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This race was won by Ben Beattie (Hallamshire Harriers) in a time of 31:54. There were 151 finishers.

The winner of the men's race was Carl Egdell of Hallamshire Harriers in a time of 37:43; there were 40 finishers. The winner of the women's race was Samantha Johnson of Rotherham Harriers in a time of 25:59; there were 15 finishers.

30

Andy Buck

6th Male Vet O/50

45:18

8

Carol Beattie

1st Female Vet O/55

33:57

This event, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, was held on a bitingly cold morning just before christmas. Many of the runners were in fancy dress. The run is approximately 8 miles and covers country lanes, bridleways, footpaths and muddy farmer's fields. The course is generally ascending for the first three miles of the race, then downhill for a mile of mud, then a steep climb at approximately half-way to the Boulby mast, the high point on the North Yorkshire Coast. It is then an exhilarating downhill run down to the finish where a mince pie and glass of wine awaits the runners! The winner was Russ Best (New Marske Harriers) in a time of 42:32. There were 492 finishers.

Bolsover was run over a totally new course this year, which certainly caught many out. Downhill for the first 5k then uphill on the way back. The winner was Ben Livesey of Birchfield Harriers in a time of 31:03. The first women to finish was Jenny Blizzard from Rotherham Harriers in a time of 37:38. There were 812 finishers.

The winner was Alex Milne of Enfield & haringey AC in a time of 1:09:37. There were 1,232 finishers.

This multi-terrain race was held in Tatton Park, Cheshire. The winner was Julian Goodwin (Boalloy Running Club) in 34:42 and there were 1,104 finishers.

The final South Yorkshire X-Country fixture took place on a cool day in early December. The course was comparatively tough: 16 short climbs and soft underfoot. There were 139 runners in men’s race, won by Matthew Hobbs (Hallamshiure Harriers) in 35:38, and 95 women in the women’s race, won by Julie Jagger (Hallamshire Harriers) in 24:59. Dave Parry got Bronze in both the Championship race and the League for male vet O/60 and Carol Beattie got Silver female Vert O/55 in both race and League. In the team event, Steel City Striders got relegated to Division 2!

48

Dave Ansell

Male Vet O/50

42:06

61

Andrew Davies

Male Vet O/40

43:14

87

Ian Stinson

Male Vet O/40

46:16

92

Russell Stevenson

Male Vet O/40

46:59

96

Andy Buck

Male Vet O/50

47:35

107

Ross Drayon

Senior Male

48:52

109

Pete Brown

Male Vet O/50

49:22

117

Dave Beech

Male Vet O/50

51:35

121

Dave Parry

Male Vet O/50

53:05

135

Roger Watson

Male Vet O/40

59:00

27

Jennifer Rich

Senior Female

30:22

53

Carol Beattie

Female Vet O/55

34:41

The winner of the Handicap race was Terry Lowdon with a handicap time of 44:37; the fastest runner vin the race was in a time of 25:45. There were 31 finishers.

The race was won by Andy Ward (Clowne) in a time of 30:23. Jill Woodthorpe from Barnsley, 17th overall, was the first woman in a time of 34:56. There were 1,777 finishers.

40

Simon Bennett

Male Vet O/40

36:07

45

Luke Desforges

Male Vet O/40

36:52

60

Michael Greer

Senior Male

37:27

61

Ben Jones

Senior Male

37:32

70

Andrew Davies

Male Vet O/45

37:49

74

Ian Dale

Male Vet O/45

37:56

91

David Whittaker

Senior Male

38:25

94

Louis Wood

Senior Male

38:39

107

John Ashforth

Senior Male

38:48

116

Paul Stuart

Male Vet O/45

39:08

139

Ryan Morton

Senior Male

39:41

143

David Palmer

Male Vet O/40

39:46

148

Alistair Lawson

Male Vet O/40

39:50

178

Michael Richardson

Senior Male

40:29

200

Ross Drayton

Senior Male

41:01

222

Phillip Palmer

Male Vet O/45

41:31

227

Ben Heller

Male Vet O/45

41:24

228

Simon Wiles

Male Vet O/45

41:28

244

Michael Chappell

Senior Male

42:01

253

Elizabeth Scott

Senior Female

42:01

272

Mick Wall

Male Vet O/40

41:55

304

Jennifer Rich

Senior Female

42:53

323

Dave Beech

Male Vet O/55

43:09

341

John Maples

Male Vet O/50

43:16

353

Steven Clarke

Senior Male

43:42

386

Joanne Wright

Senior Female

44:21

390

Nick Portus

Senior Male

44:13

394

Adrian Moss

Male Vet O/50

44:05

445

Andy Green

Male Vet O/45

45:14

460

John Rawlinson

Male Vet O/45

45:24

528

Carol Beattie

Female Vet O/55

46:42

603

Mir Jansen

Female Vet O/45

47:17

656

Helen Davis

Senior Female

47:43

669

Richard Clamp

Male Vet O/40

48:06

693

Stuart Jones

Male Vet O/50

48:12

702

Mary Craig

Female Vet O/60

49:04

765

Jeni Pitkin

Senior Female

49:22

782

Dawn Jackson

Female Vet O/50

49:53

844

David Englert

Male Vet O/50

50:31

862

Arthur Arblaster

Senior Male

51:12

869

Hannah Milton

Senior Female

51:09

871

Anthony Horstead

Senior Male

51:30

891

Helen Cain

Female Vet O/35

51:27

901

William Brown

Senior Male

52:17

914

Timothy Ryan

Male Vet O/45

51:39

952

Liz Robinson

Female Vet O/55

52:05

957

Helen Taylor

Senior Female

52:10

1130

Lindsey Crowson

Female Vet O/35

54:24

1283

Jessica Brown

Senior Female

57:21

1286

Nancy Stuart

Senior Female

57:20

1468

Stacey Almond

Female Vet O/45

1:00:08

1510

Maggie Bamford

Female Vet O/55

1:01:24

1575

Helen Mellor

Female Vet O/40

1:02:37

1775

Magdalena Boo

Female Vet O/35

1:31:23

One of a series of moruns across the country, the Leeds event took place in Roundhay Park.

The final long fell race of the year in the Peak saw dry weather, but the clag hanging low over the Mam Tor ridge and Kinder. A terrific performance from Trevor Watson, clearly back to top form. The winners were Kristian Jones in 2:48:57 and Jasmin Paris, a great 5th overall in 3:07:35. There were 112 finishers.

The race was won by Daniel Anderson in 1:09:28.There were 73 finishers.

The winner was Matty Hynes from N.Yorks Moors in 29:23 and there were 9,445 finishers.

Twelve Striders competed in this race which doubled as a counter for our road race championships and the South Yorkshire 10km Championships. Staring and finishing in Royston, this isn't the quickest course about with an uphill start, over grass. The route then climbs for nearly two miles whilst the last mile is uphill too. The bit in between is ok though. The race was won by Doncaster AC's Carl Ryde in 33:02 whilst first lady was Fiona Davies of Kingstone Runners in 38:28. Our very own Mary Craig picked up a voucher for twenty quid for winning her age category so she's also South Yorkshire Champion over 10km. There were 619 finishers.

38

Ian Dale

Male Vet O/45

39:06

40

Andrew Davies

Male Vet O/45

39:08

55

Peter Brown

Male Vet O/50

40:17

58

Paul Stuart

Male Vet O/45

40:23

88

Michael Richardson

Male Vet O/35

42:22

98

Russell Stevenson

Male Vet O/40

42:57

115

Phillip Palmer

Male Vet O/45

43:54

118

Jennifer Rich

Senior Female

44:01

168

David Parry

Male Vet O/60

46:28

283

Mary Craig

Female Vet O/60

50:35

383

Timothy Ryan

Male Vet O/45

54:16

434

Luigi Cazzatto

Male Vet O/60

56:03

The winner of this X-Country race was David Watson of Holmfirth in a time of 29:12. There were 137 finishers.

Simon Bailey (Mercia) was back to win again at the Roaches in 2:00:58, over six minutes ahead of his nearest rival. The first woman was Olivia Walwyn (Altrincham) in 2:27:18 and 10th overall. The race included the usual masses of mud, two river crossings and some farmyard slurry. This is one of the best medium distance fell races in the Peak, it would be good to see more Striders take it on. Therre were 142 finishers.

The 2nd South Yorkshire X-Country fixture was held at Graves Park. There were 175 runners in men’s race, won by Tom Baines (Hallamshire Harriers) in 33:15. There were 86 runners in the women’s race, won by Laura Weightman in 24:13.

59

Louis Wood

Senior Male

39:32

64

Dave Ansell

Male Vet O/50

40:02

77

Alastair Lawson

Male Vet O/40

41:05

81

Paul Stuart

Male Vet O/40

41:20

84

Andrew Davies

Male Vet O/40

41:44

93

Nick Scott

Male Vet O/50

42:40

106

Mick Timm

Male Vet O/40

43:33

125

Pete Brown

Male Vet O/50

45:23

126

Daniel Palmer

Senior Male

45:29

129

Russell Stevenson

Male Vet O/40

45:44

135

Mick Wall

Male Vet O/40

46:36

162

Dave Parry

Male Vet O/60

50:51

170

Roger Watson

Male Vet O/40

55:16

44

Carol Beattie

Female Vet O/55

34:41

The winner was Michael Keedy from Skipton AC in a time of 1:15:26 and there were 552 finishers.

One of the most popular and enjoyable events in the Cross Country calendar, the National Cross Country Relay Championships, was held at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield in early November. It was the 25th time that the event has been held and there was an almost record entry of 1,123 teams across all the races. As ever, there was a strong field in the senior men's race: 210 teams featuring many of the best cross country runners in the country, though sadly no team this year from Steel City Striders. We did have a women's team though: Alison Barrett, Jenny Rich and me. The weather was blustery with some very heavy downpours, luckily not while we were actually out on the course. The ground was quite firm, given all the rain we'd had, with just a couple of muddy sections where the course twists and turns through the woods. Alison led off and ran a cracking first leg in a time of 13:13; I covered leg 2 a bit more sedately (as befits my more mature years) in a time of 15:36 and Jenny ran a fantastic anchor leg in a time of 13:04.  We finished 74th out of 99 teams. We were happy with that bearing in mind that the field included the likes of Steph Twell and Lily Partridge!

Two Striders completed this race, which is something of a warm up for the Roaches two weeks later as both races follow the same route for a couple of miles along the Roaches ridge. This was the day of the storm, with strong winds and lashing rain building up from the south west. Another great race, won by Simon Bailey (Mercia) in 1:09:19 and Kerry Marchant (Staffs Moorlands) in 1:29:04.  There were 198 finishers.

With a reputation for being one of the fastest courses in the world, the runners must have all been looking forward to new PBs. But reports from Striders suggest that the less than ideal weather and slightly chaotic first kilometres (starting pens mismanaged and spectators getting in the way) slightly marred what would otherwise have been a great event all round. Another fantastic run from Dave Palmer, who only just missed another PB. The winner was Vincent Kipruto in 2:06:15. First lady was Caroline Kilel in 2:22:34. There were 14,381 finishers.

101

David Palmer

5th Male Vet O/40

2:34:24

1150

Steven Frazer

Senior Male

3:09:44

2101

Daniel Palmer

Senior Male

3:24:43

6835

Matthew Hersee

Senior Male

4:18:10

The super storm that was forecast never arrived, but the gusting winds made for less than ideal conditions at what is traditionally one of the quicker local half marathons. The winner was James Mee (Heanor Running Club) in 1:09:01. First lady was Natalie Farrow (Lincoln Wellington AC) in 1:24:33. There were 1,690 finishers. The race was a counter in the Road Race Championships.

75

Alastair Lawson

Male Vet O/40

1:24:48

100

Ian Dale

Male Vet O/45

1:26:26

115

Andrew Davies

Male Vet O/45

1:27:51

121

David Whittaker

Senior Male

1:28:03

162

Peter Brown

Male Vet O/50

1:30:19

210

Michael Timm

Male Vet O/45

1:32:47

227

James Fletcher

Senior Male

1:33:23

234

Ross Drayton

Senior Male

1:33:50

246

Trevor Burton

Male Vet O/55

1:34:22

255

Ryan Morton

Senior Male

1:34:13

257

Phil Howson

Male Vet O/45

1:34:57

293

Matthew Chappell

Senior Men

1:36:16

314

John Maples

Male Vet O/50

1:36:34

354

Michael Richardson

Senior Men

1:38:14

414

Chris Moran

Senior Male

1:39:54

422

Richard Binks

Male Vet O/55

1:40:11

439

Adrian Moss

Male Vet O/50

1:40:43

475

Philip Palmer

Male Vet O/45

1:41:55

477

Emily Hunt

Senior Female

1:40:47

552

Stephen Clarke

Senior Male

1:43:33

605

Mir Jansen

Female Vet O/45

1:45:10

740

John Rawllinson

Male Vet O/45

1:48:20

785

Anthony Horstead

Senior Male

1:49:34

814

Mary Craig

Female Vet O/60

1:50:25

931

Roger Watson

Male Vet O/40

1:53:34

The inaugural Yorkshire Marathon (starting and finishing at York University) took place on a decent day for marathon running – cool and overcast. The wind threatened to blow across the exposed course at several points throughout the race but never really picked up to serious levels. There was a spot of rain at the start but none after. The course is largely rural and aside from one slight hill before halfway, pretty much as flat as you’ll get in these parts. Organised by the people behind the Jane Tomlinson charity, it was always going to be high on non-club runners, but the top end of the field included a few very swift athletes. With a fast winning time and a generous prize fund, expect this race to attract more high calibre runners in the future. The winner was Edwin Korir in 2:13:31. First lady (and 11th overall) was Helen Koskei in 2:40:06. There were 3,885 finishers.

135

Louis Wood

Senior Male

3:13:13

282

Steve Haake

Male Vet O/45

3:25:30

334

Ben Heller

Male Vet O/45

3:27:58

1660

Ian Blackburn

Male Vet O/55

4:10:56

Mr Amsterdam made a triumphant return to the Dutch capital’s biggest long-distance event on Sunday, as Wilson Chebet became the first athlete ever to win the Amsterdam Marathon three times in a row. What’s more, the Kenyan managed to break his course record for the second consecutive year, beating his previous time by six seconds, He ran the 42.2 kilometre race in two hours, five minutes and 35 seconds this time around. Chebet has lowered his time by an average of almost six seconds per year since he won his first Amsterdam Marathon in 2011, where his time of two hours, five minutes and 53 seconds was good enough to win back then. Chebet was made to fight hard for his Dutch win, as Bernard Koech led for a decent portion of the race before eventually slipping back into his ultimate finish in third. In the women’s race, 20-year-old Valentine Kipketer came out on top, as the youngster smashed her previous personal best by one minute and 31 seconds, finishing in a time of two hours, 23 minutes and two seconds. In January of this year, Kipketer managed her previous best at the Mumbai Marathon, but conditions played their role on this occasion. The occasion marks another Kenyan double at this marathon, which hasn’t happened since 2008 when Paul Kirui and Lydia Cheromei took home winning honours. There were 11,307 finishers including one Strider..

The South Yorkshire X-Country returned to Clifton Park for the first race of the series. Held on a fine, sunny day the race consisted of 4 short laps around the park. The ground was firm. There were 157 runners in men’s race, won by Meles Okbazghi (Sheffield RC) in 25:57. There were no Striders amongst the 89 women in the women’s race, won by Stephanie Burns (Rotherham Harriers) in 16:41. William Stevenson, grandson of Roger and son of Russell (both members of the club) made his South Yorshire debut in the club colours.

48

Dave Ansell

Male Vet O/50

31:19

61

Alastair Lawson

Male Vet O/40

32:11

76

Daniel Palmer

Senior Male

33:26

82

Nick Scott

Male Vet O/40

34:19

90

Ross Drayon

Senior Male

34:47

93

Pete Brown

Male Vet O/50

34:59

98

Sean Farrow

Senior Male

35:23

113

Russell Stevenson

Male Vet O/40

36:16

119

Mick Wall

Male Vet O/40

36:35

130

Dave Beech

Male Vet O/50

37:51

153

Roger Watson

Male Vet O/40

43:04

154

Alex Arblaster

Senior Male

43:25

33

William Stevenson

Male U//11

6:48

18 Striders made the journey to Llanberis in Snowdonia for the culmination of the fell running season – the British Fell and Hill Relay Championship – and joined over 1,000 other athletes, among them the very best fell runners from all the top clubs.

Seven of us gathered the night before, camping at the base of the very hills we would take to the following day.  Huge plates of lasagne, spinach and cheese pie or fish and chips were consumed at the iconic Pete’s Eats, the gathering point for generations of climbers and walkers, followed by topping up the pre-race carbo-load in the nearby Heights bar.  Squally showers peppered the night.  A few Striders opted for B&B, and the remaining nine arrived early on race day.

Race HQ was mercifully on a levelled plot of old slate quarry – no risk of knee deep mud around our tent.  Numbers, sportident dibbers and maps were distributed, and the 10am start approached. 182 runners assembled, were briefed, and taken a little further down the hill to start as the rain and wind gathered force.  Mark Dickinson, Simon Wiles and Helen Davis led off for our open, vets and women teams for the 7.4km, 350m ascent first leg.  33 minutes later Hunters Bog Trotters’ Murray Strain returned, almost a minute ahead of his nearest competitor.  The impressive Katie Walshaw from Holmfirth Harriers led the women’s race by 15 seconds.  Mark ensured that our open team was in the top half of the field, and Simon and Helen both held their own.

Leg two, run in pairs, promised to be an altogether tougher prospect – 14.3km and 990m, reaching an altitude of 726m on Moel Eilio, with a monster climb of 400m in little over a kilometre.  Steve Hargreaves had spent the previous few weeks been endeavouring to strike the fear of god into partner Paul Stuart – but Paul held his own, and the pair posted a time well in the top half of the race, 22 minutes behind the legendary Rob Jebb and Ian Holmes from Bingley.  Phil Howson and David Parry brought the vets team back 30 minutes or so later, with Carol Beattie and Kate Wilkinson not far behind – having had to cling onto each other to prevent being blown away on the high ridges!

The third leg is traditionally the navigation leg – all we know beforehand is the likely distance and ascent – 12.4km and 915m.  Stephen Atkinson and Wayne Forster led off for the open team, embarking on their first ever navigation race.  Maps were collected at the end of the starting straight, and a flagged route led to open country, from where route choice became critical.  Ian Stinson and Andy Buck, and Alison Barrett and Helen Calder took the leg for the vets and women teams.  The wind and rain did not aid concentration, and the optimal route to the second checkpoint was far from obvious.  A long contouring traverse, and steep descent and climb, well away from any paths, followed to check three, and then a descent, climb and descent to check four.  A couple of km respite on a good track followed, but then another three checks with no paths.  And then the sting in the tail – the steep, wet and muddy descent to the finish, past the now notorious Matt’s Lagoon which saw dozens of runners fall and submerge themselves in the mud and water.  Stephen and Wayne lost time having missed checkpoint five – necessitating a sapping descent and ascent.  Ian and Andy just about held their own, with Alison and Helen chasing hard behind and picking up a few places.

Well before our leg three teams returned the leading teams had completed leg four.  By the end of leg three, the overall race had been taking shape.  Dark Peak’s Ollie Johnson and Lloyd Taggart posted the quickest leg three time, over five minutes ahead of the next best time.  More importantly, their time left the team 12 minutes ahead of nearest rivals Mercia.  Dark Peak’s strength in depth was beginning to show, with their B team rising to fourth place.  Mercia’s 2012 English champion Simon Bailey could only haul back 25 seconds on leg four, whilst Dark Peak B did just enough to take third place.

The vets race was tighter, with 12 minutes separating the leading four teams at the end of leg three.  Borrowdale retained their lead from Calder Valley, with Dark Peak again rising from fourth to third.  Carnethy won the vet 50 class, with Dark Peak in third.

The women’s race was more settled at the end of leg three, with six, eight and nine minutes separating the first four places, with no change during leg four.  Hunters Bog Trotters were first, Ambleside second and – guess who? - Dark Peak in yet another third place.

15 minutes after the women’s winners crossed the line, Dean Young set off on the anchor leg, followed by Matt Surgeon and Katie Rockliff.  Dean hauled back a few places, Matt let a few slip (and took an early bath in his eponymous lagoon), and Katie protected the women’s position.

We had a fantastic day – this was fell running at its best.  The courses were excellent, the organisation first class, and the weather mattered not a jot.  The top teams really are very good athletes, but as with all fell races there is support and respect for all the runners.  Paul Stuart is still relishing his couple of hours enticing runners into and out of the lagoon!  And after two years with just one team, it was great to have three complete teams.

Thank you to all our team members, to Eryri Harriers who organised the event, and to Striders for paying our entry fees. Next year’s championship is closer at hand – Kirkby Lonsdale on the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales. 

Striders Open team.
83rd position out of 96 teams

Leg 1

Mark Dickinson

45:49

Leg 2

Steven Hargreaves and Paul Stuart

1:40:14

Leg 3

Stephen Atkinson and Wayne Forster

3:04:07

Leg 4

Dean Young

1:05:38

Total time

6:35:48

Striders Vets team.
24th position out of 26 teams

Leg 1

Simon Wiles

50:23

Leg 2

Phil Howson and David Parry

2:14:24

Leg 3

Ian Stinson and Andy Buck

2:28:41

Leg 4

Matt Surgeon

1:35:53

Total time

7:09:21

Striders Ladies' team.
29th position out of 36 teams

Leg 1

Helen Davis

53:07

Leg 2

Carol Beattie and Kate Wilkinson

2:27:01

Leg 3

Alison Barrett and Helen Calder

2:31:12

Leg 4

Katie Rockliff

1:11:20

Total time

7:02:40

This full marathon attracted nearly 2,951 competitors, amongst them was 9 Striders who trained together as a team for the event. The start and finish was at Chester Racecourse close to Chester city centre, which provided a spectacular backdrop and outstanding facilities for both runners and spectators. The route was largely flat - only 101m of climb- with some short hills or gradual climbs predominantly in the second half of the course so ideal for fast times. The race was won by Marius Ionescu (Altrincham & District Athletic) in a time of 2:21:42.

1

Sian Evans

Senior Female

30:25

Steel City Striders
2013/14 Shield Winners

2

Nicola Birch

Senior Female

30:40

Hallamshire Harriers

3

Alison Barrett

Female Vet O/35

30:51

4

Liz Woods

Female Vet O/35

31:22

Totley AC

5

Suzie Bridges

Senior Female

31:55

6

Helen Calder

Female Vet O/35

31:59

Steel City Striders

7

Carol Beattie

Female Vet O/55

34:08

8

Mandy Moore

Female Vet O/45

35:03

Totley AC

9

Mary Craig

Female Vet O/55

35:33

Steel City Striders

10

Dawn Jackson

Female Vet O/45

36:35

11

Amber Gagney

Senior Female

37:46

Guest

1

David Palmer

Male Vet O/40

33:33

Steel City Striders
2013/14 Shield Winners

2

John Comrie

Male Vet O/40

34:35

Rotherham

3

Luke Desforges

Male Vet O/40

34:47

Guest

4

D Parker

Senior Male

34:50

Totley AC

5

Michael O'Grady

Male Vet O/40

35:19

Guest

6

Keith Bean

Senior Male

35:24

Steel City Striders
2013/14 Shield Winners

7

Simon Bennett

Male Vet O/40

35:47

Steel City Striders

8

Steve Hargreaves

Senior Male

35:50

Steel City Striders

9

Andrew Davies

Male Vet O/40

36:13

Steel City Striders

10

Alastair Lawson

Male Vet O/40

36:31

Steel City Striders

11

Jed Turner

Male Vet O/50

37:18

Sheffield R.C.

12

Michael Timm

Male Vet O/40

37:58

Steel City Striders

13

Phil Howson

Male Vet O/40

38:43

Steel City Striders

14

Chris Hanson

Male Vet O/40

39:16

Steel City Striders

15

Russell Stevenson

Male Vet O/40

39:26

Steel City Striders

16

Steve Haake

Male Vet O/40

39:37

Steel City Striders

17

Gavin Pumford

Senior Male

39:44

Steel City Striders

18

Mick Wall

Male Vet O/40

40:04

Steel City Striders

19

Ben Heller

Male Vet O/40

40:41

Steel City Striders

20

Mitchell Hanson

Senior Male

41:19

Guest

20

Dave Beech

Male Vet O/50

42:35

Steel City Striders
2013/14 Shield Winners

21

Peter Badger

Male Vet O/50

43:16

Guest

22

Michael Ridge

Male Vet O/40

43:23

Totley AC

23

Alex Arblaster

Senior Male

48:05

Steel City Striders

This is a good city run all on road...only issue was the cobbles. Abdi Sihammane won in 1:09:51. There were 7,970 finishers.

An undulating rural course with no real sharp hills, and a warm dry day with little wind meant this was a day for fast times. Whether any of the Striders were satisfied with their times was a different matter. The race was won by Fikre Indell Wondiye (Unattached) in 31:36 – two and a half minutes clear of second place! First lady was Jayne Baldwin (Doncaster AC) in 39:23. There were 431 finishers – a dozen of whom were disqualified by the race referee, Keith Binney, for wearing headphones. This race was a counter in the Road Race Championships.

21

Louis Wood

Senior Male

37:51

34

Paul Stuart

Male Vet O/45

39:31

46

Peter Brown

Male Vet O/50

40:39

111

Michael Richardson

Senior Male

44:34

127

Philip Palmer

Male Vet O/45

45:18

147

David Parry

Male Vet O/60

46:36

166

David Hewitt

Male Vet O/60

47:42

201

Mary Craig

Female Vet O/60

49:46

246

Dawn Jackson

Female Vet O/50

52:17

301

Nancy Stuart

Senior Female

55:16