Organiser's report.
Thank you all for coming for and making it a bumper entry. That was the largest field since I've been organising it, and as it was only just over the entry limit we ought to get away with it. However that could be a problem for next year. Once the 180 entry was reached on the Tuesday before I was telling telephone and e-mail enquiries that we were full. This obviously creates disappointment and therefore more demand. So next year you may be more determined to enter; we may reach the limit sooner and have to be firmer about having no entry on the day. Dick and I did nothing different to publicise the event, although looking at the huge entries from some clubs, we can guess that the extra numbers was a result of you all doing our publicity for us. Thank you for that.
At the sharp end of the race there was no change. Chris Beecham got away early on, and that familiar running style (now easily recognisable by the finish team) rounded the final hill as 50 minutes approached and Chris strode in for his 10th victory in the race. His record is quite remarkable. Since his first attempt as a 19 year-old in 1989 when he came third, he has two second places to add to the ten wins. Ray Foley beat him two years ago. Where has he disappeared to?
Maybe his crown will go to one of the next four places, all of whom were running the race for the first or second time and look to have age on their side. Well done to them and we hope to see them back next year.
The veteran prize was won for the second year by Kevin Harding from John Lowdon who was also beaten into second place last year. Kevin's club-mate, Rick Ansell also made the top 10 as third vet. Ken Griffiths comfortably made it as first super-vet from last year's winner, Paul Oates.
There were excellent performances from the two 18 year-olds in the race, as both made the top 15. Thomas Byrne of the Army finishing less than a minute ahead of the home club's Ed Catmur.
Sarah Rollins, also of the Army, has finished second before but this time she won comfortably. Yvonne Hill led her to the top of the first hill, but after that had to settle for second place. Tracy Apps of Springfield Striders and Harriet Fisher of Bishops Stortford put our two biggest participating clubs into the prize list.
Worthing Harriers took the team prize with Kenny Leitch leading them in for the umpteenth year in a row, certainly every year that I have been organising and that's nine. If only David Rollins of the Army, recently a second-placer in this race, had not been carrying such an injury.
TEAM RESULTS
1 Worthing Harriers 47 2 BAOC 49 3 Tring R C 89 4 Springfield Striders 140 5 Wedge 143 6 Bishops Stortford 167 7 Stubbington Green 202 8 Tadworth 216 9 Cambridge Harriers 257 10 SLOW 271 11 Frontrunners 312 12 Guildford O 326 13 Stragglers 329 14 Redhill 484 15 North Downs MR 498
Thank you to all the usual suspects. The National Trust for permission to run on the hills. Sandra Dunlop and all those at Friends Provident for use of the car park and building. And of course, the loyal band of regular helpers - Dick (entries), Mike (signs, flagging and patrol), Chris, Heather and Ann-Marie (registration and finish), David (sweeping) Alan, Di, Sue and Jeremy (road crossings) and Paul (car park)
Finally a plug for the Hill Races formerly known as Silva on the other side of Dorking on 3rd June. See the Fell Runners Calender or the SLOW web-site or e-mail Jeremy Denny.
See you then or here again next year
Andy Robinson
POS NAME CLUB CLASS TIME 1 Chris Beecham Highgate M21 50.22 2 William Sullivan Clayton-le-Moors M21 51.44 3 Mark Forrest Frontrunners M21 52.53 4 Jon Creak BAOC M21 53.07 5 Patrick Woodisse Serpentine M21 53.21 6 Kenny Leitch Worthing Harriers M21 53.43 7 Kevin Harding Tring R C M40 54.01 8 Ian Murray City Of Norwich AC M21 54.41 9 John Lowden Worthing Harriers M40 55.00 10 Rick Ansell Tring R C M40 55.18 11 Thomas Byrne BAOC MU21 55.36 12 Toby Savage Wedge M21 55.37 13 Stephen Powell Worthing Harriers M40 55.49 14 Mike Bateson BAOC M40 56.03 15 Edward Catmur SLOW MU21 56.35 16 Steve Long Tring R C M21 57.08 17 Richard Clarke Bishops Stortford M21 57.16 18 Chris Hall Stubbington Green M21 57.29 19 Malcolm Campbell Worthing Harriers M45 57.42 20 David Rollins BAOC M21 58.06 21 Kevin Tilley South London H M21 58.21 22 John Dowty SLOW M40 58.54 23 Keith Masson Worthing Harriers M40 59.15 24 Keith Read BQA M40 59.31 25 Richard Milton Springfield Striders M21 59.36 26 Paul Kent Cambridge Harriers M21 59.52 27 Brian Glazebrook Bishops Stortford M21 59.59 28 Ken Griffiths Stubbington Green M50 60.15 29 Steve Low Blackwater Valley R M21 60.21 30 Tony Crossley East Grinstead A C M45 60.42 31 Lindsay Broadbridge Springfield Striders M40 60.53 32 James Crawford Guildford O M45 60.57 33 Brian O'Kane Shell R C M21 61.12 34 Nigel Notley Phoenix Tri M21 61.29 35 Colin Jackson Wedge M40 61.37 36 David Field Plumstead Runners M40 61.42 37 Andrew Mason Springfield Striders M21 61.49 38 Simon Boddy Tadworth M45 61.50 39 Paul Oates Croydon OC M50 61.54 40 Colin Gray Stragglers M21 62.05 41 Colin Lynch London OK M21 62.05 42 StJohn Day Independent M21 62.07 43 David Redhouse Independent M21 62.07 44 Andy Foster Wedge M21 62.10 45 David Howarth Worthing Harriers M40 62.21 46 William Arbury Epsom & Ewell M21 62.30 47 John Legge Springfield Striders M21 62.31 48 Sarah Rollins BAOC F21 62.42 49 Jamie Woodyard Springfield Striders M21 63.02 50 Stuart Phillips Finch Coasters M21 63.10 51 Steve Hutton Tadworth M45 63.31 52 Paul Pearce Wedge M45 63.58 53 Paul Wookey Phoenix Tri M21 63.58 54 Tim Webb Bishops Stortford M40 63.59 55 James Walmsley Worthing Harriers M21 64.00 56 Clive Cohen Tring R C M40 64.06 57 Dick Clark Tadworth M50 64.09 58 Dean Lindsay Independent M21 64.17 59 Patrick Tiernan 26.2 RR M21 64.27 60 Tony Ruberry Tring R C M40 64.31 61 John Exley Stubbington Green M40 64.42 62 Paul Boakes North Downs MR M21 64.45 63 Michael Mitchell Tring R C M50 64.50 64 Michael Walters IMRA M21 64.53 65 Yvonne Hill SLH F21 64.59 66 Gordon Rowson Independent M21 65.01 67 Robin Waterfield Stragglers M45 65.09 68 Robert Rodie Springfield Striders M45 65.11 69 Chris Tate Bishops Stortford M40 65.19 70 David Fisher Tadworth M45 65.34 71 Richard Sharp Frontrunners M21 65.36 72 Graham de Courcy Cambridge Harriers M45 65.36 73 Peter Blair-Fish Thames H&H M50 65.40 74 Alan Wheelhouse Springfield Striders M21 65.47 75 Jeremy Wilde Guildford O M45 65.51 76 David Fisher Cambridge Harriers M50 65.53 77 David Milnes Bogotters M21 66.30 78 Tracy Apps Springfield Striders F21 66.37 79 Alec Coleman Springfield Striders M21 66.40 80 Jason van der HelstraeteFlatulent Four M21 67.03 81 Paul Sapsard Redhill & Surrey B M40 67.11 82 Peter Beatty Bishops Stortford M45 67.22 83 Ian Marshall Cambridge Harriers M50 67.33 84 Nigel Jackson Frontrunners M21 67.33 85 Martin Searle Hillingdon AC M45 67.36 86 Mark Smith Guildford O M45 67.41 87 Warwick Bilham South London H M45 67.48 88 John Williams Springfield Striders M45 67.51 89 Graham Tucker Redhill & Surrey B M45 68.02 90 Tim Kelly Bishops Stortford M45 68.16 91 Mike Towersey Tadworth M50 68.24 92 Steve Larner East Grinstead A C M40 68.28 93 Mark Newell Cambridge Harriers M40 68.44 94 George Barron Bishops Stortford M50 68.45 95 John Reeve Stubbington Green M50 68.55 96 John Tussler Stubbington Green M50 68.55 97 Chris Langley Independent M50 69.06 98 Karen Jones SLOW F21 69.34 99 Thomas Mayer Germany M21 69.37 100 Ross Mason-Smith Bishops Stortford M21 69.39 101 Keith Verralls Independent M45 69.41 102 Mike Pedley Dark Peak FR M40 70.00 103 Chris Marsh DRONGO M21 70.01 104 Nick Green Mole Valley MCFRS M21 70.13 105 Mike Foster Stragglers M45 70.21 106 Peter Wirtzfeld Worthing Striders M40 70.31 107 David Milton Springfield Striders M45 70.43 108 Kenneth Edwards Springfield Striders M45 71.09 109 Martyn Johnson Independent M21 71.15 110 Patrick Johnson Independent M21 71.17 111 Andy Taylor Road Runners M21 71.21 112 Anna Forrest Carnethy F21 71.26 113 Jeff Armitage Thames H&H M40 71.27 114 Les Pullen Cambridge Harriers M40 71.41 115 David Orr Cambridge Harriers M45 72.03 116 Michael Horner Dorking & MV M50 72.05 117 Phil Davies Stragglers M40 72.16 118 David Yetton Portsmouth Joggers M45 72.22 119 Nick Bailey Springfield Striders M40 72.26 120 Gavin Berry Bogotters M40 72.35 121 Bob Balding Thames Valley OC M50 72.54 122 Kevin Wright Springfield Striders M45 72.59 123 Les Thurston Bishops Stortford M50 73.07 124 Neil Mitchell Vegetarian C & C M40 73.20 125 Helen Stead Tadley Runners F21 73.23 126 Colin Rees Tring R C M55 73.26 127 Steve Bush North Downs MR M45 73.31 128 Jason Wallace Woodford Green AC M21 73.33 129 Catherine McGilloway E London Runners F21 73.39 130 Harriet Fisher Bishops Stortford F40 73.39 131 Paul Warner Independent M21 73.44 132 Carl Meyer Independent M21 73.58 133 Jim Morris Guildford O M55 74.06 134 Neil Harwood Guildford O M50 74.09 135 Neil Hearn Independent M21 74.44 136 Paul Canham SLOW M40 74.57 137 Stefan Stasiuk Burnham Joggers M45 75.05 138 Ken Jones MDC M40 75.12 139 Madeleine Watson SLOW F21 75.18 140 Neal Franklin Tadworth M40 75.24 141 Neil Bradley Springfield Striders M45 75.52 142 Katherine Bennett Saltwell Harriers F21 76.01 143 Merv Nutburn Cambridge Harriers M50 76.22 144 Keith Dungate Cambridge Harriers M50 76.23 145 Leigh Bradford Bishops Stortford M40 76.26 146 John Walmsley Wimborne O M45 76.28 147 Nick Giffin Stragglers M40 77.08 148 Terence Greenslde Redhill & Surrey B M40 77.21 149 IanGowers Springfield Striders M21 77.35 150 Roger Nash Independent M21 77.49 151 Chris Sims North Downs MR M21 78.19 152 Mikey Teall Independent M21 78.28 153 Chris Cooper Dorking & MV M21 78.37 154 Christine Freitag Frontrunners F21 78.45 155 Roger Grimshaw Independent M60 79.24 156 Les Coles Worthing Harriers M55 80.01 157 Clare Scott Sparkhill F21 80.08 158 Jim McAlpin North Downs MR M50 80.50 159 Peter Allen Bishops Stortford M40 81.10 160 Clive Girling Hanley Cross M21 81.15 161 Nicola Weatherspoon Grange Farm Trotters F21 81.21 162 Janet Marshall Dartford RR F45 82.15 163 Nigel Gardener Springfield Striders M40 83.24 164 Dawn Badman Worthing Striders F40 83.49 165 Peter Warner Reading Joggers M45 84.05 166 John McKenzie Redhill & Surrey B M50 85.12 167 Chris Turner Stragglers M50 85.27 168 Peter van der HelstraeteFlatulent Four M55 85.30 169 Richard Bickers Independent M21 86.20 170 Peter White Reading Joggers M70 87.51 171 Jane Balding Independent F21 88.32 172 Brian Reid Springfield Striders M45 88.40 173 Kevan Conlon Independent M21 90.34 174 Antony Read Redhill & Surrey B M40 91.18 175 John Starkey Reading Joggers M45 91.44 176 Ange Hart BAOC F21 91.47 177 Keith Miles Cambridge Harriers M40 94.03 178 Jon Moore Mole Valley MCFRS M50 95.03 179 Russell Homfray Independent M21 97.47 180 Malcolm Potter Springfield Striders M45 97.54 181 Elizabeth Horner Dorking & MV F50 99.34 182 Wendy Petty Thames H&H F45 108.03 183 Maureen Wakeline Bishops Stortford F21 108.54 184 Christina Hine Bishops Stortford F40 108.55 185 Simeon Arthur SLOW M21 109.36 186 Steve Olive North Downs MR M40 110.23
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