Dave Neilands reports . . . .

Three Garstang Running Club members took part in the first running of the Ceurden Trail race which was an excellent race but beset with teething problems or rather little toe rags who moved the course markers! Times were probably irrelevant but Brian Hughes finished 37th in 54.33 minutes, Al Hartley 39th in 55.02 and Denise Hughes 46th in 56.28 with the 64 competitors who eventually finished being greeted with tea and cake.

Phil and Betty Roberts and Richard Roberts took part in the week long Cape Wrath Challenge a series of races on the north coast of Scotland.  For most of the week runners were bashed by wind and rain however the hospitality of the locals more than made up for the inclement weather.  On the first day of two races Richard and Phil finished 2nd and 3rd in the Half Marathon whilst Betty finished 9th in the 10k.  The next day -  a hill run, saw Richard finish first and Phil 3rd with Betty 35th.  Richard won the following days off road race with Phil again 3rd and Betty 39th.  The next day's Target Zero Beach run, where competitors run without watches and try to run as close to their nominated time as possible saw Betty coming into her own, running within 7 seconds of her estimated time and finishing fourth.  The guys fared less well with Phil running 2.27 minutes slower and Richard nearly six minutes slower. The last race was the Marathon where Phil finished 2nd in 3 hours 13.45 beaten only by a runner whose only race was the marathon.  Richard paired up with another runner to run as a team and was the winner of that race.

Finally Mike Whyatt was out again on the road at the Haigh Hall 5 where he finished 2nd and 1st Vet 40 in 26.19 minutes with the 90th and final competitor completing the course in 53.55 minutes.

(27/5/06)

 

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