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Midweek Distance Running League
Seventh Meeting & Christmas Handicaps


Results & Report by: Ron Needham

16th December 1999 - Thornes Park


The Annual Christmas Handicaps broke with tradition this year (and the club rules, apparently) and was held on a Thursday evening. We were criticised by some club members (not athletes) for this break with tradition but a poll of senior athletes indicated that a Saturday event would have been a disaster as far as turn-out was concerned.

As it was, 18 athletes enjoyed the run and most of these also enjoyed the after-event social (how's the frog, Adam?). A big thank-you also to Dave Brailsford who provided the spot prize. The next will be sponsored by Steve Wilkinson

The men's handicap version of the event was won by Stuart Anderson (for the second time - you won't get away with it again, Stuart), with Elaine Twigg just beating Sue Needham for the Ladies title. On actual times, there was an excellent run by Steve Lowe, winning in 22-21, with youngster Alex Senior only a minute behind. Another record fell - Val failed to get lost on a distance league event for the first time since August!!

The lead in the senior men's table has changed hands again with Richard West now on top but by only 3 points. It's getting close. In the Ladies table, Dot's absence with Flu allowed Val to close the gap to only 2 points, whilst in the Vets' table, Stuart Anderson maintains his supremacy, but Richard is closing.

Results of the Seventh event (Christmas Handicaps)

Place

Name

Real Time

H/cap time

H/Cap place

Points

Vets Points

1

S Lowe

22-21

34-41

7

10

  

2

A Senior Jnr

23-21

34-51

10

9

  

3

R West V40

23-49

34-49

9

8

8

4

A Cooper

23-57

35-57

14

7

  

5

D Brailsford V40

23-57

34-27

4

6

6

6

P Gooding V40

24-07

34-57

12

5

5

7

N Mannion

24-09

34-29

5

4

  

8

T White

24-10

34-31

6

3

  

9

M Logan

24-16

34-56

11

2

  

10

S Wilkinson V40

24-47

34-47

8

1

1

11

P Morgan V40

25-16

34-16

3

1

1

12

T Audsley V40

26-38

35-38

13

1

1

13

S Anderson V60

27-22

33-42

1

1

3

14

N Devlin V50

27-55

34-15

2

1

2

15 L1

E Twigg (L)

27-11

36-11

15 (1L)

10L

  

16

J Hackleton

33-45

41-45

18

1

  

17 L2

S Needham (L)

36-11

36-31

16 (2L)

9L

  

18 L3

V Anderson (L)

37-47

37-47

17 (3L)

8L