ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2008

ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2008
Another year of athletic achievement was celebrated at the Vikings last Saturday as the Viking Striders held their Annual Awards ceremony. The big winners on the night were Andy Masterman and Richard Bramham. A series of blistering times, including victory in the Howden 10k, earned Andy both the Male Runner and Male Veteran of the Year titles, in addition to Top 3 finishes in both the club's Handicap Leagues. Richard won both leagues for the second year in succession, and with those sort of performances it was no surprise that he was the Most Improved Male Runner.


Julie Masterman won Female Runner of the Year for the second time despite not being at her best because of injury, and Jo Mouncey's dramatic progress earned her Most Improved Lady, also for the second year, along with 3rd place in the Multi Distance League.


Nigel Kirkby and Karen Harper have made great progress since joining the club last year, culminating in hard fought Great North Runs, and were deserving winners of the Beginners of the Year trophies. In the Mud Sweat and Tears section, the Cross Country awards were won by Kay Ryan, a great servant to the ladies team who hasn't missed a league race in five years, and Simon Griffin, who consistently finishes in the top few in each race. Simon's superb victory in the Survival of the Fittest challenge in Nottingham shows what a strong runner he is.


Patsy Fenelon completed a hat trick of wins in the Female Veteran category as well as 2nd in the 10k League, while Martin Midgley won the Marjorie Firth Trophy for a year of exceptional endeavour as he battled back to fitness after a foot operation. Dave Hanney won the Invercargill Trophy for his epic Coast to coast run, a small matter of 192 unsupported miles, and Club Person of the Year was shared by Steve and Gill Lund for providing sustenance to exhausted runners at the end of each and every cross country race.


The best runner not to receive an award was undoubtedly Giles Harris, whose victory in the Hebridean Challenge, involving back to back marathons, plus a fantastic time in New York, would have brought him certain victory in the Marathon section. If only there had been one.

Annual Trophy Winners

1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

1985 Back to top

  • Outstanding Male Athlete: Paul Peacock
  • Outstanding Female Athlete: Anne Sweeney
  • Outstanding Junior Male Athlete: Anthony Margrave
  • Outstanding Junior Female Athlete: Nicola Savage
  • Most Improved Male Athlete: Keith Tattersall
  • Most Improved Female Athlete: Ros Miller
  • Most Promising Newcomer: Sue Garrod
  • Best Club Member: Simon Ganley

1986 and 1987 Back to top

  • No records available as yet

1988 Back to top

  • Most Improved Beginners: Colin Howard and Dot Pullman
  • Most Improved Established Runners: Ray Smith and Angie Tattersall (Ray also won the Marjorie Firth Trophy)
  • Club Members of the Year: Keith and Angie Tattersall
  • Most Representative Runner: Roger Foster

1989 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved Established Runners: Colin and Diane Howard
  • Most Improved Beginners: Steve Durose (also the M Firth Trophy) and Caroline Houseman
  • Club Members of the Year: Peter Gray and Angie Tattersall
  • Most Representative Runners: Dave Pullman and Diane Howard

1990 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved Beginners: Paul Sleet and Marina Rudd
  • Most Improved Established Runners Dave Pullman and Diane Howard (Diane also won the Marjorie Firth Trophy):
  • Most Representative Runner: Colin Howard

1991 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod

1992 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Norman Prentice and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved Established Male: Tony Taun
  • Most Improved Established Female (joint award): Mary Johnson and Jean Everett
  • Most Improved Male Beginner (joint award): Mark Smith and Roy Cole
  • Most Improved Female beginner (& M Firth Trophy): Bev Ward
  • Most Representative Runner: Colin Howard
  • Handicap League first three: Mary Johnson, Tony Taun, Jean Everett

1993 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Diane Howard
  • Most Improved Established Runners: Paul Sleet (and M Firth Trophy) and Marilyn Shipp
  • Most Improved Beginners: Lynn Robinson and Bill Robinson
  • Most Representative Runner: Steve Durose
  • Handicap League first three: Phil Ounsley, Paul Sleet, Tony Shipp.

1994 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Chris Smale and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved Established Runners: Tony Shipp (& M Firth trophy) and Joanne Ounsley
  • Most Improved Beginner: Pam Tonge
  • Most Representative Runner: Dot Pullman
  • Invercargill Trophy: Alan Bexon

1995 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved Runners: Dave Pullman (also M Firth trophy) and Colette Leetham
  • Most Improved Beginner: Shelley Bradburn
  • Invercargill Trophy: Ray Smith
  • Handicap League first three: Lynn Robinson, Rob Colbeck, Nigel Warner
  • Dryden & Kennedy 10k League: Lynn Robinson again, Mark Smith, Colette Leetham

1996 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Nigel Warner and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Ray Smith and Patsy Fenelon (Patsy also won the Marjorie Firth Trophy)
  • Beginner of the Year: Alan Barley
  • Invercargill Trophy: Tony Shipp
  • Handicap League first three: Colette Leetham, Patsy Fenelon and Caroline Houseman
  • 10k League: Patsy Fenelon, Colette Leetham, Mick Fenelon

1997 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Nigel Warner and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Rob Colbeck and Patsy Fenelon
  • Most Improved Beginners: Martin Midgley and Sandy Clark
  • Invercargill Trophy: Ray Smith
  • Multi-distance League first three: Patsy Fenelon, Alan Bexon, Rob Colbeck
  • 10k League: Patsy Fenelon, Rob Colbeck, Joanne Ounsley.

1998 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Martin Midgley and Patsy Fenelon
  • Most Improved Beginners: Mark Blanchard (and M Firth Trophy)and Sharon Hibbert
  • Invercargill Trophy: Mick Gough
  • Multi Distance League first three: Martin Midgley, Tony Shipp, Mark Smith
  • 10k League: Mark Smith, Alan Bexon, Ray Smith

1999 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Dave Hanney and Karen Allen
  • Most Improved Beginners: Alan Barnes (and Marjorie Firth Trophy) and Sue Tite
  • Invercargill Trophy: Ray Smith
  • Handicap League first three: Sue Tite, Dave Hanney, Patsy Fenelon

2000 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Bexon and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Sandy Clark and Karen Mitchell (joint award)
  • Beginners of the Year: Sam Hannah and Liz Binnington
  • No contenders for the Invercargill Trophy.

2001 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Martin Midgley and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Mark Smith and Patsy Fenelon
  • Beginners of the Year: Gavin Speers and Maxine Drewery
  • Marjorie Firth Trophy: Gary Mitchell (this trophy no longer restricted to the winners of the Most Improved categories)
  • Invercargill Trophy: Roger Maguire
  • Handicap League first three: Karen Mitchell, Gavin Speers, Sam Hannah.

2002 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Alan Barnes and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved: Sam Hannah and Lynn Robinson
  • Beginners of the Year: Neil Bentley and Michelle Gray
  • Marjorie Firth Trophy: Dave Hanney
  • XC League Runner of the Year: Karen Bexon
  • Invercargill Trophy: Martin Midgley Handicap League first three - Karen Mitchell (again), Phil Ounsley and Ray Smith
  • 10k League: Debbie Andrew.

2003 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Sue Garrod
  • Most Improved : Graham Walker and Sandy Clark
  • Beginners of the Year: Mark Thompson and Alison Walker
  • Cross Country Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Karen Bexon
  • Marjorie Firth trophy: Joanne Mouncey
  • Invercargill Trophy: Mick Fenelon
  • Multi-Distance League first three: Graham Walker, Dot Pullman, Colette Leetham and Sandy Clark (joint third)
  • 10k League: Dot Pullman
  • Club Person of the Year: Dot Pullman

2004 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Karen Bexon
  • Most Improved: Mark Thompson and Julie Masterman
  • Beginner of the Year: Carren Jackson
  • XC Runner of the Year: Dave Hanney
  • Marjorie Firth Trophy: Martin Booth
  • Invercargill Trophy: Andy Masterman and Darren Wolfenden
  • Multi-distance league first three: Mark Thompson and Julie Masterman (joint winners), Graham Walker, Andy Masterman
  • Dryden & Kennedy 10k League: Mark Thompson
  • Club Person of the Year: Steve Mallinder

2005 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Karen Bexon
  • Most Improved Beginner: Alex Davis and Julie Kaye
  • XC Runner of the Year: Simon Griffin and Karen Bexon
  • Marjorie Firth Trophy: Alison Hogarth
  • Invercargill Trophy: Ray Smith
  • Multi-distance league first three: Julie Masterman, Mark Thompson, Any Masterman
  • Dryden & Kennedy 10k League: Julie Masterman
  • Club Person of the Year: Nigel Warner

2006 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Giles Harris and Karen Bexon
  • Most Improved Beginner: Keith Wilson
  • Most Improved Established: Julie Masterman & Giles Harris
  • XC Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Karen Bexon
  • Marjorie Firth Trophy: Richard Anness
  • Invercargill Trophy: Steve & Jill Lund
  • Multi-distance league first three: Julie Masterman, Mark Thompson, Andy Masterman
  • Dryden & Kennedy 10k League: Julie Masterman
  • Club Person of the Year: Graham Walker
  • Veterans of the Year: Patsy Fenelon & Nigel Warner

2007 Back to top

  • Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Julie Masterman
  • Most Improved Beginners: Mike Harvey & Sandra Brooks
  • Most Improved Established: Giles Harris & Jo Mouncy
  • XC Runners of the Year: Simon Griffin and Julie Masterman
  • Marjorie Firth Trophy: Rob Oldridge
  • Invercargill Trophy: Dave Hanney & Ray Smith
  • Multi-distance league first five: Richard Bramham, Jo Mouncy, Andy Masterman, Julie Masterman, Dave Pullman
  • Dryden & Kennedy 10k League: Richard Bramahm
  • Club Person of the Year: Andy Masterman
  • Veterans of the Year: Patsy Fenelon & Nigel Warner