The 3rd and final race in the Ryde Harriers Cross Country series took place on Sunday. 29 Roadrunners lined up for the Arthur Biggs Handicapped race. The course was a repeat of the previous weeks, with 5 miles for ladies and 7 for the fellas. The mid week downpours had refreshed the mud perfectly to ensure the runners did not get an easy ride. No team prizes available at this race, so no club kit was required. However many club members opted to wear their unofficial official kit for the local off road gang and purveyors of all things purple, the Godshill Massive.
The aim of this XC series is to run your fastest times over the first two events and then improve once more for the final event. Competitors start at intervals based upon their finishing time in either or both of the previous races in the series. Congratulations to Rachel Dempsey and Misha Hetherington who both improved on their previous course times the most, resulting in being placed 2nd and 3rd overall. Well Done ladies.
Finishing Times – Men
S.Riley – 48.07
M.Fletcher – 49.30
G.Mucklow – 50.34
M.Coultrup – 50.41
D.Williams – 52.46
G.Sharp – 54.19
T.Keyte – 54.35
J.Winchcombe – 55.20
G.Butler – 57.12
K.Winchcombe – 57.50
N.Scott-Denness – 58.21
K.Rann – 59.10
I.Dyer – 62.30
N.Stilwell – 69.05
I.Williams – 70.23
Ladies
H.Baxter – 42.08
J.Salter – 46.12
C.Williams – 46.13
Z.Sherwin – 46.50
T.Eldridge – 48.03
J.Ray – 48.21
C.Stevens – 50.00
J.Rasmussen – 50.51
M.Hetherington – 51.32
R.Dempsey – 53.54
S.Sharp – 54.38
B.Keyte – 55.27
S.Brennen – 65.07
L.Snow – 69.47
