Bedford Harriers A.C.

2000 Road Race Championship

Final Positions

(2000 Road Race Results)

MEN			2000 Road Race Championship:Men The winner of the men’s 2000 road race championship was Martin Leach. Martin’s overall score for the 10-race championship came out at 787.7 or an average of 78.8 age graded points per race. Martin’s best age graded performance, almost 82% of world class standard, was in the St Ives 10k. This is the first time that Martin has won the road race championship. Steve Gaunt came second in the championship in 2000 with a overall score of 745.7. Steve’s best run was in the Blisworth 5k when he produced a age graded time equal to more than 77% of the world class standard. Colin Bennetts gained third place in the championship with an overall age graded score of 733.7. Colin’s best performance was in the Corby 5. His time of 31:51 was, on an age graded basis, equivalent to more than 76% of world class
	Races Run	Points
1) Martin Leach	10	787.7
2) Steve Gaunt	10	745.7
3) Colin Bennetts	10	733.7
4) Graham Bufton	10	727.2
5) Brian McCallen	10	723.8
6) George Armstrong	10	707.2
7) Paul Langford	9	694.5
8) Brian Cornwall	9	622.6
9) Tony Parello	9	618.2
10) Jack Chana	10	614.6
11) Tony Barnes	8	595.5
12) Kevin Willett	8	593.1
13) Bill Billington	8	590.5
14) Dave Bithell	10	586.5
15) Malcolm McEwen	10	586.4
16) Colin Tranter	8	582.0
17) Zac Hollis	9	568.6
18) Neil Lovesey	8	566.1
19) Kevin Bullard	10	539.2
20) Richard Piron	7	533.8
21) Bill Bethune	9	514.2
22) Iain Booth	9	508.5
23) Steve Crane	9	492.2
24) Matt Burgin	7	487.1
25) Derek Morrison	8	481.1
26) Paul Roberts	7	459.6
27) Barry Bright	7	450.6
28) Mark Cook	7	437.9
29) Matt Hollis	8	388.9

Women

Women	Races Run	Points	2000 Road Race Championship:Women Christine Armstrong has won the ladies road race championship for the fifth successive year. Christine accrued 718 age graded points from her ten races just four ahead of Avril Thomas. One of Christine’s best runs of the year was the Blisworth 5k. Her time of 21:28 equated to almost 74% of world class pace. The majority of Avril’s ten races were run at 70% or more of world class standard. Avril’s best aged graded performance, almost 74% of world class pace, was the Bedford 6. Her time was 39:13. Teresa Munns achieved an overall age graded score of 704 from her 10 qualifying races. Teresa’s best performance was at the Blisworth 5. Her time of 36:45 equated to almost 73% of the world class standard.
1) Christine Armstrong	10	718.5
2) Avril Thomas	10	714.9
3) Teresa Munns	10	704.3
4) Deirdre Bethune	10	668.4
5) Lesley Barnes	10	598.6
6) Veronica Singleton	8	571.8
7) Jackie Bullard	9	513.7
8) Iva Barr	7	443.7