Dominic Croft came back from injury with a bang and won the event by over 4 minutes. Robin Gardner had a marvellous run beating his target of 3:30. Winning time: 2:39:25 Number of finishers: 536
Peter Rayner, on holiday in USA, put in a praiseworthy effort to finish well inside the top 10% of participants. Winning time: 2:16:49 Number of finishers: 4,285
Name
Position
Time
Peter Rayner (V50)
277
3:22:18 (Chip)
Sunday 9th December 2007 - Andy Reading Memorial 10K
Bad weather led to slow times but both Marcus Maxwell & Pete George can be pleased with their efforts. Marcus came 6th and Pete looks well on the road to recovery from a long-standing injury. Winning time: 31:31 Number of finishers: 416
John Greenhill, returning to fitness,had a creditable run in Bedfordshire coming home in the top 3rd of a large field. Winning time: 1:09:56 Number of finishers: 1,385
Sunday 16th December 2007 - Hook Norton Christmas Canter (7 miles multi-terrain)
This new race, set up to raise funds for a new pavillion, was a great success with our 8 runners to the fore. Winning time: 43:04 Number of finishers: 64
Name
Position
Time
James Bolton
02
43:41
Hans Price
06
45:59
Jim Stewart
08
47:41
Dean Sheppard (V40)
09
47:42
Steve Howell (V40)
17
50:12
Lee Wagstaff
21
50:55
Sharron Sheppard (LV35)
28
53:03
Gillian Howell (LV45)
40
57:47
Sunday - 30th December 2007 - Oxford Mail Cross-Country League (Banbury)
Mini Minors (Under 11 Boys) - 1,400m
Winning time: 5:47 Number of finishers: 29
Name
Position
Time
Charlie Maddison
28
8:11
Tyler-Brooke-Little
29
8:13
Under 13/15 Girls - 2,600m
Winning time: 10:42 Number of finishers: 51
Name
Position
Time
Heidi Brooke-Little
42
20:43
Rosie Maddison
48
18:54
Senior & Veteran Women - 4,800m
Another solid team effort gave our girls 3rd place in Division 2 on the day and enabled them to maintain overall 3rd.Winning time: 19:07 Number of finishers: 120
Name
Position
Time
Sharron Sheppard
17
22:36
Sarah Kerswell (LV35)
27
23:46
Karen Jenkins (LV35)
55
25:16
Tracey Scarlett
84
28:57
Senior & Veteran Men - 8,500m
Carl Thompson again led our men home to 5th position in Division 1. New signing Carey Gray made a useful debut. We are 4th overall after 3 events.
Winning time: 31:13 Number of finishers: 221