NW Relay Results 2009
| This was one of the best days for running at Stanah in the four years that the event has been held on this rural course With warm sun it was a pleasure to be out and about and everyone who attended enjoyed the race and the friendly atmosphere. The event caters for all standards of athlete so please encourage more of your colleagues to attend next year or even the other events later in the year. With a few mixed teams making for Departmental integration no-one was too concerned with the politics and and the CSSC Sporting Code was certainly upheld today. It was a pleasure to welcome John Hogg, the North West BDE, to the event for the first time but he politely declined the offer of a stage and hopefully went away impressed with the quality of the event. I cannot let this piece pass without a mention of John Wiseman who set off on the anchor leg with a commanding lead but also knowing that he had lost it a couple of years ago when in a similar position. This year John ran scared and brought the team home in first position to record a substantial PB for this course. Fastest stages went to London bound Caroline Betmead who set a new Women's Course Record and Gary Pennington who set the 2nd fastest Men's time which reflected the ideal conditions. Thanks must go to Andrea Smith & Karen Dunford for providing the refreshments and to the marshals from Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde AC. Liz Airnes was chief timekeeper and Tony Croft took the photos, some or perhaps all of which will appear on the CSAA website at www.csaa.org.uk along with results. Details and entry forms of the forthcoming NWCS Athletic Events for 2009 will also be advertised there when the dates have been finalized. The Ranking Lists hopefully make interesting reading when comparing times from previous years. Click on the link to download the full results |
NW Relay Results 09 |