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

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Total No. of finishers :-  384

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