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SENIOR MEN
Congratulations to everyone that competed in the National Cross
Country Championships at Alton Park on Saturday. The team performance
was outstanding with our highest placing for some 11 years. In the six
to score we finished 8th and in the nine to score we finished 6th. The
results were:
Mike Skinner - 5th
Andy Rayner - 46th
Jaime Atkinson - 86th
Peter Tucker - 99th
James Poole - 100th
Alex Gibbins - 128th 8th Team in 6 to score
Dave McKinley - 233rd
Dan Ryan - 302nd
Nick Gasson - 315th 6th Team in 9 to score
Roy Smith - 362nd
Dave Griffin - 466th
Richard Hall - 601st
Brendan McShane - 676th
Steve Hough - 953rd
My thanks go out to the whole team
for playing a great part in a fantastic weekend. Although we didn't win
the race we certainly won something, that was on the supporters front,
they were once again outstanding!! and could be heard everywhere on the
course. I hope you all enjoyed the weekend as much as I did and look
forward to next year at Parliament Hill.
See you soon
Nicholas M. Gasson
SENIOR WOMEN
61 Siobhan Budd 27.39
92 Jennie Butler 28.26
143 Jane Bradshaw 29.44
215 Kate Pratten 31.33
277 Katie Jinks 33.24 18th Team
330 Justine Eastbury 34.51
341 Anne Cillia 35.11
The course for this years Nationals
was held at a new venue at Alton Towers in Staffordshire. As you can see
from the results it was very fast, (and a bit short!).
Although lacking in very many hills,
this was made up for by the single 45 degree hill two-thirds of the way
round the lap. If you didn’t already feel tired by then, you did at the
top! A classic moment for thigh burn.
Our senior women had a good result
18th place, 1st Kent team.
Siobhan, who flew in from France on
the morning of the race, finished in 61st, and Jennie just got inside
the top 100 in 92nd. Jane and Kate made up the scoring four in 143 and
215.
Thank you to everyone who competed on
the day. It was a good day for the club as a whole, with many people
coming up simply to support our athletes, which is greatly appreciated.
So at the end of the cross country
season, we all went out and let our hair down and danced the night away,
strangely unaware of aching limbs!
Good Luck to everyone over the summer
season!
Kate
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