Sunday 2nd November 2008 -Oxford Mail Cross-Country League (Ascott-Under-Wychwood
Charlie Maddison
Rosie Maddison
U11 Boys - 1,200m
Winning time:
3:28 Number of finishers:43
Name
Position
Time
Charlie Maddison
41
5:25
U13 Girls - 2,000m
Winning time:
7:21 Number of finishers:34
Name
Position
Time
Rosie Maddison
33
13:12
Sharron Sheppard
Jill Gibson
Senior & Veteran Women - 4,800m
Sharron Sheppard got the season off to a great start and was ably supported by Jill Gibson, Tracey Scarlett & Paula Booth who was making her debut appearance for the Club.Winning time: 18:54 Number of finishers:121
Name
Position
Time
Sharron Sheppard (LV35)
017
22:09
Jill Gibson (LV35)
058
26:10
Tracey Scarlett
060
26:22
Paula Booth (LV35)
086
28:48
Tracey Scarlett
Paula Booth
Senior & Veteran Men - 8,500m
Jason Barry was first home in this first round of the competition. It was good to see Guy Roberts and Michael Beerling in action again and also new boy Chris Tarratt making his debut appearance for the Club.
Winning time: 30:41 Number of finishers:248
Martin Townsend shook off his recent back problem and tackled this hilly course just breaking thhe 1:30 barrier.
Winning time: 1:14:42 Number of finishers:872
Saturday 8th November 2008 - I.A.U. 100K World Cup (Tarquini, Tuscany)e
Dominic Croft captained the England team of 5 over a tough course in Italy and can be proud of his 27th place in a time jusr 12 minutes outside his p.b. Dominic was just 1 place and 31 seconds behind the 2002, 2003 World Champion.
Name
Position
Time
Dominic Croft (V40)
27
7:33:22
Sunday 9th November 2008 - Marathon-des Alpes-Maratimes Nice-Cannes
Rebecca Haines put in a great performance in her first ever marathon, a coastal run from Nice to Cannes on the French Riviera.
Name
Position
Time
Rebecca Haines
tbc
4:12:25
Sunday 16th November 2008 - Cornish Marathon
Paul Brackett & Martin Townsend found the going tough in this hilly challenge in the West Country. It was Paul's 24th Marathon/Ultra of the year.Winning time: 2:45:22 Number of finishers:207
30th November 2008 - Eynsham 10K (County Championships)
Bryan Vaughan 1st V50 Open & County
James Bolton
Kevin Game
There were no County team golds for us this time and we had to settle for bronze. Bryan Vaughan & Mike Shipway are County champions in the V50 & V60 competitions. Bryan won the open V50 race and Mike was 2nd in the V60s category. There were personal bests for Mark Pidgeon & Tracey Scarlett and good debut efforts from Chris Tarratt, Will Hudson & Michael Driskell.
Winning time: 32:23 Number of finishers:530
