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Veteran XC Gold and Junior Duathlon Gold!
FVS TRI retained their second overall position for the second year running in the Sunday Cross Country League finishing second in the Male Open, Female Open, Male Vet ,Female Vet and Male B Team Competitions, beaten only by top Herts run club Garden City Runners. The last race in the 5 race series was at Watford and was a combined 5 mile hilly and muddy race for male and female competitions. Individual honours went to Jackie Perry who won the Vet 45 competition and also 3rd female overall for the series which was scored on the best 4 races from 5. Lesley Dutton took the bronze in the vet 45 category showing good consistent form over all 5 races. Club Chairman and Head coach Keith Perry commented “I am very pleased to finish 2nd overall and in every team competition as it shows our strength in depth and our ability to compete against the best specialist running clubs” On the day Steve Harrison returned from injury to win his 3rd race of the series and Simon Hall was 2nd for the club and 3rd overall. For the women Sam Tophill was first home in 5th followed by Jackie and Lesley who made up the winning veteran team on the day.
Special mention for Peter Eames and Mike Russell who were the only men to complete all 5 events over the last 5 months and Anna Priestley, Lesley Dutton and Jackie Perry for the women.
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1 |
Steve Harrison |
SM |
29:20 |
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3 |
Simon Hall |
SM |
30:29 |
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10 |
Brian White |
M50 |
31:38 |
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14 |
Gav May |
SM |
31:47 |
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27 |
James Grierson |
SM |
33:24 |
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28 |
Steve Chalk |
M50 |
33:26 |
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33 |
Mike Russell |
M40 |
33:49 |
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42 |
Jon Gillham |
SM |
34:41 |
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43 |
Sean Bradley |
SM |
34:49 |
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46 |
John Rose |
M40 |
34:57 |
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74 |
Pete Eames |
M40 |
38:09 |
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76 |
Andy Chadwick |
M40 |
38:12 |
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89 |
Keith Perry |
M40 |
39:49 |
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90 |
Mic Clark |
SM |
40:00 |
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99 |
Tony Shortland |
M40 |
40:54 |
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103 |
Drew Lowrie |
M40 |
41:56 |
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105 |
Paul Dutton |
M50 |
42:41 |
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108 |
Kevin Bradley |
M40 |
43:16 |
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116 |
Chris Penfold |
M50 |
45:14 |
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5 |
Sam Tophill |
W35 |
37:05 |
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7 |
Jackie Perry |
W45 |
38:01 |
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11 |
Lesley Dutton |
W45 |
39:08 |
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13 |
Paula Adams |
W35 |
40:52 |
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18 |
Ellie Burton |
SW |
42:35 |
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27 |
Anna Priestley |
W45 |
45:35 |
MK Duathlon
In the second race of 3, Andy Mussett cemented his lead in the Junior competition with a Gold in 1:06:15 for the 4.5k run/16kbike/ 4 k run. First home for the club was new member Mike Diggins who finished in 1:02:36 for 24th overall and 6th vet. Tony Hinchliffe and Drew Lowrie battled for 83rd position with Tony taking the win by only 9 seconds. Drew then went on to race for the Club in the last cross country fixture on the following day at Watford
Full results
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Mike Diggins |
1:02:36 |
24th |
6th Vet |
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Andy Mussett |
1:06:15 |
36th |
1st Junior |
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Mark Young |
1:06:55 |
37th |
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Jeremy Lintott |
1:07:37 |
41st |
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Stewart Kay |
1:08:46 |
46th |
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David Welch |
1:10:42 |
57th |
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Richard Easterbrook |
1:15:34 |
78th |
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Tony Hinchliffe |
1:16:46 |
83rd |
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Drew Lowrie |
1:16:55 |
84th |
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Steve Mussett |
1:23:19 |
100th |
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Endurancelife Devon Coastal Marathon
Alex Turner competed against Sean Yates on Sunday in the Hardrider 25 mile sporting time trial. On a very hilly course Alex managed a 1:10:50 to finish in the top third of the field and only 8 minutes behind former top pro Sean Yates.
Royston Cross Country
Hitchin based triathlon club FVS TRI were on cross country duty again this weekend at the penultimate race in the Sunday Cross Country League which includes most of the top clubs in Herts and North London.
The veteran ladies lead the way again with a great team performance over
the hilly Therfield Heath course near Royston. Winning the vets team race
Lesley Dutton, Jackie Perry and Sam Tophill cemented their
overall lead with just the remaining Watford fixture next weekend and look
forward to hopefully improving on their second place from 2006. Jackie
Perry leads the individual vets rankings and Lesley Dutton has an excellent
chance of a medal if she maintains form for the Watford fixture. First
female home was Chris Yuill in the senior race in a time of 24:07 for
the approximate 3 mile event. Newest Club member Michelle McPhail put
in a super performance in her first event for the club, choosing the hardest
league fixture to make her debut!
In a strong team performance across the board, the FVS TRI men are still
challenging for 2nd in the main competition as well as leading the B Team
and Vets Team rankings. Run Coach Brian White lead home the men
with a time of 35:03 for the approximate 5 miles of hills to finish 14th
overall and 1st MV50. Coach Gavin May made a welcome to return from
injury with a 36:27, just pipped by veteran Steve James in 36:20 but
just ahead of James Grierson who finished in 36:35. Junior
athletes Sean Bradley and Andrew Mussett continue their battle
for top junior slot with Sean taking the honours this time having lost out
to Andrew at the January MK Duathlon.
Men's Results
| Pos'n | Name | Age Group | Time |
| 14 | Brian White | M50 | 35:03 |
| 27 | Steve James | M40 | 36:20 |
| 29 | Gav May | SM | 36:27 |
| 30 | James Grierson | SM | 36:35 |
| 36 | Mike Russell | M40 | 37:33 |
| 39 | Steve Chalk | M50 | 38:08 |
| 41 | Mark Robertson | SM | 38:15 |
| 46 | John Burgess | M40 | 38:34 |
| 51 | Sean Bradley | SM | 39:11 |
| 53 | Kevin Ash | M40 | 39:28 |
| 57 | Adrian Mussett | SM | 39:59 |
| 64 | Stewart Kay | M40 | 40:26 |
| 73 | Dave Hard | M40 | 41:46 |
| 80 | Pete Eames | M40 | 42:39 |
| 87 | Mic Clark | SM | 43:06 |
| 103 | Greg Evans | M40 | 44:55 |
| 106 | Richard Thomas | M40 | 45:49 |
| 108 | Drew Lowrie | M40 | 46:17 |
| 110 | Keith Perry | M40 | 46:22 |
| 115 | Ian Hobbs | SM | 48:33 |
Ladies Results
| Pos'n | Name | Age Group | Time |
| 14 | Chris Yuill | SW | 24:07 |
| 17 | Lesley Dutton | W45 | 24:27 |
| 18 | Jackie Perry | W45 | 24:47 |
| 20 | Sam Tophill | W35 | 25:19 |
| 28 | Helen Shulver | SW | 26:35 |
| 31 | Karen Dodsworth | W45 | 27:36 |
| 40 | Anna Priestley | W45 | 29:12 |
| 42 | Michelle McPhail | W45 | 30:07 |
Ironman Mike Utton completed the Sussex Beacon Half Marathon in
01:27:39 which was over 5 minutes faster than last year.
Last week Simon Hall and Sam Tophill raced the Stamford
30k. Simon was an excellent 6th overall in a time of 1:51:46 and Sam
finished in 2:28:03 in 210th position from the 560 who completed the event.
5th February 2007
Watford Half-marathon
17 triathletes from Hitchin based triathlon Club FVS TRI took on the best runners in the region at the Watford Half Marathon on Sunday. Top veteran runner Brian White, lead run coach at the multi sport club, continued to shine winning the MV50 category in a time of 1:19:10 for the 13.1 mile undulating road race. Brian was first home for the Club in 41st, with the first lady honours going to newest member Kerri Renshaw in a time of 1:29:18. Kerri was in a very close race with 2 Ironmen who were stretching their legs over the shorter distance. Rob Wilson led the group home in 1:29:10, 8 seconds ahead of Kerri with Mike Utton a further 3 seconds behind in 1:29:21. The coaching team is divided over whether Mike was being gentlemanly or needs to work on his sprint finish! Kev Ash won the closest of races over newly qualified British Cycling Level 2 Coach Dave Hard with the margin a mere 2 seconds after 1:35:29 of racing. An excellent debut at the distance for Ellie Burton saw her dip under 1:50 with a time of 1:49:25
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Posn |
time |
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Brian White |
41st |
1:19:10 |
1st MV50 |
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Mike Russell |
156th |
1:27:49 |
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Rob Wilson |
188th |
1:29:10 |
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Kerri Renshaw |
191st |
1:29:18 |
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Mike Utton |
192nd |
1:29:21 |
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Mark Robertson |
207th |
1:29:56 |
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Chris Suckling |
343rd |
1:34:35 |
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Kevin Ash |