Results for December 2007

Sunday - 2nd December 2007 - Oxford Mail Cross-Country League - (Culham Park)

Mini Minors (Under 11 Boys) - 1,400m

Winning time: 3:51 Number of finishers: 36

Name Position Time
Charlie Maddison 36 6:26

Under 13/15 Girls - 2,600m

Winning time: 8:53 Number of finishers: 55

Name Position Time
Rosie Maddison 54 15:16

Senior & Veteran Women - 4,800m

Our girls did us proud managing 2nd Div 2 team and lifting them to 3rd overall after 2 events.Winning time: 22:29 Number of finishers: 124

Name Position Time
Sharron Sheppard 013 24:59
Sarah Kerswell (LV35) 021 25:43
Nicola Robertson 045 27:47
Gillian Howell (LV45) 047 27:55
Sharla Newport 060 28:58
Karen Jenkins (LV35) 061 28:59
Susan Haines (LV45) 082 30:39
Tracey Scarlett 088 31:49

Senior & Veteran Men - 8,500m

Despite a low turn-out our men came 4th and maintained overall 4th position in Division 1 after 2 events. Winning time: 31:52 Number of finishers: 225

Name Position Time
James Bolton 035 36:10
Jason Barry 038 36:17
Pete George 040 36:38
Roger Bradley (V40) 041 36:41
Kevin Game 052 37:21
Hans Price 056 37:41
Jim Stewart 063 38:19
Guy Roberts 119 41:52
Nick Hall (V40) 126 42:27
Lee Wagstaff 130 42:31
Kirk Adams 154 44:16
John Christopher (V40) 208 50:54

Culham Cross-Country Results

Sunday 2nd December 2007 - Luton Marathon

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

Name Position Time Notes
Dominic Croft (V40) 001 2:39:25 race winner
Jonathan Ashworth 047 3:14:55
Robin Gardner (V50) 092 3:25:53
Martin Townsend (V40) 130 3:31:04
Paul Brackett (V40) 144 3:33:10

Luton Marathon Results

Sunday 2nd December 2007 - Las Vegas Marathon

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

Name Position Time
Marcus Maxwell 06 34:53
Pete George 18 37:01

Andy Reading Results

Sunday 9th December 2007 - Bedford Half Marathon

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

Name Position Time
John Greenhill (V45) 370 1:39:27

Bedford Half Results

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

Name Position Time
Carl Thompson (V40) 030 36:31
James Bolton 032 36:43
Jason Barry 046 37:37
Kevin Game 050 38:00
Pete George 063 38:58
Carey Gray (V40) 075 39:52
Kelvin Fowler (V40) 090 41:24
Rich Dunbabin (V50) 093 41:43
Peter Rayner (V50) 119 43:10
Steve Howell (V40) 130 44:05
Lee Wagstaff 136 44:33
Leo Brooke-Little (V40) 149 45:46
Kirk Adams 153 46:12
John Christopher (V40) 175 48:10
Tony Maddison 188 49:36

Banbury Cross-Country Results