SEAA CC Champs., Bicton Park, Devon

A race too far!

As usual, when it comes to the "Southern" we seem to find difficulty in turning out teams; and when the venue is nigh on 200 miles from London the task is even harder. The Belles did manage, it with a foursome that travelled by train on the day. Sarah Murphy ran her normal aggressive race to lead them home and a respectable 13th team place was their lot. Catherine Eastham had a particularly good run.

In the men's 15 km - the full distance this time - we had just three. Tim Watson protested that he was not really that fit but nevertheless claimed 27th place and took our Endurance Cup as first Belgravian home. For Will Cockerell a nine mile jaunt around the Devon hills was a break from driving from London to Cumberland (taking the silly route) and he was chased hard by Warren Lynch who ran an excellent four or five miles before sagging in the second half.

Men's 15km. 1 D Mitchinson (Newham &EB) 49:19; 2 W Levett (Bedford &C) 49:24; 3 K Heywood (Bristol &W) 49:25; 27 T Watson 52:16; 58 W Cockerell 54:16; 129 W Lynch 57:56; 551 finished.
Teams: 1 Bedford &C 165; 2 Newham &EB 218; 3 Herne Hill 223.

Women's 8 km. 1 L Elliott (Winchester &D) 28:42; 2 J Wright (Shaftesbury B) 29:42; 3 K Hazlitt (Winchester &D) 30:06; 31 S Murphy 32:26; 96 L Cooper 36:39; 102 M Heaton 37:01; 115 C Eastham 37:36; 231 finished.
Teams: 1 Winchester &D) 36; 2 Shaftesbury B 37; 3 Woodford GwEL 88; 13 Belgrave 344.

Restored from the club's earlier website, belgraveharriers.com, and published here as originally written.