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Results for Blenheim half marathon, 06-Oct-2013

Alan Patrick and Steven Osmond represented Sphinx AC at this surprisingly undulating half-marathon at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. Official results are here (PDF): http://chiptiming.co.uk/MediaGallery/results/Results%20-%20BHF%20Blenheim%20Palace%20HM%202013.pdf Pos Gun Name Chip CPos 363 1:50:24 Alan Patrick 1:49:54 375 471 1:54:18 Steven Osmond 1:53:59 498 Alan said: That was the toughest and hilliest course I’ve run, makes Kenilworth seem flat !!!

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Results for Coventry ParkRun, 05-Oct-2013

23 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with no first-timers and 2 PBs. The event was expertly administered by a number of Sphinx AC volunteers this week! Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=186 13 Pete Hall 18:56 VM40-44 74.30% 12 PB stays at 18:48 14 Alfie Meade 19:02 JM14 74.52% 13 New PB! 47 Rob Wheatley 20:47 SM35-39 63.83% 44 PB stays at 19:46 75 Robyn McSharry 22:01 JW14 73.96% 4 New PB!

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Result for Sandman triathlon, 22-Sep-2013

Bryan Pears represented Sphinx AC in this 1k swim/60k cycle/10k trail run event on Anglesey. The event is described as: 1000m Sea Swim off Llanddwyn beach 60 km Road Cycle circular route taking riders via Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and back along the west coast of Anglesey 10 km Trail Run along Llanddwyn forest trails, sand dunes and beach Official results are here: http://www.tdl.ltd.uk/race-results-individual.php?event=1444&competitor_id=331 No. Name Swim T1 Bike T2 Run Chip Pos CatPos

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Results for Berlin Marathon, 29-Sep-2013

Stuart Banbrook and Bryan Pears represented Sphinx AC in the fastest ever (official & modern) marathon. Stuart and Bryan were lucky enough to participate in this world record-breaking run, with Wilson Kipsan finishing just ahead of them in the breathtaking time of 2:03:23. The lads also came back with a pretty smart technical t-shirt each. Official results are here: http://results.scc-events.com/2013/?pid=search&search[club]=sphinx Pos Name Cat Gun Chip 7868 Bryan Pears M40 03:48:15 03:34:23

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Results for The Summer Beast, 15-Sep-2013

Ten Sphinx AC runners took part in this challenging race over an equine assault cource in Leicestershire. This is a “double” or “quit” event, where competitors have the option of finishing after one lap, or carrying on to do two. Hazards include LOTS of horse-height fences, water jumps, cargo nets etc. Official results are here (PDF): http://www.thebeastrun.co.uk/downloads/The%20Summer%20Beast%20Double%20Result%202013.pdf 13 1:17:44 Kevin Naughton 14 1:18:21 Luke Makins 79 1:51:42 Laura Pibworth 80 1:51:43 Jackie Timms 81 1:51:44 Mitch Timms 99 2:05:22 Fiona Quinn 99 2:05:22 Darina Brejtrova 99 2:05:22 Christine Thomas 99 2:05:22 Sue Gough Andy Mcintosh ran but isn’t listed in either the “double” or “quit” results!

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Results for Paris-Versailles 10, 29-Sep-2013

Four Sphinx AC runners crossed the channel to run this very large 10-miler between Paris and Versailles. Official results are here (PDF): http://www.parisversailles.com/docs/Classement_PV2013.pdf No. Name Time Pos Cat CPos GPos 7991 Jackie Timms 1:31:07 10961 FV1 328 1083 7996 Mitch Timms 1:31:06 10955 MV2 1178 9875 6968 Laura Pibworth 1:33:59 12659 SF 858 1512 6374 Fiona Quinn 1:50:34 19361 SF 2207 4096 The gang of four bumped into our old friend, Quentin Henry, and enjoyed some carb-loading together.

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Results for Birmingham Canal Canter (18 & 26 miles), 21-Sep-2013

Six Sphinx AC members completed one of the two routes around the extensive canal network of Birmingham. Official results are here: https://www.ldwa.org.uk/lgt/downloads/HeartOfEngland/Birmingham_Canal_Canter_18_mile_Results_2013.pdf https://www.ldwa.org.uk/lgt/downloads/HeartOfEngland/Birmingham_Canal_Canter_26_mile_Results_2013.pdf 18 miles: 20 278 Jackie Timms 3:23 21 277 Pete Morgan 3:23 22 276 Bob Torley 3:23 26 miles: 11 184 Steve Colbourne 4:07 24 222 Steve Court 4:26 99 199 Myles Davies 7:36 (walked) Steve Court said:

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Result for Teach First Birmingham 10k, 29-Sep-2013

Ben Orme represented Sphinx AC in this 10k, two-lap run at Sutton Park, finishing 24th overall in field of 391 runners! Official results are here: http://racetimingsystems.net/Results/IndividualResults.aspx?Id=1825 Pos Gun Chip Name Lap 1 Lap 2 24 44:22 44:19 Ben Orme 22:09 22:10 Ben said: A really well organised race for a good cause – taking in two laps of Sutton Park, broadly in a reverse direction to the relays and taking in some new areas of the Park.

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Results for Rugby 10, 29-Sep-2013

13 Sphinx AC runners took part in the last of this year’s WRRL events over a challenging course. Official results are here (XLS): http://www.thepowerof10.info/resultsfiles/2013/75985_6123_30092013115320_Rugby%2010%202013%20Result.xlsx Pos Time Name Cat 12 1:02:21 Kyza Derby SM 57 1:12:47 Trevor Clark M50 66 1:13:55 Narinder Bains M40 75 1:15:47 Wayne Broadbent SM 84 1:17:40 Andy Mcintosh M40 94 1:21:02 Jane Edwards W45 101 1:22:45 Chris Foxall M40 120 1:28:27 Charlotte Kertrestel SL 121 1:29:12 Karen Timothy W45 122 1:29:52 Bob Torley M50 129 1:31:33 Amy Frank SL 133 1:33:29 Tom Marchi M60 145 1:41:52 Christine Thomas W35 Wendy Foxall and Richard Bagley got some great shots:

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Results for various ParkRuns, 28-Sep-2013

Sphinx AC were represented at just two ParkRun events this weekend, as some of our regulars were in foreign climes (USA and France). Braunstone Park (Leicester) Bernard Blundell and Wayne Broadbent made the easy half-hour journey up the M69 to run the ever-welcoming Braunstone run on the event of their 3rd anniversary. Conditions were bright but crisp, with the morning mist clearing just before the start of the run.

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