From John Hayes…
Photo credit Dawn Turner
The Rombald’s Stride is – for me – one of the highlights on the local race calendar. Judging by the large Harriers turnout, it is a favourite of many others too. As the results show, there were some fabulous club performances including Jane McCarthy scooping the 1st female prize and many others picking up the top age category places. The established route is pretty well trodden, and nobody (except my dad, Spike) thinks much of my alternative route which involves contouring along various little paths after White Wells. In fact, this “clever” route doesn’t seem any quicker, but I do it anyway just for fun. Except it wasn’t so much fun this year as my legs started cramping up. I grimaced and kept going, and at the next refreshment tent above Burley, there was an enthusiastic young boy who thrust a bowl of peanuts towards me. This was just what I needed so a huge thank you goes to him and, indeed, the large army of volunteers who make this such a special well run event.
(1 2:43:17 Graham Pearce, Pudsey & Bramley AC)
6 2:55:00 Michael Odell – 2nd MV40
7 2:56:40 Jeff Green – 1st MV50
16 3:09:26 Ben Sheppard – 2nd MV45
19 3:14:23 Jane McCarthy – 1st F
24 3:20:18 Matthew Kennedy – 3rd MV50
37 3:24:02 Kate Archer – 2nd FV40
44 3:30:21 Peter Shelley – 1st MV55
46 3:31:59 James Lumb
49 3:33:02 John Hayes
50 3:33:12 Colin Williams – 2nd MV55
67 3:43:22 Steve Ladhams
75 3:46:00 Duncan Cooper
83 3:49:59 Adam Gerrish
85 3:51:30 Justin Pierce
87 3:52:03 Paul Sullivan
88 3:52:21 Andrew Merrick – 2nd MV60
95 3:56:40 Derek Oliver
100 3:58:39 Kay Pearce
101 3:58:53 Sacha Jones
114 4:06:24 Alison Weston – 1st FV55
135 4:13:20 Mary Fairclough
142 4:16:07 Rebecca White
174 4:31:42 Adela Reperecki – 1st FV60
194 4:43:15 Peter Chippindale
204 4:46:37 Tom Lally
293 5:57:42 Sarah Hayes
430 ran and walked