Start Fitness NE Harrier League Race 1 Farringdon

The first Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League meeting of the 2009/10 season took place at Farringdon, Sunderland on Saturday 28^th November in sunny but cold conditions. Most of the course had a 5cm (or 2 inch for the old timers) layer of sticky mud on the surface which made traction difficult on the hills and around the tight corners, of which there were many. There was a disappointingly low turnout of Blyth members in both the senior men’s and women’s events, with only 9 men and 5 women (from fields of 362 and 125 respectively) competing. Hopefully the club captains will try to muster the troops for the next event at Cramlington on January 9^th.

The senior mens team finished 10^th out of 11 teams in division 2, and the senior ladies 12^th out of 18 teams. A number of juniors took part in their events and a special mention to the boys U15 team who finished as top team with 24 points, from Tynedale in 2^nd with 52, and to Jacob Hall who finished 2nd in the U13 boys race.

Blyth senior results as below:- Blyth junior results at www.freewebs.com/brcjuniors

Full results at www.race-results.co.uk

Senior men (5.1Mile)			Senior women (3.4Mile)
80^th	Robbie Barkley (M)	35:09	21^st	Susanne Hunter	26:04
152^nd	Steve Richardson	36:53	54^th	Helen Morris	28:18
215^th	Shaun Dodd	38:48	91^st	Angie Brown	29:57
246^th	Graeme Stewart	39:49	121^st	Sharon Richardson	34:07
248^th	Steve Walker	39:52	122^nd	Alison Lowes	34:43
284^th	Dave Bradley	41:28
304^th	Ralph Dickinson	42:35	U17 women (3.4Mile)
326^th	Terry Hart	44:32	26^th	Emma Freeman (F)	32:24
345^th	Iain Singer	46:37	27^th	Stephanie Ramsey	32:56
All runners from slow packs unless specified; M=medium pack, F=fast pack