The Lion’s Tale shire Vets League
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The Lion’s Tale shire Vets League
shire Vets League The Lion’s Tale The monthly newsletter of Stainland Lions Running Club October 2014 From The Chair Stainland Trail was a mahoosive success in only its second year with a fantastic atmosphere and great feedback – all thanks to the marvellous ‘Team Lions’. At the finish line water station, the runners were beaming and had lots of praise for the course (?!) and our marshals. This really couldn’t happen without every single one of you, so thank you so much. And if you enjoy organising things and have some time to spare, please let us know if you would like to be involved in the Boxing Day Fun Run or Bluebell in 2015 – you would get lots of support and a HUGE sense of achievement! London Marathon packs have been arriving and many members know if they’ve been accepted – Mike Dunning, David Rushworth, Tony Mott & Catherine Bednall to name but a few – or rejected – Paula Statham, Emma Forrester-Thompson. So congratulations to those who are in this most marvellous race. For those not lucky this time, you could. 1) Enter a different marathon. 2) Enter the club draw. 3) Do both. The entry criteria for the club draw is on the forum and the draw will take place at the November catch up meeting so make sure you hang onto the rejection letter and pass it to me, Dave H (mens captain) or Sally C (ladies captain). The next Vets race is at Spenborough on 9th November and is the last in the season. This can only mean one thing .... there will be a presentation night in the offing! And yes, it’s on Saturday 6 th December at Elland Road in Leeds. For those who have participated in at least one race, the event is subsidised at £15 (or non participants £25). Details are again on the forum so post your name if you’re coming ... if there is a good turn out it may be worth putting on some transport. Steve Boyer (XC captain) has posted the dates for the 5 cross country races on the forum too – and they start on 7th December in Dewsbury. It’s free to enter and you just turn up and run! These really are marvellous little races and are so much better than cross country used to be at school! Things are hotting up in the Championship following the Yorkshireman and the second track race. There were some great performances for Tony Mott (I know I’m biased) and our very own Tanya Seager who broke the ladies course record!!!! The next race is the Woodland Challenge on 19 th October. And I’m putting myself in ‘Nutters Corner’ this month along with Sandy Gee and my usual partner in crime Mrs Bedders. All three of us did the Yorkshireman marathon on Sunday 14 th Sept and just 6 days later completed High Peak 40 (yes 4-0 miles). Long distance off road races are so much fun – involving singing, dancing, cake eating and lots of giggles ... with hysteria setting in at mile 37 arriving at the ‘Ravine of Doom’ ...yes really – there was a combined exclamation of ‘you have to be f$&&£$g joking’ before sliding down the vertical descent on our bottoms!* So there goes another month – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun! Stay safe everyone – hi viz clothing and head torches should be dusted off as we roll into October – and run like there was a zombie chasing you! Love T xxx *I should probably clarify that this is my view as Sandy has a much calmer and modest approach to these things! Happy running, T xxx From Our Own Correspondent (John’s Halifax Courier Features) By John Bassinder Friday 5th September; With several excellent races in Calderdale lately local runners have been spoilt for choice and Stainland Lions' members along with others have been making the most of it. In the inaugural hilly Halifax Half Marathon the first back for the Lions was Mhairi-Clare Luke in 1hr 55mins and 47secs with Stephanie Hull 2:15:24, Roger Smith 2:17:50, Lizanne Leggett 2:18:43 and Lisa Brindle 2:37:31. At the Blackshaw Head Fell Race Stainland's team was led home by Jon Collins 41:01 with Dan Marsden 43:09, Ryan Thompson 44:06, Simon Rawnsley 44:27, Craig Miller 45:21, Kevin Jaggar 48:48, Jim Harris 49:36, Andrew Laird-Boldy 50:15, Martin Wood 50:48, Paul McCormick 51:10, Tony Mott 52:02, Colin Hughes 52:43, John Ingles 53:52, Michael Greer 54:09, Aileen Baldwin 1st F60 54:10, Matthew Gadd 54:48, Helen Hudson 55:27, Rochelle Drake 55:35, Steve Hallam 56:59, Brian Conroy 58:24, Ray Mooney 59:19, Jonathan Taylor 59:49, Sandy Gee 60:38, Steve Crowther 61:23, Simon Gadd 61:47, Tania Blackburn 63:39, Jess Doyle 67:56, Paula Pickersgill 68:36, Laura Thompson 68:43, Alison Pearson 71:27, Judith Greenwood 72:35 and Brian Crowther 1st M70 72:38. At Alice's Run organised by Epilepsy Action the first Lion to cross the line was Gav Dodd 45:34 followed by Mark Speight 47:49, John Hirst 49:35, Rochelle Drake 52:02, Paula Statham 52:03, Jonathan Pybus 54:20, Richard Crombie 58:26, Kathy McMahon 67:02, Richard Lambert 71:19, Helen Whitworth 79:10 and Sandra Robertshaw 89:37. Stainland Lions' mens team took the first prize in the Norland Moor Trail Race with Ed Hyland finishing in 4th place in 40.28, Jon Collins 5th 40.34 and Mark Pigford 42.31. Other Lions were Damien Pearson 43.51, Craig Miller 44.45, Dave Hutchings 45.48, Aileen Baldwin 54.14, Steve Hallam 56.12, Ray Mooney 59.10 and Tim Walker 64.45. -------------------------------Friday 12th September; Sixteen Stainland Lions' runners joined the masses in Newcastle on a fine morning for the Great North Run, the world's biggest and best charity half marathon. Simon Rawnsley had an excelent run despite the crowded course arriving at the finish line in South Shields in 1hr 27mins and 1sec, with Ian Marshall 1:37:36, Gareth Duckworth 1:44:05, Paula Statham 1:51:21, Emma Forrester-Thompson 1:51:22, Noel Ward 2:01:27, Terry Costello 2:07:18, Roy Lunt 2:16:32, Linda Williamson 2:26:00, Anne Cawdron 2:26:06, Jane Potter 2:29:38, Jackie Barker 2:35:03, John Stevens 2:38:26, Jayne Whitehead 2:47:40, Avril Smith 2:52:17 and Penny Fleming 2:52:52. -------------------------------2 Nine Stainland Lions entered the third running of the Kirkwood Hospice 10K trail race starting from the playing fields at the Leeds Road sports complex in Huddersfield and taking in rural tracks around Deighton and Fartown. Conditions were perfect and the Lions made the most of it with Matthew Gadd leading them home in 49 mins 26 secs followed by Sandy Gee 49:52, Graham Teal 52:22, Tim Walker 52:23, Ray Mooney 53:40, Caroline English 53:58, Grace Crowther 56:35, Julie Newsome 58:22 and Justine Laird-Boldy 62:02. -------------------------------Friday 19th September; Thirty nine Stainland Lions were among the 350 competitors starting out in perfect conditions from Haworth for the Yorkshireman off road full and half marathons and once again it was Tanya Seager making the headlines for their club. The 26 miler with its 3000' of climb had over 200 entrants running in singles or pairs over Pennistone Hill, Ovenden Moor and Cullingworth including six Lions whilst the "Half", which is actually 15 miles and 2000', attracted a capacity 250 runners. In the 15 miler Calder Valley's Ben Mounsey led from start to finish to win the race for a record 7th time in 1hr 36mins and 55secs, just 13 seconds shy of his course record. Matt Higham led Stainland's charge with a superb run to take 5th place overall in 1:47:57 with Jon Collins 6th in 1:48:46. But it was Stainland's Tanya Seager who stole the show, continuing her amazing year and gaining the respect of the hardened fell running regulars with a brilliant performance to finish 7th overall and set a new ladies record of 1:51:28. Calder Valley's Gayle Sugden was 2nd lady in 1:56:31 and Stainland's Mags Beever had another impressive run to take the third place in 2:02:43. Other Stainland runers were; Mark Pigford 1:57:24, Tristan Sheard 2:04:35, Lee Greenwood 2:07:06, Craig Miller 2:07:45, Danielle Kobak 2:07:47, John Bassinder 1st M60 2:08:14, Andrew Laird-Boldy 2:10:52, Tony Mott 2:12:45, Kevin Jaggar 2:13:23, John Ingles 2:20:56, Steve Hallam 2:24:29, Helen Hudson 2:26:56, Tim Neville 2:27:43, John Thompson 2:30:26, Michael Greer 2:31:50, Matthew Gadd 2:34:55, Brian Conroy 2:35:07, Tania Blackburn 2:36:11, Ian Quigley 2:37:41, Virginia Young 2:38:50, Paul Patrick 2:43:11, Tim Walker 2:52:30, Alan Gibson 2:54:17, Dawn Medlock 2:59:41, Angela Goulden 2:59:58, Judith Greenwood 3:00:12, Sue Shepherd 3:09:37 and Carol Lord 3:14:06. In the full marathon Stainland's Dan Marsden underlined his current form, continuing an excellent year for him by taking 11th place in a quality field in 3:44:47. Meanwhile Colin Hughes 4:59:37, Aileen Baldwin 4:59:42 and Sandy Gee 5:00:02 enjoyed a good run together, as did Tracy Mott and Catherine Bednall in the pairs to finish in 5:46:41. -------------------------------Eight Stainland Lions had a successful day at the Spen Greenway 10k resulting in a first placed ladies team and several individual prizes. Dave Hutchings had a strong run to cross the line first for the Lions in 38mins and 46secs with Rachel Cullen following to finish as 4th lady and 1st F35 in a PB of 42:22. Cullen was then joined by Diane Waite, 1st F45 46:30 and Denise Nicholson 62:03 to win the ladies team prize. Other Stainland runners were; Gavin Dodd 43:47, David Waite 1st M45 45:08, Garry Nicholson 55:03 and Claire Brear 63:55. 3 Friday 26th September; Stainland Lions played hosts an extremely successful second running of their Stainland 10K Trail race, despite being advertised as a tough and hilly course the race saw a 50% increase in the number of entries proving that runners enjoy the challenge as well as the scenery and finished with two new course records being set. It is a measure of the present strength of the club that the Lions could have 75 people involved in marshalling and organising the race yet still field a team of 32 runners, and they had much to celebrate with both the organisation of the race and the performance of their team. Once again Stainland's Ben Mounsey and Gav Mulholland were the first two to cross the line, both knocking over a minute and a half off their times for last year with Mounsey winning in a new record of 39mins and 10 secs, and Mulholland also beating the old record by finishing in 39:46. It was the same story in the ladies' race with Stainland's Tanya Seager and Lindsey Oldfield doing likewise, Seager shattering last year's record by almost 6 minutes to win in 46:14 and Oldfield also finishing one minute inside it at 51:12. Stainland's Johnny Helliwell made it a 1-2-3 for the men as he followed his team mates across the line in 41:51 with Jon Collins 45:00, Richard Hand 45:51, Mark Pigford 46:18, Ed Hyland 46:49, Damien Pearson 49:22, John Bassinder 52:28, Andrew Cross 53:33, Kevin Jaggar 55:04, Aileen Baldwin 1st F60 56:14, Mark Preston 58:18, John Ingles 59:02, John Hirst 59:07, Gaby Ferris 59:30, Rochelle Drake 59:31, Mike Dunning 60:05, Matthew Gadd 60:30, Emma Forrester-Thompson 62:36, Graham Teal 63:27, Steve Boyer 67:23, John Rushworth 71:07, James Davey 1st M70 71:12, Angela Goulden 72:01, Judith Greenwood 1st F65 72:46, David Rushworth 73:04, Sue Shepherd 78:05, Jackie Barker 79:41, Emma Aveyard 81:59, Richard Lambert 82:01, Denise Nicholson 87:32 and Sandra Robertshaw 97:35. There was also much support and many notable results from other Local runners; Halifax Harriers; Mark Crabtree 1st M55 46:13, Phil Grimes 1st M60 49:46, David Ingle Jr 51:15, David Nutton 55:15, Dave Cooper 59:08, David Ingle 60:11, Simon McIntyre 65:18, Claire Plunkett 73:00. Todmorden Harriers; Craig Stansfield 44:30, Darren Tweed 48:41, Dan Taylor 49:29, Richard Butterwick 50:31, Michael Harper 52:39, Andy Glyde 53:09, Kevin Coughlan 62:02, Jeff Anderson 63:32, Kirsty Patten 64:05, Louise Abdy 65:34, Andrea Taylor 65:55, Julie Wyant 70:45, Nina Fedorski 71:03, David O'Neill 77:20, Myra Wells 81:48, Queensbury; Chris Williams 43:28, Peter Hughes 47:21, Michael Coe 50:59, Chris Rushworth 54:44, Joanne Horan 56:53, Graham Jowett 58:46. Calder Valley Fell Runners; John Nunn 56:55, Dave Culpan 57:38, Liz Gunn 66:43. Calderdale Tri Club; Stuart Williamson 54:21, Dexter Wright 61:27, Laura Wright 64:57. 4 Julie Field’s Race Diary **Those race highlighted in RED are Club Championship Races (GP races) October 2014 SUN 12/10 11.00 RICHMOND CASTLE 10K TRAIL RACE *ON-LINE ENTRY ONLY* £11.40 SUN 12/10 11.30 WITHINS SKYLINE, HAWORTH (BM) 12KM FELL RACE £4 ON DAY SUN 19/10 10.30 WOODLAND CHALLENGE TRAIL RACE APPROX 6 MILE £11 SUN 19/10 10.00 BRIDLINGTON HALF MARATHON ROAD RACE £13 SUN 19/10 TBC HAREWOOD 10MILE TRAIL RACE £10 SUN 26/10 11.00 BRONTE WAY, TRAWDEN 13KM (BM) FELL RACE £8 SUN 26/10 09.40 BRADFORD CITY 1/2 ROAD MARATHON £18 (ALSO A 10K @ 09.50AM) FRI 31/10 20.00 CHEVIN CHILLER 6.6K TRAIL RUN IN DARK! £7 FANCY DRESS WELCOME! November 2014 SAT 01/11 13.00 SHEPHERD'S SKYLINE FELL RACE 10K (BS) £6 ON DAY SUN 02/11 10.30 GUY FAWKES 10 MILE ROAD RACE, RIPLEY £12 SUN 02/11 10.30 COP HILL FELL RACE, MELTHAM £4 (CM) SUN 09/11 11.00 SPEN VETS RACE 5-6 MILE TRAIL £5 SUN 16/11 09.30 ABBEY DASH, LEEDS 10K ROAD RACE *PB POTENTIAL* £20 SUN 23/11 10.00 BARNSLEY 10K ROAD RACE, ROYSTON £11 SUN 30/11 10.30 LEEDS XMAS 10K CHALLENGE £12.50 December 2014 SUN 07/12 10.00 GUYS 10 MILE ROAD RACE near PRESTON £8 SUN 07/12 09.30 PERCY PUD 10K ROAD RACE,SHEFFIELD **SOLD OUT** SUN 07/12 10.00 1ST X-COUNTRY DEWSBURY 5-6 MILES *FOC* SAT 13/12 08.30 REGULAR IRREGULAR (LDWA EVENT), BROCKHOLES £7 3 LOOPS; 11.6MILE, 7.2 MILE & 4.2 MILE; DO ALL 3 AND RUN 23 MILES SUN 14/12 11.00 MYTHOLMROYD FELL RACE (BM) 7 MILES £5 ON DAY SUN 21/12 11.30 THE STOOP FELL RACE, HAWORTH (BS) 5 MILES £4 ON DAY SUN 28/12 11.00 HOT TODDY 8.9K ROAD RACE £4 FRI 26/12 TBA BOXING DAY FUN RUN, STAINLAND APPROX 3-4MILES ROAD WED 31/12 11.30 AULD LANG SYNE FELL RACE (BS) 6MILES £5 *PRE-ENTRY ONLY* 5 Stainland Trail Race By Tony Mott Better every year!!! The second ever Stainland Trail race took place on Sunday 21 st September. With a record number of entries (over 200), a lovely sunny day and the fantastic support of the whole club, it was another tremendous success. Feedback from runners was unanimously positive, with lots of very flattering comments about the race organisation and the famous Stainland Lions marshals! The police turned out in force to help us out, courtesy of George who doubles as a PCSO when not in his real uniform (his Stainland Lions vest). Results were published within hours of the race thanks to an awesome finish team – Iain T, Joanne, Mags, Sally, Virginia – the technical spreadsheet wizardry of Mark Pottinger and the speed of Steve ‘Webmaster’ Boyer. Thanks to all of you for being brilliant! The registration team dealt with a record number of entries on the day. Thanks Tracy, Karen M, Amanda, Coach, Lucy, Jon C & Dr Catherine for staying sane amongst a deluge of eager runners. Ian Q, Paul P, Tim & Jenny did an equally incredible job getting everyone parked up around the narrow streets of Stainland village and thanks Jackie for getting us access to Bowling Green School car park. John Bassinder was a faultless Race Adjudicator as always, Colin sweettalked the locals into letting us ran across their land and Martin W did a fabulous sweeping job and has the nettle stings to prove it. Karen T battled leaky water butts and a collapsing table to keep the water station fully operational with the help of St John Ambulance (who love our races by the way). And nobody left without their goody bag with young Ruby in charge! Steve Boyer was professionalism personified (believe it or not) making all the pre-race safety warnings and post-race winners announcements. I’m not sure the residents of Stainland 6 appreciated the “Wake up Stainland” over the PA system at 7 o’clock on a Sunday morning, but at least there was no pre-race duet from Alan and Steve this time J Ben & Tanya smashed the male and female course records set last year and a number of Lions picked up other prizes: Gav and Lindsey took 2nd place male and female respectively, Jonny was 3rd male, Aileen was the first F60, Judith first F65 and James romped home with the M70 prize. Well done all! My biggest thanks go to Scratchy and his army of marshals who gave the race the real Stainland Lions effect. There is no happier, more supportive and downright loud group of people than a team of Stainland Lions marshals. There were loads of great comments on facebook, twitter and e-mail. I was sent the following from a very happy M45 winner, “Many thanks. What a great race, route and organised event. Really enjoyed the race today. Please thank the marshals again. They were brilliant. My girlfriend passes on the same thanks as me too. Thanks again, Craig.” Being such a generous bunch, you bought all of the left over t-shirts raising roughly £200 for Kirkwood Hospice. Club runs have been a sea of orange ever since. So thanks to everyone for another fantastic event and apologies to anyone and everyone I missed or haven’t named in person. Your hard work beforehand, during and after the race made it another great day for Stainland Lions Running Club. THANK YOU! Tony (a thoroughly knackered but very happy Stainland Trail Race Director) J 7 Race Results Race Results Nottingham Half Marathon Stainland trail Rachel Cullen 1.33.58 Gavin Dodd 1.36.46 Pos Race no Time Name Category Team 1 44 3910 Ben Mounsey M 2 45 3946 Gavin Mulholland M40 3 89 4151 Johnny Helliwell M 9 160 4500 Jonathan Collins M 13 196 4551 Richard Hand M 15 107 4614 Tanya Seager F40 16 127 4618 Mark Pigford M45 17 187 4649 Ed Hyland M 29 15 4922 Damien Pearson M 40 168 5112 Lindsey Oldfield F 44 125 5228 John Bassinder M60 47 158 5333 Andrew Cross M 55 148 5504 Kevin Jaggar M45 66 150 5614 Aileen Baldwin F60 75 101 5818 Mark Preston M50 81 50 5902 John Ingles M45 82 100 5907 John Hirst M45 85 106 5930 Gaby Ferris F40 86 93 5931 Rochelle Drake F 89 21 6005 Michael Dunning M40 91 129 6030 Matthew Gadd M 105 122 6236 Emma Thompson F35 111 92 6327 Graham Teal M50 132 126 6723 Steve Boyer M50 151 48 7107 John Rushworth M45 152 189 7112 James Davey M70 154 75 7153 CAROLINE FORD F35 155 162 7201 Angela Goulden F50 158 40 7246 Judith Greenwood F65 161 109 7304 David Rushworth M45 170 132 7805 Susan Shepherd F55 171 164 7941 Jackie Barker F55 174 108 8159 Emma Aveyard F40 175 99 8201 Richard Lambert M50 180 32 8732 Denise Nicholson F45 185 83 9735 Sandra Robertshaw F50 Macclesfield half Pos Num Name Cat Team/Perf% ChipTime GunTime 52 1218 Margaret Beever F35 71.66 01:31:47 01:31:49 56 1216 Angela Markley F35 71.57 01:31:54 01:31:56 282 253 John Hirst M45 58.13 01:52:12 01:52:30 310 609 John Thompson M55 61.11 01:54:06 01:54:23 383 1256 Rebecca O'Neill F40 57.28 01:58:26 01:58:57 433 295 Michael Greer MS 48.94 02:01:48 02:01:53 553 1207 Angela Goulden F50 58.09 02:11:00 02:11:29 566 1204 Paula Pickersgill F45 54.46 02:12:13 02:12:43 606 1209 Judith Greenwood F65+ 65.44 02:15:45 02:16:15 662 1206 Lesley Henderson F65+ 58.61 02:27:45 02:28:16 677 1193 Joanne Hirst F50 47.40 02:37:38 02:38:08 Littlebrough 10k Position EntryNo Name Time Category Club Name 9 76 Liam Gough 00:36:25 M 13 75 Jonathan Collins 00:38:25 M 48 37 Gaby Ferris 00:46:29 F40 50 38 Graham Smerdon 00:46:53 M40 66 62 Craig Phillips 00:48:42 M 93 31 Dawn Medlock 00:55:35 F50 95 74 James Davey 00:55:49 M70 109 126 Alison Pearson 01:00:32 F50 112 73 Hazel Sykes 01:19:04 F60 113 72 Sandra Robertshaw 01:19:06 F50 Some Triath-lions! (and friends of Lions) Dam'ard triathalon Bib No. Last Name First Name Category M/F Swim Bike* Run Total 167 Hand Richard Senior M 00:09:09 01:03:03 00:35:37 01:47:49 122 Breaks Adam Senior M 00:11:47 01:05:09 00:33:08 01:50:04 163 Chambers Brook Senior M 00:10:20 01:16:34 00:46:24 02:13:18 118 Crowther Steven Vet M 00:12:34 01:15:55 00:47:26 02:15:55 104 Boyer Steve Super Vet M 00:13:56 01:26:28 00:49:46 02:30:10 112 Cresswell Lesley Relay - 00:15:45 01:28:52 00:53:19 02:37:56 Hodder Valley Show - Men Pos Name Category Club Time 9 Gavin Mulholland MV40 CVFR 00:35:31 10 Ben Mounsey M CVFR 00:35:45 8 Race Results Ultimate Craziness Corner Yorkshireman HALF MARATHON 1st Ben Mounsey Calder Valley Fell Runners M 01:36:55 635 Matt Higham RC MV40 Half 01:47:57 846 Jonathan Collins RC M Half 01:48:46 762 Tanya Seager RC FV40 Half 01:51:28 725 Mark Pigford RC MV40 Half 01:57:24 18th David Webb Calder Valley Fell Runners MV40 02:01:38 510 Margaret Beever RC F Half 02:02:43 715 Lindsey Oldfield Calder Valley Fell Runners F Half 02:04:34 765 Tristan Sheard RC MV40 Half 02:04:35 616 Lee Greenwood RC MV40 Half 02:07:06 697 Craig Miller RC MV40 Half 02:07:45 662 Danielle Kobak RC F Half 02:07:47 508 John Bassinder RC MV60 Half 02:08:14 663 Andrew Laird Boldy RC MV40 Half 02:10:52 704 Anthony Mott RC M Half 02:12:45 652 Kevin Jagger RC MV40 Half 02:13:23 649 John Ingles RC MV40 Half 02:20:56 622 Steve Hallam RC MV50 Half 02:24:29 646 Helen Hudson RC FV40 Half 02:26:56 710 Tim Neville RC MV50 Half 02:27:43 803 John Thompson RC MV50 Half 02:30:26 617 Michael Greer RC M Half 02:31:50 602 Matthew Gadd RC M Half 02:34:55 564 Brian Conroy RC MV60 Half 02:35:07 515 Tania Blackburn RC FV40 Half 02:36:11 734 Ian Quigley RC MV50 Half 02:37:41 835 Virginia Young RC FV50 Half 02:38:50 720 Paul Patrick RC MV50 Half 02:43:11 814 Tim Walker RC MV50 Half 02:52:30 606 Alan Gibson RC MV50 Half 02:54:17 694 Dawn Medlock RC FV50 Half 02:59:41 610 Angela Goulden RC FV50 Half 02:59:58 614 Judith Greenwood RC FV60 Half 03:00:12 768 Susan Shepherd RC FV50 Half 03:09:37 676 Carol Lord RC FV50 Half 03:14:06 What does it feel like to run 184 miles! James Pension completing the Thames Path 184 FULL MARATHON 227 Dan Marsden RC M Full 03:44:47 143 Colin Hughes RC MV50 Full 04:59:37 110 Aileen Baldwin RC FV60 Full 04:59:42 177 Sandy Gee RC MV50 Full 05:00:02 1 Catherine Bednall & Tracy Mott RC FV70 Full - Pairs 05:46:41 184.8 miles in nearly 77 hours Words fail me! Ed 9 Social events for your diary Bring a friend or come on your own and make new friends Friday 12th December – 7.30 for 8pm – Christmas Meal Golden Fleece, Blackley - Three course meal £18.95 Full details on the forum. £10 per person deposit required – give names to any member of the Social Committee ASAP Put your name down on the forum or contact a member of the Social Committee if you want to attend. Only a few spaces left, so be quick! Sunday 14th December 4:00 to 7:00pm – Kids Christmas party Time for the children to have fun dren. The party is open to all members children and grandchil- In the usual format there is an entertainer, party food and a visit from Santa – all free. If you would like Santa to give your child/grandchild a present then please give one ready wrapped with the child’s name on – preferably before the day (children don’t miss much!) to any member of the social team. Parents/Grandparents can stay and watch – the bar will be open. Put your name down on the forum or contact a member of the Social Committee if you want to attend. 10