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Unfortunately for the Viking
Striders, the Beverley 10k wasn’t run last Sunday, when it was nice and cool,
but the previous weekend on probably the hottest day of the year so far.
This is why, possibly for the first time ever, this report contains no
mention of any personal bests, because there weren’t any.
Richard Bramham, a modest man who has much to be modest about, as Winston
Churchill might have said, went the closest, one agonizing second outside his
best, which given the conditions was an excellent performance.
Fastest Strider of the day was
the rampant Andy Masterman, who treated the undulating course with disdain as he
left even Simon Griffin in his wake. Tania
Davies did well to go under the hour in her first race in Striders’ colours,
and another promising performance, but for different reasons, came from Julie
Masterman in her first race after a long injury lay-off.
Striders’ times:
Andy Masterman 36.41, Simon Griffin 38.17, Neil Bentley 44.00, Richard
Bramham 44.20, Julie Masterman 49.34, Patsy Fenelon 51.00, Richard Anness 51.12,
Keith Wilson 51.16, Jo Mouncey 52.59, Rob Oldridge 53.01, Sandra Brooks 53.29,
Debbie Andrew 57.02, Tania Davies 59.45, Michaela Shepherd 61.00.
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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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ANDY MASTERMAN
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35.29
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36.41
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1.12+
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5.5
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DEBBIE ANDREW
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51.14
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57.02
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5.48+
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3
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JO MOUNCEY
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51.33
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52.59
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1.26+
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5
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JULIE MASTERMAN
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42.29
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49.34
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7.05+
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3
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KEITH WILSON
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46.20
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51.16
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4.56+
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3
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MICHAELA SHEPHERD
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54.25
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61.00
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6.35+
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3
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NEIL BENTLEY
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40.32
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44.00
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3.28+
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3
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PATSY FENELON
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49.10
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51.00
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1.50+
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4
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RICHARD ANNESS
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46.50
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51.12
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4.22+
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3
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RICHARD BRAMHAM
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44.19
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44.20
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0.01+
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7.5
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ROB OLDRIDGE
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50.55
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53.01
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2.06+
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3
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SANDRA BROOKES
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51.33
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53.29
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1.56+
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4
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SIMON GRIFFIN
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34.51
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38.17
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3.26+
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3
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TANIA DAVIES
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58.17
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59.45
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1.28+
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5
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Last Sunday’s Mucky Duck 8 and
a half miler, on mixed terrain around Driffield, was a much cooler affair, and a
small band of Striders revelled in the conditions.
Out of over 200 runners, Andy Masterman (4th), Giles Harris (7th)
and Mike Baggott (21st) romped to victory in the team competition,
with both Mike and Patsy Fenelon having the added bonus of second place in their
age categories.
The real surprise of the day was Colette Leetham’s much awaited comeback after
a long time out. This was a brave
decision on a far from easy course, but one which should boost her confidence
for future events.
Mucky Duck times:Andy Masterman 51.48, Giles Harris
52.45, Mike Baggott 55.55, Kev Sipling 67.18, Patsy Fenelon 69.38, Colette
Leetham and Ray Smith both 79.30.
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