Race 3 – Ripon 10 Mile – Sun 14th May 2017
This race was making its debut in the club Grand Prix (or at
least no one could remember it having been in before), so none of us really
knew what to expect from it. The eleven of
us who decided to try it were encouraged by what seemed to be good organisation
for number and timing chip collection, a well-marked walk to the start and a
large start area. Marshalling on the
course was also very good and there were three water stations, which was very
good for a race this length.
Of course, there is only so much that the organisers can
do. Ripon Runners will obviously have
known that their course was pretty lumpy in places, but they cannot be held
responsible for the blazing sunshine and correspondingly rocketing temperatures
out on the course. It didn’t take long
for most of us to begin suffering in the unaccustomed heat and reports of Blyth
runners walking in some places are not entirely without basis in fact!
Given that the course was not only hilly and actually 10.2 miles
but also quite rough trail underfoot in several places, Graham produced a
really strong run to be first home and Claire was again first Blyth lady. As we gathered at the finish everyone agreed
that it had been a tough one – especially for those making their first
appearance in club colours at a race as long as this – but that it was a lovely
part of the world to be going for a run (through the deer park up to the
obelisk, and near Fountains Abbey), even if slightly less so for a race.
The full results can be found HERE
Pos. |
Race Pos. |
Name |
Cat |
Time |
Div. |
Pts. |
|
Pos. |
Race Pos. |
Name |
Cat |
Time |
Div. |
Pts. |
1 |
31 |
Graham
Wood |
M40 |
71:18 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
131 |
David
Roberts |
M50 |
84:49 |
2 |
6 |
|
2 |
54 |
Shaun Dodd |
M40 |
75:33 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
146 |
Julie Lemin |
F40 |
86:04 |
3 |
8 |
|
3 |
73 |
Richard Shillinglaw |
M30 |
77:55 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
157 |
Sandra
Watson |
F40 |
87:04 |
4 |
6 |
|
4 |
80 |
Steven
French |
M40 |
78:31 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
212 |
Billy Shaw |
M40 |
91:45 |
3 |
7 |
|
5 |
105 |
Claire Calverley |
F40 |
81:27 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
346 |
Diane
Wallace |
F60 |
114:20 |
6 |
5 |
|
6 |
125 |
Warwick
Roberts |
M40 |
84:24 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
|
Total
No. of finishers :- 384 |
Mistakes/corrections etc.,
please contact Steve Walker by clicking on the link.