Results for Cheltenham XC, 09-Feb-2013

By Rob | February 12, 2013

A veritable convoy of Sphinx AC men and women made the trip down the A46 to Cheltenham for the final race in this season’s Birmingham & District XC league races. The men’s result was sufficient to maintain our placement in the 2nd of the three divisions.

The new club tent made its maiden voyage and was put to good use. Conditions were surprisingly good, given the unexpected snow that had fallen in the morning and the drizzly conditions experienced on the journey to the venue. Maxwell Kmicic and Mark Moran both muddied their feet for the first time and both seemed to enjoy themselves. Many thanks to the Sphinx AC ladies that stayed behind after their race to support the men, plus the continuing support from Richard and Jackie!

Women – http://goo.gl/pje4F

78 101 Catherine Gough 28:21 J
121 250 Sue Gough 31:43
130 102 Hannah Downing 32:39 J
135 247 Jackie Stuart 33:21
151 364 Fiona Quinn 35:32
157 103 Amy Frank 36:14

Team: 23 (78 121 130) 329

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  <u><strong>Men</strong></u> (Max&#8217;s Garmin watch said it was 5.48 miles) &#8211; <a href="http://goo.gl/xbVJc" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/xbVJc</a>
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  <tt> 16 302 32:53 Ashley Miles </tt>
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  <tt> 43 282 34:35 Andrejs Blakunous</tt>
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  <tt> 46 303 34:42 Justin Smith </tt>
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  <tt>103 294 37:44 Quentin Henry </tt>
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  <tt>105 291 37:49 Nick Gilkes </tt>
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  <tt>108 391 37:56 Kyza Derby </tt>
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  <tt>130 289 39:16 Mike Wall </tt>
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  <tt>148 284 40:18 Ben Orme </tt>
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  <tt>152 296 40:28 Trevor Clark </tt>
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  <tt>171 297 42:16 Wayne Broadbent</tt>
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  <tt>173 346 42:50 Max Kmicic </tt>
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  <tt>182 285 44:22 Bernard Blundell </tt>
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  <tt>198 287 46:49 Dave Kelly </tt>
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  <tt>204 392 52:57 Mark Moran </tt>
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  <tt>"A" team: 12 ( 16 43 46 103 105 108) 421<br />"B" team: 8 (130 148 152 171 173 182) 956</tt>
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<p>
  In the overall season&#8217;s results, Sphinx AC finished 13th out of 18 teams.
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<p>
  Richard Bagley and Janine & Ashley miles got some great shots but the light was poor, negatively affecting shutter speeds:
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    <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/115162620488086162013/20130209CheltenhamXcSet1RichardBagley" target="_blank">https://picasaweb.google.com/115162620488086162013/20130209CheltenhamXcSet1RichardBagley</a>
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    <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/115162620488086162013/20130209CheltenhamXcSet2AshleyMiles" target="_blank">https://picasaweb.google.com/115162620488086162013/20130209CheltenhamXcSet2AshleyMiles</a>
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  Massey Ferguson and Northbrook AC men&#8217;s teams have both been running in division 3 this year, but everybody has been training and racing like champions and both clubs have been promoted to division two. The 2013/14 season will therefore see three out of the four Coventry running clubs all competing in the same races.
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