BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE DIV.1 LEAMINGTON NOV 7th 2015

BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE DIV.1

MIDLAND WOMENS CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

    LEAMINGTON  NOV. 7^th 2015

 

Rugby & Northampton AC had their biggest ever turnout for an opening race in the Mens Birmingham Cross Country League when 26 runners completed the Division One race at Leamington’s Newbold Comyn.

The muddy three lap 10k course also included a water filled ditch and a steep hill.

Leading home the club was Jacob Allen in a superb second place with a time of 33 mins 51 secs and the 21 year old had back up from the youngest ever squad to score in the team. Teenager George Goodwin finished 20^th in 36.07.  William Gardner, the oldest at 22 was 10 secs adrift and Robert Male achieved his highest ever position in 62^nd with 38.09.  Making his debut in the league was 17 year old Jack Bond who ran well to record 38.48 in 76^th spot and closing off the A team was Luke Robinson for 112^th on 40.42.

The team finished in 6^th place, which was their best result for eight years and only the third time they have made the top 6 in 45 races.

The B team duplicated that position and were led home by Veteran Brendan Moen in 114^th place on 40.49, followed closely by fellow veteran Iain Botheroyd just 7 seconds back in 118^th.  Completing the top 12 were Pete Belfield  ( 127^th in 41.28 ), Alistair McDonnell ( 139^th in 42.05),Joe Lantsbery ( 143^rd in 42.17 ) and Veteran Vince Carroll ( 171^st in 43.13 ).

Other finishers were :  Nigel Roberts  174^th  43.17, Richard Latimer  179^th  43.30, Jonathan Burke  194^th  44.00, Alastair Gardner  195^th  44.09, Max Chippington  212^th  45.04, Terry Egan  221^st  45.17, Tom Charteress  230^th  45.59, Pete Thomas  235^th  46.23, Oliver Harvey  236^th  46.28, Oliver Munns  238^th  46.28, Adrian White  242^nd  47.00, Sonny Winston  277^th  51.26, John Saw  291^st  54.45 and Tim Coffey  297^th  57.06.

 

The Midland Womens Cross Country League was held over 6k on the same course.

Gabby Moriarty in her first Senior race since re-joining the club after her return from University was in good form and led home R&N in 44^th place with a time of 27 mins 13 secs.  Making her debut was Emma Bond, twin of Jack, who also put in a good performance in 59^th spot  with exactly 28 mins, which placed her as the 16^th Junior in the race. Just 2 seconds behind was another Junior Leisha Mulvey in 61^st  and completing the team was veteran Newcomer Tamara Hardman in 87^th with 28.58.  This put the team in 11^th overall on the day, but 2^nd in Division Two.

In the veteran competition Hardman clinched 23^rd, followed by Veteran International Angela Copson in 40th with 30.21and then Helen Jones in 68^th on 32.29 to give them 10^th in the team race. Tilly Lea in her final year as a Junior recorded 31.47 for 150^th . The 10 ladies from R&N were completed by Lorna Latimer  168^th in 32.20, Minerva Chesser  246^th in 35.21 and Alison Cobb  247^th in 35.22.