Carlton Challenge                                   9th May 2000
Northern Runner Summer Series
Pos. Name Club Time Cat./posn / pts.

01. P.Kelly

Darlington

36.01

V1.50

02. D.Rose

Quakers

36.31

S1/50

03. G.Barnes

Mandale

37.23

S2./48

04. R.Pollard

Mandale

37.48

V2/48

05. A.Henderson

Quakers

37.58

S3/46

06. I.Marr

RAF. Leaming

38.15

S4/45

07. G.Watson

Durham City

38.20

S5/44

08. C.Wright

Mandale

38.28

V3/46

09. K.Wilson

Mandale

38.30

V4/45

10. P.Figg

Swaledale

39.05

S6/43

11. A.RAW

Darlington

39.15

F1/50

12. S.Mummery

Nestle

39.38

V5/44

13. I.Hodgson

Mandale

39.40

S7/42

14. S.Corner

Quakers

39.47

S8/41

15. S.Libby

Ind.

40.03

V6/43

16. J.Winder

Scarborough

40.04

V7/42

17. S.Honeyman

Mandale

40.19

V8/41

18. K.Richardson

Swaledale

41.17

V9/40

19. M.Wills

New Marske

41.39

S9/40

20. A.Laing

Mandale

41.54

S10/39

21. M.Hetherton

Nestle

42.02

VV1/50

22. W.Gayter

New Marske

42.04

S11/38

23. D.Grimwood

New Marske

42.06

VV2/48

24. M.Shaw

Mandale

42.08

VV3/46

25 A.Somers

Thirsk & S.

42.25

V10/39

26. D.Mason

Quakers

42.25

S12/37

27. M.Sunley

Ind.

42.37

S13/36

28. C.Harrison

Thirsk & S.

43.00

S14/35

29. P.Woollons

Nestle

43.02

V11/38

30. M.Garratt

Mandale

43.04

V12/37

31. J.Barraclough

Ind.

43.08

V13/36

32. R.Stonehouse

Hartlepool BR

43.10

S15/34

33. A.HAYWARD

Thirsk & S.

43.22

FV1/50

34. R.Sherwood

New Marske

43.30

VVV1/50

35. S.GAYTER

New Marske

43.40

F2/48

35. K.WHITE

Quakers

43.40

F2/48

37. D.Plews

Ind.

43.43

VV4/45

38. J.Feavers

Nestle

43.56

S16/33

39. A.Wikeley

Thirsk & S.

44.43

VV5/44

40. D.Mills

Nestle

44.45

V14/35

41. D.England

Quakers

44.53

V15/34

42. E.Huck

Thirsk

45.10

VV6/43

43. B.McDonald

Mandale

45.17

VV7/42

44. J.O’Donnell

Quakers

45.21

V16/33

45. J.Mason

Darlington

45.46

V17/32

46. D.Birtwhistle

Redcar

45.59

S17/32

47. I.Povey

New Marske

46.10

S18/31

48. J.SOPER

Thirsk & S

46.15

FV2/48

49. K.NEESAM

New Marske

46.16

F4/45

50. S.JEMSON

New Marske

46.55

FVV1/50

51. T.Jackson

New Marske

47.05

VV8/41

52. J.Smith

Quakers

47.05

V18/31

53. S.KEMPSON

New Marske

47.15

F5/44

54. Ma. Mullen

Swaledale

47.48

S19/30

55. Mi. Mullen

Swaledale

47.48

V19/30

56. B.Foulkes

New Marske

47.58

VV9/40

57. B.Moody

Mandale

48.50

VV10/39

58. C.Pope

Redcar

48.51

V20/29

59. P.O’Neill

Ind.

49.06

V21/28

60. H.Manuel

Quakers

49.07

V22/27

61. R.Tait

Quakers

49.26

V23/26

62. C.Scollay

New Marske

49.27

VV11/38

63. B.Kirtley

Ind.

49.42

V24/25

64. P.Haydon

Ind.

49.42

S20/29

65. J.Cutting

Ind.

49.43

V25/24

66. J.Walshaw

Redcar

50.44

VV12/37

67. M.McGurk

New Marske

50.58

V26/23

68. M.GIBBS

Thirsk & S.

51.13

FVVV1/50

69. R.Booth

Quakers

51.40

V27/22

I don’t know if this is the only race in the world where there is no finishing line but when athletes finish from six different directions you have to have something else like touching an object!… in this case a gate. It is also worthy of note that hill running is usually one of the sports that brings out the best in people such as those who sacrifice their own race so that others don’t get lost again and reach the finish in some reasonable state of well being. However many go one step further and abuse follows i.e. self abuse as no one seems to mind when derogatory remarks are made about their poor performance and join in with the general badanage. It would have been good for the track prima donnas to have seen one of the later finishers come in covered in blood. Instead of the rush for paramedics there was not even a word of sympathy from his club colleagues just reference to the fact that the club colours were black and white not red so would he go and wash it off!

In the race itself it was a good opener for Paul Kelly who after a jog roung the three peaks and an excellent run for the N.E. County at Moel Eilio he recorded his first victory for some time. At the last check point after a long tussle in the first part of the race he and Dave Rose of Quakers were together. Dave unfortunately chose the wrong decent and Paul’s remarks at the finish were, ‘well I’ve done the race before.’ ( There’s nothing like a bit of experience.) In the women’s race Alison Raw of Darlington, added to her partner’s victory in the men’s event and completed a good week after finishing seventh in the inter – counties. She continued where she left off in the Winter Series

David Parry N.E.C.A.A. Fell Running Convenor