27 | winner |
| 29 | Liza Barry | Sen L | 30.18 | 1st lady - CLC Striders |
| 85 | Geoff Hand | MV55 | 35.33 | |
| 200 | Anne Hewitt | LV65 | 56.48 | 1st LV65 |
203 finishers, last finisher in 59:31. Full results are on the Rossendale Harriers web site.
Wednesday 26-Dec-2012 at 11:30am: Chester "Round The Walls" race
The race distance was around 3 miles. The usual race route of around 4½ miles was again shortened this year as the Roodee racecourse was very wet. However, the walls were runnable this year.
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time | ||
| 1 | GILBERT, | John | Senior Man | 0:15:54 | winner - Kent AC |
| 36 | HOWARTH, | Erin | Senior Lady | 0:19:04 | 1st lady |
| 96 | DRAPER, | Alison | Senior Lady | 0:21:46 |
425 finishers, last finisher in 40:17. Full results are on the West Cheshire AC web site.
Sunday 30-Dec-2012 at 10am: NWSCCL #5 Stadt Moers Park, Knowsley
The course was 5.21 miles according to Chris' GPS and very muddy!
Thanks to Liz Whitfield (time recording), Les Hewitt (collecting tickets and recording finishing positions) and Julian Spencer (typing up the results below).
Mick Charman was taking photos.
Individual results
Full results are on Steve Saunders' web site.
| Pos | Runner | Pos | Runner |
| 10 | Chris Millington (36:08) | 8 | Alison Draper (42:50) |
| 13 | Karl Steinegger (36:26) | 21 | Debbie Read (48:44) |
| 14 | Chris Dawson (36:30) | 29 | Sue Buck (52:55) |
| 25 | Colin Martin (37:42) | 58 | Total |
| 26 | Stephen Pilditch (37:44) | 38 | Anne Hewitt (66:38) |
| 29 | Mike Welsby (37:55) | ||
| 117 | Total | 11 | Janet Robertson (Helsby) (44:52) |
| 63 | Ran MacKay (42:42) | ||
| 87 | Neil Adair (46:39) | 39 women ran, 4 Striders | |
| 88 | Dave Thompson (48:02) | ||
| 91 | Richard MacIlwaine (49:34) | ||
| 100 | Kenny Black (55:44) | ||
| 43 | Jim Dawson (WRR) (39:58) | ||
| 102 men ran, 11 Striders |
Team results for this race
| Men | Women | ||
| Club | Score | Club | Score |
| Penny Lane Striders | 75 | Helsby RC / Lymm / Warrington RR | 11 |
| Knowsley Harriers | 89 | Penny Lane Striders | 16 |
| Liverpool RC | 112 | Liverpool RC | 41 |
| Spectrum Striders | 117 | Skelmersdale BH / Parbold PP | 56 |
| Helsby RC / Lymm / Warrington RR | 225 | Spectrum Striders | 58 |
| Newburgh Nomads | 270 | Knowsley Harriers | 2 ran |
| Skelmersdale BH / Parbold PP | 278 | ||
| Birkenhead AC / Pensby Runners | 1 ran |
Sunday 30-Dec-2012 at 11am: Hot Toddy road race, Todmorden
The race is approx 5½ hilly miles.
| Pos | Name | Time | Cat/pos | |
| 1 | Damian Nicholls | 29.50 | M (1/72) | winner - Wilmslow RC |
| 23 | Sarah Louise Cumber | 34.44 | LV40 (1/29) | 1st lady - Halifax Harriers |
| 25 | Adam Leadbetter | 35.05 | M (11/72) |
307 finishers, last finisher in 69:26. Full results are on the Tod Harriers web site.