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Sale Sizzler 5km series - race 2, Wythenshawe Park
Thu 14th July 2005

Winner Phil McGlory (Liv Harriers) 14:41, 367 runners

23rd Dave Carrington 16:45 (in Altrincham vest)
28th James Graham 17:05
205th Beth Chamberlain 23:35

http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2005/salsiz052.htm

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Horwich Jubilee series - race 3, Rivington
Wed 20th July 2005

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Sale Sizzler 5km series - race 3, Wythenshawe Park
Thu 28th July 2005

winner Andy Caine (Tyndale Harriers & AC) 14:55

19th Dave Carrington 16:39 (in Altrincham vest)
29th James Graham 17:19
49th Colin Martin 18:16
80th Simon Smith 19:28
140th Marian Martin 21:25

354 runners

http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2005/salsiz053.htm

Winner Nick Jones (Salford AC) 25:15

4th Dave Carrington 27:40 (in Altrincham vest, 3rd V40)
6th Neil Crompton 28:30 (in Warrington AC vest)
8th Julian Spencer 29:32
13th Neil Garnett 30:34
18th Scott Liddell 31:26
33rd Matt Rimmington 34:56
34th Terry Coles 35:00
37th Dave Thompson 37:15
38th Kate Dyke 37:18 (3rd lady)
47th Sue Blake 42:32 (PB)
54 runners
Team prizes
1st Spectrum Striders 72pts (8th, 13th, 18th, 33rd)

Burtonwood 2mile Fun run
Winner Jacob Griffiths 12:28

3rd Shelley Walsh 13:09
4th Mathew Coles 13:22
61 runners

Burtonwood 5mile race & fun run
The first running of the Burtonwood 5 mile race was very successful. The
fun run clearly caught the imagination of many in Burtonwood village with
at least half a dozen in fancy dress and a whole cub pack running round
together, although their cub leader clearly did not want to run herself.
The two biggest problems at the race was that the cubs all wore their
numbers on their backs as "leader" thought their neckerchiefs would obscure
the race number and then they all decided to run across the line together
as a pack causing real problems from the time recorders! Everyone squeezed
into the pub after as it started to drizzle soon after we finished the fun
run. Nick Jones, Caroline Jones's hubby won in a very respectable time of
25:15, so he ran each mile in 5:03, which is quicker than your
correspondent's 1 mile time at the Spectrum track meeting on the previous
Saturday afternoon.

Prior to the race I had several disparaging remarks from some Striders
about offering a free beefburger for the runners after the race. I concede
that beefburgers are not everyone's first choice meal but loads of the
runners seemed to enjoy the free burger afterwards, and those that did not
just did not bother and maybe had a beer instead. The race was a little
stressful for me and the other organisers as we only had 15 adults enter
in advance but this went up to 54 on the day. I have not been to a race
with more fun runners (i.e. 64) than in the main race runners. We had a
lot a of positive comments from the runners who did attend, "a good flat
course", "good parking and pub", "shame we did not have more notice so we
could bring more runners". I particularly wish to thank personal friends
at Macclesfield Harriers and Warrington AC for bringing down a gaggle of
runners. In the end they Rugby League Club have made a profit and not the
loss that I feared at one stage. They are keen to run the event again in
2006. They provided effectively all the marshals apart from one important
junctions where I wanted to put an experienced race marshal. The
commitment from our Club was primarily my time to help them put on the
event, with help from 3 other Striders and two Striders spouses. Your Club
committee have directly criticised me for involving the Club in "yet
another" event. They are worried that we are already doing too much and
are over-committing ourselves. It should be noted that I have
deliberately tried to teach the Burtonwood Bridge group what to do so that
they can take the lead next year. I believe, however that this race with
only minimal input from Spectrum Striders (primarily time from me, Julian)
can be another good, local race which we can take advantage of. It is a
long time now since there was a local 5 mile race. I would personally
appreciate some feedback from more of you on this.
Julian Spencer
 

1 = Dominic and Daniel King (Colchester H) 1h29.37
7. Tony Bell 2h16.55
7 finished, 4 DNF

This race was put on specially so that the elite walkers could get Commonwealth Games qualifying times. Tony finished his first 20km but missed the CG time by a mere 47 minutes :-)