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Last week’s Beverley 10k was
the first in an exhausting series of three races in eight days for those of the
Viking Striders brave enough to tackle all three. As a mouth watering starter, Beverley leaves a bit to be
desired, with an undulating course and warm temperatures ensuring that personal
bests would be few and far between, or indeed in the Striders’ case,
non-existent.
All the Striders finished
comfortably inside the hour, but only one went under 40 minutes, Andy Masterman
running magnificently to snatch 25th place out of nearly 1000
finishers. His wife Julie , just to
make sure the bragging rights were shared in the Masterman household, came home
with 2nd prize in her age category, as did Terry Davies, who
doesn’t look over 60 and certainly doesn’t run like it. At the other
end of the age spectrum we must mention Nicole and Faye Masterman who were our
first 'Striders Juniors' to ever run for the club. Great performances with much
more to come from these girls as they get older and stronger.
Mike Harvey, making his debut for
the club, had no problem in going under 50 minutes at the first time of asking
and looks an excellent prospect, while Graham Walker wasn’t far off his best
despite the difficult course. Richard
Bramham, making a road racing comeback having dipped his toes in the mud of the
cross country league last winter, was an excellent prospect years ago and did
enough at Beverley to suggest he might be again. A prospect that is, not necessarily a success.
Striders’ times:Andy Masterman 37.56, Neil Bentley 40.17, Martin
Booth 40.18, Mark Thompson 41.59, Julie Masterman 43.11, Terry Davies 44.31, Ray
Smith 45.38, Keith Wilson 47.44, Richard Bramham 47.54, Richard Anness 47.55,
Graham Walker 47.59, Mike Harvey 49.52, Debbie Andrew 53.16, Alison Hoggarth
54.09, Marina Booth 55.29, Carren Taun Jackson 56.48, Jo Mouncey 57.39, Barbara
Dykes 59.35.
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NAME
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TARGET
TIME
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ACTUAL
TIME
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DIFFERENCE
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POINTS
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ALISON HOGGARTH
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49.30
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54.09
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4.39+
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3
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ANDY MASTERMAN
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37.23
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37.56
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0.33+
|
6.5
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BARBARA
|
55.07
|
59.35
|
4.28+
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3
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CARON JACKSON
|
51.56
|
56.48
|
4.52+
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3
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DEBBIE ANDREW
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50.15
|
53.16
|
3.01+
|
3
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GRAHAM WALKER
|
47.08
|
47.59
|
0.51+
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6
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JO MOUNCEY
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55.57
|
57.39
|
1.42+
|
4.5
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JULIE MASTERMAN
|
42.29
|
43.11
|
0.44+
|
6.5
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KEITH WILSON
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46.22
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47.44
|
1.22+
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5
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MARINA BOOTH
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53.28
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55.29
|
2.01+
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3
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MARK THOMPSON
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40.09
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41.59
|
1.50+
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4
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MARTIN BOOTH
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37.59
|
40.18
|
3.19+
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3
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MICHAEL HARVEY
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50.20
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49.52
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0.28-
|
8.5
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NEIL BENTLEY
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38.46
|
40.17
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1.31+
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4.5
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RAY SMITH
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42.49
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45.38
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2.49+
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3
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RICHARD ANNESS
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46.50
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47.55
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1.05+
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5.5
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RICHARD BRAMHAM
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46.54
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47.54
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1.00+
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6
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TERRY DAVIES
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42.00
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44.31
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2.31+
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3
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