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Results for Ripon triathlon, 14-Jul-2012

Three Sphinx AC athletes made the trip up to Ripon racecourse in North Yorkshire for this triathlon. Official results are here: www.sportstimingsolutions.co.uk/triathlon_results_master.php Pos No. Name Swim Bike Run Total 300 453 Stuart Banbrook 00:32:21 01:16:10 00:48:51 02:40:40 432 381 Darron Handley 00:39:03 01:21:09 00:46:34 02:52:21 463 427 Bryan Pears 00:33:20 01:26:35 00:52:01 02:56:43 Stuart Banbrook, Bryan Pears, Darron Handley Results and photo kindly supplied by Darron Handley

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Results for Northbrook 10k, 15-Jul-2012

45 Sphinx AC runners ran this fantastic local race with some excellent individual results – notably, Catherine Gough and Jackie Stuart, both winning their respective category prizes. Conditions were good – perhaps getting a little warm – and the field was brimming with quality runners from all the local clubs. Full marks to Northbrook for their impeccable organisation and for winning the “Sphinx vs. Northbrook” challenge – FOR NOW! Official results are here:

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Results for Northbrook fun run, 15-Jul-2012

Four Sphinx AC boys did us proud today at the Northbrook fun run. Conditions were good and the race was well-attended. Official results are here: www.northbrookac.org.uk/results/10k/2012/10k_sub_data_funrun.htm 2 06:49 863 Joseph Gilkes 9 07:46 849 Michael Gough 15 08:05 850 Jude O’Connor 28 09:29 853 Jacob Weeks Well done lads! Some photos of the event: plus.google.com/photos/102615547891339242146/albums/5765369504616791313

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Results for Coventry ParkRun, 14-Jul-2012

23 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with 2 first-timers and 2 PBs. The course was slightly long today, as it had to be re-routed due to flooding near Leamington Road. Paul Blanche, one of our recent guest runners, won the race. Jackie Stuart, Sue Gough and Maggie Morgan all helped out. Congratulations to Luke Makins and Chris Rouse, who both completed their 50th runs today. Official results are here:

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Results for Northbrook handicap, 04-Jul-2012

Just three Sphinx AC runners ran as guests in this month’s Northbrook handicap. Official results are here: northbrookac.org.uk/results/hcaps/2012/resultshcap_data.htm 34 Darina Brejtrova 27:04 46 Laura Pibworth 27:35 48 Mitch Timms 22:37

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Results for Wyre Forest Half Marathon, 08-Jul-2012

Four Sphinx AC runners braved the (very) muddy conditions to run this hilly, off-road half-marathon with Alex Keenan finishing 7th overall. Official results are here (.XLS file): www.btinternet.com/~richardabaker/wfh2012results.xls Pos Time Bib Name Cat CPos GPos 7 01:30:27 111 Alex Keenan SM 6 7 34 01:46:39 58 Kevin Naughton M55 3 32 46 01:49:46 77 Myles Davies M45 10 43 56 01:54:31 133 Mitch Timms M50 3 53 There are no Sphinx photos at the moment but other clubs’ photos do demonstrate just how muddy the conditions were!

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Sue Gough is ParkRunner of the month!

Sphinx AC’s own Sue Gough has won the coveted ParkRun monthly prize. Sue wins a new pair of trainers from Sweatshop. Sue has recently completed her 50th ParkRun and is currently leading the women’s points table for Coventry. Congratulations, Sue, this is well-deserved! www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/news

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Results for Coventry ParkRun, 07-Jul-2012

21 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with 2 first-timers and 1 PB. Ian Wilkinson took first place, Andy Wilkinson took second place and Paul Slatford took fourth place. In his first appearance, junior Alfie Meade absolutely stormed home in 20:50. Laura Pibworth ran her 50th run today, which earns her the red running top. Junior Chris Rouse also ran his 50th run today but because his barcode was at home, he’s listed as “unknown” in the results and this run won’t be officially counted.

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Results for Milton Keynes 10k (EMGP), 03-Jul-2012

Ten Sphinx AC runners ran the last of this year’s East Midlands Grand Prix series. Ashley Miles and Andrejs Blakunovs both finished second in their respective categories, both sealing their positions as overall category winners for the entire series. Official results are here: mcs.open.ac.uk/mkac/12emgpmkall.htm 8 8 2 1249 Ashley Miles M40 34:53 23 22 5 1233 Justin Smith M40 36:28 31 30 2 1272 Andrejs Blakunovs M20 36:58 100 90 52 1379 Luke Makins MS 42:30 137 121 17 122 Mitch Timms M50 43:46 169 143 72 1226 Wayne Broadbent MS 44:45 320 74 12 435 Mary Bench F45 53:03 347 91 23 1211 Laura Pibworth FS 55:28 364 99 18 246 Julie Cozens F45 58:12 380 107 29 1765 Fiona Quinn FS 62:37 Mitch Timms provided this narrative: The last race of the EMGP series saw 10 Sphinxees travel down the M1 to Milton Keynes.

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Results for “The Outlaw” triathlon, 01-Jul-2012

Stuart Banbrook and Barry Burrows represented Sphinx AC in this tough triathlon in Nottingham – 2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles cycling, 26.2 miles (full marathon) running. Official results are here: www.racetimingsystems.com/public/results.aspx Pos Bib Competitor Finish Swim T1 Cycle T2 Run 448 210 Barry Burrows 12:43:40 1:06:17 0:06:45 6:04:51 0:04:27 5:21:18 675 796 Stuart Banbrook 13:53:45 1:31:25 0:06:44 6:33:01 0:05:04 5:37:29 This is a phenomenal achievement – congratulations to Stuart and Barry from everybody.

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