Dave Neilands reports . . . .

The cross country season is under way again but Tony Pritchard the captain of Garstang Running Club’s team is bemoaning the loss of two of his stalwarts to foreign parts which meant that only five male members turned our for the club, at Worden Park Leyland, when six are needed for a team. They do say captains lead and others should follow but fortunately Tony’s team mates are not gullible and unlike him did not go the wrong way and lose about ten places. Mike Whyatt led the team home in 11th place followed by the said captain in 123rd place, Phil Cornall 149th, Geoff Lyons (seems a bit early in the year for his annual appearance) 172nd and Richard Jones 197th in a field of 250 competitors.

Richard Roberts is now a “foreigner” having moved to Northern Scotland in recent weeks. His first competitive foray was at the Tain Hill Trail race where he finished 8th, but 7th MV40 – looks like prizes are going to be tough to win – in 1 hour 17.18 minutes. Pete Gelderd and Denise Hughes stayed a bit closer to home for the Accrington 10K where, in a large field of 384 Pete finished 234th in 52.05 minutes and Denise 260th in 53.20 minutes
 

(29/10/07)

 

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