Les bringing home the V50 team at Rushmoor Arena on Sunday.Last week-end, Sunday 26th September 2010, members of the Harriers travelled far and wide to take part in races. Lyn Curtis travelled to the New Forest to run in a marathon, Andy Johnson travelled to Windsor to run in a half marathon and eight males members trekked to Aldershot to take part in the SEAA Road Relays.
At 10.30 am on Sunday, in a fully subscribed entry, Lyn Curtis lined up amongst 700 hundred runners to compete in the New Forest Marathon, 26.2 gruelling miles within the New Forest. The race started close to the Rydal Inn in Ashley and finished in the same village near to the Old Barn Inn. Lyn battled well and finished in overall 192nd position in a time 3 hour, 54 minutes and 10 seconds. The first competitor to complete the course was Rupert Shute of Reading Road Runners in a time of 2-42-49. The first female runner, in overall 46th position, was Frances Crozier in a time of 3-23-22.
The same day Andy Johnson competed in the Windsor Half Marathon, which by altering the route ran entirely within the Great Park. The course consisted of one small lap of approximately 4 miles and a second lap of approximately 7.5 miles, with the start and finish of 1.5 miles on the Long Walk. The course having changed, although still undulating, eliminated many hilly sections thus producing a faster course. Andy finished in 101st position in a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes and 14 seconds. The first runner to complete the course was Scott Overall in a time of 1-03-14 and the first female runner, in overall 9th position, finished in a time of 1-17-50.
Still further east in Aldershot, the Harriers entered two male teams in the SEAA Road Relays, four stage race, one in each of the V50 and V60 age categories. This race consisted of two laps of the course covering a total of 6 kilometres which each member of the team had to complete before handing over to his team mate. In this part of the country the weather was extremely autumnal, grey wall to wall clouds with threatening rain and a cold gusting wind. The course was far from flat with many inclines, twists and turns, with the start and hand over line mid way up such an incline. The initial team member in both teams lined together alongside many other runners in the V40 age category for the start.
In the V50 age category Andy Kennedy took pole position alongside Roger Rowe in the V60 team. For the V50 team Andy finished in a time of 24 minutes and 39 seconds and handed over to Terry Oldham who completed his leg in 25-50. Terry handed over to Hugh Marsden who ran his leg in a time of 22-41. Hugh handed over to the anchor man, Les Turner who completed his leg in a time of 31-50.
In the V60 category Roger Rowe completed his leg in a time of 24 minutes and 9 seconds and handed over to Ray Elston who completed his leg in a time of 26-35. He in turn handed over to Bob Woodall who ran his leg in a time of 27-19. Bob handed over to Richard Selby who completed this last leg in a time of 25-21.
The Harriers V50 team finished in overall 17th position and the V60 team finished in overall 8th.
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