30 Jan 2010

Telford 10k 24.01.10

Telford 10k

Chris Davies was a comfortable winner in the 26th Telford 10k road race on Sunday, organised by Telford Athletic Club. The race which had twice been postponed due to icy conditions finally got underway with a slightly lower than usual number of finishers. Despite the rearranged date there were still 407 finishers, the race all time best is 476 in 2007. Davies from Newdale, Telford recorded his 6th victory in the race since he first victory in 1996 when the race was held around the streets of Wellington based on the Wellington Swimming Pool. His winning time was 30.21, well outside his course record of 28.52 set in 2003, but he had very little competition as he finished over a minute clear of his nearest rival Aaron Scott from Lincoln, 31.22 with James Lawler from Bedford 3rd in 31.25. Chris is now focussed on the forthcoming Alsager 5 mile race before heading to Brugge for a 10 mile race in March.

The fast Telford Town Park course did produce fast times in the womens race as Gloucester's Gemma Turtle set a new course record of 32.52, the first woman to ever run under 33 minutes on this course and 24 seconds quicker than the previous best set by Amanda Wright from Much Wenlock who ran 33.44 in 2001. Gemma's time is the fastest in the country so far this year and would have been the 6th fastest throughout 2009, behind Mara Yamauchi's 31.43 set in Japan. It was an impressive performance by the 23 year old who the previous day had run a personal best 1500m at the Indoor Welsh Championships of 4.14. Her training partner and team mate Rose Anne Galligan was second in 34.12 with Telford Ac's Claire Martin the 3 times winner of the race 3rd in 34.50, the fgastest performance by an over 35 this year and would have been the 10th fastest in the whole of 2009.

Oswestry's Oli Blake, one of the country's leading 800m runners ran well to finish 6th finishing in 31.41, whilst Paul ward from Telford AC and Wrekin Road Runners was 9th and sescond over 40 in 32.40. Other leading Shropshire rtunners were
12th Robin Sedman Smith, TAC 33.21
15th Jon Bowie, Trismart 33.54
16th Ian Coupland, SAC 33.58
23rd Greg Wilson, TAC 34.19 and first over 50.
45th Jamie Anderson, TAC 36.40
47th Gary Vickers, 37.14


Telford AC's Ryan Heath who had finished 3rd in the Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championships the previous day had the distinction of winning the mass race in his first ever 10k in 38.00 which put him 54th overall. Cameraon Scott Stamp was 58th for Wrekin Road Runners whilst Huw Dolphin was the first Shropshire Shuffler to finish in 39.18, with Robert Sharam the first Whitchurch Whippet home in 39.35 with Phillip Hill leading the Newport and District runner in 39.54.

Michelle Tappy led the Telford Harriers home as 12th woman overall and first over 45 in 40.19. Michelle Clark of Telford Ac was the second Shropshire finisher as 7th on the womens race in 38.45. Her team mate Cheralyn Evans 14th overall in 41.26 with another TAC lady Juliet Hoad the first over 40 in 42.52 and 16th overall.

Paul Sanderson

Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championships 2010

Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championships.

Alex Russell from Adams Grammar School, Newport was an impressive winner of the senior boys title at this years Annual Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Oswestry School on Saturday. In his first year at Adams after moving into the sixth form from Burton Borough School he became the only athlete on Saturday to win a title for the second successive year after he won the intermediate title at Bridgnorth last year. There was a large group of 6 athletes for two of the three laps before Russell broke away to win with 8 seconds to spare over Shrewsbury School's Alex McKay who has made a remarkable improvement after finishing 15th in the intermediate race last year. He also had the satisfaction of leading Shrewsbury School to the team title, for the first time for four years, after the school had previously made the title their own having won it 17 times over a 20 year period. New College's Dennis Gardener ran well to take the bronze medal.

Jessica Bailey was a surprise winner of the Intermediate Girls race with last years winner Harriet Grandfield second and Holly Climo third. Bailey became the first Wrockwardine Wood student to win a county cross country title for 16 years, since Ceri Davies won in 1994, 1995 and 1996 and Joanne Perry won in 1978 and 1979. She won in 14.04, 27 seconds clear of the Harriet Grandfield from Thomas Adams Wemm, who is the Shropshire AA Under 17 Champion this season. Harriet did have the satisfaction of taking a gold medal home as she led her school to retain the team title, whilst Holly Climo from Sir John Talbot School, Whitchurch took third a further 11 seconds adrift.

Nicole Hilliker, from Telford College took the senior girls title following her intermediate girls title in 2008. She won in 14.51 15 seconds clear of Lucy Kesek from Adams Newport with last years silver medallist Megan Lloyd from Ludlow College taking 3rd. Tess McPhillips repeated her 4th place from last year and led Wrekin College to the team title. It is the largest senior girls field and organisers were delighted to have complete senior girls teams, with Shrewsbury School, entering a girls team for the very first time take second with Adams Newport third and Bedstone College 4th.

Joe Evans from Thomas Adams, won one of the closest races of the day as he just got the better of Joe Morris from the Marches school with just 2 seconds between them in the intermediate boys race. Evans a member of the GB Modern Pentathlon squad, was the junior boy winner in 2008 and was 4th in the this age group last year whilst Morris second in the junior boys last year to Wrekin College's Hayden Gleave who was 4th this year just outsprinted for the bronze medal by Ercall Wood's Ryan Heath.Shrewsbury School packed 4 runners in the top 12 to take the team title that they have not won since 2004 with reigning champions Adams, Newport runners up.

Ben Ashcroft became the first ever student from the Grange School, Shrewsbury to ever win a county schools cross country title as he won the junior boys race in 12.47, 14 seconds clear of second placed George Speakman from Church Stretton in the biggest race of the day with 53 finishers.Joss Burrows the Year 7 winner from 2008 took the bronze medal The team race could not be closer as Adams Newport and Wrekin College had the same team points with Adams taking the title on the position of the their fourth and final scorer.

Isobel Bradley from Charlton School, Wellington, the Shropshire AA Under 13 girls champion won a close race with the Shropshire AA Under 15 girls champion Megan Turner from Ludlow School to win the junior girls race by just 3 seconds. Zoe and Amy Partridge, sisters from Church Stretton School took 3rd and 4th. Emily Wright in 6th place led Wrekin College to retain the junior girls team title as they packed 4 girls in the top 10.

Chloe Evans from Ludlow School won the Year 7 girls race as just 4 seconds separated the first 3 finishers. She became the first title winner from Ludlow since Sarah Farnell won the same race in 2002. Passy Goddard from Shrewsbury Girls High School was second with Molly Browne from BRJ College Wellington taking the bronze medal. Moreton Hall School's Year 7 girls team won the title for the first time ever in that age group.

Alex Burrows from Broseley, a Year 7 student at William Brookes School, Much Wenlock follwoed in his older brothers footsteps as he won the individual title, a feat achieved by brother Joss in 2008. Matthew Connor from Priory School, Shrewsbury came second 6 seconds adrift whilst Luke Beckett was third just a second behind, but led his school to their first ever County Schools team title in any boys or girls age group with 57 points, just 2 points clear of second placed William Brookes.

The first 9 finishers in each race were selected to run for Shropshire in an inter county race in Leicestershire on Saturday 6th February.

Paul Sanderson

TAC Under 11's Presentation Evening

Telford AC Junior Presentation Evening.

Telford Athletic Club held a special presentation evening for their under 11 athletes on Thursday night at Oakengates Leisure Centre. Points scored for the club in sports hall athletics, cross country and track and field were used to determine the first three in each category.

Results


Sports Hall 2008/09 season.

Under 11 girls.
1. Susie Fagan
2. Georgia Hayden
3. Evie Bowdler

Under 11 Boys.
1. Joshua Davies
2. Jospeh Worrall
3. Joel Roura

Sports Hall Certificates of Merit.
Gina Dummett, Emily Giles, Robyn Vickers, Chloe Forrester, Isobel Bowdler, Jack Brothers, David Bowen and Aidan Wade.


Track and Field 2009 season.

Under 11 girls
1. Chantelle Doyle
2. Georgia Hayden
3. Chloe Forrester

Under 11 boys
1. David Bowen
2. Joshua Davies
3. Freddie Fielding

Track and Field Certificates of Merit.
Joel Roura, Joshua Dickens, Joseph Worrall, Eva Wade, Madeline Wong, Emma Hide and Megan Broad.


Cross Country 2009 season.

The most improved girl - Chloe Forrester
The most improved boy - Freddie Fielding
Team managers award - Chris Cummings

Under 11 girls
1. Chloe Forrester
2. Gabriella Miller
3. Eva Wade

Under 11 boys
1. Joel Roura
2. Freddie Fielding
3. Rio Mitcham

Cross Country Certificates of Merit.
Emily Giles, Sophie Bleazard, Sarah Byrne, Ellen Guest, Georgia Hayden, Charlie Conner, Owen Peart, Chris Cummings, Dillon Reeves, William Miller, Joshua Davies, Jacob Davies, Joseph Worrall, David Bowen and William Brothers.


TAC athletes who represented Shropshire in the Regional Sports Hall Competition.
Sophie Bleazard, Charlie Weaver, Georgia Hayden, Chloe Forrester, Joshua Davies, Rio Mitcham, Joel Roura and Joseph Worrall.

VIP Certificates
Dillon Reeves, Joshua Davies, Jacob Davies, Joseph Worrall, Jack Finn, Matthew Brasenell, Sophie Bleazard, Holly Bleazard, Chloe Forrester, Evie Bowdler, Isobel Bowdler and Gina Dummett.

28 Jan 2010

Pancake Race for charity - CANCELED

CANCELED due to lack of interest.

Mandy Wall (Telford Harriers) will be running in the London Marathon on the 25th April to raise money for Cancer Research.

As part of her fund raising she has organised a pancake race (as its Shrove Tuesday on the 16th Feb). The race will be held on the track at the Oakengates Leisure Center on Friday 19th February 6pm to 9pm.

Entry fee will be £5 and this will include pancakes. All monies will go to Cancer Research.

The Shropshire Star will be there on the evening taking photos to publish the story.

23 Jan 2010

Shropshire Schools Cross Country Champs 2010

Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championships
At Oswestry School, Oswestry Shropshire on Sat 23rd January 2010.

Year 7 Girls

1. Chloe Evans Ludlow 7.32
2 Passy Goddard Shrewsbury Girls High 7.34
3 Molly Browne Blessed Robert Johnson 7.36
4 Kitty Peel Moreton Hall 7.37
5 Katy Emerson Shrewsbury Girls High 7.54
6 Madeline Wong Thomas Telford 7.59
7 Rachel Cocker Thomas Adams 8.04
8 Mary Plowden Moreton Hall 8.06
9 Ella Cheetham Moreton Hall 8.08
10 Robyn Vickers Meole Brace 8.20
11 Sally Joyce Shrewsbury Girls High 8.22
12 Isabel Cotham Oldbury Wells 8.23
13 Emily Ball Marches 8.31
14 Hinano Sugiura Wrekin College 8.33
15 Georgina Driver Bridgnorth End 8.35
16 Niamh Maguire Marches 8.40
17 Sophie Laverie Burton Borough 8.50
18 Katie Tomley Oswestry 8.53
19 Jasmine Tickner Oswestry 8.54
20 Annabel Forde Johnson Moreton Hall 8.54
21 Charlotte Ford Moreton Hall 8.55
22 Abigail Adcock Oswestry 8.55
23 Antonia Laundy Oswestry 9.00
24 Lucy Smith Moreton Hall 9.02
25 Gemma Parton Wrekin College 9.05
26 Georgina Eley William Brookes 9.09
27 Hannah Green William Brookes 9.16
28 Abi Gough Shrewsbury Girls High 9.16
29 Holly Doran Wrekin College 9.37
30 Grace Bridges William Brookes 9.47
31 Emma Beddow Burton Borough 9.56
32 Blayney Beddow Burton Borough 9.59
33 Nanci Davies Belvidere 10.02
34 Emille Shorthouse Bedstone 10.06
35 Silje Pederson Marches 10.06
36 Ella Reese Shrewsbury Girls High 10.17
37 Gwennyn Evans Belvidere 10.27
38 Emma Hinton Marches 10.58
39 Madeline Stansfield Marches 10.58
40 Mia Valducci Belvidere 11.16
41 Morgan Grice Belvidere 11.19
42 Mollie Worton Marches 11.31
43 Courtney Rossiter Abraham Darby Academy 11.39
44 Leanne Stevenson Abraham Darby Academy 13.05


Year 7 Girls Teams

1. Moreton Hall 41. 2. Shrewsbury Girls High 46. 3. Oswestry 82. 4.Marches 102. 5. Belvidere 151.



Year 7 Boys

1. Alex Burrows William Brookes 10.04
2 Matthew Connor Priory 10.10
3 Luke Beckett Corbet 10.11
4 Tristan Carter Idsall 10.32
5 Will Lee Wrekin College 10.35
6 David Stephens Abraham Darby Academy 10.44
7 Connor Owen William Brookes 10.46
8 Jack Perry Bishops Castle 10.52
9 George Minshall Corbet 10.56
10 Luke Howes Grange 10.58
11. James Micklewright Adams Newport 11.11
12 Jacob Wills Wrekin College 11.13
13 Jack Brothers Thomas Telford 11.15
14 Matthew Taylor Idsall 11.21
15 Matthew Kydd Belvidere 11.27
16 Ethan Green Corbet 11.31
17 Sam Boden William Brookes 11.34
18 Sam Lewis Marches 11.40
19 Daniel Ash Burton Borough 11.52
20 James Heywood Adams Newport 11.56
21 Tom Holliday Adams Newport 11.58
22 Alex Keir Marches 11.59
23 Max Lewis Marches 12.00
24 Sam Pusey Adams Newport 12.08
25 Louis Morris Marches 12.12
26 Will Richards Marches 12.13
27 Tom Pemberton Adams Newport 12.25
28 Tom Hall Adams Newport 12.26
29 Matthew Price Corbet 12.29
30 James Birkinshaw Adams Newport 12.30
31. Ed Udale Wrekin College 12.36
32 Will Childe-Freeman Bedstone College 12.44
33 Marcus Sheppard Bedstone College 12.45
34 Corey Pudsey-Hill William Brookes 12.45
35 Archie Burton Marches 12.55
36 John Roberts Marches 12.58
37 Oliver Edwards Rhyn Park 13.05
38 Ethan Brownlee-Jones Wrekin College 13.06
39 Nathan Martin Marches 13.22
40 Sam Davies Marches 13.24
41 Denzil Effion Abraham Darby Academy 13.39
42 Alistair Taft Bedstone College 13.49
43 Oliver Renwick Oswestry 14.14
44 James Fox Bedstone College 14.17
45 Ben Broomfield Adams Newport 15.00

Teams

1. Corbet 57. 2. William Brookes 59. 3. Adams Newport 76. 4. Wrekin College 86. 5. Marches 88.
6. Bedstone College 151







Junior Girls ( Year 8/9)

1. Isobel Bradley Charlton 11.39
2 Megan Turner Ludlow 11.42
3 Zoe Partridge Church Stretton 11.47
4 Amy Partridge Church Stretton 11.49
5 Donny Goddard Shrewsbury Girls High 11.58
6 Emily Wright Wrekin College 11.58
7 Ellie Bryan Newport Girls High 12.00
8 Becky Mack Wrekin College 12.16
9 Sarah Howells Wrekin College 12.27
10 Bindy Udale Wrekin College 12.32
11 Georgina Potts Idsall 12.35
12 Darcie Farnsworth Shrewsbury Girls High 12.40
13 Alex Davis Wrekin College 12.42
14 Sophie Curzon Shrewsbury Girls High 12.46
15 Sophie Vingoe Shrewsbury Girls High 12.47
16 Holly Bishton Shrewsbury Girls High 12.49
17 Sarah Tatton Wrockwardine Wood 12.51
18 Emma Clarke Church Stretton 12.58
19 Yasmin Khan Wrekin College 13.10
20 Olivia Simmonds Wrekin College 13.12
21 Emma Draycott Wrekin College 13.14
22 Emily Hopkins Newport Girls High 13.25
23 Georgia Gaymer William Brookes 13.37
24 Amy Tucker Marches 13.40
25 Vicky Palin Thomas Telford 13.40
26 Chloe Wildman William Brookes 13.50
27 Courtney Owen Thomas Telford 13.56
28 Emily Fowler Newport Girls High 13.59
29 Charlotte Westwood Priory 14.00
30 Becky Peet Shrewsbury Girls High 14.14
31 Aoife Kent Wrekin College 14.49
32 Kate Roberts Marches 14.59
33 Elise Fisher Oswestry 15.12
34 Amelia Sharples Thomas Adams 15.13
35 Flo Burton Newport Girls High 15.27
36 Libby Phillips Oswestry 15.29
37 Grace Garry Marches 15.44
38 Megan Sheeran Bedstone College 15.46
39 Amy King Bedstone College 16.18
40 Jasmine Hunt Marches 16.42
41 Rebecca Stafford-Lawrence Marches 16.43
42 Hannah Duffield Bedstone College 16.43
43 Shannon Davies Abraham Darby Academy 19.10

Teams

1. Wrekin College 33. 2. Shrewsbury Girls High 46 3. Newport Girls High 92. 4. Marches 133.







Junior Boys ( Year 8/9)

1 Ben Ashcroft Grange 12.47
2 George Speakman Church Stretton 13.01
3 Josh Burrows William Brookes 13.09
4 Jack Huxley-Fielding Wrekin College 13.14
5 Otto Clarke Shrewsbury School 13.17
6 James Morris Marches 13.32
7 Connor Jones Bishops Castle 13.36
8 Jack Forrester Thomas Telford 13.40
9 Jake Cook Belvidere 13.48
10 Andreas Vanezzi Idsall 13.52
11 Freddie Hill Shrewsbury School 13.52
12 Arthur Charlesworth Adams Newport 14.02
13 Toby Harvey-Scholes Shrewsbury School 14.05
14 Daryl Coldicott Abraham Darby Academy 14.13
15 Ryan Cutler Adams Newport 14.21
16 Will McCartney Adams Newport 14.24
17 Matt Giles Wrekin College 14.25
18 James Williamson Wrekin College 14.30
19 Jack Stewart Adams Newport 14.32
20 James Cowell Bridgnorth Endowed 14.36
21 Glyn Sheldon Adams Newport 14.39
22 Ryan Hickman Thomas Telford 14.42
23 George Smailes Wrekin College 14.43
24 Sam Johnson Thomas Telford 14.45
25 Patrick Taylor Bedstone College 14.46
26 Tom Garbett Thomas Adams 14.48
27 Richard Heywood Idsall 14.50
28 Kieran Talbot Wakeman 15.01
29 Max McClure Idsall 15.04
30 Sam Shorthouse Bedstone College 15.07
31 Rory England Adams Newport 15.09
32 Alex Richards Bedstone College 15.11
33 Callum Hislop William Brookes 15.16
34 Ken Ma Shrewsbury School 15.21
35 Jack Crook Bedstone College 15.27
36 Michael Leatherbarrow Shrewsbury School 15.37
37 Adam Oakley Wrekin College 15.44
38 Harry Hall Marches 15.45
39 Ciaran Owen William Brookes 15.49
40 Jordan Parham Bedstone College 15.50
41 Rowen Chilles Corbet 15.59
42 Louis Fisher Oswestry 16.09
43 Joe Caffey Thomas Adams 16.11
44 Harry Coles Thomas Adams 16.13
45 Alistair Sheppard Bedstone College 16.26
46 Robin Edwards Oswestry 16.42
47 George Robinson William Brookes 16.56
48 Ashley Marson Abraham Darby Academy 17.19
49 Sam Murdoch Thomas Telford 17.23
50 Phil Morris Ludlow 17.25
51 Will Roberts Bedstone College 17.36
52 Joshvir Singh Adams Newport 17.50
53 Russell Wade Abraham Darby Academy 17.52

Teams 1. Adams Newport 62 (19) 2. Wrekin College 62 (23) 3. Shrewsbury 63. 4. Thomas Telford 103. 5. Bedstone College 122 (35) 6. William Brookes 122 (47)


Intermediate Girls (Year 10/11)

1. Jessica Bailey Wrockwardine Wood 14.04
2 Harriet Grandfield Thomas Adams 14.31
3 Holly Climo Sir John Talbot 14.42
4 Daisy Tickner Oswestry 14.47
5 Amy Thomas Wrekin College 14.57
6 Chloe Barton Marches 15.01
7 Lauren Bathers Marches 15.10
8 Chloe Murphy Charlton 15.15
9 Emily Grandfield Thomas Adams 15.47
10 Jasmine Oakley Wrekin College 15.52
11 Jo Fogarty Charlton 15.54
12 Amy Groome Wrekin College 16.01
13 Georgina Hessey Thomas Adams 16.24
14 Lucy Gregory Thomas Adams 16.30
15 Fae Lester Thomas Adams 16.50
16 Robyn Gore Bedstone College 16.50
17 Lydia Peet Shrewsbury Girls High 17.09
18 Charlotte Watson Oswestry 17.28
19 Becky Manton Wrekin College 17.54
20 Leila Bakkali Wrekin College 17.57
21 Sarah Redstone Wrekin College 19.09
22 Lexine Maughphling Bedstone College 19.26
23 Sasha Hamlin Bedstone College 19.28
24 Alesha Sands Abraham Darby Academy 19.41
25 Holly Mennell Wrekin College 20.08
26 Alissa Vittenreuther Bedstone College 20.14
27 Helen Davison Abraham Darby Academy 20.25
28 Naomi Fathers Bedstone College 21.36
29 Libby Taft Bedstone College 21.36

Teams

1 Thomas Adams, Wem 23. 2. Wrekin College 27. 3. Bedstone College 61























Senior Girls

1 Nicole Hilliker Telford College of Arts and Technology 14.51
2 Lucy Kesek Adams Newport 15.06
3 Megan Lloyd Ludlow College 15.37
4 Tess McPhillips Wrekin College 15.56
5 Jenny Young Wrekin College 16.06
6 Alice Brett Shrewsbury School 16.42
7 Becky Harris Adams Newport 16.44
8 Lucy Booth Wrekin College 16.57
9 Amy Parkin Bedstone College 17.22
10 Lucy Birt Shrewsbury School 17.30
11 Annie Brentnall Shrewsbury School 17.39
12 Laura Jugel Bedstone College 17.50
13 Lisette Luik Wrekin College 17.54
14 Ellie Amos Wrekin College 18.06
15 Stephanie Wood Adams Newport 18.25
16 Felicity Davies Shrewsbury School 18.43
17 Shannon Kingston Shrewsbury School 19.29
18 Emily Saunders Wrekin College 19.50
19 Clare Perkins Wrekin College 19.54
20 Becca Larkhill Shrewsbury School 20.22
21 Lenya Ruepp Bedstone College 20.28

Teams
1. Wrekin College 17. 2. Shrewsbury School 23. 3. Adams Newport 24. 4. Bedstone College 42.

































Intermediate Boys (Year 10/11)

1. Joe Evans Thomas Adams 15.39
2 Joe Morris Marches 15.41
3 Ryan Heath Ercall Wood 15.52
4 Hayden Gleave Wrekin College 15.54
5 Guy Gregory Lacon Childe 16.08
6 George Mallett Shrewsbury School 16.30
7 Alessandro Rebecchi Shrewsbury School 17.08
8 James Turner Adams Newport 17,19
9 Alun Vaughan-Jackosn Shrewsbury School 17.20
10 Joe Chadwick Burton Borough 17.32
11 William Wallace Adams Newport 17.41
12 Seb Pope Shrewsbury School 17.51
13 Harry Broughton Bedstone College 18.02
14 Ryan Stokes Marches 18.07
15 Tom Cousins Shrewsbury School 18.12
16 Hugh Nugent Shrewsbury School 18.13
17 Thomas Hammond Adams Newport 18.15
18 Will Spencer Shrewsbury School 18.18
19 Harvey Miller Bedstone College 18.22
20 Luke Tatton Thomas Telford 18.28
21 Ed Mallett Shrewsbury School 18.47
22 Peter Davison Abraham Darby Academy 18.58
23 Tom McVicker Wrekin College 19.10
24 Theo Farman Adams Newport 19.28
25 Tom Hamer Wrekin College 19.34
26 Greg Powell Bedstone College 19.34
27 Jordan Thomas Bedstone College 19.37
28 Tom Costello Adams Newport 19.49
29 Patrick McNulty Wrekin College 20.00
30 Rupert Sheppard Bedstone College 20.26
31 Josh Leather Bedstone College 20.26
32 Alistair Lamont Bedstone College 21.02
33 Dan Mara Bedstone College 21.43
34 Joe Tusting Shrewsbury School 21.52

Teams

1. Shrewsbury School 34. 2. Adams Newport 60. 3. Wrekin College 81. 4. Bedstone College 85.


















Senior Boys

1. Alex Russell Adams Newport 19.53
2 Alex McKay Shrewsbury School 20.01
3 Denis Gardner New College 20.02
4 Cal Winwood Shrewsbury School 20.07
5 Kris Blake Shrewsbury School 20.17
6 Tom Buckley Adams Newport 20.28
7 Ryan Ordidge Wrekin College 20.58
8 Guy Vernon Shrewsbury School 21.13
9 Hugh Vaughan Jackson Shrewsbury School 21.30
10 Aubrey Higgins Shrewsbury School 21.31
11 James Thornhill Shrewsbury School 21.38
12 Kit Schutzer-Weissman Shrewsbury School 21.39
13 James Wilkins Adams Newport 21.50
14 Pete Schutzer-Weissman Shrewsbury School 21.52
15 George Taylor Wrekin College 22.07
16 Dan Bruce Shrewsbury School 22.18
17 Rob Gradwell Adams Newport 22.22
18 Ben Jarocki Adams Newport 22.22
19 Harry Hobson Adams Newport 22.43
20 Huw D’Costa Adams Newport 22.48
21 James Drew Wrekin College 22.54
22 Matt Duffield Wrekin College 22.55
23 Matt Gough Adams Newport 23.03
24 Adam Pooni Adams Newport 23.13
25 Andy Nash Bedstone College 23.22
26 Tom Morgan Bedstone College 23.30
27 Dom Atkinson Wrekin College 23.43
28 Ed Roberts Wrekin College 23.54
29 Najan Pooni Adams Newport 23.57
30 Rob Blackie Wrekin College 23.57
31 George Shenton Bedstone College 23.58
32 Chris Gradwell Adams Newport 24.09
33 John Metcalfe Adams Newport 25.28

Teams
1. Shrewsbury School 19. 2. Adams Newport 37. 3. Wrekin College 65.


Thanks to everyone who helped make these championships possible especially our Championships Secretary Angela Mayes. To Darren Hollingsworth and Peter Jones and their team from Oswestry School for help with the course. Oswestry School and Marches School for the use of their facilities. To Adie Pottinger, Margaret Afford, Kathy Wray, Doreen Jebb, Tracey Bathers, Trish Edwards, Grace Hough, Anne Thorpe, Colin Lancaster, John Roberts and Colin Mattock for their help officiating. All the athletes, teachers and parents who contributed to an excellent cross country championships.

All athletes who finished in the top 9 today will have been given a letter selecting them for an inter county race at Shepshed, Leicestershire on Sat 6th Feb. The first 6 in the Junior, Inter and Senior races will have been given a letter also selecting them for the English Schools in March. They are asked to confirm their availablility to Paul Sanderson by Sunday 30th January at the latest. Contact by text or e mail preferred 0771 534 7587 or jpsanderson_tac@hotmail.com.

Paul Sanderson

21 Jan 2010

Anderson Sportsperson of The Year


Revenue & Customs Sports Leisure (West Midlands)

The first recipient of RCSL West Midlands Sportsperson of the Year is for the year to 31 October 2009 and has been awarded to Jamie Anderson.

Jamie is a fully committed runner who has during this year competed in regional events, represented our region at national events and represented HMRC at national level. Somehow he also finds the time to compete for Telford Harriers & Telford Athletic Club, where does he find the time?

Here is a list of his many achievements that has earned him this recognition:

RCSL & Civil Service Events

• Finished 3rd in the Half Marathon Championships at Stafford and was part of the HMRC team that won the team competition.

• Finished 6th in the RCSL Cross Country Championships and was part of the West Midlands team that won the team competition.

• Finished 15th in the Civil Service Cross Country Championships and was part of the HMRC team that won the team competition.

• Represented the West Midlands team at the RCSL Sports Day running in the 800m (3rd), 1500m (5th) and 5,000m (3rd) and scoring 19 points for the region.

• Represented the HMRC team at the Civil Service Sports Day running in the 800m (4th), 1500m (3rd) and 5,000m (7th).

• Helped the HMRC team finish 2nd in the 5,000m team competition at the Civil Service Sports Day.

• Finished 22nd in the Civil Service 10K Championships at Battersea Park.

• Finished 5th in the RCSL 10K Championships.

• Represented the HMRC team at the Civil Service Road Relays in Finsbury Park.

• Regularly represented the Civil Service Team in the Midlands Police & Services Cross Country League, with several top 5 finishes and top team scorer.

Telford Harriers & Telford Athletic Club

• Achieved a personal best at the London Marathon finishing in a time of 2:45:48 in 308th place. The time was just under 10 minutes faster than his previous year’s time.

• Ran the Edinburgh Marathon five weeks after the London Marathon finishing in a time of 2:46:48 in 40th place out of over 13,000 entrants.

• Won the ‘Best Male Runner’ at the Telford Harriers presentation evening.

• Won the Telford Harriers ‘Club Race League’.

• Finished 5th in the Shropshire Cross Country Championships.

• Selected and ran for Shropshire in the Intercounties Cross Country Championships at Nottingham.

• After moving to Telford Athletic Club finished 3rd Senior Male in the local six race summer series in which teams from Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands and further a field take part.

• Was leading scorer for Telford Harriers in all four races as the team finished 3rd in the North Staffordshire Cross Country League Division 2.

• Finished 7th in the individual standings in the North Staffordshire Cross Country League.

• Top three finishes in the Shifnal Half Marathon and Stourbridge Stagger 10 mile races.

• Top ten finishes at The Badger Bite, Suicide Six(ish), Wheaton Aston 10K, Sleaford Half Marathon, Rhayader 20 Miles, Lilleshall 10K, Culbin Forest Run, Shropshire 4 Miles, Welsh Castles Relay Stage 11, Ironbridge 4 Miles.

• Achieved personal bests at numerous distances including Marathon (2:45:48), 20 Miles (2:08:45), Half Marathon (1:16:41), 10km (35:10), 5km (16:51).

There is a trophy that goes with this award and it will be formally presented to Jamie at the RCSL West Midlands Summer Sports Day on 9 June 2009.

20 Jan 2010

Shifnal Gallop 10K

Shifnal Gallop 10K
Sunday 31st January 2010 at 10.30 am

                                                                                                            
Organised by staff and students of Idsall School in aid of Shropshire Air Ambulance
            
The Shifnal Gallop 10k is a new race that starts/finishes at Idsall School and takes a route north from the school grounds into the countryside along quiet country roads, tracks and footpaths.
Nearly all the entry fee will go directly to the County Air Ambulance Charity to help fund the air ambulance based at RAF Cosford.

Click here for route map and entry form

Battery Trophy

14 Jan 2010

North Wales XC League - Wrexham

The North Wales Cross Country League race due to be held at Wrexham on Saturday 16th January 2010 has been cancelled due to the poor condition of the course.
Paul Sanderson

8 Jan 2010

County Sportshall Champs

Sunday  7th March 2010 at Wenlock Sports Centre

Start time 2.00pm Registration at 1.00pm
Under 11 Boys & Girls:- 2 Lap Hurdles, 2 Laps, 4 Laps, Soft Javelin, Standing Long Jump

Under 13 Boys & Girls:- 2 Laps, 3 Laps, 5 Laps, Shot, Vertical Jump, Standing Long Jump
Under 15 Boys & Girls:- 2 Laps, 3 Laps, 5 Laps, Shot, Vertical Jump, Standing Triple jump

Events
Entry fee is £2.00 per event
Maximum of three events
to be selected as 2 track and 1 field or 1 track and 2 field

Closing Date for Entries is Tuesday 23th February 2010
Mr P. Afford, 46 Hartshill Avenue, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6AS Tel: 01952 419826

Late entries will not be accepted.                                          
NO entries will be accepted on the day.
Entries will only be acknowledged if your entry form is accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Club vests must be worn. All ages as at midnight 31st August/1st September 2009
U11’s must be 9 years of age or over on the day of the competition.

6 Jan 2010

TELFORD 10K

TELFORD 10K 

With no prospect of any improvement in the weather before Sunday, we have decided to make an early decision to cancel the race again, & rerrange for the new date of Sunday 24th January
Some of our club members have run along the course a few times in the last week, it's almost impossible on some icy stretches. We had more snow last night and below zero freezing temperatures are forecast for the rest of the week, 
We are sorry to mess people about, but see little point in putting the race on without the course being in reasonable condition to run on. 


All original numbers and times/details will be the same as before. 
If anyone has cancelled their original entry, but can now run on the new date please let me know. I have not reused any of the original numbers. 
Anyone who has entered in the last few days, I will assume you will be ok for the new date. 
Refunds can only be given if number returned & they must be in by Monday 18th January.

Please email me at mansbrid@yahoo.co.uk


Dave Mansbridge
Telford 10K Race Director


For updates check the Telford 10K Page

4 Jan 2010

2010 Morning After Race

Article by Keith Richards (Mercia Fell Runners)


Despite the freezing conditions 300 runners and walkers turned up for the annual New Years Day Charity Event, raising over £1000 for local charity's. Richard Roberts from Eryri won in 30.38, with first lady being Alison Lavender from Oswestry in 37.17
Most of the walkers looked well wrapped up bar one, who did it in a pair of Speedo's, not sure how he got through 'Kit Check' but he was doing it for Help The Hero's, so maybe a blind eye was turned

For photo's of the event Click Here
For report from John Corfield Click Here
For results Click Here