A fantastic turn out of 26 Roadrunners lined up on the start line of Sundays open Cross Country Competition at Smallbrook Stadium. Although slightly soggier than the previous outing on this course, the runners were treated to otherwise perfect conditions. 7 miles for the men and 5 for the ladies sound easy enough, but the boggy conditions never fail to disappoint, making it tough going despite the lack of undulation.
This year though, 3 was definitely the magic number! With 3rd places being awarded to Roadrunners in both men’s and ladies individual competitions AND the men’s and ladies team prizes (spooky eh?)
Massive congratulations to both Tom Forster and Abigail Farwell for scooping the individual 3rd place prizes. Weirdly both the mens and ladies teams were both pipped from 2nd place to 3rd by 1 point, both by teams from Wight Tri.
In the Age categories, the 3 theme continued with only Abi bucking the trend by taking a victorious 1st place in the Senior Womens. Hayley Baxter was 3rd V35, Jodie Wilmott 3rd SW, Simon Riley taking 3rd place in the V40 category, Michael Coultrup 3rd in the V50.
Men’s 7 mile
T.Forster – 46.27
S.Riley – 46.44
N.Kenney – 48.47
A.MacArthur – 49.11
M.Coultrup – 49.14
G.Mucklow – 59.34
D.Faulkner – 53.23
T.Keyte – 54.16
J.Winchcombe – 56.56
G.Butler – 57.28
K.Winchcombe – 59.23
N.Stilwell – 1.10.32
I.Williams – 1.14.07
Ladies 5 Mile
A.Farwell – 40.52
H.Baxter – 42.26
J.Wilmott – 43.48
C.Williams – 45.12
T.Eldridge – 46.40
J.Salter – 48.00
Z.Sherwin – 48.29
J.Ray – 49.04
C.Stevens – 51.16
J.Rasmussen – 51.38
S.Sharp – 55.17
B.Keyte – 55.18
L.Snow – 1.08.48
Team Positions
3rd Forster Riley Kenney
4th MacArthur Coultrup Mucklow
9th Faulkner Keyte Winchcombe
14th Butler Winchcombe Stilwell
Ladies
3rd Farwell Baxter Wilmott
5th Williams Eldridge Salter
6th Sherwin Ray Stevens
7th Rasmussen Sharp Keyte
Great muddy fun was had by all! Can’t wait for the final race in this series of 3.
