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Cross Country 2008-2009
Top Cross Country - Watford - Sunday 8th February 2009| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Ian Horritt | 42.09 | | 45 | | M | | Derek Wright | 43.16 | | 56 | | M | | Mick Wilson | 46.17 | | 82 | | M | | Jan Soegarrd Hansen | 47.42 | | 95 | | M | | Edward Barnard | 50.16 | | 116 | | M | | Jimmy Hartwell | 52.52 | | 131 | | M | | Dave Knight | 53.30 | | 134 | | M | | John Atkinson | 54.01 | | 137 | | M | | Don Bennett | 1.01.59 | | 150 | | M |
The last meeting of the season and a very picturesque course as there was
plenty of snow on the ground, having made its way up to Watford a week later
than London. There was a sheet of ice on the small bridge crossing the river,
making this part of the course particularly hazardous, although there were St
John's Ambulance in attendant in case of a nasty accident. After the race it
was a short drive to the local pub and the now traditional end of season meal
to cap a fine season. As for the race, regulars Ian and Derek finished 1 and 2
for ELR while Jan moved up the field to register his best run for the club so
far.
Top Cross Country - Essex Seniors - Basildon - Saturday 19th January 2009| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Aaron Williams | 57.08 | 91 | | | | | Simon Morgan | 57.22 (running for Tiptree Road Runners) | 92 | | | | | Ian Horritt | 60.16 | 113 | | | |
Ths is a very difficult three lap course run in Gloucester Park, Basildon over
7.5 miles. The conditions were below zero and these were three very good times
in the Essex cross country championships, where the standard is very high.
Simon Morgan was running for Tiptree Road Runners.
Top Cross Country - Therfield Heath, Royston - Sunday 4th January 2009| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Aaron Williams | 37.17 | 46 | 44 | | M | | Ian Horritt | 39.18 | 75 | 70 | | M | | John Dawson | 39.41 | 79 | 73 | | M | | Derek Wright | 39.42 | 80 | 74 | | M | | Mick Wilson | 42.16 | 106 | 93 | | M | | Josh Beveridge | 44.09 | 126 | 107 | | M | | Frank Brownlie | 45.44 | 150 | 122 | | M | | John Atkinson | 51.21 | 215 | 159 | | M |
266 finishers in the combined race, 176 finishers in the individual race
Top Cross Country - Ilford AC 10 miles - Hainault Forest - Saturday 20th December 2008| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Manjit Singh | 1.17.23 | 38 | | | | | Jamie Coombs | 1.25.53 | 58 | | | |
Top Cross Country - Grovelands Park, Southgate - Sunday 14th December 2009| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Ian Horritt | 32.15 | 68 | 63 | 213pts | M | | Derek Wright | 33.32 | 95 | 85 | 253pts | M | | Mick Wilson | 34.13 | 109 | 95 | 290pts | M | | Edward Barnard | 35.18 | 128 | 111 | 326pts | M | | Jan Soegaard Hansen | 37.09 | 148 | 123 | 380pts | M | | John Atkinson | 40.59 | 183 | 143 | 440pts | M | | Clive Jackson | 42.33 | 192 | 147 | | M | | Don Bennett | 43.02 | 193 | 148 | 474pts | M | | Ann Rayfield | 48.26 | 214 | 59 | | F | | Carol Plaskowski | 51.26 | 219 | 63 | | F |
Men: 220 finishers in the combined race, 157 finishers in the individual
race
Women: 220 finishers in the combined race, 63 finishers in the
individual race.
Grovelands Park was a muddy affair following plenty of
rain the day before. The course was changed slightly from last year to prevent
any lapping in the enclosed forest section, so consisting of 2 small laps in
the open park and 1 lap in the forest. The men fielded a complete team with a
few people missing meaning that even the backmarkers were needed to score. The
finishing order stayed pretty much the same as previous races with Clive taking
part in his 1st fixture this year helping us to a full team. The ladies were
again short of a full team but Ann making her debut on the cross country scene
for us and Carol both struggled through the quagmire to finish. The next race
will be on January 4th at the hills of Royston right after the new year. More
details to follow shortly.
Top Cross Country - Essex Vets - Claybury - 6th December 2008| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Karen Levison | | 14 | | | |
Well done to Karen for being the only East London Runner to compete in the
Essex Vets at Claybury and finishing in an excellent 14th position.
Top Cross Country - Tewin/Digswell - Sunday 16th November 2008| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Ian Horritt | 41.20 | 93 | 86 | 150pts | M | | Alex Mortimer | 42.18 | 101 | 93 | | M | | Derek Wright | 42.28 | 103 | 95 | 168pts | M | | Mick Wilson | 44.17 | 128 | 112 | 195pts | M | | Edward Barnard | 44.59 | 139 | 121 | 215pts | M | | Steve Ward | 45.00 | 140 | 122 | | M | | Kirsty Weston | 45.19 | 149 | 24 | 43pts | F | | Jan Soegaard-Hansen | 47.42 | 179 | 145 | 257pts | M | | Dave Knight | 49.48 | 205 | 159 | | M | | John Atkinson | 51.44 | 217 | 165 | 297pts | M | | Don Bennett | 53.57 | 234 | 173 | 326pts | M |
267 finishers in the combined race, 181 finishers in the individual
race.
Men: Team 11th of 15.
Masters 13th of 15
Women: 86
finishers.
The Chairman failed to return, so you can ignore the blurb
above. A new start for Digswell as work on the field where the race usually
starts meant the race was started nearer Tewin. The rain came down, not heavy
but a steady drizzle making it muddy underfoot and of course there was
always "Heartbreak Hill" to contend with. But we had a good team out as 10 men
battled to be the 8 scorers and Kirsty was there as the only lady present.
Great runs from Ian & Derek again and first time runs from Alex & Steve on
their first league outings.
Top Cross Country - Broxbourne Pk, Cheshunt - Sunday 26th October 2008| Name | Time | Combined Pos | Indiv Pos | Aggregate | | | Ian Horritt | 37.50 | 67 | 64 | | M | | Derek Wright | 39.04 | 78 | 73 | | M | | Mick Wilson | 39.52 | 88 | 83 | | M | | Edward Barnard | 41.24 | 104 | 94 | | M | | Kirsty Weston | 43.18 | 129 | 19 | | F | | Jan Soegaard-Hansen | 43.48 | 133 | 112 | | M | | Jimmy Hartwell | 46.06 | 160 | 125 | | M | | Kirk Johnson | 50.55 | 200 | 147 | | M | | John Atkinson | 47.30 | 174 | 132 | | M | | Don Bennett | 52.51 | 217 | 153 | | M | | Claire Barrand | 58.33 | 229 | 75 | | F | | Carol Plaskowski | 58.42 | 230 | 76 | | F |
Men: 232 finishers in combined race, 154 finishers in individual
race.
Team 10th of 15, 6pts finishers
Masters 12th of 15, 4pts
finishers
Female: Team 13th of 15, 3pts
The first race of the
season got off to a very good start. The men fielded a team of 9 and at the
same time it was great to see the women club members starting to put a team
together. This being thanks to Kirsty volunteering to captain for the womens
team. So ladies, no excuses of not having a captain this year!! The day started
with rain which persisted to the start of the race, during and after. The
conditions underfoot were good despite the rain, apart from the last lap when
some areas were starting to get a little bit muddy. Hope to see you at the next
event!!
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