| Blackbridge - Birmingham XC League |
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In cloudy and breezy conditions, the rain thankfully held off long enough for the race to be held mainly in the dry. The largely flat course with a few sharp undulations thrown in was in remarkably good condition considering the volume of rain that has fallen recently, with the going underfoot good in most places with just the odd boggy section. Kenilworth fielded a near full strength team of eighteen runners for the race, with Mike Johnson returning and Connor Carson making his long awaited Birmingham League debut, who both ably deputised for Richard Simkiss and Martin Dorrill who were our headline absentees through injury. Mike had a splendid comeback race from injury battling hard with Men's Team Captain Phil Gould. Both finished with the same time, with Phil just edging out Mike at the finish to take 16th position. With Mike next home in 17th, the A team of six counters was completed by Stuart Hopkins in a fine 24th; Pat Noonan 48th; Graham Birch 55th and Matthew Kingston-Lee 61st. A total of 221 points meant we finished third on the day and comfortably sit in third in the standings with with 444 points, over 100 points behind second placed Gloucester, but 150 points clear of fourth placed Royal Sutton Coldfield. The B team head the overall standings after another impressive display of quality and depth - Connor Carson; Phil McCorquodale; Mick Williams; Pete Bryan; Richard Steele; and Richard Green making up the successful six, who were first on the day and lead the rest of the field overall by 37 points.
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Events
| Tue May 22 @19:00 - 08:30PM CF: 300m |
| Tue May 29 @19:15 - 08:30PM AF: Hills |
| Sun Jun 10 @09:00 - 10:00AM Two Castles |