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-A View (or lack of) the Great Barford Half marathon from the Lead Motorbike-

Mid December, 9 degrees and sunny - not for us the “Is it a long-sleeve or short sleeve T-shirt under my vest?”, but thermals, fleeces, balaclavas and more thermals.

Yes, it’s Peter’s turn to have the honour of riding the lead motorbike in another Harriers race. And so, having completed a recce lap of the course, we found ourselves buying second pairs of socks from the “At Your Own Pace” kit stall (sorry you’re closing, Phil - good luck for the future).

Rule 1 - When you put on a marshal's bib, be prepared to answer every question the nervous and expectant runner throws at you. As I queued for the loo, five minutes before the start, Peter was asked on no less than 5 occasions, “Where’s the baggage area?” His tip - even if you’re not sure it’s the right answer, say it with confidence.

Rule 2 - As a runner, never again curse a marshal who’s queuing for the loo in front of you when, due to pre-race nerves, you’re dying to go for the umpteenth time. As lead motorbike, you can’t just stop and run into the field for a pee - not unless you want the lead runner there with you!

And so they were off - I think! Last year, I sat on the back of the bike facing the wrong way round. Not strictly illegal, although my feet couldn’t reach the pegs, and were dangling precariously above the twin exhausts. This year, I couldn’t do that, because we had the top box on (containing my running kit, in case a spare race number became available at the last minute).

Having no view from the wing mirrors, I couldn’t really watch the race unfold, so I had to content myself with furtive glances back around every bend.

Last year, it was a one-man race, with Kenyan, Benson MATHEKA, of Mizuno Racing Club, on his own from start to finish (66 minutes 44 seconds, almost 4 minutes clear of the second man). I remember how he panicked and jumped each time he passed a farmyard or garden where a dog barked!

This year, it was the turn of Toby LAMBERT, Alton, to run a solo race in blustery conditions.

As we approached the six-mile mark, a country gent on a horse trotted out of the way into a field to let us pass. I thanked him, then terrified him by shouting out that 1000 runners were about to come past. He was last seen galloping off into the distance in the direction of Wyboston!

Given the temperature, some marshals were wrapped up to the point of disguise. Chris Williams got into the Christmas spirit with his Santa outfit, and Terry McEwen could only be identified because he was shadow boxing to keep warm!

It was good to see the Kempston Kids (Gary, Terry and Derek) out on their usual marshalling points, although Gary later confessed that this is the fourth year he’s marshalled that spot, and he still gets lost on the way out there. Others, too, may still be looking for their points - we twice passed three wrinklies on mountain bikes. In their fluorescent yellow tops, were they, too, trying to escape the 1000 runners, or were they just trying to find their marshalling points?

It was nice to some of the newer club members assisting with the race organisation, as well as the old hands. Some were obvious novices, though - one guy had his arm out the wrong way, pointing runners towards the hedge. Some bravely stood on duty in the cold, while others sat in their cosy cars until the last second, before jumping out to battle with their bibs against the wind.

One regular team at the first water station made a party of it, with Christmas songs blaring out from their car stereo. Another team also appeared to be having a party - as we passed marshal points 3, 4 and 5 for the second time, the marshals were clearly caught out by LAMBERT’s speedy return. Mince pies, turkey sandwiches and mulled Isostar were abandoned as Andy, Steve, Chris and others scattered to their points!

And so to the finish, where a brass band and hot drinks (together with a bacon roll for the non-veggie in the partnership) were much appreciated. LAMBERT finished strongly in 69.09, and we were off duty and could stand and cheer the runners in.

For those with something to aspire to (or just admire), the race winner’s splits are listed below. They are accurate, give or take a second or two, as my double -gloved digit struggled to press the button on my stopwatch.

Thanks and well done to race director, Steve Crane, and his crew, and to every Harrier member and family who sacrificed their own race/training run/Sunday morning lie-in to assist. Thanks also to the Harrier members who did us proud by taking part in the race.

Finally, a very Happy Christmas and Peaceful and PB-ful New Year to you all.

1.        5.28
2.        5.27
3.        5.01
4.        5.26
5.        5.02
6.        5.07
7.        5.30
8.        5.17
9.        5.24
10.     5.03
11.      5.27
12.    5.08
13.      5.07

This year's Great Barford Half Marathon attracted a record entry and 977 finishers. As mentioned by Veronica, the winner was Toby Lambert of Alton in a time of 1:09:09. The second man was Paul Gregory of Vale of Aylesbury in 1:12:30. Third man was Daryl May of Basingstoke & Mid Hants in 1:12:38. The first lady was Jacqueline Tarrant (unattached) in 1:20:17. Second lady was Barbara Jiff of Serpentine AC in 1:22:46. Third lady was Jamie Felix also of Serpentine in1:23:37.

The men's age category prizes were won by: Morgan Walters MV40 (Bedford Harriers) 1:21:16; Malcolm Bayer MV45 (Sidmouth) 1:19:44; Bryan Vaughan MV50 (Woodstock Harriers) 1:17:01; - Paul Kelly MV55 (Northbrook) 1:18:11; Mike Shipway MV60 (Woodstock Harriers) 1:25:52; John Greenall MV65 (Milton Keynes) 1:36:19.

The ladies category prizes were won by: Lizzie Clifford LV35 Welwyn Garden Runners) 1:34:23; Sandra Holmes LV40 (St Neots Riverside) 1:28:03; Penny Edwards LV45 (Norwich Road Runners) 1:38:30; Dee Hailey LV50 (Hook Norton Harriers) 1:46:24; Lena Gazzini LV55 (Bearbrook Joggers) 1:38:39; LV60 Carole Spong LV60 (Gt Yarmouth Road Runners) 1:42:07.

The team prizes were won by:
Men: Milton Keynes - Didir Oesch (1:16:00); Mick Kelly (1:20:56); Ian Russell (1:22:00)
Ladies: Serpentine Runners: Barbara Yiff (1:22:46); Jamie Felix (1:23:37); Lynn Prestgrear (1:40:00).

Nene Valley 10
(7th December 2003)

The fast flat Nene Valley 10 on a calm fresh December day invariably produces some quick times, and it was UK international Julian Moorhouse of Birchfield Harriers who got home by a couple of yards from Guy Amos of Norwich in just under 51 minutes.

Harriers have always come up with entertaining running at this one. In '01 Nicky Klabe destroyed the opposition in a little over 61 minutes while last year Kevin Willett dipped under 59m for the first time.

Although the course is 'traffic-free' this is not one for the faint- hearted, for this is ''take your shopping trolley home '' territory and more than one runner eating up five-minute miles nearly had serious problems negotiating an underpass. Such hazards did not worry Colin Tranter who, it is alleged, views every race as a fun-run. So much so that his season's best of 33-48 for a 5-mile race was obviously dismissed as a joke as Colin hit the half-way mark in 33-40 and held on well enough to run 68-50,his best for at least three years

Next Harrier home Derek Morrison sliced 1m 16s off his time here last year, followed by the very consistent Ian Marshall 'while Alex Rothwell in his first year of running completed his first 'ten' and surprised himself by running each 5-mile lap in just 38m 3s''

In-form runs by Jenny Lovesay and Teresa Munns followed, Teresa being the first Lady-Vet 50 in the race. Next, completing a very full and enthusiastic first year of running, Donna Thornton ran with good judgement to clip some 10 minutes off her first 10mile back in April.

Larry Corkery ran a season's best by almost three minutes and it was enjoyable to see Jackie Keenan, Richard Hales, Suet Lua, Debbie Bilham and Malcolm McEwen ''giving it everything''. This event starts at 1pm so the sun was quite low by the end of proceedings so apologies for not waiting for full and correct results but thanks for the entertainment!

Luton Marathon & Relays
(7th December 2003)

Two Harriers ran in this year's Luton Marathon. First to finish was Richard Piron in 3:10:42. This was Richard's fastest time marathon time for a couple of years. Also running well was Henry Downed who improved his pb by 54 mins to finish in 3:48:27.

Nick Berrill, Alistair Fadden and Kevin Willett ran in the Luton Marathon Relay and finished as the ninth team from 130 competing teams. Nick's ran 50:36, Alistair ran 56:24 and Kevin 52:14 for an overall finishing time of 2:39:14

Stevenage 5k (2)
3rd December 2003

Ten Harriers ran in the second of this year's Stevenage 3-race 5k series. The first Harrier to finish was Steve Gaunt in 19:04. Steve's time was a three second improvement on the first race in the series. The second Harrier to finish was Andrew Moore in 19:32 followed by David Herincx in 20:35. Among the other Harriers improving their times over the first race in the series were Graham Bufton who knocked over a minute off to finish in 21:41 and Alex Rothwell who improved his time by 16 seconds to finish in 23:03. David Gallagher, who ran his first 5k, completed the distance in 21:51.

3 Counties Cross Country @ Bedford
(30th November 2003)

For the third time in this year's cross country series, the Harriers finished in fourth position in our own race at Bedford. Though not improving our finishing position, a number of Harriers put in excellent performances and our overall scoring position continues to improve. This time we finished with 222 points, up from 247 points at Wellingborough and 301 points at Letchworth.

The first Harrier to finish and the first man overall in the race was Nick Berrill who had an excellent run - good to see Nick back. Also having a terrific run was Kevin Willett who finished in sixth place in his first cross country of the season. Graham King continued his good form to finish in 27th position just ahead of Alistair Fadden and Richard Piron in 32nd and 33rd places respectively. Also continuing to make rapid progress is Tony Barnes in 46th position. Tony has improved his finishing positions from 111th at Letchworth and 80th at Wellingborough. The final scoring man was David Holt in 51st place. Well done David

The first lady Harrier to finish and the fifth lady overall was Hannah Liston. Again well done Hannah. The second lady to finish and the 10th overall was Cathy Rogers. Lisa North was the third scoring lady in 16th overall position.

A number of Harriers including Pete Sarad, Andy Purdy and Jim Gannon ran their first cross country race this year. Also well done to Paul Mowbray who ran his first race since the Sandy 10 in April following an injury.

Wolverton 5
(22nd November 2003)

On Saturday, at a wet and windy Wolverton, Tony Barnes continued his comeback and Ian Beston and Donna Thornton both got pb's in the annual 5-mile race around Willen Lake. Tony was the first of the eight Harriers who ran in the race to finish. His time of 31:04 was around 90 seconds faster than his two previous 5-mile runs this year at Cranfield and Colworth. Ian meanwhile finished in 33:42 which was a 46 seconds improvement on his previous best for the distance and Donna, who has run a succession of pb's this year, improved her 5-mile best by a further 1 min 36 secs to 37:14. Avril Monmont who ran her first 5-mile race for a couple of years finished in 33:37, Vic Byer ran 36:32, Malcolm McEwen ran his best 5-mile this year in 40:39 and Catherine Griffiths and Tony Lincoln both completed the course in 50:04.

The Stevenage 5k Series (1)
(19th November 2003)

Eight Harriers ran in the first race in this season's 3-race Stevenage 5k series. The first Harrier to finish and the 28th overall was Sean Newbury in 18:10. Second Harrier home was Hannah Liston in 19:02. In what may have been her first 5k, Hannah was the third lady to finish on the night. Just five seconds behind Hannah was Steve Gaunt in 19:07. Steve's run was 14 seconds faster than his best time in this series last year. David Herincx was the next Harrier to finish in a new pb (by 19 secs) of 20:34 and Steve Crane, who is coming back from injury, finished in a very creditable 22:44 having out-sprinted Graham Buf (22:50) in the last 100 metres. Alex Rothwell also ran well to finish in 23:19 as did Debbie Bilham in 24:51.

St Neots Half Marathon
(16th November 2003)

There was another excellent turn out of Harriers at our half marathon championship at St Neots. In a field of around 1,000 runners, two Harriers - Kevin Willett and Graham King- were in the first seven; Graham also improved the MV50 half marathon best for the second time in two months. Other good performances included Richard Piron who ran his best half marathon for a few years and Carla Fisher who was the first lady Harrier to finish. Many Harriers also recorded new best times for the distance.

In the Mens' race, Kevin Willett was the fourth finisher overall in a new pb of 1:18:00. It was Kevin's best run over the distance since his 1:19:19 at Stevenage in 2001. Kevin was also the 2nd MV40 to finish on the day. The second Harrier to finish was Graham King in 1:20:08. Graham's run was a new pb by 19 sec and a new club best time. Graham was also the first MV50 to finish. The third Harrier to finish was Richard Piron in an excellent time of 1:22:54. He was also the 2nd MV50 to finish. Kevin, Graham and Richard were the second male team on the day.

The first lady Harrier to finish was Carla Fisher in around 1:38:12 Carla, who has not been with the club for very long, has only run one other race this year - the Biddenham 10k. It may have been her first half marathon. The second and third lady Harriers to finish were Teresa Munns in 1:43:47 and Jenny Lovesey in 1:47:42.

Among the other Harriers producing good runs and pb's were Mike Bernard who clipped around four minutes off his 2002 St Neots run to finish in 1:24:58, Graham Horne who ran his best half for a while in 1:27:54, Steve Gaunt who also ran his best half for a some time to finish in 1:30:50, Colin Tranter who ran his first half marathon in over a year in 1:33:27, Graham Short who clipped almost 10 minutes off his previous best to run 1:36:33, Gary Fuller who also set a new pb of 1:37:37, David Herincx in another pb in 1:38:37, Gary Horsman yet another pb with 1:47:35, Donna Thornton clipped over 8 mins off her previous best to finish in 1:47:53, Lynne Gingell ran 1:52:19 again a pb, Catherine Griffiths had an excellent and finished in under two hours for the first time with 1:59:20 and finally Barry West ran his best half marathon to date in 2:08:18.

3-Counties Cross Country at Wellingborough
(9th November 2003)

There was another excellent turnout of Harriers at Wellingborough the second race in this year's 3-Counties cross country series. On a course that was a fair bit shorter than the official 4.75 miles, the 53 Harriers (could be a record for a cross-country event) had to run through a couple of streams and up a couple of hills to complete what was a fairly enjoyable course.

The Harriers once again finished in fourth position with a total of 247 points. This was however a 54 point improvement on our team score at Letchworth. We were also just three points behind North Herts who finished in third place with 244 points.

One of the best individual performances was by Hannah Liston who was once again the first lady to finish. Hannah has now been the first lady finisher at both Wellingborough and Letchworth. The second Harrier lady to finish at Wellingborough and the 13th lady was Avril Thomas. The third Lady Harrier to finish and 15th overall was Cathy Rogers.

The first Harrier to finish was Morgan Walters in 8th position. This was apparently Morgan's first cross-country since his College days so an excellent performance. Second Harrier to finish was Matt Burgin in 28th position followed by Graham King in 33rd place. The stream which we had to go through was not to Graham's liking and it cost him a few places. Sean Newbury was the fourth Harrier to finish in 34th position (up from 49th place at Letchworth) and Richard Piron was the 5th Harrier in 35th place. Two Harriers running their first cross-country of the season, Mark Whiteman and Richard Dorman were the 6th and 7th Harriers to score in 38th and 42nd positions.

The next race in the series is the one we stage at Priory Marina on Sunday 30th November.

Stevenage Half Marathon
(2nd November 2003)

Eight Harriers ran is this year's Stevenage Half Marathon. Despite the wet and windy conditions, three Harriers managed to get pb's and there were good performances by others. The pb's were run by Henry Downes who improved his previous best for the distance by around 35 secs to finish in 1:34:19, Jim Gannon whose time of 1:46:31 was a ten minutes improvement on his Milton Keynes Half in July and Debbie Bilham who improved her pb by around 7 minutes to finish in 1:53:07. Also having good runs were Deirdre Bethune who ran her fastest half of the year in 1:50:30, Larry Corkery who ran his first half marathon for some time and finished in 1:52:34, Jack Chana who ran 1:48:16 and Eileen Lewis who completed the distance in 1:49:06.

Dublin Marathon
(27th October 2003)

Veronica Singleton, Neil Lovesey and Jenny Lovesey ran in this year's Dublin Marathon. In a field of more than 6,000, Veronica finished the race in an excellent time of 3:25:29. Neil Lovesey clipped 12 minutes of his previous Marathon best to finish in the official time of 3:44:27 (own time 3:40:15) and Jenny Lovesey finished in 4:08:52.

3-Counties X-C @ Letchworth
(26th October 2003)

Letchworth proved to be a promising start for the Club at this year's 3-counties X-C series. The men's team finished in fourth place on the day and the ladies team finished in second place. Overall the Harriers finished in fourth position from twelve competing clubs compared to seventh position from twelve clubs in last year's race. Especially encouraging was the turnout with 44 club members taking part including a sizable number who were running their first ever cross country race. (Last year just 17 Harriers ran at Letchworth).

The race itself was a great success for Hannah Liston who was the first lady overall to finish on the day. Also scoring for the ladies team were Cathy Rogers who was the 12th lady to finish and Lisa North who was the 15th lady.

The first Harrier man to finish was Graham King who continues to go from strength to strength. Graham finished in 17th position overall which was a 10 place improvement on his run in last year's Letchworth race. The second Harrier to finish was Matt Burgin in 25th position followed by Alistair Fadden in 27th position. The other Harrier men to score were Richard Piron (31st), Sean Newbury (49th), David Holt (58th) and Rob Miller (69th).

Away from the X-C, five Harriers ran in the Snowdon Marathon on Sunday 26th. Snowdon is considered to be one of the UK's toughest marathons due to the last 10k being almost all up hill. Completing the course successfully were Kevin Willett in 3:17:15.Andy Sewell in 3:33:22, Cliff Smith 4:02:00, Viv Kilgour & Colin Bennetts both 4:15:00

Jim's report on the Munich Marathon
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Jim Gannon recently ran in the Munich Marathon and finished in 3:58:30, a pb by 52 mins 22 secs.
This is Jim's report

The Munich Marathon attracted 10,000 runners this year - a substantial increase on last year’s entry - and with friends living in the city and a dream of doing a sub-4,
I became the 10,001st.

The race start was in the impressive Olympic stadium built for the 1972 Olympic games and still boasting its original gaudy lime green seating. The starting pens for the runners were inadequate to hold the large number of participants with some entrants resorting to climbing the 7 foot high perimeter fencing to get into the right starting position. With the countdown to the start into the last minute an avalanche of excess running clothing cascaded over the fencing and onto the grass verges for retrieving by their owners at the end of the race.

The course itself was changed this year to remain within the confines of the city and meandered through the Bavarian capital via the open square of Odeonsplatz passing the arches of the neoclassical Feldherrnhalle, where Hitler marched with his followers, and past the Glockenspiel into the bohemian neighbourhood of Schwabing.

Now going uphill, the course swung past the Deutsche Museum at kilometre 14 and headed northwards. For the runner to appreciate the crisp autumnal morning, kilometres 27 to 37 ran through the 18th century Englischer Garten, the largest public park in Europe, hugging the city’s River Isar.

Throughout the run the marker posts being in kilometres rather than miles made split timing difficult and mentally multiplying by 0.625 gets tiresome even for a maths tutor! I made a mental note in future to map out training runs in kilometres. The people of Munich were loud in their support with the deafening rattle of spoons on saucepans, whistles and cowbells throughout the wide tree lined streets.

With the course now heading back to the stadium for the finish, the route became littered with the walking wounded limping along the last few miles. Entry to the stadium itself was through a tunnel within which flashing disco lights and dry ice made for a scene from a 70’s Top Of The Pops episode. All that remained was a lap of the track. With the clock lurching dangerously close to 4 hours, Steve’s Friday night track sessions came into their own for the final sprint.

Travelling overseas may not immediately come to mind when choosing a marathon venue but think about giving it a go! With budget airlines, guaranteed on-line entry now available and a 26 mile sightseeing tour thrown in – it makes for an unforgettable weekend city break.

Jim Gannon

Chris Capps Reports:

The Gt South Run, not a patch on the Gt North Run, but still 12,500 runners and badged as the largest 10 mile race in the world(!). It is still good fun, loads of spectators, a few stars, Sonia O'Sullivan, Liz Mc Colgan, her daughter Eilisha (a star of the future), Richard Dunwoody, the usual splattering of Kenyan runners and stars of television. For those that were at Gt North, the Scotsman on his stilts was there so were the 2 seagulls and I understand there were a couple collecting for Bedford Hospital.

Portsmouth is a great place to spend a weekend, loads of naval history, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, boat trips around the Naval harbour, and even Gunwharf Quay for that bit of retail therapy the ladies need.

The race started along the Esplanade (posh for sea front) on a windy, cool but dry day. It took us to the west, the full length of Portsmouth, with the wind at our backs, past the hovercraft ferry (it actually arrived as I passed). along to the historic dockyard, past HMS Victory, through the naval docks, before we turned and did a loop back past the start and through to the far eastern end of Southsea, now the wind was in our faces. The last 2 miles were returning to the finish along the sea front with the wind behind pushing us home.

The course is flat but busy and should have been ideal for a pb, but with few club runners of any sort, I was a couple of minutes off mine, but I still enjoyed it and the organisers are looking to get their numbers up in the coming years so worth noting in your diary for 2004.

Chris

ps: Chris finished in 1hour 17 minutes and 4 seconds.

Liverpool Half & 10K
(12th October 2003)

A dozen Harriers travelled up to Liverpool to run in 10k and Half Marathon races. In a combined field of around 5,000 runners, the top performance was once again achieved by Graham King. who, in the half marathon, improved his own pb by over a minute and also set a new club MV50 half marathon best of 1:20:27. Graham has now set new MV50 club best times at four distances this year with only the MV50 10k and marathon best times still to be broken. The second and third Harriers to finish in the half were Mike Barnard and Andy Sewell. Mike ran 1.26.05 and Andy ran 1:26:28. Other Harriers running in the half were Brian McCallen (1.33:05), John Shearer (1:33:29), Chris Cottam (1:48:25), Vic Byer (1:49:45), David Gallagher (1:49:58) and Ian Kingston (1:54:02).

In the 10k race, Norma King, not to be outdone by Graham's performance, ran a new pb of 64:16. Norma was particularly pleased that she finished before one of the leading Kenya's in the race. (Norma herself will tell you how she did this). Steve Crane running his first race since incurring an injury, finished in 51:05 and Trevor Beard improved on his previous week Biddenham 10k run to finish in 57:36.

Among the other races run by Harriers at the weekend, one of the best performances was by Jim Gannon in the Munich Marathon. Jim finished the race in 3:58:30 which was a 52 mins 22 secs improvement on his previous marathon best. A great run.

Meanwhile down in Portsmouth, Chris Capps and Sean Newbury ran in the 10 mile Gt South Run. Sean ran 63:19 which was a new pb and Chris finished in 77:04. Chris has written a good report on the race.

Bill Billington and Deirdre Bethune ran in the Ridgeway 15k run and finished in 1:25:23 and 1:26:14 respectively. (Good to see Deirdre racing again). Over in Maidenhead, Paul Hudson ran the Maidenhead 7K His's race (unusual title) in 46:19.

Biddenham 5K & 10K
(4th October 2003)

Almost 50 Harriers ran in the Biddenham 5K & 10k on the 5th October, which together with the 34 Harriers who ran at Standalone on the same day, meant that over 80 members of the club took part in the two race. The first Harrier to finish at Biddenham was Paul Langford in 37:26. Paul finished 8th overall in the race. The second Harrier to finish was Rob Miller in 40:26 (22nd overall) followed by Henry Downes in 41:52 and 33rd overall. Henry's time was a pb by a couple of minutes. Also getting a pb was Donna Thornton who improved her previous 10k best by 48 secs to 48:02.

Standalone 10k
(4th October 2003)

There were some excellent times and performances at the Standalone 10k the club's 10k championship race. The first Harrier to finish was Kevin Willett in 34:55. Kevin was the 7th man to finish out of 670 finishers overall and the 1st MV40 on the day. Kevin was also just 15 seconds outside the club's MV40 best time. The second Harrier to finish was Tony Dadd in a new pb of 35:55. Tony was the 16th finisher. The third Harrier to finish was Richard Dorman in 36:21. Richard was the 23rd finisher. The fourth Harrier to finish was Graham King in a new pb of 37:11. Graham's time was just 10 seconds outside the club's mv50 10k best. Graham was also the 2nd MV50 to finish.

The first lady Harrier to finish was Hannah Liston in a new pb of 39:51. Hannah was the 4th lady overall to finish. The second lady Harrier was Avril Monmont in 44:04; Cathy Rogers in 44:36 was the third lady Harrier.

Among others getting pb's were Sean Newbury (37:29), Andrew Moore (40:29), Peter Campbell (43:45) and Alex Rothwell (46:04)

There was also a good turn out of Harriers at the Biddenham 10k. Two results in so far. Firstly Donna Thornton improved her 10k pb by a further 48 secs to 47:59 and Malcolm McEwen ran 51:29 which was two and a half minutes faster than his last run over the distance. All the Harriers results from Biddenham will be posted on the site as soon as they are available.

Roade Triathlon, Serpentine Last Friday of Month 5k,
Ramsey Half, Diss 7.5, Ampthill X-C, Discovery 10k
(26th- 28th September 2003)

Last weekend's races run by Harriers started on Friday 26th with Ian Beston running in the Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5k. Ian finished in 20:38. On Saturday, Paul Hudson took part in the Discovery 10k in Harwich and finished in 70:59. Paul was busy again on Sunday when he competed in and completed the Roade Triathlon in 1:39:55. Also doing the triathlon were Helen Broughton 1:25:57 and Jack Chana 1:17:57. Andy Sewell and Debbie Bilham ran in the Ramsey Half Marathon. Andy ran his best half for a while and was the 1st MV40 to finish in 1:26:39. The race was also well worth the effort for Debbie Bilham who in addition to finishing in exactly 2.00.00, which was just 12 seconds outside her pb, she also won a very decent raffle prize from one of the race sponsors. Suet Lua ran in the DISS 7.5 and finished in 1:09:50. Suet has now run in well over 20 races this year. The Ampthill X-C Trophy drew a disappointing number of entries for the organisers with less than 40 runners taking part in the mens race. Graham Short finished in 20th position, Gary Fuller was 24th and Colin Bennetts was 27th. Finally, Keith Lakin ran 24:35 in the Maldon Prom 5k and set a new pb by 11 secs.

Ramsey Half Marathon: Sunday 28th September 2003

Debbie Bilham reports:

The cooler weather is upon us now so I had a look through the entry forms folder to see if there were any longish runs in the offing; since, like a certain well known supermodel, I don’t consider anything less than 10K to be worth getting out of bed for, at least not on a Sunday morning. I found the Ramsey Half Marathon, which wouldn’t involve too much travelling.

I have to admit to being a bit apprehensive about a “multi terrain” race as Ramsey is described as. I have nightmarish visions of hills and mud which takes 3 hours to clean off your trainers.

While en route, a cold front went through, producing some heavy rain in places, but it had cleared by the time I arrived at the venue, St Ailwyn’s School. The parking was close to the race HQ and plentiful, there was a burger van for post race sustenance, supervised baggage storage and above all adequate toilets with no queues.

At the late entries desk I was given the number 116, which indicated that there weren’t many entrants, at a guess I would say about 150. I was a bit surprised to find just one other Harrier, Andy Sewell, here; possibly due to this being the week after the Great North run.

One of the sponsors, Advanced Performance, were holding a free draw for a pair of running shoes; worth a go, I thought, as my present ones are getting worn.

The course was not as I had feared. The start and finish were on the school playing field, with most of it on concrete paths, possibly a disused airfield peri-track. A short section was run on a very quiet public road. The whole area is incredibly flat which must make this, on a light or no wind day, one of the best races for getting a PB.

A PB wasn’t on my mind today as I really just wanted to treat this as a test run at the beginning of the season to pace myself and make sure there were undue no aches and pains. In fact I missed a PB by just 13 seconds and everything seemed to work OK so I was happy. There was, however, a bit more to come. The draw was held after prize giving and I am now the proud possessor of a £60 shoe voucher. There were several other raffle prizes awarded as well such as umbrellas and tee shirts.

Well done to Andy who came 1^st in the MV40 class with a time of 1:26:39.

This was a well organised race with a well marshalled course and St John’s and REACT personnel in attendance. If you’re wanting to run a half marathon then this is a good one to go for.

Gt North Run
(21st September 2003)

Out of a total entry of around 47,000, some 40 Harriers ran in this year's Gt North Run. On a day which was more or less ideal for running, the first two Harriers to finish were Sean Newbury and Alistair Fadden in around 1:25:00. Sean's time was probably a pb. The third Harrier was Neil Lovesey who had a good run and finished in 1:28:14. The first three Harrier ladies to finish were Hannah Liston in 1:32:00, Karen Price is 1:37:00 and Jenny Lovesey in 1:45:52. Hannah's and Karen's times were both pb's. Jenny run was her first race back following injury.

Other good performances included David Herincx who completed his first half marathon in 1:43:03 and Mark Francis and Peter Chana who both improved their times over their first half Marathon run, the Yarmouth Half in August. If anybody else achieved pbs at the race let's know.

Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon.
(14th September 2003)

Donna Thornton had a good run at the Lake Vyrnwy Half setting a new pb and finishing in under two hours for the first time. Donna's time of 1:56:56 was a 4 mins 24 secs improvement over her previous best for the distance.

Nottingham Marathon & Half Marathon
(14th September 2003)

Two Harriers, Rosemary McMahon and Jack Chana, ran in Sunday's Nottingham marathon. Rosemary finished in 4:00:59 and Jack finished in 4:14:38. Seven Harriers also ran in the half marathon. Their finishing times were Andy Sewell 1:30:18; Simon Bowden 1:41:28; David Gallagher 1:59:34; Debbie Hylton 2:23:36; Margaret Martin 2:33:32; Stephen Owens 2:49:08 and Paul Hudson 3:02:24.

Around a dozen Harriers ran in the Swineshead 10. The first three Harriers to finish, Richard Dorman (@63mins), Paul Langford (@64mins) and Sean Newbury (@67 mins) won the team prize. The results of all the Harriers running at Swineshead will be posted up as soon as available.

Graham's League Tables Update
(August 2003)

Mr Buf's League Tables have been updated to the end of August 2003. Leading division 1 of the men's league is Kevin Willett with 347 points followed by Tony Dadd with 297 points. Division 2 is headed by Graham Short with 225 points followed in second place by Ian Beston with 181 points. Stuart Bullard with 275 points and Steve Crane with 245 points head division 3 and Bill Billington and son Mark lead division 4 with 322 points and 314 points respectively.

Leading division 1 of the ladies league is Veronica Singleton with 81 points followed by Hannah Liston in second place with 67 points. Debbie Bilham tops division 2 with 34 points followed by Jackie Bullard with 21 points. Jacinta Horne with 99 points and Karen Robinson with 37 points lead division 3 and Donna Thornton and Suet Lua with 443 points and 394 top division 4.

Garden City 10
(7th September 2003)

Graham King set his third club best time of the year at the Garden city 10. Graham's time of 60:18 was a 26 second improvement on the previous MV50 club best 10 mile time of 60:44 which was set back in 1995. Graham also reduced his own pb by 2 mins 30 secs. Also running at Garden City were Ian Marshall (73:02), Larry Corkery (84:02), Bill Billington (84:08) and Suet Lua (92:14).

Well done also to David Herincx who was the first Harrier to finish in the Carol Haslem 10k. David's time of 44:26 was a pb as was Stuart Bullard's (44:34) who was the second Harrier home. Other recording pb's included Barry West who clipped 38 seconds off to finish in 55:37 and Donna Thornton who improved her pb by 1 second to 48:47

Another Harrier establishing a new pb was Ian Beston in the Bristol Half Marathon. In a field of over 6,000 runners, Ian finished in 1:38:52, a 4 mins 14 seconds improvement on his previous best for the distance.

Bedford Classic Triathlon
(Sunday 24th August 2003)

Eight Harriers competed in this year's Bedford Classic Triathlon, an event which involved a 1.5k swim, a 40 bike and a 10k run. The first Harrier to finish was John Shearer in an overall time of 2:17:06. John was one of three Harriers in the race who recently took part in the Karnten Ironman in Austria , The others were Richard Piron who finished in 2:20:50 and Tony Parello who finished in 2:39:21. The other Harriers taking part were Rob Miller (2:21:45), Bill Jordan (2:29:01), Tony Dadd (2:31:21), Jack Chana (3:03:04) and Paul Hudson (3:32:17).

Blisworth 5
(Friday 8th August)

38 Harriers ran in this year's Blisworth 5, our 5-mile championship race. The race produced two new club best times, four age category prizes and more pb's.

The new club best times were set by Kevin Willett in the MV40 category and Graham King in the MV50. Kevin who was the first Harrier to finish, improved the previous MV40 best by 1 min 35 seconds to finish in 27:55 Graham, who was the third Harrier to finish, improved his own MV50 best by 18 secs to 29:38.

Kevin, Graham and David Sutcliffe also won awards age categories prizes. Kevin was the 3rd MV40, Graham was the 2nd MV50 and David was both the 1st MV65 and 1st MV70 in a time 38:21. Veronica Singleton completed the prizes by winning the LV40 category in a time of 34:44.

The second Harrier to finish was Tony Dadd in a new pb of 29:29. The first lady Harrier to finish was Hannah Liston in 32:47. The third lady Harrier, after Hannah and Veronica, was Teresa Munns in 37:33.

Gt Yarmouth Half Marathon
(17th August 2003)

Nine Harriers ran in the Gt Yarmouth Half Marathon. The first to finish was Graham King in a new pb of 1:21:33. Graham's run, which knocked over four minutes off his previous best for the distance, was only 36 seconds outside the club MV50 half marathon best time of 1:20:57 which was set by Maurice Crook over ten years ago. Graham was also the first MV50 to finish in the race. (Click here for a photo of Graham receiving his prize.)

Thorney 5
(17th August 2003)

Well done David Sutcliffe who was the 1st MV70 to finish in the Thorney 5 in a time of 38:03. David was also the 1st MV70 at Wellingborough (38:59).

Cranfield 5
(15th August 2003)

29 Harriers ran in the inaugural running of the Cranfield 5m. One of the best performances was by Hannah Liston who was the first lady to finish overall on the night in a time of 32:18. The second lady Harrier to finish was Veronica Singleton, who ran 34:37 and was the 1st LV40 in the race. Another lady Harrier running well was Donna Thornton whose time of 38:50 was a new pb.

The first Harrier to finish was Mark Whiteman in 30:29. Mark's been away from running for a couple of years and this was only his second race back (after Colworth in June). The second Harrier to finish was Stuart Bartlett in 31:11. Mike Bernard was the third Harrier in 32:08.

Doug Anderson Memorial 5k
(Wednesday 30th July @ 7.30pm)

270 runners completed the inaugural running of the Doug Anderson Memorial 5k. Many thanks to all those who took part.

The first man to finish was Mark McKay of Rugby & Northampton in a time of 15:48. Charles Herrington of Belgrave Harriers was second in 15:52 and third was Richard Powell of Beds & County in 15:58.

Allison Hirst of Headington Road Runners was the first lady to finish in 17:56. The second lady was Tanya Taylor of Stamford Harriers in 18:46 and the third was Jacqui Brown of Vauxhall AC in 19:36.

The male age category prizes were David Randall of Cheltenham & County (MV40) 16:57; Mick Shotbolt of Beds & County (MV45) 16:13; Bill Jordan of Biggleswade AC (MV50) 18:55; Paul Dimmock of Leighton Buzzard (MV55) 19:34; Ken Wilford of Beds & County (MV60) 20:52 and Dennis Cannon of Fairland Valley Spartans (MV65) 21:59.

The female age category winners were Karen Ashby of Stopsley Striders (LV40) 21:29; Julie Simmons of Herts Phoenix AC (LV45) 20:29; Teresa Munns of Bedford Harriers (LV50) 22:27 and Val Russell of Milton Keynes AC (LV55) 25:43.

The mens team prizes was won by Richard Powell (15:58), Mick Shotbolt (16:13) and Gavin Reynolds (16:56) of Beds & County. The ladies team prize was won by Eugenie Carr (20:55), Avril Monmont (21:42) and Teresa Munns (22:27) of Bedford Harriers.

76 Harriers ran in the race, which is probably the highest number of Harrier entrants for any road race which has been run. The first Harrier to finish was Tony Dadd in 17:30 (17th position overall). One place behind Tony in 18th position was Richard Dorman in 17:35. The third Harrier to finish was Paul Langford in 17:57. The first three lady Harriers were Eugenie Carr (20:55), Avril Monmont (21:42) and Teresa Munns (22:27).

Stevenage Relays
(22nd July 2003)

The Harriers picked up three Beds County Awards in the Stevenage 3k Relays. Hanna, Karen Price & Lisa North won the senior ladies award in a combined time of 36:19 and Veronica Singleton, Teresa Munns and Avril Monmont won the ladies vets award in a time of 37:37. Richard Dorman, Graham King, Paul Langford, Neil Lovesey and Steve Gaunt won the mens vets award in an overall time of 53:47.

The fastest Harrier on the night was Kevin Willet who completed the 3k course in 9:52. Sean Newbury, Alistair Fadden and Tony Dadd also finished inside 10.30. The fastest Harrier vet was Richard Dorman who ran 10:30. The fastest Harrier lady was Hanna who finished in 11:23 followed by Eugenie in 12:15 & Karen in 12:16. The fastest lady vet was Avril in 12:18.

Graham's League Tables
(Up to end of June 2003)

Graham Buf has produced an update of his league tables to the end of June. Heading the Mens Division 1 is Kevin Willett followed by Tony Dadd and Nick Berrill. Top of Division 2 is Graham Short followed by Ian Beston and Derek Morrison. Division 3 is headed by Stuart Bullard, Steve Crane and David Sutcliffe and Division 4 is topped by Bill Billington, Mark Billington and Bruce Mehew.

Top of the ladies 1st division is Nicky Klabe with Veronica Singleton and Jo Sawyers in 2nd and 3rd place. Debbie Bilham, Deirdre Bethune and Delores Wallis top the second division and Jacinta Horne, Alice Edwards and Iva Barr head division 3. Donna Thornton, Suet Lua and Lynne Gingell are the first three in division 4.

During the night, race organiser, long term Harriers member and former Harriers Chairman Mike Devonshire, was awarded honorary membership of the club for his many contributions to Bedford Harriers over the years. Very well done Mike.

Finally, well done also to Jenny Fadden who ran in the 2K fun run and by all accounts put in a sparkling performance.

The Milton Keynes 10k, the final race in this year's Grand Prix series, produced pb's, category prizes and a 'wrong turn' on the course for three of the Harriers. The Harriers in question, Sean Newbury, Graham King and Stuart Bartlett all recorded good time of 37:39, 37:47 and 38:25 respectively. However, these would have been even faster if the three runners had not gone a bit astray between 7K and 8k which costs them each around 30 secs. As it was, Graham's 37:47 was still a pb and good enough to win him the MV50 category on the night. His strong performances over the whole 8-race series also won Graham the MV50 prize for the series overall.

The other category winners on the night were Veronica Singleton (42:49) who was the 3rd LV40, Larry Corkery (49:53) who was the 2nd MV65 and David Sutcliffe (47:31) was the 1st MV70. Veronica and David also won category prizes for the series overall with Veronica picking up the 2nd LV40 award and David the 1st MV70.

21 Harriers ran in the race and a number got pb's including Stuart Bullard who finished in 45:22 and Peter Campbell who ran 44:11.

Simon Fisher, Tony Parello, John Shearer, Richard Piron and Mark Phillips all recorded excellent times in the Karnten Ironman in Austria. Simon, Tony, John and Richard finished in under 12 hours and Mark was just a couple of minutes outside that time.

The first Harrier to complete the 2.4 mile swim was John Shearer in 59:56. John was followed out of the water by Mark (1:14:33), Richard (1:14:54), Simon (1:15:06) and Tony (1:25:26). John was also the first Harrier to finish the 112 mile bike ride in a time of 5:34:16. After John came Mark (5:41:20), Richard (5:45:57), Simon (5:58:02) and Tony (6:12:13). The fastest Harrier in the final stage in the race, the marathon, was Tony in 3:49:11. Simon finished in 4:08:55, Richard finished in 4:43:48, Mark finished in 4:49:01 and John finished in 5:11:25.

The overall finishing times and positions were Simon 11:37:08 (882nd), Tony 11:44:52 (938th), John 11:59:16 (1033th), Richard 11:59:22 (1035th) and Mark 12:01:19 (1048th).

Of the five Harriers in the event, only Simon had competed in an Ironman before. In the 2002 USA Ironman, Simon finished in 12:38:13.

Austrian Ironman
(Sunday 6th July 2003)

Simon Bowden ran his 21st Caomrades Marathon in South Africa on the 16th June. The 89k (54 mile) race, which is run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, has a 12 hour time limit. It starts at 5.30 in the morning and finishes at 5.30 in the evening. Simon, who has run the race every year since 1983, completed the course this year in 11:34:08. Click here for the race website

It was another successful race for Graham King at the Harborough 5 and also for the other three Harriers who ran in the race. Graham completed the course in a new pb and club MV50 best time of 29:56. Graham's run was a 12 second improvement on the previous MV50 best for the distance of 30:08 which Graham himself set at Banbury on the 17th June. Graham, who has now knocked around 40 seconds of his 5-miles times over the past few weeks, was the 1st MV50 to finish on the night.

Also running well was Stuart Bartlett who was the first Harrier to finish in 29:48.It was Stuart's best time over 5-miles since he ran Corby in 2001 in 29:39. Congratulations also go to David Sutcliffe who was the first MV70 to finish in 37:50. David only returned from Sweden on Tuesday afternoon and this was a good run. Finally, well done also to Larry Corkery who was the 2nd MV65 to finish in 39:15. It was Larry's best 5-mile time this year.

"a balmy summer night in more ways than one as one and all gathered for the harborough 5. 4 harriers were on duty in the guise of stuart barlett - graham king - dave sutcliffe and larry corkery. the script was about to be re-written as over 200 blasted away at 7.45. an opening mile in record time before addressing the heart of the course. i had the stopwatch in action awating it to read sub 30 for one graham king. winner duly appeared and blasted an incredible 25.24. would graham deliver as the seconds ticked away. 29 minutes and counting. then came the charge as stuart crossed the line in 29.48 and then pb king appeared and crossed the line. what joy as the official time was 29.56. graham had secured a sub 30 time and i believe secured the club MV50 best for this distance. well done as david duly arrived in 37.50 followed by larry corkrey in 39.18. battle was well and truly won as both graham and david secured 1st place in their categories - MV50 and MV70 respectively. time to celebrate as we made our way along the A14 to bedford"

This year's Lipton Ice Tea Marathon Challenge proved to be a great success with a record number of entries in all three events, the 5 mile, the trail race and the half marathon

The overall winner of the Challenge was Graham Patton, a MV60 who has represented England at Vet Level. Graham won both the trail race and the half marathon and was third in the 5. His overall time was 2:41:24. In second place was Kevin Willett in a time of 2:44:10. Kevin won the 5 mile race, was second in the half marathon and 3rd in the trail race. In third place overall was Phil Redden, a MV50. Phil was 7th in the 5 mile, 5th in the trail race and 4th in the half, His overall time was 2:48:18.

First in the ladies race was Tracey Curl. Tracey was the first lady to finish in all three races for an overall time of 2:55:20. The second lady was Kathy Horsman in a time of 3:28:03. Third was Norma Leckie in 3:34:20.

The event was very well supported by the Harriers with 55 taking part in the 5, 34 in the trail race and 22 in the half. 18 Harriers competed in all three races. Kevin Willett finished in 2nd position, Alistair Fadden was 10th and Andy Sewell 11th. David Holt was 16th, Zac Hollis was 21st, Kevin McPhillips was 27th, Chris Capps was 31st, Viv Kilgour was 34th, Colin Bennetts was 35th, Richard Ogborne was 39th, Ian Kingston was 45th, Jack Chana was 47th, Gary Denton was 48th, Richard Hales was 51st, Debbie Bilham was 57th, Lynne Gingell was 62nd, Theresa Cooper was 67th and Jane Sizer was 75th.

Graham King set a new MV50 club best time in the Banbury 5. Graham's time of 30:06 was a 63 second improvement on the previous best for the distance of 31:09 which was set by Colin Bennetts in 2000. Also running at Banbury was David Sutcliffe who was the 1st MV70 to finish in 37:52 and Larry Corkery who was the 2nd MV65 in 39:55. David's Banbury run was his fourth race in little more than a week having also competed in the Embankment 5, the Weedon 10k and the Norwich Half Marathon.

Inspired no doubt by the stirring notes of the theme music for 'Chariots of Fire', and the National Anthem, played over the tannoy, followed by an address by 'Mr Mendham' a famous former local footballer, some 1500 runners assembled at the impressive Norfolk showground to attack a half-marathon described by 'Runners World' as a 'PB course.'

Such aspirations were soon dissolved under a hot midday sun, with the temperature reaching 26 degrees Celsius and the final mile offering a steep climb just when you didn't need one. In fact amongst the hoards of perspiring souls gasping across the finishing line, with 'Chariots of Fire' no longer being played of course, it was impossible to find a single runner who would admit to having run anywhere near his or her best !

Nevertheless the Ladies' course record was beaten by Mara Yamauchi of Kenya and Harrow in 75m40s , while the Mens' winner was Kenyan Erick Kiplagat in 67m25s. Second in the Mens race, half a minute behind, was Norfolk's 43 year-old Paul Evans, of International and London Marathon fame, whose long smooth stride graced the Bedford Park 5k some three years ago.

First Harrier home was Duncan Vavangas, who this year has put in good performances at Oakley, Sandy and Blisworth. Our four- man M40 team was completed by Mike Barnard, Andy Sewell and Derek Morrison. Final team positions for the open event and the BVAF championships had not been worked out by the 'Close of Play', but will be posted up as soon as available, as will the individual positions in the BVAF five-year age-groups.

Short of hill running? - just try the Weedon 10k ! ''Cemetery Hill'' is like a mole- hill in comparison ! The start sends you straight up one of the hills on which the village appears to be built, and after an up-and down stretch ['undulating' they say] the 5th km then hits you, the road getting steeper as it rises, fortunately through thick woodland so you can't see how long it goes on for, with even steady 47 minute-runners being reduced to walking.

You then come out on to a superb open landscape, the best feature of which is the drinks' station followed by two lesser hills before you get pitched down at breakneck speed over the final 2k.

Not ideal PB conditions you might think but nobody remembered to tell Graham King, who, back with a vengeance after injury and not content with just one PB in the past week, ran his second fastest 10k ever in 39m 13s, winning in the process the M50 section. Another quality run by Veronica brought her home in 1st Lady-Vet 40 spot. Good times for this course by Stuart Bartlett and Gary Fuller also showed further evidence of return to form, while Stuart Bullard and Peter Campbell, still in their first full season with the harriers, entertained us with their spirited and very effective running on this testing course.

Weedon was the 5th in this series of eight races - the competition in which Nicky Klabe ran so well to win the overall Ladies' title in 2001. This year Harriers are well placed in four of the groups, three of which are very competitive. Graham King and Veronica Singleton are currently in the top three of their groups, while Larry Corkrey, back with the Harriers like a bombshell after some sixteen years [he's been in the Gulf by the way] is currently the leader of the M65 group in a tooth-and nail contest with Milton Keynes stalwarts Milfred Callow and Jim McKellar. Dave Sutcliffe also leads the MV70 category having been the first in this age group at the Rockingham, Bedford and now Weedon races.

The remaining races in the series are at Banbury, Market Harborough and Milton Keynes. We usually have a particular good Harriers turn out at Milton Keynes and are hoping for the same this year.

212 runners competed in the inaugural running of the Embankment 5. The first man to finish in a time of 27:03 was Mark Draper of WSEH. The second man was Simon Coombes of Herne Hill in 27:08 and the third man Mick Shotbolt of Beds & County in 27:23. The first lady was Tanya Taylor of Stamford Harriers in 30:59. The second lady was Karen Worrall of Biggleswade in 33:11 and third lady Michelle Friend in 33:28.

Age category winners in the mens race were Peter Sibbett of Beds & County (MV40), Brian White of Fairlands Valley (MV45), Neil Huke of Royston Runners (MV50), Brian Webb of Beds & County (MV55), Ken Wilford of Beds & County (MV60) and Dennis Canon of Fairlands Valley (MV65).

Age category winners in the ladies race were Debbie Ovington of Milton Keynes (LV35), Debra Harris of Eye Community Runners (LV40), Diane Knight of Milton Keynes (LV45), Brenda Howe (LV50), Val Russell of Milton Keynes (LV55), Phylly Wilson of Road Runners (LV60) and Ursula Duckworth of Beds County (LV65).

The mens team award was won by Beds & County (Mick Shotbolt, Peter Sibbett & Gavin Reynolds). The ladies team award was won by Milton Keynes (Diane Knight, Diane Farmer & Debra Ovington).

30 Harriers ran in the Embankment 5 including Dennis and Nyree Hone, Emilie Cowlen and David Prior who ran their first race for the club. The first Harrier to finish (in 12th place overall) was Morgan Walters in 29:21. Steve Gaunt was the second Harrier in 32:12 and Mike Barnard was the third in 32:33. The first lady Harrier to finish was Donna Thornton in 39:24.

Four Harriers also ran in the 22 miles Man v Horse race on Saturday 7th June. The horse (& Rider) once again beat the first man by 12 minutes. Cliff Smith was the first Harrier to finish in 3:22:16 followed by Colin Bennetts, Delores Wallis and Jack Chana. Delores decided to do an extra three miles during the race a decision which added around 27 minutes to her time of 4:07:39.

29 Harriers ran in Tuesday's Bedford 6, the fourth race in this year's eight race Grand Prix Series. The first Harrier to finish was Morgan Walters in 37:10. Morgan was hoping for a slightly faster time but paid the price for running the first mile a bit too quickly. The second Harrier to finish was Paul Langford in 37:26 followed by Graham King in 37:28. Graham's run was over two minutes faster than his time in last year's race and a new pb. Graham was also the 2nd MV50 to finish. Veronica Singleton was the first lady Harrier to finish and the 2nd LV40 on the night in 41:28. Others doing well in their age category included Dave Sutcliffe who was the 1st MV70 (46:12) and Larry Corkery who was the 2nd MV65 (49:40).

Graham Short, Steve Crane and Ian Kingstone were amongst those who recorded new pb's. Graham, who was a bit disappointed with his time, still knocked over a minute off to finish in 41:20, Steve improved his 6 mile pb by 2 mins 17 secs to run 43:57 and Ian clipped two minutes off to run 45:49.

Welcome back also to Teresa Munns who ran her first race since March following an injury.

On Sunday, which was one of the warmest days of the year so far, four brave Harriers took part in marathon and half marathon races. The marathon races were undertaken by Malcolm McEwen at Lake Vyrnwy and Neil Loversey at Sheffield. Neil finished the Sheffield Marathon in 3:53:28. Up to 19 miles, Neil was on 3:30:00 pace but the heat and hills then took their toll. One of Malcolm's goals is to run 100 marathons and this, his 20th at Lake Vyrbwy, was completed in 4:45:58.

The Woodhall Spa Half marathon was run by Tony Dadd and Richard Ogbourne. Tony was on 1:20:00 pace up seven miles but was then affected by the humid conditions and finished in 1:24:51. Richard finished in 1:49:00

On the 29th May, Nick Berrill ran in the Stockport Inter-Clubs 5k trial and finished in 1st place in a time of 16:56. Well done Nick.

Corby AC, the organisers of the Rockingham Speedway 5, have issued the following statement:

"Due to an error on the part of the organisers for which we are very sorry, some bollards were placed in the wrong place at the Rockingham Motor Speedway 5 mile road race on 21st May which resulted in the overall course distance being 4.75 miles instead of 5 miles. At our de-brief meeting this morning this matter was discussed in depth and steps have been taken to ensure that this cannot happen again in future. We do apologise to everyone who ran the race".

The Race Directors, Corby AC.
Kym Wheeler and John Thomas

In light of this statement, it is greatly regretted that the times and Harriers club records which resulted from this race, will need to be amended accordingly.

Graham King set a new MV50 club best for the 5k at Blisworth. Graham's time of 19:04 was a 51 second improvement on the previous MV50 5K best of 19:55 which was set by Colin Bennetts at Bedford Park in July 2000. Graham was the 1st MV50 to finish at Blisworth.

Seventeen Harriers ran including Veronica Singleton who was the 1st LV40 to finish in 20:35 and Larry Corkery who was the 1st MV65 in 24:31. The first Harrier to finish was Alistair Fadden in 18:25. Steve Gaunt and Duncan Vavangas also finished in under 20 minutes. Graham Short (20:01), (Stuart Bullard (21:57) and Peter Campbell (24:22) recorded new pb's.

In the Eye 10k, Donna Thornton clipped 2 mins 15 secs of her previous 10k best when running 49:51 and Barry West improved his 10k best by 8 secs to 56:15. In the Bupa Feetbeat 10k at Hyde Park, Ian Beston continued his series of pb's this year with a 61 secs improvement to 42:20.

Tony Dadd was the first man to finish in Sunday's Stevington 12k in a time of 43:49. Tony's run was a new pb for the distance by 95 secs. In third place in the race was Alistair Fadden in 46:00. The third Harrier to finish was John Oberda in 54:40 followed by Richard Ogborne in 56:33. Other Harriers running included Jack Chana (57:05), Debbie Hylton (70:38) and Margaret Martin (74:13).

There were more strong runs, more pb's and a club best time at Tuesday night's Silverstone 10k, the first race in this year's 8-race Midland Grand-Prix Series.

The new club best time was set by Veronica Singleton in the LV40 category. Veronica's time of 41:28 was a nine second improvement on the previous best for the distance and category of 41:37 which was also set by Veronica at Milton Keynes in July 2002.

The first Harrier to finish was Kevin Willet in a new pb of around 34:20. Kevin's time was over a minute up on his previous best for the distance and the first time he's has been under 35 minutes. The second and third Harriers to finish were Tony Dadd and Martin Cosby in 36.01 and 36.02 respectively. These were again the fastest times over 10k for both runners. Fourth to finish was Alistair Fadden in 37.14. Alistair's run was just outside his pb. Also running well were Graham Short who knocked over 4 minutes of his old pb to finish in 40:18, Derek Morrison who improved his pb by a couple of minutes to finish in 42.43, Graham Bufton who ran 42.38 minutes, Steve Crane who had his best 10k time to date to finish in 46.01 and Ian Kingstone who clipped two minutes of his pb for a time of 47.32

Fourteen Harriers made it to this race despite the rival attraction of a rural 10k somewhere in Northants and the social demands of the previous evening.

A hot windy day did not make for ideal running conditions but a following wind over the crucial 7th to 9th miles helped to encourage flagging limbs.

First Harrier home Simon Walstrom was not quite up to his recent Hemel 10 and S of E relay form but clocked 65-14 in 20th place overall. Jo Sawyers in 72-10,close to her 10-mile best, was 3rd placed Senior Lady in the Beds championships. Third placed Harrier Stuart Bullard found his height and strength useful in attacking the awkward hills on this course and in running 76-26 was rewarded with a 5-min. improvement on his PB after being pushed hard by Chris Capps and Kevin McPhillips. Further back, full marks to Barry West and Donna Thornton for determined running in their first shot at 10 miles, in a very competitive race.

The Hon. Harriers photographer was in attendance so please watch this space...........

Titchmarsh 10k
(4th May 2003)

Graham King and Keith Lakin ran in this year's Titchmarsh 10k. Graham has been injured for the last three months and in his first road race since the Folksworth 15 in January, he ran a very creditable 39:46. Keith who seems to improve with every race, bettered his 10k best by 2 mins 13 secs to finish in 55:50. Keith's previous best for the distance of 58:12 had been set at Stanwick in April.

The Stratford Marathon & Nicola's 5
(27th April 2003)

There were tremendous runs by Mike Bernard and Vic & Liz Byer at the Stratford Marathon on Sunday. Mike, who was running his second marathon, finished in a new pb of 3:13:37. This was a near 38 minute improvement on his first marathon run of 3:51:43 which was at Stratford last year. Vic Byer improved his previous best for the distance by 18 mins 14 secs to finish in 3:50:52. Vic's previous marathon best of 4:08:20 had been set at Chicago in 2001. Liz Byer, who only a fortnight ago set a new pb of 4:10:02 in the London Marathon, bettered that by another 3 mins 24 secs to finish in 4:07:38.

Also continuing to run well is Ian Beston, who set his fourth pb of 2003 in Nicola's 5 at Canvey Island. Ian's time of 34:40 was a 1 min 10 secs improvement on his previous best for the distance. Ian's time would have been even faster had the runners not been affected by a gale force head wind along the seafront causeway.

Stanwick, Whittlesey &Paris
(6th & 21st April 2003)

David Sutcliffe ran his second race in four days when competing in the Whittlesey 10k. David finished in 47:30 and was the first mv70 on the day.

Seven Harriers ran in the Stanwick 10k on Easter Monday. First to finish was Graham Bufton in 46:09. Suet Lua, who ran in the London Marathon the previous week, finished in 56:59 and Keith Lakin, whose recovering from injury, ran 58:13.

Well done to the four girls who ran in the Paris Marathon on the 6th April. Dani Martin, Margaret Martin, Debbie Hylton and Belinda Whittaker all finished between 5:12:00 and 5:18:00

Maidenhead Easter 10
(18th April 2003)

David Sutcliffe and Colin Liddiard ran in the Maidenhead Easter 10 on Friday. David ran 79:25 and Colin finished in 78:21.

Famed as the town of ''Gin an' Jags'' in ''Three Men in a Boat'' by Jerome K Jerome, Maidenhead offered the 800 contestants the opulent location of Wooley Hall with vast green lawns and huge refreshment and presentation hall , the HQ of Scottish and Southern Energy - so those who use this body as their gas and electricity supplier now know where their money goes !

The new fast course, over superb countryside, proved to be quite testing on a very hot day, with some uphill running and rough ground over the 8th and 9th miles, with a few of the runners dropping out. The biggest ordeal for some, however, was the 0930 start-time, on a Good Friday with congested motorways no trains running.

Winner in a reasonable time of 52min 10sec was John Downes of London Irish, with James Lawlor of Beds & County coming second. Former harrier Anna Berrill was 5th lady to finish against opposition of international status.

No gin an' jags offered with the ''goodies'' but this is brilliantly organised event even when judged by Harriers very high standards - Delightful surroundings so come next year but plan you travel with care !

The FIRST MAIDENHEAD EASTER TEN run on 6 April 1953 by the ''Maidenhead Cycling and Athletic Club'' was a rather different experience, particularly for a first attempt at road-racing. Lined up in Maidenhead town centre were 98 runners - all male [nothing strange as ladies were only allowed to race up to 200 yards on a track at the time] Of these only four took longer than 74 minutes to complete the two-lap course around the town. This despite the fact that a glance at the asembled field showed that whilst Puma and Addidas had invented road shoes, Dunlop Green Flash tennis shoes and Army Grey socks were highly favoured as running gear

With their being very few races on the calendar, the event had clearly attracted the South of England's best. The winner in 54min 19sec was Stan Cox of Southgate Harriers, who was UK no. two marathon runner and with the legendary Jim Peters had brought UK - and world marathon times down from 2hr 25min to 2hr 17min, at the time causing a sensation equal to the present Paula Radcliffe phenomenon.

London Marathon
(Sunday 13th April)

On a hot day, many Harriers produced some excellent times in this year's London marathon. Heading the list of achievements was Kevin Willett who improved his marathon pb by 3 mins 33 secs (over his 1999 London time of 2:57:18) to finish in 2:54:18. The second Harrier home, Andy Sewell, also knocked around a minute of his previous best to run 3:07:00 and Matt Burgin, who ran 3:12:06 last year, finished this year's race in around 3:10:00. The fourth Harrier to finish was Tony Parello in 3:12:00 followed by Alistair Fadden in 3:15:00 (pb by six minutes) and Simon Fisher in 3:18:00 (another pb). Others running well included Cliff Smith, Ralph Ward and Sean Newbury who all finished inside 3:30:00, Derek Morrison who ran 3:41:15 and Chris Capps who, running his first marathon, got home in just under 4:00:00.

The first lady Harrier to finish was Viv Kilgour in 4:07:56 followed by Suet Lua and Lynne Gingell (who was running her first marathon) in 4:45:03 and 4:43:27 respectively. Also running her first marathon was Muriel Moore who finished in a very respectable 4:55:00 and in the process established a new club lv60 time for the distance.

Rotterdam Marathon

Three Harriers ran in the Rotterdam Marathon which took place at the same time as London. Pride of place here goes to Tony Dadd who went under three hours for the first time and in the process knocked a massive 17 minutes 4 secs off his Rotterdam 2002 time of 3:13:57 to finish in 2:56:53. Richard Piron who clocked 3:12:49 in last year's race improved his time this year by around a minute to 3:11:52 and Richard Ogborne, was was running his first marathon, finished in 4:27:00.

Busy Weekend for the Harriers
(6th April 2003)

It was a busy weekend for the Harriers with members taking part in 10k, 10m and relays races.

One of the main events was at Milton Keynes were the 6 & 12 stage relays took place. This was the second year that the club has participated in this event and in a high quality field, the men finished 44th from 56 teams which started in their 12 stage relays and the ladies finished 20th from 33 teams who started in their 6 stage event. Nick Berrill, Kevin Willet, Alistair Fadden, Matt Burgin, Martin Cosby and Stuart Bartlett each ran an 8k stage and Simon Walstrom, John Shearer, David Holt, Andy Sewell, Richard Piron and Graham Horne each ran a 5.5k stage. Particularly encouraging, was the overall finishing time of the men of 4:58:29 which was more than 15 minutes faster than last year's aggregate time of 5:15:14.

The ladies race consisted of six 5.5k stages. Running were Karen Price, Jo Sawyers, Cathy Rogers, Deirdre Bethune, Avril Thomas and Lisa North. The ladies finished in 2:25:55 which was just a couple of minutes down on last year's time of 2:23:19.

Over 20 Harriers took part in this year's Sandy 10. Running here were a number of Harriers who will be taking part in next week's London Marathon and also a number of newcomers to the club. The first Harrier to finish was Mike Barnard in 64:39. Mike's wife Holly, who was running her first 10 mile race, finished in a creditable 88:13. It was also good to see Tony Barnes running his first 10 mile race for some time.

The race produced another crop of excellent pb's including Graham Short who knocked 5 mins 45 secs of his previous best for the distance (and over 7 mins off his 2002 Sandy 10 time) to finish in 69:39, Peter Campbell who improved his 10 mile best by another 5 mins 8 secs to 75:13 and Steve Crane who clipped a further 1 min 44 secs of his previous pb (which he set at Hemel in March), to finish in 75:53. Jim Gannon also set a new pb of 76:35.

Six Harriers ran in the little publicised Hatfield House Multi-terrain 10k. The first Harrier to finish was Steve Clark in 46:58. Laura Soady finished in 63:16.

Results from Milton Keynes, Essex & Paddock Wood
(Sunday 23rd March 2003)

Harriers took part in a number of races on Sunday including the Milton Keynes 8 & 16, the Paddock Wood Half. and the Essex PB 5. The sole harrier taking part in the Milton Keynes 16 was Mike Barnard who ran 1-49-31. Mike was the 13th man to finish and the 2nd M45. This was very much a local Milton Keynes race with 181 of the 254 runners being unattached. In the 8 mile race, Dee Bethune on home ground, finished in 49th overall and 9th Lady in a useful 65-07. A new Harrier, Larry Corkrey, ran 67-54 as a Vet 65 +.

The Oakley 12 & 20
(16th March 2003)

In the first year of the running of the Oakley 12 & 20, 108 runners finished the Oakley 12 and 370 runners finished the Oakley 20. The winner of the Oakley 12 was Simon Coombes of Herne Hill Harriers in a time of 70:10. In second and third places were Jez Cox of Harrow Metros in 72:45 and and Colin Steptoe of Vale of Alyesbury in 72:57. The first lady to finish was Yvette Grice in 1:22:17

The first man to finish in the Oakley 20 was Robert Dickinson of Havering Mayesbrook AC in 2:02:45. Second to finish was Gavin May of Fairland Valley Spartans in 2:03:58 and third was Paul Massingham of Stamford Harriers in 2:04:38. The first lady to finish was Claire McManus of Chiltern Harriers in 2:14:16.

The first Harrier to finish in the Oakley 12 was Graham Short in 1:28:13. The second Harrier to finish and the 3rd lady overall was Veronica Singleton in 1:28:29. 11 Harriers ran in the Oakley 12.

The first Harrier to finish in the Oakley 20 and the 6th man overall was Tony Dadd in 2:07:52. The second Harrier to finish was Alistair Fadden in 2:16:31 and the third was Richard Piron in 2:19:14. The first Lady Harrier to finish was Deirdre Bethune in 2:56:15. 25 Harriers ran in the Oakley 20.

Hemel 10
(9th March 2003)

The Club's 10 mile championship took place at Hemel on Sunday. Hemel is not an easy course and the strong winds experienced in some parts didn't make the going any easier. Despite this, there were some good performances by the Harriers in a field of around 1,000 runners.

The first Harrier to finish and the 10th overall on the day was Kevin Willett in a time of 59:00. Kevin's time was just one second outside his pb of 58:59 which he set at Nene Valley last December. The second Harrier to finish and the 15th overall was Tony Dadd in a new pb of 60:29. Tony's previous pb of 63:40 was set at Thanet back in 1995. The third Harrier to finish was Alistair Fadden in 63:56. Alistair's time was over half a minute up on his best ten mile time in 2002 of 64:32 at Swineshead.

The first lady Harrier to finish was Karen Price in 73:35. This was Karen's first race over the distance. The second and third lady Harriers home were Liz Byer and Lesley Barnes. Also running was Iva Barr who won the LV75 prize.

Among the other notable performances at Hemel were those of Richard Piron who finished in a very creditable 64:00 and then cycled back to Bedford (with Tony Parello and Simon Fisher) to keep up their training for the Austrian Triathlon which takes place on July 6th. Simon Walstrom also ran well to finish in 65:04, Vic Byer knocked 2 mins 27 secs of his previous 10 mile best set at St Albans in January to finish in 77:57, Steve Crane improved his 10 mile pb by almost four minutes to run 77:37 and Peter Campbell improved his pb by ten minutes to finish in 80:21.

Hemel was also the last race in this year's Eastern 10 mile road league and a number of Harriers including Liz Byer, Martin Leach and Colin Liddiard picked up award. The Harriers also won the vets team award and are also possibly the overall team award. (The results for this latter award have not yet been finalised).

Reading Half Marathon
(9th March 2003)

There were problems once again in yesterday's Half Marathon at Reading. The start of last year's race was delayed for around half an hour due to late comers and traffic congestion on the course. This year's event suffered the same problems with the official start time of 10.00am being delayed by around 40 minutes. Three Harriers ran in the race. Neil Lovesey finished in 1:29:07, Ian Beston ran 1:43:06 and Jenny Lovesey finished in 1:52:58. Ian's time was a 32 minute improvement off his previous best for the distance of 2;15:00 which he set at Southend in June 2001.

Busy Sunday for the Harriers
(Sunday 2nd March 2003)

Sunday was a busy day for the Harriers with 33 members of the club running in five different races. The most popular was the Daffodil Half which attracted 13 Harriers, another ten ran in the Silverstone half, nine ran in the Daffodil 10k, two ran in the Thanet 20 and one ran in the Regents Park 10k.

Notable performances included Nick Berrill who was the second to finish in the Daffodil Half in a time of 1:15:04. Other Harriers in the race included Martin Lambourne who finished in around 1:45:00 (which may also have been a pb) and Donna Thornton who ran her first race at the distance.

The first Harrier to finish in the Daffodil 10k was Graham Short in a time of 44:12. There were a couple of pb's in this race including Norma King who knocked almost seven minutes off her previous best to finish in 69:18 and also Angela Gallivan who ran 69:52.

There were some good performances in the Silverstone Half Marathon. Below is a report on the race by Chris Capps.

"After roadwork’s on the A43 and slow moving traffic to get into Silverstone Circuit, those who had made the effort to get there for the 12.00 start on time were disappointed by a 10 minute delay to allow those less organised the opportunity to join the start.

Something over 6,000 competitors started on a cool but sunny day on a half marathon route consisting of a single lap of the track, followed by about 7 miles of footways, club circuit and access roads and culminating in a further reverse lap of the track.

10 harriers ran, with Derek Morrison finishing in a respectable 1.36.11. David Sutcliffe finished in 1.48.50 and was the second MV 70+, well done David.

The organisation for such a mass participation event was good with plenty of water and energy drinks during the race, and it is likely to be a popular race in future years, especially for those that the Marathon is out of the question".

The other Harriers running at Silverstone included Jonathon Rook (1:43:22), Chris Capps (1:45:22), Chris Williams (1:49:53), Bruce Mehew (1:50:37), Alice Edwards (1:54:03) and Bill Billington (1:54:47). Veronica Singleton, who ran in a Les Croupiers vest finished in 1:35:34.

Andy Sewell and Jack Chana bath ran in the Thanet 20. On a tough course, Andy finished in 2:21:38 and Jack finished in 2:48:53

Finally, Ian Beston, whose taking part in the Regent Park 10 series, finished in 44:32 a new pb by 12 seconds. In the first race in the series in January, Ian ran 44:44.

Boss X-C League @ Letchworth
(Sunday 23rd February 2003)

The final race in this year's Boss Trucks cross country league took place at Letchworth. Running particularly well were Graham King who finished in 27th place and Simon Walstrom (whose only recently joined the Harriers) who finished in 38th position despite carrying a injury. The other men to score included Simon Fisher, Graham Horne, Steve Gaunt and Graham Short. The first of the Harrier ladies to finish was Teresa Munns in 20th position followed by Jenny Lovesey in 34th position and Lesley Barnes (who was also carrying an injury) in 34th place. The other Harriers who ran included Jackie Bullard, John Shearer, Colin Liddiard, Steve Crane, Kevin Bullard, John Keenan and Peter Campbell.

The Harriers finished in sixth position on the day and in seventh position overall in the series. Teresa Munns had a good series and was the first lady Harriers to finish in three of the four races. Viv Kilgour was the first lady Harrier to finish in the other race. Graham King was the first male Harrier to finish in two of the races with Kevin Willett and Matt Burgin being the first to finish in the other two events.

Stamford 30K
(Sunday 16th February 2003)

Neil Lovesey and Jack Chana both improved their Stamford 30k times over last year. Neil ran over five minutes faster than in 2002 to finish in 2:14:31 and Jack was over a minute faster in 2:31:39. The first Harrier to finish was Tony Parello in 2:12:43. Derek Morrison ran 2:23:26, Chris Capps finished in 2:40:04 and Jenny Lovesey ran 2:45:57.

Eastern Vets X-C @ Milton Keynes
(Sunday 1st February 2003)

A fine, windy day with the grassy undulating course and generally dry conditions underfoot providing a testing task for a best- ever turn-out of twelve Harriers. These included complete scoring teams in all three sections of the Men's event, despite a heavy toll of injuries and seasonal ailments and injuries.

In the Ladies event Jackie Keenan continued her good cross- country form with second place in the 50+ section while Cathy Rogers took 5th place against very strong opposition in the 35+ section.

In the Mens race 9 of the 10 Harriers were contesting their first Veterans-only race and all came away with team-medals.

Gt North Run
(21st September 2003)

The Club will once again be organising a trip up to Newcastle for this year's Gt North Half Marathon. The Club will be organising the entries for the race, the coach up to Newcastle and accommodation at a Newcastle city centre hotel. For more details click here.

St Albans 10
(19th January 2003)

Soggy underfoot conditions, particularly on the pathway following the route of a disused railway, made for heavy going as mud-splashed finishers could easily have passed for cross-country runners. With all eight Harriers present being runners with long experience of ''stamina'' events, a testing mid-January 10 provided an opportunity to put in a useful steady run and ''stay in touch'' with road-racing. Dave Holt however, running his first 10 with the Harriers, clearly took a liking to the conditions, doing a demolition job on his PB by some five minutes.

Folksworth 15
(19th January 2003)

The Harriers running the Folksworth 15 found that the course was FLOODED in two places. These were between miles 2 & 3 and then 9 & 10 (second time round). The first was 3 inches deep for about 20 yards and the second 4+ inches deep for about 30 yards. It was noticeable that the second (30 yards) was deeper the second time round (continuous rain + rain coming off the fields). The water was ice cold, which took the breath away as the second flood was cleared. The position of this water hazard was not good, as with totally soaked cold feet and squelchy shoes, the runners then had to start the climb of the first of two hills.

Despite the conditions, several Harriers produced excellent times. Tony Dadd finished in 1:32:00 which is likely to have been a new pb and Graham King ran 1:36:13 which was a pb by 13 mins 28 seconds. In his only previous Folksworth 15 run in 1997, Graham finished in 1:49:41.

Course report by Graham King

Boss Trucks Cross Country League@ Ampthill
Sunday 12th January @ 11.00am

The Harriers finished in 5th place in the second race in this season's Boss Trucks X-C league at Ampthill, an improvement on the 7th position the Harriers secured in the first race at Bedford. The male Harries to score were Kevin Willett, Matt Burgin, Graham King, Richard Piron, Alistair Vile, John Shearer and Tony Parello. The lady Harriers to score were Teresa Munns, Jenny Lovesey and Delores Wallis. The Harriers overall score total was 410 points down from 536 points in the Bedford race.

2002 Road Race Championship- Final Positions

Final results, points and positions are now in for the 2002. Nick Berrill was the overall winner of the championship with 810.1 points followed by Nicky Klabe with 794.0 points. Following his run in the Buntingford 10 on the 29th December when he scored 77.05% points, Martin Leach moved into 2nd place in the men's' championship with 781.4 points. Graham King was in 3rd place, 12 points behind with 769.3 points. In 2nd place in the ladies championship was Teresa Munns with 738.3 points. In 3rd place in the ladies championship was Veronica Singleton with 725.3 points.

Award Night Winners (17th December 2003)

Gt Barford Half Marathon (Sunday 14th December @ 11.00am)

Nene Valley 10 (7th December 2003)

Luton Marathon & Relays (7th December 2003)

Stevenage 5k (2) 3rd December 2003

3 Counties Cross Country @ Bedford (30th November 2003)

Wolverton 5 (22nd November 2003)

The Stevenage 5k Series (1) (19th November 2003)

St Neots Half Marathon (16th November 2003)

3-Counties Cross Country at Wellingborough (9th November 2003)

Stevenage Half Marathon (2nd November 2003)

Dublin Marathon (27th October 2003)

3-Counties X-C @ Letchworth (26th October 2003)

Jim's report on the Munich Marathon Homepage

Liverpool Half & 10K (12th October 2003)

Biddenham 5K & 10K (4th October 2003)

Standalone 10k (4th October 2003)

Roade Triathlon, Serpentine Last Friday of Month 5k, Ramsey Half, Diss 7.5, Ampthill X-C, Discovery 10k (26th- 28th September 2003)

Gt North Run (21st September 2003)

Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon. (14th September 2003)

Nottingham Marathon & Half Marathon (14th September 2003)

Graham's League Tables Update (August 2003)

Garden City 10 (7th September 2003)

Bedford Classic Triathlon (Sunday 24th August 2003)

Blisworth 5 (Friday 8th August)

Gt Yarmouth Half Marathon (17th August 2003)

Thorney 5 (17th August 2003)

Cranfield 5 (15th August 2003)

Doug Anderson Memorial 5k (Wednesday 30th July @ 7.30pm)

Stevenage Relays (22nd July 2003)

Graham's League Tables (Up to end of June 2003)

Cranfield 5k (11th July 2003)

Milton Keynes 10k (8th July 2003)

Offerton 10k (2nd July 2003)

Austrian Ironman (Sunday 6th July 2003)

Comrades Marathon (16th June 2003)

Harborough 5 (24th June 2003)

Lipton Ice Tea Marathon Challenge (Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd June)

Banbury 5 (17th June 2003)

City of Norwich Half Marathon (15th June 2003)

Weedon 10k (10th June 2003)

The Embankment 5 (8th June 2003)

Bedford 6 (Tuesday 3rd June 2003)

Lake Vyrnwy Marathon, Sheffield Marathon & Woodhall Spa Half (Sunday 1st June)

The Rockingham Speedway '4.75' 21st May 2003

Blisworth 5k (16th May 2003)

Stevington 12k (11th May 2003)

The Silverstone 10k (6th May 2003)

LEIGHTON BUZZARD 10 INCLUDING BEDS. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS (4th May 2003)

Titchmarsh 10k (4th May 2003)

The Stratford Marathon & Nicola's 5 (27th April 2003)

Stanwick, Whittlesey &Paris (6th & 21st April 2003)

David Sutcliffe ran his second race in four days when competing in the Whittlesey 10k. David finished in 47:30 and was the first mv70 on the day.

Maidenhead Easter 10 (18th April 2003)

London Marathon (Sunday 13th April)

Busy Weekend for the Harriers (6th April 2003)

Results from Milton Keynes, Essex & Paddock Wood (Sunday 23rd March 2003)

The Oakley 12 & 20 (16th March 2003)

Hemel 10 (9th March 2003)

Reading Half Marathon (9th March 2003)

Busy Sunday for the Harriers (Sunday 2nd March 2003)

Boss X-C League @ Letchworth (Sunday 23rd February 2003)

Stamford 30K (Sunday 16th February 2003)

Eastern Vets X-C @ Milton Keynes (Sunday 1st February 2003)

Gt North Run (21st September 2003)

St Albans 10 (19th January 2003)

Folksworth 15 (19th January 2003)

Boss Trucks Cross Country League@ Ampthill Sunday 12th January @ 11.00am

2002 Road Race Championship- Final Positions

Award Night Winners
(17th December 2003)

Gt Barford Half Marathon
(Sunday 14th December @ 11.00am)

Nene Valley 10
(7th December 2003)

Luton Marathon & Relays
(7th December 2003)

Stevenage 5k (2)
3rd December 2003

3 Counties Cross Country @ Bedford
(30th November 2003)

Wolverton 5
(22nd November 2003)

The Stevenage 5k Series (1)
(19th November 2003)

St Neots Half Marathon
(16th November 2003)

3-Counties Cross Country at Wellingborough
(9th November 2003)

Stevenage Half Marathon
(2nd November 2003)

Dublin Marathon
(27th October 2003)

3-Counties X-C @ Letchworth
(26th October 2003)

Jim's report on the Munich Marathon
Homepage

Liverpool Half & 10K
(12th October 2003)

Biddenham 5K & 10K
(4th October 2003)

Standalone 10k
(4th October 2003)

Roade Triathlon, Serpentine Last Friday of Month 5k,
Ramsey Half, Diss 7.5, Ampthill X-C, Discovery 10k
(26th- 28th September 2003)

Gt North Run
(21st September 2003)

Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon.
(14th September 2003)

Nottingham Marathon & Half Marathon
(14th September 2003)

Graham's League Tables Update
(August 2003)

Garden City 10
(7th September 2003)

Bedford Classic Triathlon
(Sunday 24th August 2003)

Blisworth 5
(Friday 8th August)

Gt Yarmouth Half Marathon
(17th August 2003)

Thorney 5
(17th August 2003)

Cranfield 5
(15th August 2003)

Doug Anderson Memorial 5k
(Wednesday 30th July @ 7.30pm)

Stevenage Relays
(22nd July 2003)

Graham's League Tables
(Up to end of June 2003)

Cranfield 5k
(11th July 2003)

Milton Keynes 10k
(8th July 2003)

Offerton 10k
(2nd July 2003)

Austrian Ironman
(Sunday 6th July 2003)

Comrades Marathon
(16th June 2003)

Harborough 5
(24th June 2003)

Lipton Ice Tea Marathon Challenge
(Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd June)

Banbury 5
(17th June 2003)

City of Norwich Half Marathon
(15th June 2003)

Weedon 10k
(10th June 2003)

The Embankment 5
(8th June 2003)

Bedford 6
(Tuesday 3rd June 2003)

Lake Vyrnwy Marathon, Sheffield Marathon & Woodhall Spa Half
(Sunday 1st June)

The Rockingham Speedway '4.75'
21st May 2003

Blisworth 5k
(16th May 2003)

Stevington 12k
(11th May 2003)

The Silverstone 10k
(6th May 2003)

LEIGHTON BUZZARD 10
INCLUDING BEDS. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
(4th May 2003)

Titchmarsh 10k
(4th May 2003)

The Stratford Marathon & Nicola's 5
(27th April 2003)

Stanwick, Whittlesey &Paris
(6th & 21st April 2003)

Maidenhead Easter 10
(18th April 2003)

London Marathon
(Sunday 13th April)

Busy Weekend for the Harriers
(6th April 2003)

Results from Milton Keynes, Essex & Paddock Wood
(Sunday 23rd March 2003)

The Oakley 12 & 20
(16th March 2003)

Hemel 10
(9th March 2003)

Reading Half Marathon
(9th March 2003)

Busy Sunday for the Harriers
(Sunday 2nd March 2003)

Boss X-C League @ Letchworth
(Sunday 23rd February 2003)

Stamford 30K
(Sunday 16th February 2003)

Eastern Vets X-C @ Milton Keynes
(Sunday 1st February 2003)

Gt North Run
(21st September 2003)

St Albans 10
(19th January 2003)

Folksworth 15
(19th January 2003)

Boss Trucks Cross Country League@ Ampthill
Sunday 12th January @ 11.00am