Race 6 – Hadrians Wall Half Marathon –
Sun 25th June 2017
Sunday 25th June saw the running of the Hadrian’s Wall Half
Marathon near Haltwhistle, Northumberland. The race
was also included in the 2014 GP, and despite the race known to be a challenge
there was good representation from BRC across most divisions.
There were clear skies on the day and the strong wind over the
exposed position at Registration provided a bit of a wind chill for those
collecting their numbers and warming up. Once the race was underway and the
first few hills appeared those opting for an extra layer soon regretted it.
This race has a unique setting in that it covers two
Northumberland beauty spots, the southern part of Kielder
Forest Park and (as the name suggests) Hadrian’s Wall. After a mile and a half
the route leaves the road and winds its way past Crag Lough at the foot of the
Wall then breaks left onto the hills in between Greenlee and Broomlee Lough. The first half of the race seems to be the
toughest, not least the climb up through the Forest section.
Pete Brown was first back for Blyth in Div 1 (10th overall, 1st
V40) but Graham Wood also had a good run from Div 2 (18th overall) and beating
most of the other Div 1 runners. Sandra Watson (101 overall, Div 4) was the
first Blyth lady back. It was also good to see a good number of Blyth runners
recently returning from injury battling their way around the course.
One of the most scenic runs around but also one of the toughest.
Almost worthy of the £28 entry fee.
The full results can be found HERE
Pos. |
Race Pos. |
Name |
Cat |
Time |
Div. |
Pts. |
|
Pos. |
Race Pos. |
Name |
Cat |
Time |
Div. |
Pts. |
1 |
10 |
Peter BROWN |
M40 |
1:32:31 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
132 |
Julie LEMIN |
F40 |
2:01:00 |
3 |
8 |
|
2 |
18 |
Graham WOOD |
M45 |
1:36:12 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
141 |
Kerstin HECKELSMUELLER |
F40 |
2:01:46 |
- |
- |
|
3 |
22 |
Paul WHALLEY |
M40 |
1:37:54 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
157 |
Steven FRENCH |
M40 |
2:05:02 |
1 |
7 |
|
4 |
28 |
Ian BAXTER |
M45 |
1:40:38 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
175 |
Michael ASHBY |
M50 |
2:09:14 |
3 |
7 |
|
5 |
61 |
Robert SHARRAT |
M35 |
1:49:20 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
183 |
Paul BLACKETT |
M40 |
2:10:07 |
4 |
5 |
|
6 |
99 |
Warwick ROBERTS |
M45 |
1:56:03 |
- |
- |
14 |
185 |
Rachel JOSEPH |
L40 |
2:11:29 |
5 |
8 |
|
7 |
101 |
Sandra WATSON |
F45 |
1:56:15 |
4 |
6 |
15 |
210 |
Anne CRADDOCK |
L55 |
2:17:22 |
5 |
7 |
|
8 |
130 |
David BRADLEY |
M60 |
2:00:44 |
- |
- |
16 |
318 |
Dianne WALLACE |
L65 |
2:46:21 |
6 |
5 |
|
Total
No. of finishers :- 337 |
Mistakes/corrections etc.,
please contact Steve Walker by clicking on the link.