EASTERN VETERANS ROAD RELAYS,
(29th April 2007)

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The rural calm of Hemingford Grey, home of retired prime ministers and equally protected wild life, was only mildly disturbed by the annual running of this event, over a  3.2 km loop around near-perfectly level Cambridgeshire lanes.

Despite a low turnout there was some good quality running. Male and female teams all stated together and in the Ladies' contest there was a real dust-up over the first stage, with Tanya Taylor of Nene Valley handing over in first place just a few meters ahead of ANNA LITCHFIELD in a brisk time of around 11min 30sec. With ANDREA WARD and SALLY CARTWRIGHT then gaining the lead comfortably for the remaining two stages, the Harriers team extended their run of cleaning up local opposition, and will surely improve even further when taking on stronger opposition.

 

AVRIL MONMONT, continuing on her comeback trail, ran a positive first for our second Ladies' team, which overnight had become a ''mixed all-stars team'', with JUDY and DAVID PRIOR tackling the second and third stages with great spirit, and even challenging the Harriers 65+ team until BILL BILLINGTON, unfazed by his recent sterling London Marathon effort pulled away. So yet another win for the ''supercrock'' team, for whom MAURICE CROOK and JIM HENDRY had costed round the first two stages.

 

My thanks to the teams for an entertaining morning!

 

NB Medals and team trophies await collection when I next see you.

 

PS     NEXT RELAY EVENT IS AT STEVENAGE ON 24th JULY-   

         [ SENIOR and VETERAN TEAMS]

 

         AND HOW ABOUT - FOR SOME REAL OPPOSITION -              

 

SOUTH OF ENGLAND SIX AND FOUR STAGE RELAYS - SEPARATE RACES FOR SENIOR AND VETERAN TEAMS -

AT ALDERSHOT MILITARY PARADE GROUND, 22nd AND 23rd SEPT.

 

AND - IF ANY VETERANS RUNNERS FANCY A TRACK OR FIELD EVENT -TRY THE EASTERN VETERANS TRACK AND FIELD MEETING at PETERBOROUGH on SUNDAY 10th JULY [shortest race is 5k]

 

David Sutcliffe