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RACE RESULTS 1999-2000

The 1999-2000 Grand Prix season is now complete; 53 people entered, and competed in 12 races throughout 1999 and the first part of this year. Results and short write-ups appear below from throughout the season as the races took place.

1999: Blaydon Race Newburn River Run Coastal Run Morpeth 10k

Links 10k Derwentside 10m Tynedale 10m Club Handicap Eyemouth Half Marathon

Brampton to Carlisle 10m Blyth Sands Race (not in GP)

2000: Morpeth to Newcastle 14m Redcar Half Marathon

Blaydon Race - 9th June 1999

The Blaydon Race was the first event in the Grand Prix, on the 9th of June as ever. This year's event attracted a record number of entrants, and the good weather conditions helped to see both the men's and women's course records broken. First lad home for Blyth from the 75 who took part, was Andy Brown in 20th place, and Jacqui Lumsden led our lasses home in a time of 38:57. Dave Kitching was fourth V55, and Denis Moss won the V70 category. In the "Me and wor lass" category George and Cath Young placed fifth. Gareth Hope just missed getting his name in the paper by finishing fifth U19 out of 50. Well done to you all.

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	20	Andy Brown	29:52	5:14	1	12	39	627	Robin Fentum	40:25	7:05	-	-
2	73	Rob Hall	32:33	5:43	1	11	40	636	Anne Best	40:30	7:06	4	12
3	89	Ian Richardson	32:58	5:47	1	10	41	645	Martin Barnfather	40:37	7:08	-	-
4	98	Steve Gair	33:08	5:49	1	9	42	687	Michael Cole	41:03	7:12	-	-
5	124	Robert Barkley	33:46	5:55	1	8	43	704	Kath Glynn	41:09	7:13	3	2
6	135	Neal Hedley	34:06	5:59	1	7	44	799	Peter Clark	41:56	7:21	-	-
7	143	Dave Morris	34:19	6:01	1	6	45	780	Martin Chisolm	41:56	7:21	4	11
8	150	Richard Dodds	34:28	6:03	1	5	46	785	Dickie Cole	41:59	7:22	4	10
9	152	George Young	34:29	6:03	2	14	47	806	Helen Morris	42:14	7:25	4	9
10	159	Steve Gillespie	34:34	6:04	2	13	48	857	Ken Illingworth	42:36	7:28	-	-
11	177	Joe Frazer	34:47	6:06	1	4	49	859	Denis Moss	42:37	7:29	-	-
12	192	Kevin Freeman	34:59	6:08	-	-	50	1025	Rob Marshall	44:01	7:43	-	-
13	210	Eddie Stott	35:20	6:12	2	12	51	1140	Robert Bradley	45:14	7:56	4	8
14	216	Kenn Reay	35:27	6:13	2	11	52	1194	Pauline Cunningham	45:38	8:00	-	-
15	232	Steve Walker	35:38	6:15	2	10	53	1200	Tricia Goodwin	45:41	8:01	-	-
16	278	John Miller	36:32	6:25	3	12	54	1258	Eddie Woods	46:08	8:06	4	7
17	307	Paul Marshall	36:54	6:28	2	9	55	1339	Jeff Brown	46:50	8:13	4	6
18	310	Allan Kenny	36:55	6:29	-	-	56	1516	Brian Southern	48:16	8:28	-	-
19	324	Aynsley Herron	37:02	6:30	3	11	57	1522	Angie Bosworth	48:18	8:28	4	5
20	334	Ian Cansfield	37:07	6:31	2	8	58	1564	Sharon Percy	48:48	8:34	4	4
21	346	Tony Garrity	37:23	6:34	2	7	59	1579	Christine Willshire	48:57	8:35	-	-
22	350	Frank Aniolkowski	37:25	6:34	-	-	60	1580	Keith Willshire	48:58	8:35	-	-
23	355	Ralph Dickinson	37:27	6:34	3	10	61	1732	Linda Kenny	50:35	8:52	-	-
24	370	Gareth Hope	37:38	6:36	4	15	62	1809	Jimmy Tiplady	51:18	9:00	-	-
25	407	Steve Nendick	38:09	6:42	2	6	63	1870	Stefan Krzyiak	52:02	9:08	-	-
26	413	Ken Turnbull	38:13	6:42	3	9	64	1946	Karen McCullock	52:56	9:17	4	3
27	432	Dave Kitching	38:27	6:45	3	8	65	2022	Eileen Cox	53:48	9:26	-	-
28	438	Terry Hart	38:30	6:45	3	7	66	2023	Sheila Reay	53:49	9:26	-	-
29	445	Terry Foster	38:32	6:46	-	-	67	2181	Lawrence Hepples	55:51	9:48	-	-
30	478	Jacqui Lumsden	38:57	6:50	3	6	68	2184	Bob Soulsby	55:52	9:48	-	-
31	519	Cath Young	39:22	6:54	-	-	69	2285	Diane Robson	57:59	10:10	-	-
32	532	Ron Ingram	39:29	6:56	3	5	70	2345	Henry Vick	59:17	10:24	-	-
33	543	Gary Blanks	39:35	6:57	-	-	71	2400	Katie Seccombe	1:00:40	10:39	-	-
34	558	David Roe	39:43	6:58	3	4	72	2401	Mary Frazer	1:00:41	10:39	-	-
35	565	Chris Hedley	39:50	6:59	-	-	73	2435	Susan Walker	1:01:59	10:52	-	-
36	582	Kevin Westwood	40:00	7:01	4	14	74	2527	Sylvia Hart	1:07:46	11:53	4	2
37	592	Steve Bangs	40:05	7:02	4	13	75	2528	Margaret Dickinson	1:07:55	11:55	-	-
38	594	Joe Potts	40:08	7:02	3	3

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Newburn River Run - 16th June 1999

Another Wednesday, another very pleasant evening, and another category 'A' race for the second event of the season, the Newburn River Run. This race is on a bit smaller scale to last week's Blaydon Race, and is run over a much different type of course, along the river between Newburn and Wylam, and very enjoyable it is too (apart from the steps up to the bridge at the end!). Once again it was Andy Brown who led home the 43 strong Blyth contingent in 6th place, and Jacqui Lumsden who was first Blyth lady home. Jacqui was 7th Lady, Anne Best was 1st L45, Helen Morris was 3rd L35. Perhaps best of all, Denis Moss won the M70 category wearing ordinary walking shoes after his wife had "tidied up" his running shoes from the boot of his car where he kept them!

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	6	Andy Brown	34:56	5:20	1	12	23	115	Ken Turnbull	45:03	6:53	3	8
2	26	Rob Hall	37:36	5:45	1	11	24	119	Terry Foster	45:18	6:56	-	-
3	36	Neal Hedley	39:16	6:00	1	10	25	122	Jacqui Lumsden	45:27	6:57	3	7
4	38	Steve Gair	39:36	6:03	1	9	26	130	Kevin Westwood	46:04	7:03	4	14
5	39	Robert Barkley	39:57	6:07	1	8	27	134	Clive Richardson	46:35	7:07	-	-
6	44	George Young	40:07	6:08	2	14	28	135	Ron Ingram	46:47	7:09	3	6
7	47	Joe Frazer	40:18	6:10	1	7	29	140	Anne Best	47:12	7:13	4	13
8	48	Steve Gillespie	40:24	6:11	2	13	30	143	Martin Barnfather	47:44	7:18	-	-
9	50	Richard Dodds	40:26	6:11	1	6	31	145	Joe Potts	47:48	7:19	3	5
10	65	Eddie Stott	41:39	6:22	2	12	32	148	Dickie Cole	48:06	7:21	4	12
11	66	Kenn Reay	41:39	6:22	2	11	33	173	Helen Morris	50:41	7:45	4	11
12	67	Steve Walker	41:42	6:23	2	10	34	175	Martin Chisolm	50:42	7:45	4	10
13	70	Dave Morris	41:58	6:25	1	5	35	180	Eddie Woods	50:58	7:48	4	9
14	76	Ian Richardson	42:15	6:28	1	4	36	194	Rob Marshall	52:24	8:01	-	-
15	101	John Miller	43:45	6:41	3	12	37	201	Denis Moss	53:23	8:10	-	-
16	102	Ralph Dickinson	43:47	6:42	3	11	38	213	Jeff Brown	55:11	8:26	4	8
17	103	Gareth Hope	43:49	6:42	4	15	39	215	Angie Bosworth	55:16	8:27	4	7
18	104	D. Bennett	43:51	6:42	-	-	40	218	Sharon Percy	56:42	8:40	4	6
19	105	Ian Cansfield	44:00	6:44	2	9	41	230	Sheila Reay	1:00:29	9:15	-	-
20	108	Aynsley Herron	44:12	6:46	3	10	42	231	Eileen Cox	1:00:30	9:15	-	-
21	110	Terry Hart	44:17	6:46	3	9	43	238	Karen McCullock	1:03:11	9:40	4	5
22	114	Steve Nendick	44:54	6:52	2	8

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Northumberland Coastal Run - 18th July 1999

For the first time anybody could remember it wasn't a sunny day for the Northumberland Coastal Run, the first category 'C' race, however it didn't spoil the event as the combination of the damp conditions, lack of any real wind, and the tide being two hours down the beach all helped to make conditions ideal for running. First home for Blyth was Rob Hall out of the 42 who took part, with Jacqui Lumsden first back for the ladies. I don't know who the category prizewinners were as the result sheet shows only two categories each for ladies and men; however Rob was shown as 4th M1 and Jacqui was in the first ten ladies. The entry was marginally down (819)on last year (835). On a personal note I'd like to thank Stephen Inglis from Alnwick for his support as we ran the course together, and to wish him all the best for his Marathon debut this winter in the "Big Apple". I didn't get the feeling back in my legs until Wednesday morning but I still enjoyed every step!

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	15	Rob Hall	1:22:17	5:50	1	12	23	278	Terry Foster	1:44:15	7:24	-	-
2	33	Steve Gair	1:26:56	6:10	1	11	24	286	Ron Ingram	1:44:46	7:26	3	8
3	48	Ian Richardson	1:28:41	6:17	1	10	25	345	Joe Potts	1:46:09	7:32	3	7
4	70	Joe Frazer	1:29:51	6:22	1	9	26	321	Aynsley Herron	1:46:23	7:33	3	6
5	81	Richard Dodds	1:30:49	6:26	1	8	27	330	Terry Hart	1:46:40	7:34	3	5
6	98	Robbie Barklay	1:31:45	6:30	1	7	28	359	Anne Best	1:48:05	7:40	4	14
7	111	Neal Hedley	1:32:46	6:35	1	6	29	360	Brian Smith	1:48:06	7:40	-	-
8	115	Neil Crooks	1:33:06	6:36	-	-	30	370	Chris Hedley	1:48:27	7:41	-	-
9	120	Dave Morris	1:34:06	6:40	1	5	31	386	Kevin Westwood	1:49:41	7:47	4	13
10	159	Eddie Stott	1:36:25	6:50	2	14	32	453	Eddie Woods	1:53:47	8:04	4	12
11	160	Martin Gaughan	1:36:26	6:50	2	13	33	460	Robin Fentum	1:54:11	8:06	-	-
12	161	Steve Walker	1:36:28	6:50	2	12	34	470	Cath Young	1:54:37	8:08	-	-
13	214	John Miller	1:40:34	7:08	3	12	35	511	David Roe	1:57:07	8:18	3	4
14	219	Steve Nendick	1:41:05	7:10	2	11	36	532	Dickie Cole	1:58:25	8:24	4	11
15	226	Kenn Reay	1:41:54	7:14	2	10	37	628	Keith Robson	2:06:17	8:57	4	10
16	238	Frank Aniolkowski	1:42:25	7:16	-	-	38	630	Trish Goodwin	2:06:27	8:58	-	-
17	241	Dave Cox	1:42:30	7:16	2	9	39	663	Sharon Percy	2:09:06	9:09	4	9
18	243	Ken Turnbull	1:42:33	7:16	3	11	40	677	Jeff Brown	2:10:24	9:15	4	8
19	245	Ralph Dickinson	1:42:40	7:17	3	10	41	704	Jocelyn Smith	2:13:53	9:30	-	-
20	248	Jacqui Lumsden	1:42:45	7:17	3	9	42	719	Mel Crooks	2:15:14	9:35	-	-
21	253	Gareth Hope	1:43:01	7:18	4	15	43	n/k	Sylvia Hart	2:45:00	11:42	4	7
22	275	Gary Blanks	1:44:05	7:23	-	-

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Morpeth 10k - 3rd August 1999

This was my first time for this event, the Morpeth 10k, the third in category 'A', and everybody had warned me about the hill near the start of each lap; I should have taken more notice, as I really struggled around for the first of the two laps. The weather conditions were very humid with hardly a breeze blowing; most people I spoke to afterwards felt this had cost them some time as it felt quite hot for running - perfect conditions don't exist, as we all know! First home for Blyth was Andy Brown out of the 44 who took part, with Jacqui Lumsden again first back for the ladies. John Miller and Gareth Hope both kept their perfect Grand Prix records going, although Andy and George have both won all of their races, they have each missed one event. The BRC category prizewinners were Andy Brown (7th), Rob Hall (3rd M45), Joe Frazer (2nd M50), and Cath Young (2nd F35). The entry was up to 259 from 212 last year.

Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	7	Andy Brown	32:38	5:16	1	12	21	128	Ken Turnbull	42:56	6:55	3	7
2	20	Rob Hall	35:01	5:39	1	11	22	129	David Roe	43:03	6:57	3	6
3	36	Robbie Barklay	36:56	5:57	1	10	23	132	Joe Potts	43:21	7:00	3	5
4	42	Joe Frazer	37:39	6:04	1	9	24	136	Terry Hart	43:35	7:02	3	4
5	43	Steve Gair	37:45	6:05	1	8	25	138	Ron Ingram	43:44	7:03	3	3
6	46	Kevin Freeman	38:02	6:08	-	-	26	141	Keith Robson	44:10	7:07	4	14
7	47	Adam Robinson	38:07	6:09	1	7	27	144	Cath Young	44:16	7:08	-	-
8	58	George Young	38:58	6:17	2	14	28	146	Kevin Westwood	44:25	7:10	4	13
9	78	Dave Morris	40:01	6:27	1	6	29	160	Anne Best	45:36	7:21	4	12
10	81	Michael Nolan	40:12	6:29	2	13	30	171	Eddie Woods	46:55	7:34	4	11
11	84	Gareth Hope	40:19	6:30	4	15	31	176	Dickie Cole	47:47	7:42	4	10
12	91	Steve Walker	40:42	6:34	2	12	32	182	Helen Morris	48:26	7:49	4	9
13	101	John Miller	41:05	6:38	3	12	33	192	Denis Moss	49:26	7:58	-	-
14	107	Dave Cox	41:22	6:40	2	11	34	202	Jeff Brown	50:35	8:10	4	8
15	110	Steve Nendick	41:40	6:43	2	10	35	210	Angie Bosworth	52:14	8:25	4	7
16	112	Dave Kitching	41:45	6:44	3	11	36	212	Sharon Percy	52:55	8:32	4	6
17	115	Aynsley Herron	41:59	6:46	3	10	37	213	Sylvia Hart	53:15	8:35	4	5
18	118	Tony Garrity	42:07	6:48	2	9	38	228	Bob Soulsby	1:03:15	10:12	-	-
19	122	Jacqui Lumsden	42:32	6:52	3	9	39	232	Henry Vick	1:06:41	10:45	-	-
20	124	Ralph Dickinson	42:43	6:53	3	8

Links 10k - 31st August

I was away for the last category 'A' event, the Links 10k, so I don't know many details, but first home for Blyth out of the 39 BRC runners who took part, was Andy Brown, with Jacqui Lumsden again first back for the ladies. John Miller, Gareth Hope and Andy Brown all kept their perfect Grand Prix records going, although Andy has missed one event. The entry was up to 150 from 128 last year. The race was won for the second year running by Mark Brown of Morpeth, son of our own Tony.

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	2	Andy Brown	33:12	5:21	1	12	23	64	Aynsley Herron	41:33	6:42	3	10
2	6	Rob Hall	34:39	5:35	1	11	24	69	Rob Irvine	41:49	6:45	-	-
3	14	Neal Hedley	36:27	5:53	1	10	25	74	Steve Nendick	42:12	6:48	2	6
4	15	Robbie Barkley	36:29	5:53	1	9	26	75	Ralph Dickinson	42:17	6:49	3	9
5	19	Joe Frazer	36:58	5:58	1	8	27	76	David Roe	42:20	6:50	3	8
6	20	Geoff McLane	37:06	5:59	2	14	28	77	Jacqui Lumsden	42:25	6:50	3	7
7	22	Richard Dodds	37:24	6:02	1	7	29	81	Terry Hart	42:52	6:55	3	6
8	24	Mark Walbank	37:37	6:04	1	6	30	84	Ron Ingram	43:07	6:57	3	5
9	25	Kevin Freeman	37:48	6:06	-	-	31	88	Joe Potts	43:33	7:01	3	4
10	28	Colin Priest	38:08	6:09	-	-	32	91	Cath Young	43:38	7:02	-	-
11	29	Steve Gillespie	38:13	6:10	2	13	33	92	Michael Cole	43:40	7:03	-	-
12	33	George Young	38:52	6:16	2	12	34	94	Keith Robson	43:50	7:04	4	14
13	34	Kenn Reay	39:04	6:18	2	11	35	96	Anne Best	43:57	7:05	4	13
14	36	Michael Nolan	39:16	6:20	2	10	36	104	Brian Smith	44:42	7:13	-	-
15	42	Dave Morris	40:01	6:27	1	5	37	127	Helen Morris	48:12	7:46	4	12
16	44	John Miller	40:06	6:28	3	12	38	133	Jonathon Dickinson	49:20	7:57	-	-
17	45	Steve Walker	40:08	6:28	2	9	39	135	Pauline Cunningham	50:04	8:05	-	-
18	54	Eddie Stott	41:04	6:37	2	8	40	137	Angie Bosworth	50:42	8:11	4	11
19	57	Dave Cox	41:13	6:39	2	7	41	139	Jeff Brown	51:47	8:21	4	10
20	60	Ken Turnbull	41:18	6:40	3	11	42	142	Christine Willshire	55:43	8:59	-	-
21	61	Gareth Hope	41:21	6:40	4	15	43	146	Liz Freeman	1:00:44	9:48	-	-
22	62	Ian Richardson	41:25	6:41	1	4	44	147	Bob Soulsby	1:02:26	10:04	-	-

Derwentside 10 miles - 12th September

After five events, it was time for the first of the category 'B' races, the Derwentside 10 miles. I didn't run this event, so once again I don't know many details, except for the memory of running it last year, which left quite an impression on me. This is far and away the hardest course I have ever done, and this is once again reflected in everybody's times. I am told that even Andy, (who finished in second place) had considered dropping out at one stage. I wish I could "struggle round" in under an hour... Anyway first home for Blyth was Andy Brown out of the 24 who took part, with Jacqui Lumsden again first back for the ladies. The three perfect scoring records continued with John Miller, Gareth Hope and Andy Brown all leading their divisions home. The entry was up to 150 from 128 last year - maybe people aren't put off by the course, or are their memories short?

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	2	Andy Brown	56:44	5:40	1	12	14	40	Jacqui Lumsden	1:12:19	7:14	3	10
2	5	Rob Hall	59:15	5:55	1	11	15	44	Terry Hart	1:13:46	7:23	3	9
3	9	Neal Hedley	1:02:36	6:16	1	10	16	45	Ron Ingram	1:14:05	7:24	3	8
4	12	Robbie Barkley	1:03:00	6:18	1	9	17	46	Kevin Westwood	1:15:39	7:34	4	14
5	13	Joe Frazer	1:03:17	6:20	1	8	18	59	Keith Robson	1:19:17	7:56	4	13
6	22	Kenn Reay	1:07:15	6:43	2	14	19	61	Aynsley Herron	1:19:45	7:58	3	7
7	25	Eddie Stott	1:08:37	6:52	2	13	20	63	Dickie Cole	1:19:52	7:59	4	12
8	26	John Miller	1:08:39	6:52	3	12	21	75	R. Beadle	1:24:40	8:28	-	-
9	27	Steve Nendick	1:08:53	6:53	2	12	22	80	Denis Moss	1:28:10	8:49	-	-
10	30	Dave Cox	1:09:23	6:56	2	11	23	82	Jeff Brown	1:34:02	9:24	4	11
11	36	Ken Turnbull	1:11:17	7:08	3	11	24	83	Angie Bosworth	1:37:23	9:44	4	10
12	37	George Young	1:11:57	7:12	3	11	25	n/k	Sylvia Hart	2:06:45	12:40	4	9
13	39	Gareth Hope	1:12:09	7:13	4	15

Tynedale 10 miles - 19th September

The seventh event, and second category 'B' race, was the Tynedale 'Jelly Tea' 10 miles. The weather for this event was not ideal, with quite a strong easterly wind in our faces right from the start - this was reflected in the finishing times. It rained after about 45 minutes too, so I've had better days. First home for Blyth in 6th place was Andy Brown out of the 34 who took part, with Jacqui Lumsden again first back for the ladies, in 5th place. Rob Hall took 1st V45; Joe Frazer was 2nd V50; Denis Moss was 1st V70; Shiela Greener was 1st LV45; Kath Glynn 2nd LV45; the Club also picked up prizes in both of the team sections. Gareth Hope's perfect scoring record continued and with John Miller away on holiday, Gareth is now the only person to have been first in each race to date. Division 2 has had 5 different winners from the 7 races. The entry was down to 290 from 362 last year - maybe everybody else was at St. James' Park?

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	6	Andy Brown	56:00	5:36	1	12	18	119	Terry Hart	1:12:30	7:15	3	9
2	14	Rob Hall	58:10	5:49	1	11	19	121	David Roe	1:12:41	7:16	3	8
3	26	Neal Hedley	1:02:10	6:13	1	10	20	127	Ralph Dickinson	1:13:07	7:19	3	7
4	29	Joe Frazer	1:02:33	6:15	1	9	21	128	Sheila Greener	1:13:09	7:19	-	-
5	41	Michael Nolan	1:04:16	6:26	2	14	22	147	Anne Best	1:14:59	7:30	4	14
6	42	Robbie Barkley	1:04:47	6:29	1	8	23	152	Joe Potts	1:16:03	7:36	3	6
7	52	Richard Dodds	1:05:43	6:34	1	7	24	154	Kath Glynn	1:16:21	7:38	3	5
8	56	Eddie Stott	1:06:37	6:40	2	13	25	157	Kevin Westwood	1:16:47	7:41	4	13
9	71	George Young	1:07:58	6:48	2	12	26	165	Eddie Woods	1:17:47	7:47	4	12
10	74	Kenn Reay	1:08:04	6:48	2	11	27	173	Dickie Cole	1:18:38	7:52	4	11
11	82	Steve Nendick	1:08:48	6:53	2	10	28	195	Keith Robson	1:21:50	8:11	4	10
12	84	Steve Walker	1:09:05	6:55	2	9	29	211	Denis Moss	1:24:18	8:26	-	-
13	87	Gareth Hope	1:09:27	6:57	4	15	30	212	Pauline Cunningham	1:24:20	8:26	-	-
14	90	Jacqui Lumsden	1:09:42	6:58	3	12	31	222	Jeff Brown	1:26:23	8:38	4	9
15	92	Dave Cox	1:09:52	6:59	2	8	32	245	Angie Bosworth	1:30:05	9:01	4	8
16	94	Ken Turnbull	1:09:58	7:00	3	11	33	265	Christine Willshire	1:37:45	9:46	-	-
17	114	Ron Ingram	1:12:13	7:13	3	10	34	n/k	Sylvia Hart	2:08:43	12:52	4	7

Club Handicap 3rd October

The eighth event, and third category 'B' race, was the Club Handicap 8 miles. The weather for this event was excellent, considering the weather forecast, with a north-easterly wind in our faces for the return leg up the Links. The threatened rain never came either, so I think we got off quite lightly. First home was Kevin Westwood out of the 39 who took part, with Eddie Woods second and Christine Willshire third. Fastest man on the day was none other than Andy Brown, in 43:30, and fastest Lady was Jacqui Lumsden in 54:45. Rob Hall was fastest Vet. Kevin Westwood rounded off an excellent result by taking away Gareth Hope's perfect scoring record and dropping Gareth to second place for the first time this season. Division 2 continued to spread the winning runners around - there have now been 6 different winners from the 8 races. The entry was up from last year's 33 to 39 this year. Well done to Ron for his handicapping once again.

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	11	Andy Brown	43:30	5:26	1	12	21	34	Gareth Hope	56:16	7:02	4	14
2	21	Rob Hall	46:52	5:51	1	11	22	10	B. Cunningham	56:26	7:03	-	-
3	6	Rob Barkley	48:35	6:04	1	10	23	26	Terry Hart	57:22	7:10	3	7
4	7	Mark Wallbank	49:17	6:10	1	9	24	27	David Roe	57:53	7:14	3	6
5	13	Joe Frazer	49:47	6:13	1	8	25	33	Ralph Dickinson	58:15	7:17	3	5
6	18	Steve Gillespie	51:07	6:23	2	14	26	14	Cath Young	58:21	7:18	-	-
7	8	Eddie Stott	51:24	6:26	2	13	27	37	Ian Richardson	58:35	7:19	1	6
8	20	Dave Morris	51:47	6:28	1	7	28	2	Eddie Woods	58:40	7:20	4	13
9	23	George Young	52:05	6:31	2	12	29	30	Anne Best	58:57	7:22	4	12
10	17	Steve Walker	52:33	6:34	2	11	30	35	Shiela Greener	59:26	7:26	-	-
11	19	John Miller	52:47	6:36	3	12	31	16	Keith Robson	1:00:02	7:30	4	11
12	12	Dave Cox	53:04	6:38	2	10	32	28	Dickie Cole	1:01:32	7:41	4	10
13	15	Steve Nendick	53:24	6:41	2	9	33	29	Helen Morris	1:03:48	7:58	4	9
14	24	Ken Turnbull	54:38	6:50	3	11	34	5	Pauline Cunningham	1:04:09	8:01	-	-
15	25	Jacqui Lumsden	54:45	6:51	3	10	35	31	Jeff Brown	1:06:13	8:17	4	8
16	22	Rob Irving	54:55	6:52	-	-	36	32	Sharon Percy	1:10:06	8:46	4	7
17	36	Michael Nolan	55:40	6:57	2	8	37	3	Christine Willshire	1:10:47	8:51	-	-
18	4	Joe Potts	55:56	6:59	3	9	38	38	Sylvia Hart	1:38:23	12:18	4	6
19	1	Kevin Westwood	56:12	7:01	4	15	39	dnf	Dave Kitching	-	-	3	-
20	9	Ron Ingram	56:16	7:02	3	8

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Eyemouth Half Marathon 31st October

The ninth event, and second category 'C' race, was the Eyemouth Half Marathon. Most Club members were running this race for the first time so didn't know quite what to expect out on the course, with rumours of some nasty climbs doing the rounds on the bus journey up. The weather for this event was amazing, it was mild, sunny and dry and I have never known such a strong tailwind for a point to point course - out of the 28 BRC runners who lined up, no less than TEN recorded new PB's! (see below). Most noteable were Robbie Barkley who reduced his PB by nearly ten minutes to 1:18:39, and Sharon Percy, who knocked nine minutes off her time from this year's GNR. Fastest man on the day was Rob Hall, who also took the V45 first prize; fastest Lady was Jacqui Lumsden with Anne Best taking the first LV45 trophy. The entry was up again; it has increased in each of the three years since the race was reinstated, but I think they plan to limit entries to around 300 for next year as the bar can't hold many more people than the amount who sqeezed in this time.

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	11	Rob Hall	1:15:08	5:44	1	12	15	105	Gareth Hope *	1:30:58	6:57	4	15
2	18	Robert Barkley *	1:18:39	6:00	1	11	16	122	Steve Nendick	1:33:03	7:06	2	9
3	23	Joe Frazer	1:19:01	6:02	1	10	17	124	Ken Turnbull	1:33:18	7:07	3	9
4	28	Mark Wallbank	1:20:01	6:06	1	9	18	133	David Roe *	1:33:41	7:09	3	8
5	35	Neal Hedley	1:21:17	6:12	1	8	19	134	Anne Best	1:33:42	7:09	4	14
6	48	Eddie Stott *	1:23:48	6:24	2	14	20	136	Ron Ingram	1:34:19	7:12	3	7
7	51	Dave Morris	1:24:50	6:29	1	7	21	154	Eddie Woods	1:36:50	7:24	4	13
8	61	Steve Walker *	1:26:06	6:34	2	13	22	158	Dave Kitching	1:37:18	7:26	3	6
9	64	Dave Cox	1:26:27	6:36	2	12	23	160	Keith Robson	1:37:33	7:27	4	12
10	70	Michael Nolan	1:27:14	6:40	2	11	24	161	Kath Glynn	1:37:44	7:28	3	5
11	82	George Young	1:29:26	6:50	2	10	25	183	Kevin Westwood	1:40:10	7:39	4	11
12	85	John Miller *	1:29:26	6:50	3	12	26	240	Sharon Percy *	1:52:16	8:34	4	10
13	87	Jacqui Lumsden *	1:29:35	6:50	3	11	27	277	Jeff Brown *	2:03:37	9:26	4	9
14	103	Terry Hart *	1:30:45	6:56	3	10	28	289	Sylvia Hart *	2:39:18	12:10	4	8

New PB's marked with *

Brampton to Carlisle November 20th

The tenth event, and last category 'B' race, was the Brampton to Carlisle 10m. The weather for this event was generally declared to be perfect, with only a slight breeze from the side to help keep everbody cool. The days before the race had been terrible, with wind and rain to go with the almost freezing temperatures. First home was Andy Brown in 14th place, Rob Hall was 5th V45, Denis Moss was 2nd V70, fastest lady was Jacqui Lumsden in 9th, Anne Best was 5th LV45 and Cath Young 4th LV40; the three ladies took the 2nd team prize behind Chester-le-Street. Worth a mention was Robbie Barkley, who went under the hour for the first time. The entry was almost exactly the same as last year, apparently they took a lot on the day (probably on account of the good weather).

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	14	Andrew Brown	52:57	5:18	1	12	21	288	David Roe	1:10:04	7:00	3	8
2	48	Rob Hall	56:34	5:39	1	11	22	290	Ron Ingram	1:10:05	7:01	3	7
3	80	Rob Barkley	59:03	5:54	1	10	23	300	Anne Best	1:10:46	7:05	4	12
4	89	Joe Frazer	59:32	5:57	1	9	24	301	Catherine Young	1:10:49	7:05	-	-
5	93	Michael Nolan	59:47	5:59	2	14	25	314	Brian Smith	1:11:35	7:10	-	-
6	113	Adam Robinson	1:00:55	6:05	1	8	26	318	Ralph Dickinson	1:11:55	7:11	3	6
7	119	Geoff McLane	1:01:25	6:08	2	13	27	313	Keith Robson	1:13:02	7:18	4	11
8	125	Neal Hedley	1:01:58	6:12	1	7	28	347	Kathryn Glynn	1:13:05	7:18	3	5
9	149	Eddie Stott	1:03:20	6:20	2	12	29	365	Tony Garrity	1:14:18	7:26	2	8
10	159	George Young	1:04:14	6:25	2	11	30	373	Richard Cole	1:15:22	7:32	4	10
11	165	Steve Walker	1:04:27	6:27	2	10	31	387	Helen Morris	1:15:59	7:36	4	9
12	195	Jacqui Lumsden	1:05:54	6:35	3	12	32	402	Joe Potts	1:16:57	7:42	3	4
13	213	Gareth Hope	1:07:11	6:43	4	15	33	408	Suzanne Humprey	1:17:47	7:47	-	-
14	214	John Miller	1:07:13	6:43	3	11	34	444	Dennis Moss	1:20:29	8:03	-	-
15	229	Stephen Nendick	1:08:01	6:48	2	9	35	447	Pauline Cunningham	1:20:33	8:03	-	-
16	232	Terry Hart	1:08:06	6:49	3	10	36	450	Patricia Goodwin	1:20:57	8:06	-	-
17	236	John Mallon	1:08:17	6:50	-	-	37	466	Sharon Percy	1:22:41	8:16	4	8
18	245	Dave Kitching	1:08:44	6:52	3	9	38	481	Angie Bosworth	1:25:14	8:31	4	7
19	286	Kevin Westwood	1:09:55	7:00	4	14	39	541	Sylvia Hart	1:54:46	11:29	4	6
20	287	Eddie Woods	1:10:00	7:00	4	13

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Blyth Sands Race December 5th

Not in the Grand Prix this time around, but still our second biggest event of the year, the Sands Race attracted 122 runners for the 40th running of the event. Conditions were very good for running, and everything went off smoothly, although it was a close call for finishers with the tide coming in at the end almost resulting in the finish area having to be moved. For the second year in a row, the race was won by Walter Ryder of Morpeth Harriers. The team prize was won by Kath, Anne, Rob and Cath with 41 points to Morpeth's 55 and Elvet's 57 - well done!

Club Pos.

Race Pos.

Name

Cat.

Actual

Start

Overall

Club Pos.

Race Pos.

Name

Cat.

Actual

Start

Overall

Kath Glynn

38:06

11:00

27:06

Ken Turnbull

38:32

04:00

34:32

Anne Best

38:28

11:00

27:28

Trish Goodwin

45:45

11:00

34:45

Rob Hall

31:20

03:00

28:20

Brian Smith

38:03

03:00

35:03

Cath Young

39:00

09:00

30:00

Martin Gaughan

37:08

02:00

35:08

Kevin Freeman

32:57

02:00

30:57

John Mallon

37:46

02:00

35:46

Allan Kenny

35:22

04:00

31:22

Ralph Dickinson

39:19

03:00

36:19

Dave Cox

35:33

04:00

31:33

Denis Moss

43:58

07:00

36:58

Kenn Reay

34:23

02:00

32:23

Dickie Cole

41:14

04:00

37:14

John Miller

35:54

03:00

32:54

Christine Willshire

48:52

11:00

37:52

Terry Hart

37:03

04:00

33:03

Joe Potts

42:25

04:00

38:25

Pauline Cunningham

44:23

11:00

33:23

Keith Robson

40:15

00:00

40:15

Adam Robinson

33:48

00:00

33:48

102

Michael Morris

45:49

04:00

41:49

Steve Walker

36:16

02:00

34:16

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Morpeth to Newcastle January 1st

I didn't run it myself, but the conditions were reported to be very good for this, the 97th running of this race. Entries were up on last year, but not as much as had been anticipated - maybe people had just planned to party all day... Anyway a smaller than usual BRC contingent did run, and the times and Grand Prix points were as below.

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	17	Andy Brown	1:19:04	5:36	1	12	12	375	Gary Blanks	1:46:22	7:33	-	-
2	69	Rob Hall	1:26:25	6:08	1	11	13	390	Sheila Greener	1:47:12	7:36	-	-
3	203	Dave Morris	1:36:15	6:50	1	10	14	391	Terry Foster	1:47:22	7:37	-	-
4	218	Geoff McLane	1:37:34	6:55	2	14	15	394	Kevin Westwood	1:47:41	7:38	4	15
5	219	Colin Brown	1:37:39	6:56	-	-	16	447	David Roe	1:50:54	7:52	3	9
6	244	George Young	1:39:29	7:03	2	13	17	448	Keith Robson	1:51:00	7:52	4	14
7	246	Allan Kenny	1:39:33	7:04	-	-	18	449	Tony Garrity	1:51:04	7:53	2	11
8	253	Dave Kitching	1:39:57	7:05	3	12	19	539	Ian Cansfield	1:56:03	8:14	4	10
9	281	Eddie Stott	1:41:29	7:12	2	12	20	561	Dickie Cole	1:57:21	8:19	4	13
10	356	Jacqui Lumsden	1:45:16	7:28	3	11	21	750	Christine Willshire	2:14:25	9:32	-	-
11	357	Terry Hart	1:45:16	7:28	3	10	22	n/k	Bob Soulsby	2:35:30	11:02	-	-

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Redcar Half Marathon - 26th March

Traditionally the last event in the Grand Prix, the Redcar event drew another season to a close. There were two incorrect dates printed in the running press for the race before it actually took place, so nobody knew for certain when it would be run until around four weeks beforehand. In the event, this late announcement of the date meant that several of our runners had already arranged to run at Coniston the day before; once Andy Brown had arranged to run there, all the GP prizes were already sorted out before this race started. Anyway back to the race, I am told conditions were better than they had been in recent years, although the number of finishers continues to fall - down to 545 from last year's 673. Twenty runners from BRC turned up (last year 26), and were led home by new Club champion Rob Hall in 12th place, with Cath Young first BRC lady home as 4th vet. BRC men were 3rd team behind Mandale and Hartlepool, with Rob, Adam and Neal scoring 70 points. Despite finishing first and second, Chester-le-Street actually finished 9th team, after their third runner came in 178th!

Congratulations to the four division winners - Rob Hall, Eddie Stott, John Miller and Gareth Hope, and to all the people who took second and third placings. Rob Hall also took the "Age Related" prize, I will be publishing the full results for this in due course.

Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points	Club Pos.	Race Pos.	Name	Time	Pace	Div.	Points
1	12	Rob Hall	1:15:26	5:45	1	12	11	200	Cath Young	1:36:13	7:21	-	-
2	27	Adam Robinson	1:19:53	6:06	1	11	12	216	Kevin Westwood	1:37:22	7:26	4	15
3	31	Neal Hedley	1:20:37	6:09	1	10	13	236	Ian Cansfield	1:39:04	7:34	2	12
4	37	Robbie Barkley	1:21:27	6:13	1	9	14	275	Terry Hart	1:41:41	7:46	3	9
5	59	Eddie Stott	1:24:34	6:27	2	14	15	279	David Roe	1:41:53	7:47	3	8
6	121	Steve Nendick	1:29:54	6:52	2	13	16	285	Joe Potts	1:42:12	7:48	3	7
7	142	John Miller	1:31:41	7:00	3	12	17	349	Ken Turnbull	1:45:54	8:05	3	6
8	188	Ron Ingram	1:35:08	7:16	3	11	18	394	Keith Robson	1:49:07	8:20	4	14
9	189	John Mallon	1:35:28	7:17	-	-	19	401	Denis Moss	1:49:41	8:22	-	-
10	193	Aynsley Herron	1:35:45	7:19	3	10	20	406	Trish Goodwin	1:50:03	8:24	-	-

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