Results for December, 2003
Westward League Cross Country, Exeter, 07/12/2003
The Exeter leg of the Westward League moved from it's usual venue to the Exeter Arena course used for last season's County Championships. A good set of results from our members, the standout being Jon Ward's victory in the senior men's event, pulling away from Kevin over the second half of the race. These races doubled as the South West Championships, but Jon didn't enter that so Kevin had the bizarre experience of finishing second yet still claiming the gold medal.
Teams - To follow
Under 13 Girls
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 14 | Erica Woolgar |
Under 13 Boys
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 3 | Ben Pomeroy | |
| 7 | Nicholas Lapham | |
| 16 | James Bolton | |
| 17 | Brandon Lark |
Under 15 Girls
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 13 | Hollie Wright |
Under 15 Boys
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 14 | Dan Mapp | |
| 20 | Luke Rigler | |
| 22 | Craig Bellew | |
| 23 | Mitchell Byron |
Under 17 Boys
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 6 | Ben Oke | |
| 11 | John Spry | |
| 14 | Jamie McLaren | |
| 15 | Darren Hatch | |
| 16 | Reece Woolgar |
Senior Men
| Pos | Name | Age group | Time |
| 1 | Jon Ward | ||
| 2 | Kevin Heywood | ||
| 13 | Peter Hockin | 2nd O/40 | |
| 14 | Andrew Ingle | ||
| 50 | Alec McLaren | ||
| 67 | Chris Stone |
Wyvern Christmas Cracker 10K, Weston Super Mare, 07/12/2003
As usual, a superb turnout of Blues, in fact we had more runners than any other club at Weston for the 10K which mixes sections of road and beach. Dave Braunton led our squad home for the second year running, 54 seconds quicker than last year despite being seven places lower. Other notable events included the all-Wilson battle where Andrew just got the better of his father, and the pb's of Dave Cloak and Andy Walter ran in Father Christmas costumes (although I am informed they did have the requisite club vest on underneath!)
| Pos | Name | Age group | Time |
| 11 | Dave Braunton | 36:12 | |
| 19 | Stuart Philps | 37:03 | |
| 39 | Clive Bright | 38:07 | |
| 43 | Andy Jewell | 38:23 | |
| 48 | Bill Siviter | 38:58 | |
| 51 | Alan Cox | 39:09 | |
| 70 | Jim Murray | 39:53 | |
| 81 | Andrew Wilson | 40:33 | |
| 88 | Stuart Wilson | 40:43 | |
| 92 | Steve Sanders | 40:54 | |
| 112 | Rob Horrell | 41:53 pb | |
| 131 | Shaun Kenneally | 42:46 | |
| 132 | Rob Floyd | 42:47 | |
| 155 | Lorraine Kenneally | 43:51 | |
| 161 | Simon Lacey | 44:00 | |
| 167 | Alan Heard | 44:06 | |
| 176 | Andy Watts | 44:13 | |
| 177 | Tony Andrews | 44:15 | |
| 204 | Dave Higgins | 44:51 | |
| 205 | Elizabeth Higgins | 44:52 | |
| 216 | Niel McCoy | 45:11 | |
| 224 | Alan Bellew | 45:21 | |
| 239 | Sam Hammond | 45:40 | |
| 285 | Dave Cloak | 47:00 pb | |
| 286 | Roger Edwards | 47:01 | |
| 287 | Andy Walter | 47:01 | |
| 319 | Bruce Gardner | 47:54 | |
| 330 | Annette Murray | 48:09 | |
| 360 | Sue Hamilton | 49:00 | |
| 380 | John Tudor | 49:21 | |
| 390 | Jane Utting | 49:34 | |
| 393 | Jo Wilson | 49:37 | |
| 443 | Hugh Young | 50:52 | |
| 453 | Doug Jenkin | 51:18 | |
| 456 | Eric Hubber | 51:21 | |
| 471 | Kirsteen Bright | 51:46 | |
| 473 | Colin Langmead | 51:50 | |
| 483 | Linda Eastmond | 51:56 | |
| 497 | Jenny Cockwill | 52:14 | |
| 530 | Michelle Lewzey | 52:49 | |
| 533 | Mary Pool | 53:05 | |
| 622 | Catherine Gardner | 55:04 | |
| 632 | Tara Horrell | 55:22 pb | |
| 749 | Hazel Bowden | 58:30 | |
| 781 | Ian Mansford | 59:25 | |
| 792 | Angela McCoy | 59:41 | |
| 843 | Liz Oke | 1:01:30 |
Christmas Caper, Torrington, 21/12/2003
Peter Hockin concluded his outings for the year by taking the honours at Torrington, winning by over 20 seconds.
| Pos | Name | Age group | Time |
| 1 | Peter Hockin | 1st Vet | 51:45 |
| 3 | Dave Braunton | 52:06 | |
| 9 | Stuart Philps | 53:55 | |
| 12 | Clive Bright | 4th Vet | 54:27 |
| 13 | Chris Stone | 54:14 | |
| 14 | Alec McLaren | 55:03 | |
| 18 | Charlie Davis Jr | 56:35 | |
| 21 | Norman Bolton | 57:16 | |
| 30 | Mark Sussex | 59:07 | |
| 31 | Steve Turner | 59:14 | |
| 36 | Shaun Kenneally | 1:01:14 | |
| 37 | Stuart Wilson | 1:01:41 | |
| 38 | Mark Blight | 1:01:43 | |
| 45 | Neil Paddon | 1:03:38 | |
| 46 | Ian Mansford | 1:03:47 | |
| 49 | Dave Higgins | 1:04:21 | |
| 50 | Robert Pullen | 1:04:21 | |
| 52 | Simon Lacey | 1:04:44 | |
| 53 | Sam Hammond | 1:04:56 | |
| 54 | Tony Andrews | 1:04:57 | |
| 55 | Elizabeth Higgins | 3rd Vet Lady | 1:05:12 |
| 56 | Lorraine Kenneally | 1:05:20 | |
| 58 | Alan Heard | 1:05:40 | |
| 59 | Larry Rees | 1:05:43 | |
| 70 | Kerry Hayden | 4th Vet Lady | 1:07:42 |
| 80 | Dave Bowden | 1:09:43 | |
| 82 | Steve Loftus | 1:10:48 | |
| 87 | Tim Oke | 1:12:04 | |
| 89 | Steve Ashmore | 1:12:29 | |
| 97 | Paul Johnson | 1:17:04 | |
| 106 | Michelle Lewzey | 1:19:54 | |
| 107 | Catherine Gardner | 1:20:42 | |
| 125 | Sharon Bolton | 1:39:38 | |
| 126 | Tracy Lark | 1:39:38 | |
| 129 | Karen Ballantyne | 1:44:18 | |
| 130 | Liz Oke | 1:44:18 | |
| 131 | Lorrie Woolgar | 1:44:18 |
Last Chance 10K, Exeter, 28/12/2003
The last race of 2003, with over a dozen Blue vests on show. Dave and Alec led the squad home, with Chris just missing the 40 minute mark by an agonising single second. In an interesting husband and wife duel, Alan and Jo Wilson got the better of Rob and Tara Horrell when adding each couple's times together.
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 14 | Dave Braunton | 37:01 |
| 25 | Alec McLaren | 37:54 |
| 47 | Chris Stone | 40:01 |
| 61 | Jamie McLaren | 40:51 |
| 69 | Neil Marke | 41:17 |
| 89 | Rob Horrell | 42:46 |
| 111 | Mark Sussex | 43:51 |
| 169 | Alan Heard | 46:43 |
| 204 | Alan Wilson | 48:22 |
| 223 | Annette Murray | 49:23 |
| 261 | Kaye Allen | 51:31 |
| 269 | Jo Wilson | 52:02 |
| 365 | Tara Horrell | 57:48 |
| 392 | Amanda Clarige | 59:36 |
| 407 | Doug Birghall | 1:00:45 |