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The races for the 2001-2002 Grand Prix season are listed below. The event is scored by counting the best 8 from 11, from all categories. The reduction in events was due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Northumberland Coastal Run (formerly the "Phoenix"), which was a casualty of FMD.

It doesn't seem 5 minutes since I wrote about last year's Keswick race, and how hot it was. This year the race was run in very similar conditions, and this was reflected in the slower times of most BRC runners. Looking at the times I can see one or two people who must have suffered more than most on this undulating course. I hear there was some local opposition to the race in evidence in the form of posters around the course, but this didn't prevent the number of finishers remaining almost the same as last year (488). First home for BRC was Andy Brown, and Anne Potts was first BRC lady; I think Ian Richardson was second MV50, he'll be pleased they got his age right....

Pos.	Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Pos.	Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	14	Andy Brown	1:19:02	6:02	1	13	17	145	Kevin Westwood	1:38:31	7:31	3	12
2	42	Ian Richardson	1:26:02	6:34	1	12	18	153	Steve Nendick	1:39:07	7:34	3	11
3	50	Dale Smith	1:27:10	6:39	1	11	19	164	Terry Hart	1:39:53	7:37	3	10
4	51	Gareth Hope	1:27:12	6:39	2	13	20	173	Dave Cox	1:40:43	7:41	2	6
5	72	John Mallon	1:29:25	6:50	2	12	21	184	Cath Young	1:41:21	7:44	-	-
6	77	Steve Gillespie	1:29:41	6:51	1	10	22	190	Rob Marshall	1:41:35	7:45	3	9
7	85	Steve Walker	1:31:20	6:58	2	11	23	214	Ron Ingram	1:43:01	7:52	3	8
8	89	Bill Smith	1:32:06	7:02	2	10	24	230	Mark Martin	1:44:14	7:57	4	9
9	91	Aynsley Herron	1:32:50	7:05	2	9	25	255	Sharon Percy	1:46:30	8:08	5	8
10	97	Brian Hedley	1:33:15	7:07	2	8	26	256	Kath Glynn	1:46:31	8:08	-	-
11	105	Robbie Barkley	1:34:15	7:12	1	9	27	259	Dave Kitching	1:46:47	8:09	3	7
12	120	Ralph Dickinson	1:36:05	7:20	3	15	28	346	Joe Potts	1:56:38	8:54	4	8
13	130	John Bryan	1:37:13	7:25	3	14	29	359	Rob Bradley	1:57:38	8:59	4	7
14	136	David Roe	1:37:41	7:27	3	13	30	360	Ray Sanderson	1:57:39	8:59	-	-
15	137	John Miller	1:37:42	7:27	2	7	31	377	Pauline Cunningham	2:00:08	9:10	5	7
16	144	Anne Potts	1:38:26	7:31	4	10	32	378	Angie Bosworth	2:00:30	9:12	5	6

Organised by Andy Brown and Dave Kitching, this year's race was contested along a slightly different route. Due to part of the new cycle and walkway being closed due to FMD, all of the path could not be incorporated, however the southern half was open, and this was included for the first time. First home, and quite a surprise package, was Adam Robinson's 12 year old son Ryan, making his debut at any organised event, so I think we'll see a lot more of him in the coming years. Since he is a Junior, and not eligible for the senior prize, the trophy was awarded to the fast improving Sharon Percy, who just seems to get faster and faster. Fastest net time was recorded by Andy Brown, and fastest lady was Helen Morris. Turnout was up from 43 last year, to 47.

Pos.	Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Pos.	Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	19	Andy Brown	45:38	5:42	1	13	25	29	Rob Marshall	56:39	7:05	3	9
2	18	Dale Stafford	46:17	5:47	1	12	26	15	Helen Morris	56:45	7:06	4	10
3	35	Elliott Makin	47:30	5:56	1	11	27	33	Jacqui Brown	57:05	7:08	3	8
4	26	Ian Richardson	49:09	6:09	1	10	28	9	Ron Ingram	57:16	7:09	3	7
5	27	Adam Robinson	49:14	6:09	1	9	29	39	Dave Cox	57:20	7:10	2	6
6	24	Rob Hall	49:37	6:12	1	8	30	30	Ann Potts	57:21	7:10	4	9
7	20	Simon Robinson	49:51	6:14	1	7	31	17	Dave Kitching	57:36	7:12	3	6
8	13	Gareth Hope	50:40	6:20	2	13	32	8	Wayne Rice	58:53	7:22	3	5
9	11	Steve Walker	51:22	6:25	2	12	33	38	Cath Young	59:17	7:25	-	-
10	46	Rob Barkley	51:27	6:26	1	6	34	14	Mark Martin	59:22	7:25	4	8
11	10	Eddie Stott	51:40	6:28	2	11	35	2	Sharon Percy	59:27	7:26	5	8
12	36	Steve Gillespie	51:40	6:28	1	5	36	45	Eddie Woods	59:27	7:26	4	7
13	43	Kevin Freeman	52:27	6:33	1	4	37	1	Ryan Robinson	59:58	7:30	-	-
14	40	Dave Stewart	52:49	6:36	2	10	38	41	David Hendry	1:00:13	7:32	4	6
15	28	John Mallon	53:17	6:40	2	9	39	31	Ian Cansfield	1:00:45	7:36	-	-
16	3	John Miller	54:11	6:46	2	8	40	5	Clinton Young	1:01:06	7:38	5	7
17	25	Kevin Westwood	54:28	6:48	3	15	41	32	Richard Cole	1:03:28	7:56	4	5
18	44	Joe Frazer	54:30	6:49	1	3	42	42	Steve Bangs	1:03:46	7:58	-	-
19	34	Aynsley Herron	54:34	6:49	2	7	43	16	Michael Brown	1:06:10	8:16	5	6
20	12	Ralph Dickinson	54:36	6:49	3	14	44	37	Denis Moss	1:07:44	8:28	-	-
21	7	John Bryan	54:37	6:50	3	13	45	6	Jocelyn Smith	1:08:34	8:34	5	5
22	4	Steve Nendick	55:36	6:57	3	12	46	22	Angie Bosworth	1:08:44	8:35	5	4
23	23	Terry Hart	56:05	7:01	3	11	47	47	Christine Willshire	dnf	-	-	-
24	21	David Roe	56:34	7:04	3	10

Run in "monsoon" conditions, everybody was completely soaked before they had even crossed the start line. Fortunately there was hardly any wind, so it didn't feel cold, at least until the finish when everyone was queing for their "goodies". Once again it was Andy Brown who lead our runners in, with Helen Morris our first lady. With the size of the field, (3,100) it was always going to be difficult getting on the prizelist, but well done to Denis Moss (2nd V70), and Sheila Greener (1st LV50) for doing just that.

Pos.	Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Pos.	Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	40	Andy Brown	30:37	5:22	1	13	36	643	David Kitching	39:52	7:00	3	6
2	51	Dale Stafford	31:06	5:27	1	12	37	653	Sharon Percy	40:02	7:01	5	8
3	61	Elliott Makin	31:36	5:33	1	11	38	659	Eddie Woods	40:08	7:02	4	8
4	92	Robert Barkley	32:33	5:43	1	10	39	680	David Hendry	40:20	7:05	4	7
5	125	Rob Hall	33:32	5:53	1	9	40	684	Ian Cansfield	40:22	7:05	-	-
6	130	Adam Robinson	33:37	5:54	1	8	41	697	Anne Potts	40:28	7:06	4	6
7	132	Ian Richardson	33:38	5:54	1	7	42	779	Brian Smith	41:11	7:14	-	-
8	144	Gareth Hope	34:02	5:58	2	13	43	836	David Linton	41:34	7:18	-	-
9	155	Simon Robinson	34:17	6:01	1	6	44	840	Kathryn Glynn	41:36	7:18	-	-
10	196	Edward Stott	35:00	6:08	2	12	45	854	Robert Bradley	41:46	7:20	4	5
11	207	Steven Walker	35:12	6:11	2	11	46	918	Ken Illingworth	42:12	7:24	-	-
12	226	Brian Hedley	35:22	6:12	2	10	47	929	Clinton Young	42:16	7:25	5	7
13	-	Michael Stott	35:24	6:13	2	9	48	945	Suzanne Humphrey	42:22	7:26	-	-
14	242	Steven Gillespie	35:28	6:13	1	5	49	988	John Bangs	42:46	7:30	-	-
15	282	Dave Stewart *	36:01	6:19	2	8	50	1049	Joe Potts	43:14	7:35	4	4
16	298	John Mallon	36:17	6:22	2	7	51	1128	Ray Sanderson	43:54	7:42	-	-
17	302	Bill Smith	36:20	6:22	2	6	52	1140	Richard Cole	43:59	7:43	4	3
18	315	Joe Frazer	36:31	6:24	1	4	53	1190	Kenneth Turnbull	44:18	7:46	4	2
19	320	Ralph Dickinson	36:34	6:25	3	15	54	1200	Angie Bosworth	44:26	7:48	5	6
20	322	Kevin Westwood	36:35	6:25	3	14	55	1215	Denis Moss	44:32	7:49	-	-
21	353	Aynsley Herron	36:53	6:28	2	5	56	1231	Martin Gaughan	44:43	7:51	-	-
22	396	John Miller	37:23	6:34	2	4	57	1233	Martin Barnfather	44:43	7:51	-	-
23	408	John Bryan	37:30	6:35	3	13	58	1286	Martin Chisholm	45:07	7:55	-	-
24	427	Stephen Nendick	37:43

1	Keswick 1/2m	06/05/01	7	Blyth Links 10k	28/08/01
2	Club Handicap 8m	03/06/01	8	Tynedale 10m	30/09/01
3	Blaydon Race	09/06/01	9	Brampton 10m	17/11/01
4	Tynedale 10k	04/07/01	10	Best 4 Winter Series	Dec-Feb
5	*~~Coastal Run~~	~~15/07/01~~	11	Brass Monkey 1/2m	27/01/02
6	Morpeth 10k	07/08/01	12	Redcar 1/2m	17/03/02