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Midweek Distance Running League
Third Meeting


Results & Report by: Ron Needham

Photo by: Craig Heppenstall


31st August 2000 - Dewsbury Way



A smashing event last month, well organised by Craig Heppenstall. It really is good to see the members we remember as slips of a lad maturing into not only good quality athletes but good club members, willing to take on responsibility to boot. As I was trying to say at the presentations after the event, if participating athletes don’t come forward in this way to do some of the organising, then athletics gets run by the older fogies who then lose sight of what it is really all about. Too many times the power lies with old men and women whose priorities are not the needs of the participating athletes (and this is the reason, by the way why we are not putting on the Yorkshire Road Relays this year). Anyway, enough of the soap-boxing - thanks Craig, for a good course (he even organised a wonderful sun-set and rainbow for those of us running slowly enough to see it) and to Maureen and Amanda and Kelly for their help too.

A goodish turn-out of 14 took part, including two guests, and even I managed to get a run. Both first man and lady were guests with Mark Ridgeway being first man home and Jenni Harrison (Leeds City) first lady. Guests. Of course can’t count in the league but do participate in the handicap event for the evening. Craig Heppenstall fittingly took the first handicap prize, but only by a second over Steve Tibbs whilst Dot Hand, despite getting lost, managed to be 2 seconds ahead of Jenni on handicap.

Wakefield Harriers Midweek Distance Running League - 31st August 2000

Left to right: Alan Stainer, Steve Tibbs, Tony White, Jenni Harrison, Ron Needham, Dave Needham, Rob Whitworth, Craig Heppenstall, Sue Needham, Dot Hand, Mark Ridgeway, Mike Logan, Graham Whitworth.


Wakefield's Results of the third meeting

Actual

Handicap

 

Real Time

Points

Vets Points

1

3

Mark Ridgeway (guest)

22-35

-

-

2

1

Craig Heppenstall

22-54

10

 

3

2

Steve Tibbs

23-10

9

-

4

9

Dave Needham

24-27

8

-

5

8

Rob Whitworth

24-56

7

-

6

6

Tony White

25-19

6

6

7

5

Mike Logan (V40)

26-18

5

5

8

7

Tony Audsley (V40)

28-00

4

-

9

2L

Jenni Harrison (guest) Lady

28-42

-

 

10

10

Alan Stainer (V50)

29-22

3

6

11

4

Ron Needham (V50)

30-41

2

4

12

1L

Dot Hand (LV55)

36-55

10L

-

13

3L

Sue Needham (LV45)

44-02

9L

-

14

11

Graham Whitworth (V50)

DNF

1

2