Results for March, 2003
Bideford Half Marathon, 02/03/2003
Yet again we attracted a record field for what is the biggest race ever held in North Devon - approx. 660 entrants and over 580 finishers. This year the race was sponsored by R T Marke & Co., Chartered Accounts, Devonshire Pine Ltd, and for the first time Tarka Springs. Kevin took off from about the 2 mile mark, and despite Peter and Jon giving chase the further he went, the further he won by. In the ladies race, unattached runner Maddie Horton from Berrynarbor got the better of Tiverton Harrier Caroline Hewitt. The other BAAC runner to collect first place was Elizabeth Higgins, who repeated her age group victory of last year.
| 1 | Kevin Heywood | 1:09:56 | SM |
| 2 | Peter Hockin | 1:13:26 | 2nd O/40 |
| 3 | Jon Parkinson | 1:15:38 | SM |
| 10 | Dave Braunton | 1:18:31 | SM |
| 13 | Alec McLaren | 1:19:02 | 1st O/45 |
| 26 | Clive Bright | 1:21:08 | 5th O/40 |
| 34 | Chris Stone | 1:22:14 | SM |
| 38 | Paul Sturtridge | 1:23:05 | 2nd O/50 |
| 43 | Jeff Harding | 1:23:35 | SM |
| 46 | Steve Davies | 1:24:02 | 9th O/40 |
| 57 | Simon Edney | 1:24:47 | 11th O/40 |
| 61 | Stuart Philps | 1:24:57 | SM |
| 64 | Maurice Cockwill | 1:25:00 | 2nd O/55 |
| 68 | James Murray | 1:25:25 | SM |
| 72 | Andrew Jewell | 1:25:40 | 16th O/40 |
| 78 | Norman Bolton | 1:26:17 | 17th O/40 |
| 83 | Alan Cox | 1:26:53 | 6th O/50 |
| 88 | Derek Jackson | 1:27:33 | 12th O/45 |
| 114 | Neil Marke | 1:30:31 | 25th O/40 |
| 124 | Stephen Clements | 1:31:24 | 27th O/40 |
| 130 | Elizabeth Higgins | 1:31:55 | 1st O/50 |
| 145 | Paul Jennings | 1:33:04 | 33rd O/40 |
| 146 | Tony Andrews | 1:33:13 | 11th O/50 |
| 155 | Robert Floyd | 1:34:42 | SM |
| 171 | Steve Sanders | 1:36:18 | 43rd O/40 |
| 172 | Simon Davis | 1:36:18 | 44th O/40 |
| 176 | Stuart Wilson | 1:36:35 | 46th O/40 |
| 195 | Steven Turner | 1:37:51 | SM |
| 196 | Larry Rees | 1:37:54 | SM |
| 199 | Ian Mansford | 1:38:11 | 51st O/40 |
| 201 | David Dark | 1:38:18 | 52nd O/40 |
| 205 | David Higgins | 1:38:41 | 8th O/55 |
| 217 | Samantha Hammond | 1:39:35 | 7th SL |
| 234 | Lorraine Clements | 1:40:36 | 4th O/40 |
| 235 | Neil Paddon | 1:40:36 | 55th O/40 |
| 256 | Lorrie Woolgar | 1:42:02 | 6th O/40 |
| 304 | Stephen Loftus | 1:45:43 | 41st O/45 |
| 307 | Simon Lacey | 1:45:54 | SM |
| 313 | Colin Langmead | 1:46:48 | SM |
| 321 | Bob Wootoon | 1:47:36 | 20th O/55 |
| 323 | Kaye Allen | 1:47:49 | 12th O/35 |
| 324 | Susan Hamilton | 1:47:52 | 10th O/40 |
| 341 | David Bowden | 1:48:30 | 22nd O/55 |
| 348 | Annette Murray | 1:49:19 | SL |
| 358 | Debra Lake | 1:50:10 | 14th O/35 |
| 362 | Jane Utting | 1:50:15 | SL |
| 363 | Andrew Watts | 1:50:16 | 52nd O/45 |
| 369 | Tracey Wilson | 1:50:43 | 16th O/35 |
| 378 | Jeffrey Snell | 1:51:31 | 31st O/50 |
| 380 | Charlie Davis | 1:51:36 | 6th O/65 |
| 384 | Caroline Ellis | 1:52:07 | 18th O/35 |
| 393 | Michelle Lewzey | 1:53:20 | SL |
| 398 | Jo Bedler | 1:54:02 | SL |
| 404 | David Gayton | 1:54:36 | SM |
| 405 | Adrian Wroe | 1:55:08 | 80th O/40 |
| 436 | Mary Pool | 1:58:01 | 11th O/45 |
| 444 | Joanne Wilson | 1:58:54 | SL |
| 457 | Elizabeth Fellowes | 2:00:39 | SL |
| 460 | Claire Bone | 2:00:56 | 29th O/35 |
| 465 | Nicola Buckley | 2:01:11 | SL |
| 477 | Tracy Lark | 2:02:47 | 30th O/35 |
| 513 | Doug Jenkin | 2:08:20 | 55th O/45 |
| 515 | Liz Oke | 2:08:31 | 4th O/55 |
| 537 | Tara Horrell | 2:10:42 | SL |
| 542 | Frank Dunlop | 2:13:10 | 34th O/55 |
| 555 | Elizabeth Cousins | 2:16:47 | SL |
| 565 | Adele Owens | 2:26:49 | 30th O/45 |
English Schools Cross Country, Brighton, 08/03/2003
Kirsty Hamilton - superb ! Fourth place in the National Schools Championships is the best anyone from the club has ever achieved, surpassing Jo Kidd's seventh from five years ago. This has earned Kirsty a deserved selection for the England Junior Girls team for the Home International race in Dublin
Devon Sportshall Fixture 5, Dawlish, 09/03/2003
Matthew Cawsey concluded his excellent season in the Devon League with performances that enabled him to confirm his overall victory in the two horizontal jumps. Leanne also picked up an overall medal, with silver in the 4 laps after picking up good points in this last fixture.
Under 11 Boys
| Adam Glover | 2 Lap Hurdles, 6th, 27.4 | 4 Laps, 6th, 55.9 | Speed Bounce, 1st, 52 |
Under 13 Girls
| Leanne Glover | 2 Laps, 3rd, 24.6 | 4 Laps, 3rd, 52.3 | Standing Long Jump, 8th, 1.86 |
Under 13 Boys
| Matthew Cawsey | 4 Laps, 5th, 50.3 | Standing Long Jump, 1st, 2.20 | Standing Triple Jump, 3rd, 6.32 |
The Grizzly, Seaton, 09/03/2003
This year subtitled "The Jurassic Jaunt" - over 20 miles of the worst terrain East Devon has to offer. Mike Feighan is the master of this though, and he picked up his fifth race win in five attempts. The race attracted 1500 runners, including a sizeable Dutch contingent - they obviously have mad athletes on the continent too !
| 1 | Mike Feighan | 2:15:23 |
| 150 | Jim Murray | 2:55:49 |
| 252 | Paul Jennings | 3:06:38 |
| 270 | Neil Marke | 3:08:04 |
| 321 | Steve Sanders | 3:11:28 |
| 625 | Steve Loftus | 3:34:00 |
| 685 | Steve Turner | 3:38:42 |
| 1011 | Lorrie Woolgar | 4:06:02 |
| 1012 | Sue Hamilton | 4:06:02 |
Westward League Cross Country, Exmouth, 16/03/2003
The end of an era as the cross-country season is concerned, with Trevor Honeychurch announcing his desire to step down as organiser after 35 years. With Kevin Heywood having already wrapped up the senior men's overall title, The club also emerged as overall winners in the Under 13 Boys and Under 17 Boys categories, (in the U/13s, Ben Pomeroy was second overall and Nick Lapham third), and the final medals were claimed by a jubilant U/15 boys squad who returned home with unexpected third place trophies.
Team Results : To follow
Under 13 Girls
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 17 | Erica Woolgar | 13:20 |
| 22 | Leanne Glover | 14:54 |
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 15 | Nicholas Lapham | 11:30 |
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kirsty Hamilton | 16:29 |
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 7 | John Spry | 17:50 |
| 8 | Reece Woolgar | 18:31 |
| 12 | Darren Hatch | 19:07 |
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 6 | Nick Daniel | 24:59 |
| Pos | Name | Age Group Pos | Time |
| 1 | Lucy Owen | 1st O/35 | 22:18 |
| 2 | Lorraine Clements | 1st O/40 | 22:48 |
| 21 | Lorrie Woolgar | 7th O/40 | 27:35 |
| 23 | Sue Hamilton | 9th O/40 | 28:41 |
| Pos | Name | Age Group Pos | Time |
| 4 | Mike Feighan | 31:52 | |
| 16 | Alec McLaren | 1st O/45 | 40:44 |
| 30 | Stuart Philps | 36:41 | |
| 38 | Peter J Rigler | 39:18 |
Westward Cross Country League Overall Positions
Team results - U/13 Girls 6th, Sen Ladies 2nd, U/15 Boys 8th, U/15 Boys 2nd, U/17 Boys 3rd, Sen Men 6th
Under 13 Girls
| Pos | Name |
| 13 | Erica Woolgar |
| Pos | Name |
| 10 | Luke Rigler |
| Pos | Name |
| 1 | Kirsty Hamilton |
| Pos | Name |
| 5 | John Spry |
| 6 | Reece Woolgar |
| 9 | Darren Hatch |
| Pos | Name |
| 4 | Nick Daniel |
| Pos | Name | Age Group Pos |
| 1 | Lorraine Clements | 1st O/40 |
| 11 | Lorrie Woolgar | 7th O/40 |
| 15 | Sue Hamilton | 9th O/40 |
| 20 | Lucy Owen |
| Pos | Name | Age Group Pos |
| 1 | Kevin Heywood | |
| 23 | Peter J Rigler |
Bath Half Marathon, Bath, 16/03/2003
One the biggest and best half marathons in the Spring season saw five BAAC runners participate, led home by Peter Hockin, who knocked over three minutes off his Bideford time, as did Jon Parkinson. Peter's time also knocked 16 seconds off his own club O/40 half-marathon record.
| 16 | Peter Hockin | 1:10:23 |
| 25 | Jon Parkinson | 1:11:55 |
| 219 | Jim Murray | 1:25:43 |
| 278 | Neil Marke | 1:28:31 |
| 2864 | Liz Oke | 2:12:14 |
Camel Canter, Wadebridge, 23/03/2003
A 30K event, taking in two parts of the Camel Trail, either side of Wadebridge. Good turnout of Blues, a number of whom are in training for the London Marathon in three weeks time.
| 17 | Chris Stone | 2:02:37 |
| 19 | Jim Murray | 2:03:57 |
| 20 | Jeff Harding | 2:03:58 |
| 38 | Andy Jewell | 2:13:52 |
| 39 | Neil Marke | 2:13:55 |
| 63 | Steve Sanders | 2:20:39 |
| 81 | Simon Davis | 2:27:48 |
| 101 | Rob Floyd | 2:32:41 |
| 123 | Simon Lacey | 2:39:19 |
| 147 | Annette Murray | 2:44:46 |
| 202 | Liz Oke | 3:17:18 |
Kit-Kat SIAB International Cross Country, Dublin, 29/03/2003
Kirsty Hamilton repeated her excellent run in the English Schools cross-country, finishing 7th overall and 4th English finisher, picking up a gold medal as part of the victorious England team.
With Emily Pidgeon not running, Non Stanford of Wales and Danielle Walker (England) were the pre-race favourites, and these two broke away early. As Walker dropped away, Kirsty led the chase back to try to catch her, but a pack of some six athletes slotted in behind her. Kirsty's hard work helped the others, as in the middle part of the race she dropped down to 8th, with Katie Richardson (England) moving third, clearly being suited by the flat, fast conditions, followed by two more England girls and the first Scottish and Irish athletes. Kirsty's strength in the finish showed through as she passed team-mate Stephanie Twell on the run-in, and almost also caught another English runner Laura Dowsing, who had also just beaten her at Brighton. Stanford held on to win easily, with Walker just holding off Richardson for second place. Overall, Kirsty had a superb experience, and is looking forward to trying to catch the selectors eye again next season.
Teignbridge 10, Newton Abbot, 30/03/2003
With the spring road-race season in full-flow, sixteen Blues took the trip to Newton Abbot for their ten miler. Mike Feighan is back to his best, and duly took the race win.
| 1 | Mike Feighan | 53:47 |
| 15 | Paul Sturtridge | 1:00:40 |
| 27 | Clive Bright | 1:01:58 |
| 29 | Chris Stone | 1:02:09 |
| 35 | Maurice Cockwill | 1:03:30 |
| 44 | Stuart Philps | 1:04:11 |
| 90 | Elizabeth Higgins | 1:09:13 |
| 109 | Alan Heard | 1:11:29 |
| 111 | Alan Cox | 1:11:54 |
| 115 | Dave Higgins | 1:12:18 |
| 129 | Sam Hammond | 1:13:55 |
| 192 | Jane Utting | 1:22:30 |
| 195 | Michelle Lewzey | 1:22:53 pb |
| 256 | Tracy Lark | 1:32:42 |
| 263 | Liz Oke | 1:34:02 |
| 275 | Frank Dunlop | 1:37:31 |