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LORD MAYOR’S
10K, SHEFFIELD
The grandly titled Lord Mayor’s
10k, run from Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, was an extra event thrown into
the Viking Striders’ racing calendar specifically to celebrate Jed Stone’s 60th
birthday. Jed is held with great affection by the Striders, mainly because his
quiet unassuming nature is devoid of the outspoken cynicism which can be common
in men of his age, and the fact that 21 Striders ran the race is testament to
that.
Many of that number chose to
run the event as a Fun Run, so Sheffield was a PB-free zone, but certainly the
first six club members to finish had plenty to be happy about. Martin Midgley,
Alan Bexon and Martin Booth, although outside their best, did well enough for 4th
position in the team competition, no mean feat in a field of over 700
finishers. Karen Bexon has been out injured for several months but bounced
straight back with first over 40 prize in a time only a minute and a half
outside her all time best.
Keith Wilson and Mark Smith
didn’t get PB’s either, but Keith’s time was simply outstanding for a man who
passed Jed’s landmark some time ago, and Mark hasn’t run the distance that fast
since 2002. Jed himself, running with several Strider groupies, was well
outside his best, but it was his day and nobody cared about that.
Striders’ times:Martin
Midgley 38.18, Alan Bexon 38.24, Martin Booth 38.49, Karen Bexon 40.18, Keith
Wilson 46.42, Mark Smith 53.09, Alison Hoggarth 54.28, Debbie Andrew 54.30, Jed
Stone 54.46, Patsy Fenelon, Graham Walker, Dave Pullman, Julie Masterman, Gary
Mitchell all 54.47, Sandy Clark, Karen Mitchell, John Kaye, Mick Fenelon all
55.49, Marina Booth and Dot Pullman both 56.51, Michaela Shepherd 57.48.
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