Telford Athletic Club came home with the bronze medals in the Midland Counties Road Relay Championships. Paul Ward ran the opening leg for the Telford AC Masters Team coming home 3rd in 18.52 for the 5.8 kilometre course around the scenic Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, which was the clubs fastest and the 3rd fastest from any club. Chris Bagshaw ran the second leg in 20.28,15th fastest of the day, before Greg Wilson on leg 3 moved the club up to 2nd with a 21.13 run. Dale Wilkinson held onto 2nd, running 21.21 whilst Rob Hughes on the 5th leg ran 20.55 whilst Wayne Dashper, winner of the Shrewsbury Marathon, ran the final leg in 20.37, the 17th fastest of the day, to bring the team home for the bronze medals. Leicester won in 2 hours 1 minute and 18 seconds with Bristol second in 2.02.40 and Telford 3rd in 2.03.26 out of 24 teams that completed the relay.
Claire Martin led the way for the womens four stage team as they finished 10th out of 73 teams, with Claire running the opening leg in 15.12 to come home 2nd and record the 8th fastest of the day for the undulating 4.3 kilometre course. Michelle Clarke went next and brought the team home 4th in 16.53. Nellie Sanders from Shifnal ran the 3rd leg in 18.01 with Sian Webb taking the final leg in 17.53 to bring the team home 10th in 1 hour 7 minutes and 41 seconds out of 73 teams taking part. The clubs B team included Lisa Blagden 18.36, Sarah Mackness 16.58 and Sharon Clayton 20.54.
The clubs senior mens team finished 23rd out of the 85 teams that started. Chris Rimmer ran the fastest time of the day for the team on the opening leg of 5.8 kilometres in 19.28, with Chris Carter who travelled up from university in Twickenham to recoird 19.53 the club's second fastest, other times were Jamie Davies 21.08, Matt Shenton 22.05, Sam Garmson 22.14, Nick Thomas 22.14, Ashley Slater 22.20 and John Garmson 22.59. The team have now qualified for the National Six Stage Finals later in October.
Paul Sanderson
Photo of the bronze medal winning team left to right Wayne Dashper, Paul Ward, Rob Hughes, Dale Wilkinson and Chris Bagshaw. ( Greg Wilson was in the team but not pictured.)
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