The 36th edition of the club’s annual Autumn Relays took place at 7:15pm on Wednesday 1st November 2023. Forty seven club members, (including a few new members taking part for the first time), took part on a breezy, dry night at the usual location in Kitty Brewster Industrial Estate, Blyth, NE24 5TF.
Congratulations to the first three teams:-
First – Leanne Wittering, Alan Stewart, Nigel Gorvett
Second – Rob Dooley, Michael Ashby, Luke Dickinson
Third – Richard Robinson, Peter Brown, Gary Weir
Fastest Lady – Gemma Floyd 14:46
Fastest Man – Michael Stott 12:08 (new male vet course record, beating Rob Hall’s 12:16 from 1995)
Teams
| LEG 1 | Bib | LEG 2 | Bib | LEG 3 | Bib | ||
| Glen Maxwell | 41 | Michael Stott | 41 | Craig Harmon | 341 | ||
| Richard Robinson | 42 | Peter Brown | 42 | Gary Weir | 342 | ||
| Deborah Barry | 43 | Brian Johnson | 43 | Harry Riches | 343 | ||
| Robert Fox | 44 | Leanne Herron | 44 | Robby Barkley | 344 | ||
| Michelle Castro | 45 | Ray Carmody | 45 | Karl Bryce | 345 | ||
| Stephanie Landers | 46 | Mark Walbank | 46 | David Shields | 346 | ||
| Paul Ridley | 47 | Dave Bradley | 47 | Joseph Dungworth | 347 | ||
| Colin Brown | 48 | Nikki Courtney | 48 | Rob Rhodes | 348 | ||
| Kathryn Gillie | 49 | David Stamp | 49 | Ian Baxter | 349 | ||
| Joe Frazer | 50 | Sandra Watson | 50 | John Younger | 350 | ||
| Ron Forster | 51 | Peter Archibold | 51 | Martin Fairbairn | 351 | ||
| Alison French | 52 | Sue Browning | 52 | Steve Dobby | 352 | ||
| Louise McNeil | 53 | Lisa Scorer | 53 | Gemma Floyd | 353 | ||
| Rob Dooley | 54 | Michael Ashby | 54 | Luke Dickinson | 354 | ||
| Leanne Wittering | 55 | Alan Stewart | 55 | Nigel Gorvett | 355 | ||
| Janice Stewart | 56 | Stephen Forster | 56 | Alex Bell | 356 | ||
| Lindsey Nangle | 57 |
Results
| Team | Leg 1 | Time | Leg 2 | Time | Elapsed | Leg 3 | Time | Result | |||
| 1st | 55 | Leanne Wittering | 18:12 | Alan Stewart | 17:12 | 35:24 | Nigel Gorvett | 14:55 | 50:19 | ||
| 2nd | 54 | Rob Dooley | 18:19 | Michael Ashby | 17:59 | 36:18 | Luke Dickinson | 14:13 | 50:31 | ||
| 3rd | 42 | Richard Robinson | 23:35 | Peter Brown | 14:13 | 37:48 | Gary Weir | 13:46 | 51:34 | ||
| 4th | 44 | Robert Fox | 21:57 | Leanne Herron | 15:38 | 37:35 | Robby Barkley | 14:03 | 51:38 | ||
| 5th | 45 | Michelle Castro | 21:37 | Ray Carmody | 16:20 | 37:57 | Karl Bryce | 13:56 | 51:53 | ||
| 6th | 52 | Alison French | 19:54 | Sue Browning | 17:16 | 37:10 | Steve Dobby | 15:32 | 52:42 | ||
| 7th | 56 | Janice Stewart | 18:33 | Stephen Forster | 18:25 | 36:58 | Alex Bell | 15:47 | 52:45 | ||
| 8th | 53 | Louise McNeil | 19:47 | Lisa Scorer | 18:25 | 38:12 | Gemma Floyd | 14:46 | 52:58 | ||
| 9th | 47 | Paul Ridley | 21:51 | Dave Bradley | 17:58 | 39:49 | Joseph Dungworth | 13:20 | 53:09 | ||
| 10th | 43 | Deborah Barry | 23:16 | Brian Johnson | 16:08 | 39:24 | Harry Riches | 13:47 | 53:11 | ||
| 11th | 50 | Joe Frazer | 21:12 | Sandra Watson | 17:04 | 38:16 | John Younger | 15:03 | 53:19 | ||
| 12th | 49 | Kathryn Gillie | 22:45 | David Stamp | 16:58 | 39:43 | Ian Baxter | 14:33 | 54:16 | ||
| 13th | 46 | Stephanie Landers | 23:22 | Mark Walbank | 17:19 | 40:41 | David Shields | 14:34 | 55:15 | ||
| 14th | 51 | Ron Forster | 20:03 | Peter Archibold | 19:31 | 39:34 | Martin Fairbairn | 16:18 | 55:52 | ||
| 15th | 41 | Glen Maxwell | 32:50 | Michael Stott | 12:08 | 44:58 | Craig Harmon | 13:02 | 58:00 | ||
| 16th | 48 | Colin Brown | 20:48 | Nikki Courtney | 17:13 | 38:01 |
Time Order
| 1 | Michael Stott | 12:08 | 17 | Alex Bell | 15:47 | 33 | Janice Stewart | 18:33 | ||
| 2 | Craig Harmon | 13:02 | 18 | Brian Johnson | 16:08 | 34 | Peter Archibold | 19:31 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Dungworth | 13:20 | 19 | Martin Fairbairn | 16:18 | 35 | Louise McNeil | 19:47 | ||
| 4 | Gary Weir | 13:46 | 20 | Ray Carmody | 16:20 | 36 | Alison French | 19:54 | ||
| 5 | Harry Riches | 13:47 | 21 | David Stamp | 16:58 | 37 | Ron Forster | 20:03 | ||
| 6 | Karl Bryce | 13:56 | 22 | Sandra Watson | 17:04 | 38 | Colin Brown | 20:48 | ||
| 7 | Robby Barkley | 14:03 | 23 | Alan Stewart | 17:12 | 39 | Joe Frazer | 21:12 | ||
| 8 | Peter Brown | 14:13 | 24 | Nikki Courtney | 17:13 | 40 | Michelle Castro | 21:37 | ||
| 9 | Luke Dickinson | 14:13 | 25 | Sue Browning | 17:16 | 41 | Paul Ridley | 21:51 | ||
| 10 | Ian Baxter | 14:33 | 26 | Mark Walbank | 17:19 | 42 | Robert Fox | 21:57 | ||
| 11 | David Shields | 14:34 | 27 | Dave Bradley | 17:58 | 43 | Kathryn Gillie | 22:45 | ||
| 12 | Gemma Floyd | 14:46 | 28 | Michael Ashby | 17:59 | 44 | Deborah Barry | 23:16 | ||
| 13 | Nigel Gorvett | 14:55 | 29 | Leanne Wittering | 18:12 | 45 | Stephanie Landers | 23:22 | ||
| 14 | John Younger | 15:03 | 30 | Rob Dooley | 18:19 | 46 | Richard Robinson | 23:35 | ||
| 15 | Steve Dobby | 15:32 | 31 | Stephen Forster | 18:25 | 47 | Glen Maxwell | 32:50 | ||
| 16 | Leanne Herron | 15:38 | 32 | Lisa Scorer | 18:25 |