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Fell Race - Northern Runner Series 31st August 2004
The Club had four runners in the last of the Northern Runner Summer Fell Race Series, race 9, Cock Howe and Beyond on Tuesday 31st August, but only just. Fell Racing can be a risky business, you have to be prepared for all eventualities with waterproofs, emergency provisions, whistle, compass and map - and first you have to find the start. Not paying heed to a Grid Reference, turning left instead of right before realising which way was north and with the clock showing 6.55 pm, almost cost a good race. A fine night, after the previous week’s torrent, and a testing 6 and a bit mile course, 1130 feet of climbing up Cock Howe, out to Head House and Meggy Mire then back, brought out 82 runners including all the main protagonists in all the categories - and all won on the night! Andy Burt of Acorn won the race in 40:42 and with it the overall series with 246 points, just 6 points ahead of Joe Blackett of NYM who had the consolation of winning the M40 Veteran’s title. Alison Raw of Darlington was 17th overall and 1st female in 47:19, winning for the fifth time in six races and was a clear winner of both the Women’s and W40 Veteran’s titles. Mike Hetherton made it double success for Acorn, 21st overall in 48:06, winning the M50 category; Alan Wikeley, 37th in 51:53, took the M60 title, one place behind Thirsk clubmate Caroline Pollard on the night, 36th in 51:35, who won the W45 and Sue Haslam of Scarborough, 54th in 55:12, won the W50. Phil Hill was first home for the Harriers; in an enthusiastic start he was 2nd to the top of Cock Howe but there aren’t hills like these in his native East Anglia and he paid the price, being passed by twenty and finished nearly 8 minutes behind in 22nd in 48.21. Mike Brooks took an alternative strategy and tracked leading M50 runner Mike Hetherton but then couldn’t match his downhill running, finishing 13 places and over three minutes behind, 34th in 51.11. Newcomers, Duncan Kellett and Susie Dutoy made-up the quartet, enjoying their first taste of Fell Running and finishing 53rd in 55.10 and 77th in 70.12 respectively.BTA Youth Championships 4th-5th September 2004Triathlon is another athletic discipline with it’s own devotees; many Harriers have competed over the years and there were another three in action at Liverpool over the weekend; Douglas and Jessie Roberts competed in the BTA Youth Inter-Regional Championships on Saturday 4th and Richard Hunt in the BTA Championships on Sunday 5th. Douglas’ event was the Tristar 3 for 13-14 year-olds; his individual splits were 300m swim 5:09, 8.0K cycle 12:46 and 2.4K run 8:58 - an overall time of 26:53 which gave him 2nd place, 30 seconds behind winner Robert Bowles and 18 seconds ahead of third place Jonathan Brownlee. Jessie competed in the in Female 15-16 category but twisted her ankle getting out of the car and competed (like our Olympic kayak medallist) with it strapped-up; her splits were 400m swim 7:19, 10K cycle 16:25 and 3.0K run 12:34 - an overall time of 36:18 which earned her 3rd place, just 5 seconds behind winner Jodie Stimpson and 3 seconds behind second place Samantha Wilson. There were 412 starters in BTA Championships at the Albert Dock, Liverpool, Male and Female, aged from 17 to 79, and there were 396 finishers. Richard Hunt, representing the Army Triathlon Association, was first - both overall and in the 30-34 age group. His dedication and determination saw him produce splits of 1500m swim 21:37.80, 40K cycle 58:50.25 and 10K run 37:31.25 for a total time of 1:57:59.30. Viewers of BBC Grandstand last Saturday had the opportunity to see the event and to hear Stuart Storey waxing lyrical - about a good, safe course that can be developed into a major national event and spiritual home for British Triathlon Championships.Kingston-on-Hull AC Open T&F 5th September 2004Also on Sunday 5th, four Harriers went to Costello Stadium to compete in the Kinston-upon-Hull AC Open Track and Field Meeting and Edd Richards takes-up the story: “I ran in the 800m and, although my time of 2:07 is hardly worth printing, I was 7th out of twelve in a tactical race and lined-up against Sam Ellis, winner of the AAA Championships, who raised the profile of the race. Sophie Broadway was there too; she was 4th in the 100m in 13.8, the same time as third place but half the thickness of a vest behind, and in the 200m she came 3rd in 28.2, behind the two girls who came 1st and 2nd at NoEAA Championships. Sean and Tom Osborn were also there; Sean ran 12.7 or thereabout for 100m and also did the 400m; younger brother Tom did 2:38 something for the 800m - he's a canny little runner.”
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