Race Results 2010

Race 1 – Snake Lane 10 Race 2 –Haweswater half Race 3 –Wallsend 5M Race 4 – Keswick half

Race 5 – Tynedale 10k Race 6 – Coastal Run Race 7 – Morpeth 10K Race 8 – Tynedale 10M

Race 9 – Brampton to Carlisle

Race 9 – Brampton to Carlisle – Saturday 20th November 2010

The miserable drizzly weather gradually improved as the coach full of Blyth runners and their supporters made its way from the North East to Brampton for the last race in the 2010 Grand Prix series, the ever popular, fast Brampton to Carlisle 10 mile road race. With cool dry conditions and a very light easterly breeze the day was perfect for fast times, this was proven by the number of pb's obtained on the day by Blyth members. Those pb's known about include Heather (Lisa) Christopher, Phillippa Baxter, Heather Barrass, Ian Baxter and Sam Dodds.

A total of 536 runners finished the race, with 30 of them being from Blyth - a very good turnout considering this was the last GP race of the season and many of the top positions in the leagues had already been decided. The race was won by James Douglas of host club Border Harriers & AC in a time of 50:33, first back for Blyth was Robbie in 22nd place with 58:00 and first Blyth lady was Heather Christopher in 197th overall with a time of 1:10:14.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	22	Robbie Barkley	M	58:00	5:48	1	10	16	236	Terry McCabe	M60	1:13:09	7:19	2	7
2	72	Martin Gaughan	M50	1:02:56	6:18	1	9	17	260	Darren Noble	M	1:14:21	7:26	2	6
3	82	Sam Dodd	M	1:03:27	6:21	-	-	18	282	Cath Young	F50	1:15:38	7:34	3	7
4	95	Michael Butters	M	1:04:05	6:24	-	-	19	286	Ralph Dickinson	M55	1:15:49	7:35	3	6
5	130	Graeme Stewart	M	1:05:51	6:35	2	13	20	317	Phillippa Baxter	F	1:18:08	7:49	5	8
6	157	Peter Holmback	M	1:07:21	6:44	2	12	21	318	Steve Walker	M50	1:18:08	7:49	1	8
7	170	Steve Gillespie	M50	1:08:24	6:50	2	11	22	395	Claire Riches	F35	1:22:52	8:17	4	9
8	195	Chris Stone	M	1:10:08	7:01	2	10	23	414	Davina Lonsdale	F45	1:24:20	8:26	4	8
9	196	Shaun Dodd	M	1:10:10	7:01	2	9	24	422	Aynsley Herron	M45	1:24:57	8:30	3	5
10	197	Heather Christopher	F40	1:10:14	7:01	3	12	25	423	Ron Ingram	M55	1:24:57	8:30	4	7
11	203	Dave Roberts	M50	1:10:41	7:04	2	8	26	425	Ken Turnbull	M60	1:25:02	8:30	4	6
12	217	Ian Baxter	M40	1:11:39	7:10	3	11	27	440	Terry Hart	M60	1:26:02	8:36	4	5
13	220	Dave Cox	M60	1:11:44	7:10	3	10	28	455	Adele Lonsdale	F40	1:27:20	8:44	-	-
14	229	Dave Bradley	M55	1:12:41	7:16	3	9	29	464	Heather Barrass	F	1:27:53	8:47	5	7
15	235	John Mallon	M55	1:12:59	7:18	3	8	30	509	Sharon Richardson	F45	1:36:47	9:41	5	6
Total No. of finishers :- 536

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Race 8 – Tynedale 10M – Sunday 5th September 2010

The Tynedale “Jelly Tea” 10 mile race, is a popular race and 29 members from the club made their presence felt in the race, with 529 finishers. With the GNR just a few weeks away this was the perfect opportunity for runners to assess their fitness. On a tough hilly course from Hexham to Ovingham, the runners had to face a headwind for the first seven miles. The race was won by Darren Purvis of Birtley who lead from the start and was never seriously troubled.

With this being the next to last race in the clubs Grand Prix series for 2010, competition was fierce as runners in each of the five divisions tried to amass the maximum points possible. In division 1, Robbie with a time of 1:00:01 for 22nd overall just pipped Peter by nine seconds, Robbie now leads Peter by 1 point with all to play for in the last race at Brampton in November.

In division 2 despite a fantastic race by Graeme, Stevie G's second place has guaranteed him the division win with Graeme and Shaun fighting it out for 2nd and 3rd places. Division 3 saw the tightest finish with only 30 seconds separating the first four finishers, Dave Bradleys victory means he cannot now be caught at the top although Heather, Dave Cox and Ian can all finish in second place.

Julie and Ron are already confirmed as 1st and 2nd respectively in Division 4 with Davina, Claire and Colin fighting for 3rd place and in Division 5, Phillippa's eighth consecutive win gives her a commanding overall victory, Heather only needs to turn up to achieve 2nd place, with Sharon and Joanne scrapping for 3rd.

Congratulations to Joe Frazer who had a good run to finish second in the M60 age category, and likewise Dave Bradley who was 2nd M55, only 18 seconds behind the category winner. The first Blyth Lady finisher was Susanne, followed by Cath and Heather.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	22	Robbie Barkley	M	1:00:01	6:00	1	10	16	169	Dave Roberts	M45	1:15:35	7:34	2	8
2	24	Peter Brown	M	1:00:10	6:01	1	9	17	174	Cath Young	F50	1:15:51	7:35	3	8
3	68	Graeme Stewart	M	1:07:53	6:47	2	13	18	188	Heather Christopher	F40	1:16:46	7:41	3	7
4	93	Sam Dodd	M	1:09:59	7:00	-	-	19	202	Julie Lemin	F	1:17:48	7:47	4	9
5	107	Steve Gillespie	M50	1:11:21	7:08	2	12	20	225	Steve Dobby	M	1:19:40	7:58	-	-
6	110	Shaun Dodd	M	1:11:36	7:10	2	11	21	233	Aynsley Herron	M45	1:20:11	8:01	3	6
7	112	Joe Frazer	M60	1:11:52	7:11	1	8	22	288	Phillippa Baxter	F	1:23:55	8:24	5	-8
8	115	Darren Noble	M	1:12:13	7:13	2	10	23	316	Davina Lonsdale	F40	1:26:14	8:37	4	8
9	116	Chris Stone	M	1:12:22	7:14	2	9	24	317	Adele Lonsdale	F40	1:26:15	8:38	-	-
10	142	Dave Bradley	M55	1:13:56	7:24	3	12	25	340	Ron Ingram	M55	1:27:39	8:46	4	7
11	145	Dave Cox	M60	1:14:02	7:24	3	11	26	403	Colin Seccombe	M45	1:32:14	9:13	4	6
12	146	Susanne Hunter	F40	1:14:05	7:25	3	10	27	498	Joanne Straughan	F35	1:46:12	10:37	5	7
13	147	Iain Singer	M	1:14:06	7:25	-	-	28	499	Sharon Richardson	F45	1:46:14	10:37	5	6
14	150	Ian Baxter	M40	1:14:25	7:27	3	9	29	500	Alison Lowes	F	1:46:18	10:38	-	-
15	153	Simon Lemin	M	1:14:40	7:28	-	-
Total No. of finishers :- 529

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Race 7 – Morpeth 10k – Tue 3rd August 2010

There were 307 finishers in the annual Morpeth 10k hosted by Morpeth Harriers on Tuesday 3rd August, of which 33 were members of Blyth Running Club. This was the 7th race in the clubs Grand Prix series for 2010 and the last race in the short category, only two more to go both being ten milers.

The normal registration venue of Craik Park had been changed to the disabled riding centre next to the start of the race, this caused some confusion for the later arrivals who had to rush to collect their numbers on time.

First back for Blyth was Peter in 15th overall with a time of 35:47, followed by Gareth with 39:23 in 49th place. Peters victory puts him level on points with Robbie at the top of division 1. First lady back was Heather Christopher, 128th overall in 43:54, followed by Cath in 169th with 45:58. Julie continued her winning streak in division 4 and also posted a 10k pb, and in division 5, Phillippa maintained her record of winning every Grand Prix this year.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	15	Peter Brown	M	35:47	5:46	1	10	18	169	Catherine Young	F50	45:58	7:24	3	8
2	49	Gareth Hope	M	39:23	6:21	2	13	19	183	Julie Lemin	F	47:14	7:36	4	9
3	75	Adam Robinson	M40	41:21	6:40	-	-	20	188	Ralph Dickinson	M55	47:32	7:39	3	7
4	78	Graeme Stewart	M	41:48	6:44	2	12	21	210	Dawn Palmer	F35	48:37	7:50	-	-
5	86	Steve Gillespie	M50	42:01	6:46	2	11	22	217	Graham Hare	M	48:59	7:53	3	6
6	102	Sam Dodd	M	42:48	6:54	-	-	23	229	Phillippa Baxter	F	50:13	8:05	5	8
7	115	Chris Stone	M	43:20	6:59	2	10	24	230	John Mallon	M50	50:20	8:06	3	5
8	121	David Bradley	M55	43:34	7:01	3	12	25	231	Aynsley Herron	M45	50:28	8:08	3	4
9	125	Dave Cox	M60	43:46	7:03	3	11	26	237	David Roberts	M45	50:55	8:12	2	8
10	126	Simon Lemin	M	43:51	7:04	-	-	27	246	Thomas Lemin	M60	51:25	8:17	-	-
11	128	Heather Christopher	F40	43:54	7:04	3	10	28	248	Adele Lonsdale	F40	51:31	8:18	-	-
12	134	Joe Frazer	M60	44:11	7:07	1	9	29	249	Davina Lonsdale	F40	51:32	8:18	4	8
13	138	Dale Smith	M40	44:19	7:08	-	-	30	255	Terry Hart	M60	52:07	8:24	4	7
14	145	Terry McCabe	M60	44:40	7:12	2	9	31	266	Ken Turnbull	M50	53:27	8:36	4	6
15	151	Ian Baxter	M40	44:51	7:13	3	9	32	286	Andrea Scott	F	57:29	9:15	-	-
16	158	Steve Walker	M50	45:17	7:18	1	8	33	293	Alison Lowes	F	58:45	9:28	-	-
17	164	Paul Turnbull	F45	45:40	7:21	-	-
Total No. of finishers :- 307

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Race 6 – Coastal Run – Sun 18th July 2010

Following on quickly from the Tynedale 10k, the sixth race of the 2010 Grand Prix was the Alnwick harriers hosted Coastal Run held on Sunday 18th July. This multi-terrain race was as popular as ever with a total of 805 finishers of which 30 were members of Blyth Running Club. As the runners left the car park at Beadnell to cross the dunes for the start of the race an audible groan could be heard at the sight of the beach, or rather at the sight of the lack of beach, as the tide was almost fully in and had in fact only just turned. This makes the first section of the race along the sands of Beadnell Bay somewhat longer, most GPS's recorded a race distance of approximately 13.5 miles as opposed to the normal distance of about 13.2 miles, the high tide also made the crossing of the burn after half a mile rather tricky with some runners going through at waist height. The longer race distance together with the strong head wind resulted in the times being slower than normal.

First back for Blyth was Peter in an excellent 9^th overall with a time of 1:28:15, followed by Robbie with 1:33:56 in 31st place. First lady back was Heather Christopher, clearly not affected by the conditions, with a time of 1:49:46 for 171st place overall and 18th female.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	9	Peter Brown	M	1:28:15	6:32	1	10	16	429	Stephen Nendick	M55	2:05:31	9:18	-	-
2	31	Robert Barkley	M	1:33:56	6:57	1	9	17	442	Ralph Dickinson	M55	2:06:11	9:21	3	9
3	33	Peter Banks	M45	1:34:21	6:59	-	-	18	453	Phillippa Baxter	F	2:06:48	9:24	5	8
4	99	Shaun Dodd	M	1:42:59	7:38	2	13	19	465	Colin Seccombe	M45	2:07:47	9:28	4	8
5	157	Chris Stone	M	1:48:28	8:02	2	12	20	528	Adele Lonsdale	F40	2:11:37	9:45	-	-
6	171	Heather Christopher	F40	1:49:46	8:08	3	12	21	533	Ron Ingram	M55	2:12:09	9:47	4	7
7	177	Graeme Stewart	M	1:50:13	8:10	2	11	22	536	Davina Lonsdale	F40	2:12:17	9:48	4	6
8	187	Darren Noble	M	1:50:58	8:13	2	10	23	552	Terry Hart	M60	2:13:24	9:53	4	5
9	192	Dave Roberts	M45	1:51:09	8:14	2	9	24	564	Angie Brown	F35	2:14:11	9:56	5	7
10	220	Ian Baxter	M40	1:52:59	8:22	3	11	25	688	Heather Barrass	F	2:24:09	10:41	5	6
11	278	Steven Walker	M50	1:56:57	8:40	1	8	26	693	Susan Walker	F50	2:24:39	10:43	-	-
12	320	Joe Frazer	M60	1:59:21	8:50	1	7	27	694	Kenneth Turnbull	M60	2:24:40	10:43	4	4
13	331	Julie Lemin	F	2:00:02	8:53	4	9	28	759	Angela Marie Marsh	F40	2:35:34	11:31	-	-
14	401	Sam Dodd	M	2:03:42	9:10	-	-	29	786	Sharon Richardson	F45	2:45:24	12:15	5	5
15	420	Aynsley Herron	M45	2:05:06	9:16	3	10	30	787	Joanne Straughan	F35	2:45:24	12:15	5	4
Total No. of finishers :- 805

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Race 5 – Tynedale 10k – Wed 7th July 2010

The 5th race of the clubs Grand Prix series of 2010 saw 35 Blyth members descend on the village of Ovingham together with 500 plus other runners for the Tyndedale Pie and Peas 10k hosted by Tynedale Harriers. With hot, humid conditions and with the course protected from the wind, the runners were very grateful for the water station at the half way point.

First back for Blyth was Robbie in 14^th overall with a time of 35:38, followed closely by Peter with 35:55 in 17th place. First lady back was Susanne Hunter, 144th overall in 44:05, followed by Heather Christopher in 179th with 45:07.

Congratulations to Dave Cox who's time of 42:37 for 101st position was good enough to secure first place in his M60 age category, and to Susanne who was third F40 with her time of 44:05.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	14	Robbie Barkley	M	35:38	5:44	1	10	19	204	Cath Young	F50	46:09	7:25	3	7
2	17	Peter Brown	M	35:55	5:47	1	9	20	208	Ralph Dickinson	M55	46:16	7:27	3	6
3	71	Graeme Stewart	M	40:44	6:33	2	13	21	232	Julie Lemin	F	47:17	7:36	4	9
4	77	Gareth Hope	M	41:04	6:36	2	12	22	245	Steve Walker	M50	47:36	7:39	1	7
5	94	Dave Logan	M	42:11	6:47	2	11	23	260	Ron Ingram	M55	48:03	7:44	4	8
6	96	Chris Stone	M	42:16	6:48	2	10	24	316	Phillippa Baxter	F	50:35	8:08	5	8
7	101	Dave Cox	M60	42:37	6:51	3	12	25	332	Kerstin Heckelsmuller	F35	51:18	8:15	-	-
8	107	Shaun Dodd	M	42:49	6:53	2	9	26	336	Claire Riches	F35	51:25	8:16	4	7
9	109	Dave Bradley	M55	42:52	6:54	3	11	27	337	Aynsley Herron	M45	51:34	8:18	3	5
10	137	Terry McCabe	M60	43:55	7:04	2	8	28	341	Terry Hart	M60	51:41	8:19	4	6
11	141	Joe Frazer	M60	44:01	7:05	1	8	29	390	Colin Seccombe	M45	53:32	8:37	4	5
12	144	Susanne Hunter	F40	44:05	7:05	3	10	30	408	Davina Lonsdale	F40	54:25	8:45	4	4
13	145	Iain Singer	M	44:05	7:05	-	-	31	466	Heather Barrass	F	57:20	9:13	5	7
14	167	Dave Roberts	M45	44:42	7:11	2	7	32	482	Sue Walker	F50	57:57	9:19	-	-
15	168	Sam Dodd	M	44:46	7:12	-	-	33	504	Louise Douglas	F	59:20	9:33	5	6
16	172	Ian Baxter	M40	44:50	7:13	3	9	34	507	Joanne Straughan	F35	59:33	9:35	5	5
17	179	Heather Christopher	F40	45:07	7:15	3	8	35	525	Sharon Richardson	F35	62:52	10:07	5	4
18	182	Darren Noble	M	45:10	7:16	2	6
Total No. of finishers :- 551

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Race 4 – Keswick half – Sun 2nd May 2010

The 4th race in the 2010 Grand Prix series took place at Keswick on Sunday 2nd May. On a cool day with a slight breeze the conditions were not too bad for running, it was just the hills that made life difficult! Due to last year's floods causing on-going problems with a bridge near Little Braithwaite in the Newlands valley the route was revised for this year. The race started at Portinscale and saw the runners going down the hill from Swinside to Stair (instead of up it), and then do a loop via Little Town back to Stair before returning to the normal route at the base of Cat Bells, thankfully missing the dreaded hairpins over the cattle grid. The route continued to Grange and back to the finish at Keswick rugby Club along the main road as normal, apart from a slight change through Keswick itself, many of the runners thought the new route harder than normal. Blyth Running Club contributed to 27 of the 569 finishers, and with at least a couple of dozen supporters also making the trip, the pubs in Keswick reaped the rewards later.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	18	Peter Brown	M	1:22:30	6:18	1	10	15	245	Helen Bruce	F	1:48:36	8:17	3	5
2	24	Rob Barkley	M	1:25:17	6:30	1	9	16	254	Darren Noble	M	1:49:34	8:21	2	9
3	83	Steve Gillespie	M50	1:34:34	7:13	2	13	17	260	John Mallon	M50	1:49:51	8:23	3	4
4	91	Shaun Dodd	M	1:36:02	7:20	2	12	18	270	Ron Ingram	M55	1:50:45	8:27	4	9
5	94	Terry McCabe	M60	1:36:42	7:22	2	11	19	296	Graeme Stuart	M	1:52:38	8:36	2	8
6	98	Chris Stone	M	1:36:54	7:23	2	10	20	349	Aynsley Heron	M45	1:56:08	8:52	3	3
7	118	Susanne Hunter	F40	1:39:07	7:34	3	12	21	351	Claire Riches	F35	1:56:12	8:52	4	8
8	119	Iain Singer	M	1:39:08	7:34	-	-	22	374	Adelle Lonsdale	F40	1:58:18	9:01	-	-
9	128	David Bradley	M55	1:39:36	7:36	3	11	23	375	Davina Lonsdale	F40	1:58:20	9:02	4	7
10	153	Ian Baxter	M40	1:41:24	7:44	3	10	24	381	Phillippa Baxter	F	1:58:57	9:04	5	8
11	200	Dave Cox	M60	1:44:36	7:59	3	9	25	469	Heather Barrass	F	2:10:59	9:59	5	7
12	220	Heather Christopher	F40	1:46:45	8:09	3	8	26	524	Angela Marsh	F40	2:19:24	10:38	-	-
13	235	Catherine Young	F50	1:48:00	8:14	3	7	27	545	Sharon Richardson	F45	2:25:22	11:05	5	6
14	244	Ralph Dickinson	M55	1:48:35	8:17	3	6	28
Total No. of finishers :- 569

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Race 3 – Wallsend 5M – Sun 18th April 2010

In excellent running conditions, cool and dry with a slight wind, 39 members of Blyth were among the 148 runners who took part in the 5 mile Wallsend Multi Terrain race around the tracks and wagon ways of the Rising Sun Country Park on Sunday 18th April. This was the third event of the clubs Grand Prix series of 2010, hence the large turnout of Blyth runners.

First back for Blyth was Ash in 5^th overall with a time of 28:26, followed by Robbie with 28:52 in 9th place just ahead of Peter Brown in 12th with 29:09 First lady back was Heather Christopher, 72nd overall in 36:27, followed by Cath in 87th with 37:52.

Congratulations to Terry McCabe who's time of 33:42 for 40th position was good enough to secure first place in his M60 age category, and to Cath who was first F50.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	5	Andrew Henderson	M	28:26	5:41	1	10	21	90	Julie Lemin	F	38:16	7:39	4	8
2	9	Robbie Barkley	M	28:52	5:46	1	9	22	91	John Mallon	M50	38:29	7:42	3	6
3	12	Peter Brown	M	29:09	5:50	1	8	23	92	Aynsley Herron	M45	38:30	7:42	3	5
4	33	Steve Gillespie	M50	33:04	6:37	2	13	24	94	Dawn Palmer	F35	38:42	7:44	-	-
5	36	Graeme Stewart	M	33:25	6:41	2	12	25	98	Claire Riches	F	39:26	7:53	4	7
6	40	Terry McCabe	M60	33:42	6:44	2	11	26	101	Colin Seccombe	M40	40:23	8:05	4	6
7	41	Darren Noble	M	33:45	6:45	2	10	27	102	Davina Lonsdale	F40	40:29	8:06	4	5
8	42	Gareth Hope	M	33:47	6:45	2	9	28	104	Phillippa Baxter	F	40:39	8:08	5	8
9	43	Shaun Dodd	M	33:48	6:46	2	8	29	109	Leanne Heron	F	41:03	8:13	2	6
10	48	Chris Stone	M	34:08	6:50	2	7	30	114	Heather Barrass	F	41:49	8:22	5	7
11	51	Martin Gaughan	M50	34:36	6:55	1	7	31	115	Terry Hart	M60	41:59	8:24	4	4
12	54	Joe Frazer	M60	34:58	7:00	1	6	32	124	Louise Douglas	F	43:37	8:43	5	6
13	58	David Bradley	M55	35:06	7:01	3	12	33	133	A Metcalfe	M	46:13	9:15	-	-
14	61	Ian Baxter	M40	35:19	7:04	3	11	34	134	D Tyler	M	46:28	9:18	-	-
15	70	Steve Walker	M50	35:58	7:12	1	5	35	136	Sharon Richardson	F40	47:28	9:30	5	5
16	72	Heather Christopher	F40	36:27	7:17	3	10	36	137	Joanne Straughan	F35	47:28	9:30	5	4
17	75	Dave Cox	M60	36:38	7:20	3	9	37	141	Alison Lowes	F	49:26	9:53	-	-
18	85	Ralph Dickinson	M55	37:36	7:31	3	8	38	142	Iain Singer	M	49:28	9:54	-	-
19	86	Ron Ingram	M55	37:46	7:33	4	9	39	146	Gloria McCabe	F65	51:30	10:18	-	-
20	87	Catherine Young	F50	37:52	7:34	3	7
Total No. of finishers :- 148

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Race 2 – Haweswater half – Sun 7th March 2010

One week on from the long trip to Pocklington, the members of Blyth Running Club taking part in the Grand Prix were again on their travels, this time 30 runners and their supporters took the slightly shorter journey for the second race in the series, the Haweswater Half marathon. Starting and finishing in the small village of Bampton, a few miles from Shap, on the edge of the Lake District, the course is basically a hilly out and back affair from Bampton, along the side of Haweswater Reservoir to Mardale Head and back. On a glorious day for running, cold with vary little wind and clear blue skies, the views over the surrounding mountains were stunning if one took the time to admire them.

First back for Blyth was again Robbie in 13^th overall with a time of 1:19:56, followed by Peter Brown with 1:21:26 for 19^th place. Steve Richardson, this time not having any mechanical problems on the way to the event, had a good race to finish as third Blyth runner in 83^rd overall with 1:30:41. First lady back was Susanne, 144^th overall in 1:36:46, followed by Heather Christopher in 188^th with 1:40:12.

Julie Lemin and Peter Brown both managed half marathon pb’s, remarkable running on a course with over 1600ft of ascent and descent – bring on the flat courses. Special mention to Terry McCabe, whose time of 1:35:04 gave him 2^nd V60, only 35 secs off first place in his age category. Blyth’s contingent of 30 runners was also the most from any one club taking part.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	13	Robbie Barkley	M	1:19:56	6.06	1	10	16	268	Aynsley Herron	M40	1:46:04	8.06	3	7
2	19	Peter Brown	M	1:21:26	6.13	1	9	17	275	Julie Lemin	F	1:46:20	8.07	4	9
3	83	Steven Richardson	M40	1:30:41	6.55	1	8	18	302	Ralph Dickinson	M50	1:47:59	8.15	3	6
4	94	Shaun Dodd	M	1:31:39	7.00	2	13	19	308	Helen Bruce	F	1:48:11	08.15	3	5
5	109	Steve Gillespie	M50	1:33:42	7.09	2	12	20	319	Claire Riches	F40	1:49:17	8.21	4	8
6	119	Terry McCabe	M60	1:35:04	7.15	2	11	21	329	Phillippa Baxter	F	1:50:35	8.26	5	8
7	122	Steve Walker	M50	1:35:23	7.17	1	7	22	334	Ron Ingram	M50	1:50:57	8.28	4	7
8	139	Chris Stone	M	1:36:38	7.23	2	10	23	358	Angie Brown	F	1:53:10	8.38	5	7
9	144	Susanne Hunter	F40	1:36:46	7.23	3	12	24	369	David Roberts	M40	1:53:50	8.41	2	8
10	165	Iain Singer	M	1:38:25	7.31	-	-	25	375	Davina Lonsdale	F40	1:54:18	8.44	4	6
11	171	Peter Holmback	M	1:38:46	7.32	2	9	26	401	Heather Barrass	F	1:57:17	8.57	5	6
12	181	David Bradley	M50	1:39:47	7.37	3	11	27	404	John Mallon	M50	1:57:49	9.00	3	4
13	188	Heather Christopher	F40	1:40:12	7.39	3	10	28	455	Sue Walker	F50	2:02:55	9.23	-	-
14	226	Catherine Young	F50	1:43:27	7.54	3	9	29	456	Terry Hart	M60	2:03:09	9.24	4	5
15	243	Dave Cox	M60	1:44:21	7.58	3	8	30	481	Sharon Richardson	F40	2:14:22	10.15	5	5
Total No. of finishers :- 517

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Race 1 - Snake Lane 10m – Sun 28^th February 2010

A fleet of cars and a coach left Blyth early on Sunday morning as the runners and their supporters took the long drive to Pocklington, approximately 10 miles East of York, for the Snake Lane 10, the first Grand Prix race of the 2010 season. A total of 32 Blyth members ran in the event, almost 5% of the 666 total, including a number of new members; Heather Christopher, Claire Riches, Ian Baxter and Carol Watt who were all racing for the first time, and will hopefully be back for more.

The bad weather forecasted for the day never materialised and although there was a strong cool headwind for the first few miles of the windy course along the rural lanes around Pocklington, it thankfully remained dry.

First back for Blyth was Robbie Barkley in 16th position with a time of 58:38, followed by Peter Brown in 1:01:09 for 34th place overall. First home for the ladies was Heather Christopher, in 233rd overall, recording a very respectable time of 1:14:28 in her first race, followed closely by Cath Young just 3 places further back in a time of 1:14:41. Both the men’s (Robbie, Peter and Stevie G) and ladies (Heather, Cath and Julie) teams finished in 9th place. A few pb’s were recorded on the day, including Helen Bruce, who knocked almost 2 minutes off her previous best, Davina, Julie and Colin.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Cat	Time	Pace	Div.	Pts.
1	16	Robbie Barkley	M	58:38	5:52	1	10	17	315	Helen Bruce	F	1:18:04	7:48	3	7
2	34	Peter Brown	M	1:01:09	6:07	1	9	18	339	Ron Ingram	M55	1:19:22	7:56	4	8
3	110	Steve Gillespie	M50	1:07:35	6:46	2	13	19	386	Claire Riches	F	1:22:05	8:12	4	7
4	121	Shaun Dodd	M	1:08:05	6:48	2	12	20	392	Colin Seccombe	M40	1:22:21	8:14	4	6
5	129	Graeme Stewart	M	1:08:31	6:51	2	11	21	410	Davina Lonsdale	F40	1:23:30	8:21	4	5
6	156	Steve Walker	M50	1:10:00	7:00	1	8	22	417	Ralph Dickinson	M55	1:23:53	8:23	3	6
7	157	Peter Holmback	M	1:10:00	7:00	2	10	23	427	Terry Hart	M60	1:24:12	8:25	4	4
8	169	Chris Stone	M	1:11:05	7:06	2	9	24	428	Phillippa Baxter	F	1:24:13	8:25	5	8
9	173	Terry McCabe	M60	1:11:18	7:08	2	8	25	465	Ken Turnbull	M60	1:26:12	8:37	4	3
10	212	David Roberts	M45	1:13:31	7:21	2	7	26	470	Aynsley Herron	M45	1:26:33	8:39	3	5
11	233	Heather Christopher	F40	1:14:28	7:27	3	12	27	474	John Mallon	M50	1:26:54	8:41	3	4
12	236	Catherine Young	F50	1:14:41	7:28	3	11	28	486	Carol Watt	F	1:27:23	8:44	5	7
13	250	David Bradley	M55	1:15:15	7:32	3	10	29	495	Heather Barrass	F	1:27:50	8:47	5	6
14	253	Dave Cox	M60	1:15:24	7:32	3	9	30	575	Lisa Dean	F35	1:34:29	9:27	4	2
15	271	Ian Baxter	M	1:16:29	7:39	3	8	31	596	Louise Douglas	F	1:36:43	9:40	5	5
16	303	Julie Lemin	F	1:17:30	7:45	4	9	32	597	Joanne Straughan	F35	1:36:43	9:40	5	4
Total No. of finishers :- 666

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