Captain’s Report – January 2019
There was a rather chilly start to January with the Hampshire Cross-Country Championships, which saw Charlie, Les & Roger placing well in their age categories.
Stubbington 10km was very popular again this year, with 23 Harriers competing. The conditions were ideal for good times, and Les proved he was on top form by achieving 1st Vet 55 in yet another race, as well as PBs for many of the runners.
And then came the first of the Harriers cross country series, which saw all runners (Juniors, Men & Women) all run the same 10km cross-country course for the first time, previously Juniors & Women have run shorter 6km & 8km courses. This year’s new course took all runners out towards Nunwell House, with a slightly smaller loop around the fields, and the satisfying feeling that you didn’t have to trudge around the football field again at the finish of the race this year. Hopefully there will be slightly less getting lost in the next two races in the series in the February.
This year the cross-country courses itself broke with Harriers tradition, in that the ground conditions were ‘firm’, whereas in previous years it is normally described as a ‘mudfest’.
Results for Hampshire Cross-Country Championships 5th January
(Travel Sponsored by Wightlink)
Women’s 8.4km
Charlie Metcalfe 00:32:25 9th (1st Vet 40)
Samantha Fancourt 00:43:14 78th
Natalie Rose 00:47:19 96th
Kate Couch 00:54:23 110th
17th Team of 21
Men’s 12km
Dave Hunt 00:45:43 47th
Jake Brougham 00:45:54 52nd
Leslie Cupis 00:47:30 77th (1st Vet 55)
Bryan Jones 00:50:24 115th
Trevor McAlister 00:52:43 135th
Nigel Eldridge 00:55:15 161st
Ken Beak 00:57:20 171st
Sam Cleare 00:58:18 172nd
Roger Merry 01:01:33 180th (1st Vet 65)
18th Team of 22
13th Vet Team of 17
Results for SpyVelo XC 10km 6th January
Caroline Dall-Whittall 01:09:25
Sasha Levrier 01:19:55
Results for Stubbington 10km 13th January
(Travel Sponsored by Wightlink)
Leslie Cupis 00:37:35 (1st Vet 55)
Trevor McAlister 00:39:27
Richard Melville 00:39:39
Harry Furmidge 00:42:24
Graham Gardner 00:43:05
Ken Beak 00:45:47
Claire Grace 00:46:14
Catherine Young 00:47:12
Keith Ruth 00:48:00
Peter Jolliffe 00:52:34 (4th Vet 70)
Peter White 00:51:55
Natalie Rose 00:53:40
Carolyn Ward 00:55:40
Michael Dignan 00:55:50
Brian Warren 00:58:24
Sarah Probert 01:00:01
Joanne Beak 01:00:04
Pippa Sharp 01:01:10
Craig White 01:00:45
Louise Wilcock 01:08:02
Angela Thornton 01:08:29
Beth Holloway 01:14:16
Susan Clerkin 01:16:47 (6th Vet 70)
Results for Dark Moors 10m 13th January
Kath Levrier 02:21:38 (3rd Vet 60)
Simon Levrier 02:21:39 (5th Vet 60)
Results for Ryde Harriers XC Championship 20th January
Well attended by 35 harriers and 49 guests.
Results for Chessell Chase XC Duathlon 10m 26th January
Sasha Levrier 01:27:58