This is the first time we have put a team into this event and it was done on the basis, not of the club entering a team, but a group of members coming together and giving it a go.
The first leg was Andy Berry & Ian Livesey who put the team into 5th position on what was a tight leg. They handed over to Pete Beresford & Rob Hodgkinson, the latter having come into the team at the last minute to replace an injured runner. These two held on to 5th place. The next leg was Glenn Whittaker & Ben Hoyle and they dropped a place, putting the team into 6th. The next leg was Jock Boothman & Mick Keegan who held on to that position. They handed over to Sam Wadsworth & Ian Beresford, who had Pudsey & Bramley & Pudsey Pacers in their sights when they set off. They took these two teams on the climb up onto Ilkley Moor and descending on the other side, they opened up a good gap, which the chasing teams never looked likely to close. The club therefore ran out 4th on the first attempt at this event.
The finishing times were:
1 Wharfedale 5:33:26
2 Keighley & Craven 6:06:27
3 Saltaire 6:11:41
4 Barlick 6:21:36
5 Pudsey & Bramley 6:30:01
6 Pudsey Pacers 6:38:23
7 Horsforth 6:43:30
8 Queensbury 6:49:50