Will Onek consolidated the position then the famous Craig pulled 2 places back on leg 4. Chris Smale and Andrew Chew ran well and pulled the B team up to 42nd. Ray Edgar lost a place on leg 5 and Gaz Shaw consolidated on 6 before Livers got the A team back into the top 10. Leg 8 saw Matt Lalor run the 2nd fastest short leg for us and took us up to 8th. The B team were also making inroads with Dave Poole, James Tingle, Andy Collins and Andy Carson all taking places back on their respective legs. Lee parrington, Julian Hood consolidated but Morpeth snook past Mark Holgate on leg 11. It was a battle on leg 12 with Stephen Chew closing the gap on Blackburn but just failing to sneak 8th. The B team carried on their push with Scott Boardman, Dan Taylor, Lucas Payne and Shaun Chew bringing the team home in 35th. All in all a cracking day for the men and a day they can all be proud of. If the lads keep improving at this rate top 5 may be a possibility next year.
9 Barlick Fell Runners ‘A’ 4:21:06
1 Thomas Corrigan (20) 30:47
2 Marc Hartley (12) 16:27
3 William Onek (12) 31:26
4 James Craig (10) 16:45
5 Raymond Edgar (11) 31:16
6 Gary Shaw (11) 17:14
7 Ian Livesey (10) 31:05
8 Matthew Lalor (8) 16:39
9 Lee Parrington (8) 17:21
10 Julian Hood (8) 17:21
11 Mark Holgfate (9) 17:51
12 Stephen Chew (9) 16:54
35 Barlick Fell Runners ‘B’ 4:50:33
1 John Whiteside (42) 33:49
2 Daniel Balshaw (46) 19:30
3 Christopher Smale (47) 34:50
4 Andrew Chew (42) 18:20
5 David Poole (42) 34:54
6 James Tingle (41) 18:38
7 Andrew Collins (38) 34:54
8 Andrew Carson (38) 18:57
9 Scott Boardman (37) 19:37
10 Daniel Taylor (36) 18:35
11 Lucas Payne (34) 19:17
12 Shaun Chew (35) 19:12
Ladies 6 Stage
The ladies were without Sarah Tipler but what a performance. Last year in their 1st 6 stage the ladies finished a very creditable 15th. We were hoping they could improve on that result but to do what they have done is remarkable. I have seen first hand the work they have been putting in at the track and its great to see them all pushing each other on. Annabel Ralph and Angela Donlan got them underway and came home in 12th and 42nd respectively. Rachel Villiers ran an absolute stormer on leg 2 and took the ladies up to 8th, Karen Brindle also ran well and took 3 places back for the B team. Emma Bailey continued her good form and managed to just lose 1 spot with Lorraine running a fast long leg and managing to keep the ladies in the top 10. The B team were also on the move with Heather Driver and Laura Craig taking back 6 places. Jennifer Hird took the ladies up to 8th with the fastest short leg of the day and Leanne Dinsdale held on to 8th spot with a good run on 6. The Bteam were continuing their upward trend with Hannah Watson taking a place back before Victoria Peel took 2 back on the last leg.
Again if the ladies can replicate the work they've put in this year there's no reason they can't improve again next year. Considering 9 of the 12 that ran weren't even runners when the club started just over 4 years ago its a remarkable achievement.
8 Barlick Fell Runners ‘A’ 2:38:37
1 Annabel Ralph (12) 37:50
2 Rachel Villiers (8) 20:31
3 Emma Bailey (9) 20:41
4 Lorraine Slater (10) 38:02
5 Jennifer Hird (8) 20:18
6 Leanne Dinsdale (8) 21:15
30 Barlick Fell Runners ‘B’ 3:00:02
1 Angela Donlan (42) 43:16
2 Karen Brindle (39) 22:38
3 Heather Driver (34) 23:13
4 Laura Craig (33) 43:11
5 Hannah Watson (32) 23:15
6 Victoria Peel (30) 24:29