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Peter Tucker nasty looking injuries – and and Gareth Evans ran a solid
wished they hadn’t upon a delay treating them – led race together coming home
seeing the mud bog laid out to the race being reduced to in 193 and 201 respectively.
in front of them! Alex Bruce- 10k in length. The race had a Danny Brewer, Dan Kennedy,
Littlewood led the team smaller turnout from us than Richard Byford, Chris Tuck,
home in 4th place, followed in previous years but this Andy Lawes, Ian Taylor and
by Danny Brewer and Gareth doesn’t take anything away Nigel Bulmer also all got
Evans with some storming from those who did run, all round to finish! The team
runs both inside the top 40. of whom deserve a mention placed a respectable 17th in
Kev May, Fintan Parkinson here. Danny Brewer ably the 6 to score event.
and Jamie Darling all led the team home in 20th
propped up inside the top 70. place followed closely by Pete National XC Champs,
Jon Vintner and Chris Tuck Tucker and Gareth Evans in Parliament Hill,
followed coming home in 22nd and 24th respectively. 24th February
108th and 127th respectively. Kevin May, Fintan Parkinson Ah the National XCs. As
When you consider there were and Ritchie Leccia all came one of the biggest and most
348 finishers, all the runners inside the top 70 with Ian anticipated races of the year,
for Blackheath here were Taylor, Richard Byford and the National Cross Country
easily in the upper echelons Nigel Bulmer all completing Championships, took place on
of the race, which was great! the course as well. The team Saturday 24th February and
This is another race we will managed 5th in the six to as usual, the course was not as
look to enter for next year. score event, definitely more to bad as it can be. Blackheath
come next year. was well represented and as
Kent Champs, Hythe usual we stomped up with 10
3rd January 2015 Southern XC Champs, starters. Alex Gibbons led the
The year started as it always Brighton way in 247th, with Pete Tucker
does with the Kent Champs – 24th January not far behind in 295th.
a 12k slog around a ‘big field’ The bandwagon rolled The stalwarts of the senior
in Hythe, or so we thought. down to Brighton for the men’s cross country team then
Conditions were absolutely Southern XC Champs for streamed in behind. Kevin
horrendous and a couple of what Brewer called in our May, who had a great season,
after match summary ‘a beast came through in 353rd, Dan
of a course’ make up your Kennedy in 528th, and Gareth
own mind what that means! Evans finished in 568th.
This can only start with Alex Tim Nash pulled it out of the
Bruce-Littlewood who ran a bag to represent on a number
storming race to finish 4th in of occasions throughout the
a high quality field, beating season, pulled through in
easily athletes of the calibre 568th. Chris Tuck came in
of John Gilbert from Kent. 837rd. Andy Lawes, Chris
Congratulations Alex. Next Pikett and Nigel Bulmer
in for the Heath and inside finished up in 1,487th, 1,714th
the top 100 was club stalwart and 1,851 respectively. A
Alex Gibbins, the ‘old man’ good end to a great Cross
doing very well coming Country season.
home in 86th. Kevin May
