Results for April, 2001

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"Extra Handicap", Bideford, 01/04/2001

With so many races cancelled due to the outbreak of foot & mouth disease, we attempted to fill the gap with an extra race over the standard handicap course. 56 seniors ran, with some of the juniors running the course as a relay. Jon Ward came home first in a superb time of 26:58, over half a minute ahead of Andrew Ingle. Jon & Ricky came in almost together a further 30 seconds or so back. First lady was Helen, just under a minute ahead of new recruit Zelah, with Lorraine over a minute further back in third. One promising sign was the high quality running of some our juniors - particularly Arron and Mark.
1 Jon Ward 26:58 20 Lorraine Clements 34:22 39 Sue Hamilton 40:16
2 Andrew Ingle 27:37 21 Andy Jewell 35:04 40 Charles Davis 41:17
3 Jon Parkinson 28:09 22 Norman Bolton 35:06 41 Steve Loftus 41:30
4 Ricky Butler 28:10 23 Steve Turner 35:26 42 Lorrie Woolgar 41:34
5 Simon Edney 29:26 24 Danney Manley 35:33 43 Roger Edwards 41:35
6 Bill O'Donnell 30:34 25 Douglas Hamilton 35:37 44 Karen Ballantyne 42:50
7 Steve Davies 30:50 26 Ian Mansford 35:39 45 Joe Deasy 43:14
8 Alec McLaren 30:56 27 Andrew Wilson 35:43 46 Glen Martin 43:19
9 Alan Cox 31:53 28 Jim Murray 36:13 47 Caroline Ellis 43:59
10 Helen Parkinson 32:13 29 Lorraine Kenneally 36:17 48 Kaye Allen 44:40
11 Clive Bright 32:18 30 Dave Higgins 37:05 49 Frank Dunlop 45:07
12 Bill Siviter 32:24 31 Luke Evans 37:10 50 Bob Wootton 45:10
13 Arron Kearney 32:38 32 Elizabeth Higgins 37:15 51 Hannah Bright 46:06
14 Maurice Cockwill 32:53 33 Stuart Wilson 37:21 52 Gordie Harris 46:16
15 Zelah Morrall 33:05 34 Dave Price 37:39 53 Kay Eastwood 46:24
16 Stuart Philps 33:07 35 Steve Ashmore 37:57 54 Richard Rundle 49:15
17 Mark Davies 33:08 36 Alan Heard 38:04 55 Sharon Bolton 51:30
18 Robin Southcombe 34:04 37 Richard Lark 38:43 56 Liz Oke 51:30
19 Neil Paddon 34:18 38 Carol Davies 40:04


Nike South of England 12 Stage Relay, Milton Keynes, 08/04/2001

An excellent all-round effort saw the club claim 15th place in the Southern 12 Stage, at one point after two legs we were even in third place. Andrew's time stood up to be 4th best overall in the short legs all day, with Ricky also continuing his latest comeback with 27th. On the long legs, Jon's lead-off was 15th overall, with Bill O'Donnell next best in 93rd. The overall finishing time was 4:35:00

Leg No. Name Time Pos within leg Pos at end of leg
1 Jon Ward 24:45 6 6
2 Andrew Ingle 16:47 2 3
3 Simon Edney 27:17 30 10
4 Bill Siviter 19:32 32 15
5 Bill O'Donnell 26:17 20 16
6 Clive Bright 20:12 36 18
7 Steve Davis 26:37 16 18
8 Ricky Butler 17:37 4 12
9 Mike Spencer 27:22 25 13
10 Arron Kearney 20:00 27 16
11 Alec McLaren 29:02 36 18
12 Robin Southcombe 19:32 17 15


Falmouth 10K, 08/04/2001

The enforced absence from racing due to Foot & Mouth Disease clearly hasn't brunted Jenny Mills' pace, claiming 3rd lady overall and 1st O/50 in the first road race in Cornwall for 8 weeks. Her time was 41:23. Peter Rigler is on the comeback trail after a spell of illness. He came 28th in 39:36


Good Friday Relays, Bideford, 13/04/2001

An excellent turnout for our annual round-the-park relays - 105 runners were divided into 21 teams of 5. A well matched first leg, with Andrew Wilson coming out on top, from Luke Evans and Andy Watts. Edward Siviter gallantly held on for team "D" throughout the second leg, but as Gordie took over for the third leg, the opposition was looming. Kirsty Hamilton took over for team "H" near the end of their first lap, but Ben Oke (team "J") overhauled her on the second loop. It was a lead "J" were not to lose. Bob Wootton took over a single second up, and increased it to 43 by the finish, with Chloë Bright moving up to second. Lorraine Clements was left to run the glory leg, which she did very well, but not without a fright as Andrew Ingle hauled team "A" into contention with a remarkable 8:54 run, moving from 9th to 2nd in the process. His last "victim" was Clive Bright, who put up a gallant fight to hold Andrew, but his team "I" had to settle for third.
A Luke Evans 11:10 James Wilson 7:40 Fern Dymond 15:14 Hayley Wilson 14:13 Andrew Ingle 8:54 2
B Adam Bright 11:55 Stacey Hockin 9:45 Jane Utting 14:30 Michelle Lewzey 16:16 Helen Parkinson 11:10 7
C Eric Hubber 12:54 Silas Earl 8:33 Kerry Hayden 13:17 Kirsteen / Tracey 13:53 Vicky Pincombe 10:07 11
D Andrew Wilson 10:54 Edward Siviter 7:14 Gordie Harris 14:23 Luke Carroll 14:37 Arron Kearney 10:29 4
E Stuart Wilson 11:41 Daniel Butler 7:50 Charles Davis 14:00 Darren James 14:43 Jon Parkinson 9:38 6
F Douglas Hamilton 11:35 Ceri Evers 8:08 Jeremy Hayden 15:13 Michael Bayliss 13:01 Stuart Philps 11:00 12
G Lorraine Kenneally 11:57 Laura Siviter 7:55 Kaye Allen 15:00 John Spry 12:21 Neil Paddon 11:25 9
H Dave Price 11:39 Adam Glover 7:00 Kirsty Hamilton 12:34 Erika / Pam 17:18 Maurice Cockwill 10:55 14
I Steve Clements 11:51 Fiona Loftus 8:42 Carl Holliman 11:36 Daniel Oke 14:43 Clive Bright 10:27 3
J Anthony Merrett 12:28 Paul Dymond 7:08 Ben Oke 11:38 Bob Wootton 14:16 Lorraine Clements 11:34 1
K Andy Watts 11:20 Erica Woolgar 7:35 Glen Martin 13:22 Katie Wickman 14:33 Shaun Kenneally 11:53 10
L Danney Manley 11:43 James Bolton 7:14 Joe Deasy 12:45 Chloë Bright 14:31 Andy Jewell 11:30 5
M Alan Heard 12:10 Maria Clements 7:16 Catherine Gardner 15:05 Matthew Cawsey 15:20 Peter Hockin 9:47 15
N Mark Gilbert 11:37 Dale Wilson 7:47 Laura Fisher 12:56 Perry Woolgar 16:26 Norman Bolton 11:34 17
O Dave Higgins 11:52 Jessica Oke 7:51 Jimmy Manley 12:51 Kelly Pearce 16:19 Ricky Butler 9:29 8
P Elizabeth Higgins 12:45 Jayne Beresford 7:28 Sharon Bolton 15:02 Jamie Spry 13:37 Bill Siviter 10:30 13
Q Cassie Southcombe 12:50 Sophie Holliman 9:36 Sue Hamilton 13:43 Bridget Dohoo 18:53 Mark Davies 10:50 21
R Robin Kearney 12:01 Sean Deasy 7:33 Shaun Wilson 12:51 Sally Edney 20:12 Alan Cox 10:40 19
S Dwayne Bowden 11:56 Tegan Dohoo 10:29 Bruce Gardner 14:23 Shirley Oke 17:32 Tony Andrews 11:12 20
T Steve Loftus 12:57 Sophie Pearce 7:58 Daniel Heard 13:20 Steff Jenkins 15:59 Tom Phalp 10:28 18
U Reece Woolgar 11:46 Cody Marchant 7:46 Sharon White 13:44 Rachel Bright 16:40 Robin Southcombe 10:19 16

Split times on joint legs : Kirsteen Bright 7:13, Tracey Wilson 6:40, Erika Thornton 8:09, Pam Paddon 9:09


Flora London Marathon, 22/04/2001

Another excellent turnout of Blues for the biggest athletic event in the country. Our two new recruits, Vicky Pincombe and Zelah Morrall both started from the elite ladies start, and finished in superb positions and times. Vicky indeed was 6th British lady home at her debut at the distance. Amongst the masses, Steve Davis led our squad in, with Tony and Ray the next best. Stuart knocked nearly an hour of his previous marathon time, while Jim also improving significantly on last year's effort. Our other marathon "virgins", Clive Bright and Steve Sanders thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and have certainly learned a lot about the distance to take into account next time!
Pos Name Age group Time
222 Steve Davis   2:42:10
259 Vicky Pincombe 25th lady 2:43:52 pb
711 Zelah Morrall 42nd lady 2:56:27
2351 Anthony Merrett   3:17:59
2475 Ray Herring   3:19:11
3084 Clive Bright   3:24:40
3148 Jim Murray   3:25:14 pb
5217 Stuart Wilson   3:39:50 pb
6358 Paul Jennings   3:47:07
6928 Eric Hubber   3:50:10
7819 Steve Sanders   3:55:13 pb
17557 Richard Rundle   4:52:14


Great West Open Meeting, Exeter, 22/04/2001

Luke Evans started what he hopes will be an excellent track season in terrible weather at Exeter, running close to his pb for 800m with 2:17.6, and then having a rare outing in 200m coming home in 26.0


Exeter Harriers Open Meeting, Exeter, 24/04/2001

Exeter Harriers popular last Tuesday of the month meetings are now back in full swing. A quartet of our seniors took in 800m and 5000m races this month, with Andrew Ingle taking first place at the shorter distance

Andrew Ingle 800m - 1:54.3 (1st) 5000m - 15:47 (3rd)
Robin Southcombe 800m - 2:08.8 (5th) 5000m - 16:33
Peter Hockin 800m - 2:11.7 (8th) 5000m - 16:37
Bill O'Donnell 800m - 2:12.4 (9th)  


First BAAC Handicap, Bideford, 25/04/2001

The first of this years race series saw the biggest turnout for a number of years. Amongst the juniors, Kirsty, on her first attempt took maximum points ahead of birthday girl Fern and first boy Shaun. Jane was the clear leader of the ladies race, with first vet Kirsteen coming in next, while in the men's class Joe (another first timer ahead of the handicapper) was over a minute clear. Those who ran a marathon on Sunday (Zelah Morrall, Paul Jennings and Jim Murray) were all given an extra 3 minutes, but it seems as if they did not need it as they all ran superbly.

The times below are the handicapped times - take the starting handicap shown in the third column off to arrive at the runner's actual time.
First Handicap, 25/04/2001
Kirsty Hamilton 32:01 6:30 Tom Phalp 49:05 18:30 Stephanie Jenkins 50:32 2:00
Fern Dymond 33:09 3:30 Laura Gurney 49:06 2:00 Laura Lawrence 50:34 -6:00
Shaun Wilson 34:20 8:30 Jo Wilson 49:07 1:00 Lorrie Woolgar 50:44 8:30
Ben Oke 35:48 12:30 Neil Paddon 49:16 15:30 John Blackburn 50:52 8:00
Rachel Bright 35:56 0:00 Mary Robinson 49:21 4:00 Frank Dunlop 50:58 6:30
Kim Ward 37:13 6:30 Norman Bolton 49:28 15:00 Kaye Allen 50:59 5:30
Jane Utting 46:01 2:00 Kay Eastwood 49:33 4:00 Helen Parkinson 51:06 17:30
Joe Deasy 46:09 7:00 Neil Marke 49:35 16:30 Alan Saunders 51:16 18:00
Kirsteen Bright 46:23 1:00 Steve Loftus 49:38 8:30 Peter Hockin 51:22 21:30
Zelah Morrall 46:53 14:30 Liz Oke 49:41 0:00 Dave Dark 51:32 15:00
Paul Jennings 47:19 12:00 Lorraine Clements 49:44 15:30 Laura Fisher 51:42 14:00
Vicky Phalp 47:30 0:00 Stuart Philps 49:52 17:00 Nigel Bright 52:08 10:30
Jeff Baum 47:49 9:00 Steve Clements 49:56 13:30 Mark Dunston 52:15 12:30
Caroline Ellis 48:09 6:00 Mark Davies 49:57 17:00 Pam Paddon 52:17 -5:00
Robin Southcombe 48:11 17:30 Maurice Cockwill 49:58 17:30 Glen Martin 52:30 8:00
Andrew Wilson 48:18 15:30 Steve Turner 50:02 15:00 Paul Wilson 52:30 15:00
Adrian Wroe 48:35 10:00 Tony Ellis 50:06 18:30 Catherine Gardner 53:07 7:00
Alan Heard 48:36 12:00 Tony Andrews 50:09 16:30 Bridget Dohoo 54:09 -6:00
Doug Jenkin 48:39 5:00 Lorraine Kenneally 50:10 14:00 Anna Squire 54:48 4:00
Jim Murray 48:39 11:00 Sue Hamilton 50:13 10:00 Andy Watts 58:51 13:30
Ian Mansford 48:46 14:30 Simon Edney 50:14 20:30 Marion Lawrence 61:47 0:00
Charles Carter 48:59 12:30 Alan Cox 50:16 18:00 Sarah Chappell 61:47 0:00
Linda Stella 49:01 1:00 Jon Ward 50:21 23:00 Adam Bright non counter
Dave Price 49:03 12:30 Andy Moakes 50:25 15:00 Clive Bright non counter
Steve Ashmore 49:05 12:00 Jon Parkinson 50:30 22:00 Andrew Ingle non counter


The Last 10 Miles, Brüggen, Germany, 28/04/2001

Glen Martin travelled to Germany for this race around the RAF base in Germany, the title alluding that this was to be the final time this event was held, dating back to 1980. He finished in 1 hour 21 minutes


Shakespeare Marathon, Stratford-on-Avon, 29/04/2001


Pos Name Age group Time
71 Jenny Mills 1st lady 3:25:29
100 Elizabeth Higgins 4th lady, 3rd O/50 3:35:37
191 Danney Manley   3:55:14

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