Cross
Country Results 2004/2005:
12/02/05
Fourth Birmingham Cross Country League Race - Malvern
The mens team had a mountain to climb to avoid relegation in this fourth and final race in the Birmingham League. Lying in
11th position after race 3, they had to overturn Royal Sutton Coldfield's 75 point lead to get 10th position and be safe. Men's Club Captain,
Richard Greenhalf, had done a superb job making sure that the best team available was fielded and fired up with the task in hand. The whistle
blew, and they were off. Graham took an early lead with everyone else in hot pursuit. But where were all the Sutton runners? It soon beacame
apparant they were all somewhere behind most of the Kenilworth runners.
Julian Simpson led Kenilworth Runners in with a terrific run in 37 minutes and 55 seconds for 18th position. He was followed
by Pat Noonan (38.36, 33rd) and Graham Birch (38.45, 36th).
With releagtion avoided (yet again), we can look forward to another struggle in division 2 next year!!!!
The ladies also performed well being led in by Jane McNally (34.05, 73rd).
The other positions and times are as follows:-
Ladies
Jane McNally 73 34.05
Marian Quigley 76 34.50
Pauline Dable 79 35.30
Men
Julian Simpson 18 37.55
Pat Noonan 33 38.36
Graham Birch 36 38.45
Martin Dorrill 52 39.17
Mick Williams 58 39.45
Roger Homes 74 41.06
Richard Steel 91 42.28
Matthew Kingstone-Lee 93 42.35
Steve Jackson 95 42.46
Ivan Holdsworth 116 44.41
Stan Alexander 148 48.29
Martin Smith 151 48.57
Steff Shillington 169 53.27
Mick Morris 178 60.23
Colin Bricher 179 61.50
29/01/05
Midland Cross Country Championships Stafford Common Ladies Race 6km.
Well done to Ruth and the team who had great runs on this VERY muddy course (see Colin in picture below)! The men also had good runs and
managed to field a large team for the race.
1. Amy Stiles 24.19 (winner - non-Kenilworth)
28. Ruth Barnes 27.18
39. Rebecca Kendall 27.41
47. Cath Wilson 28.12
125. Jane Mc Nally 35.08
137. Jane Pithie 36.24
140. Pauline Dable 36.53
145 Sandie Pearman 37.54
161. Kristy Dable 42.08
Kenilworth Ladies were 7th team out of 24.
Men's
72. Julian Simpson 44.20
96. Mick Williams 45.14
147. Roger Homes 47.30
191. Steve Jackson 49.46
257. Stan Alexander 53.13
270. Barry Elkington 54.35
327. Steff Shillington 61.24
337. Robert Griffiths 65.59
339. Mick Morris 65.45
345. Colin Bricher 71.12
22/01/05
The Third Birmingham Cross Country League Race
A large contingent of Kenilworth Runners turned out to compete in the third race of this splendid cross country race series. 17 men travelled to Burbage Common, Hinckley
to take part in the Division 2 competition whilst 3 ladies travelled to Keresley Park Coventry to take part in their event.
The ladies race took place in Keresley Park and consisted of a two lap 7 kilometre course that followed the boundaries of the Park. The men's race comprised three laps of the Common
through the trees and by the rail line. Both courses were muddy with Burbage Common being particularly sticky. Jane McNally lead the ladies team home and Graham Birch the men's.
Ladies 7 kilometre race
Jane McNally 99 25.32
Pauline Dable 107 26.02
Kristy Dable 123 29.44
Men's 10 kilometre race
Graham Birch 39 34.53
Mick Williams 40 34.55
Wayne Oakes 54 35.11
Martin Dorrill 57 35.17
Roger Homes 71 36.05
Lou Frondella 85 36.30
Stuart Hopkins 92 36.44
Matthew Kingstone-Lee 104 37.32
Richard Steel 121 38.05
Steve Jackson 122 38.06
Julian Tombs 132 38.44
Ivan Holdsworth 134 38.51
Matthew Keal 162 41.16
Stan Alexander 164 41.32
Steff Shillington 191 46.10
Mick Morris 202 49.44
Colin Bricher 203 51.11
15/01/05
The Warwickshire X-Country Champsionshipsnt>
No less than 33 members of Kenilworth Runners, 12 ladies and 21 men, travelled to Newbold Comyn on Saturday afternoon to take part in the first of the regional cross country
championships. As always Newbold Comyn is an ideal venue for a cross country race with plenty of mud, some of it deep, and a steep climb up Beacon Hill on each of the three laps.
As at Droitwich the week before it was the ladies that stole the show with a very impressive performance to give them second place, and silver medal position, in the team
event. Ruth Barnes finished in 4th position overall. So good was her run that she has been chosen to run for the County in the Inter Counties Championships at Nottingham, soon! Rebecca Kendall,
Karen Hallas and Catherine Wilson all finished in the first 16 which is some performance given the quality of the field. Kenilworth Runners men also performed very well with the 'A' team
of Julian Simpson, Pat Noonan, Graham Birch, Mick Williams, Wayne Oakes and Roger Homes finishing in 5th position with Julian Simpson gaining 20th position overall. Kenilworth Runner's 'B'
and 'C' finished in 13th and 19th position respectively.
Full details as follows:-
LADIES
Ruth Barnes 28.36 4
Rebecca Kendall 29.35 8
Karen Hallas 30.36 14
Catherine Wilson 31.02 16
Celia Mills 35.34 42
Pauline Dable 39.07 59
Jane McNally 39.34 61
Jane Pithie 40.11 62
Sandie Pearman 41.59 67
Julie Bevan 42.45 71
Kristy Dable 45.45 77
Kally Cheema 48.43 78
MEN
Julian Simpson 31.58 20
Pat Noonan 33.13 41
Graham Birch 33.18 43
Mick Williams 33.28 46
Wayne Oakes 34.09 57
Roger Homes 34.33 60
Stuart Hopkins 34.42 63
Richard Steel 35.35 76
Stephen Jackson 36.29 89
Jon Lelliot 36.52 94
Matthew Keal 38.44 105
Barry Elkington 38.49 110
Roland Smythe 39.59 120
Stan Alexander 40.20 124
John McKenna 41.26 131
Richard Greenhalf 41.57 134
Paul Murphy 42.44 138
Bob Griffiths 48.05 U
Mick Morris 48.20 U
Colin Bricher 48.35 U
U = Position Unknown
08/01/05
The final Gloucester X-country race>
On Saturday ten members of Kenilworth Runners, 3 ladies and 7 men, travelled to Droitwich to take part in the final event of this four race series. The four events have been held
over varying courses in different parts of the Midlands and all have been very challenging and always face the runner with new obstacles.
This race, 10 kilometres for men and 7 for the ladies, was held in the picturesque park adjacent to the race headquarters in Droitwich High School. With plenty of twists and turns
the course offered those type of obstacles so beloved by cross country runners together with a wide variety of mud conditions elsewhere. Two deep ditches had to be crossed three times
and a steep bank, also three times, covered in mud made for a desperate scramble to avoid slipping back to the bottom. All in all a splendid
course well marshalled by the organisers.
On a day when the weather was ideal for cross country running it was the ladies team, of Rebecca Kendall, Catherine Wilson and Pauline Dable, who eclipsed their male compatriots
by coming in second position on the day out of a total of 6 teams.
Their male counterpart's failed to live up to the standard the ladies set and languished in 9th position out of 9 teams! On the bright side Mick Morris was unofficially
advised that he had won the over 70 prize for the second year running.
In the Under 13 boys race Kenilworth Runners P. McCorquodale ran his race in 10 minutes and 5 seconds to finish in the impressive position
of 12th place out of 32 finishers.
LADIES
Rebecca Kendall 28.05 6
Catherine Wilson 28.10 7
Pauline Dable 35.17
MEN
Martin Dorrill 44.12 19
Steve Jackson 48.45 51
Martin Smith 51.16 62
Stan Alexander 53.03 70
Richard Greenhalf 55.39 83
Mick Morris 65.02 90
Colin Bricher 70.13 93
11/12/04
Cheltenham, Gloucester League Race 3
10 members of Kenilworth Runners made the journey to Cheltenham for the third race of the Gloucestershire Cross Country
League which was held in the pleasant surroundings of Pittville Park.
In bright but cold conditions, the 3 Kenilworth ladies, 3 counting in scoring the team, completed their two lap 4 mile course. A little later they were followed by the 7 Kenilworth
men in their 3 lap 6 mile race, 6 of whom made up the scoring team. First home for the ladies was Pauline Dable with a superb run to finish
in 33 minutes. Jane Pithie was the next Kenilworth lady runner to finish in 33.30, followed by the third counter for the ladies team, Kristy Dable (40.09).
In the men's race, Steve Jackson led the Kenilworth team home with a blistering run to finish in 38 minutes 9 seconds followed by Richard Greenhalf (42.53). Next home for
the team was Steff Shillington (45.27). 71 year old Mick Morris (50.03) followed shortly after with Colin Bricher coming close behind in 50.32. Richard Elliott and Martin Smith also ran but
their times are not available at this time..
The final race of this league takes place
at Droitwich on 8th January 2004
04/12/04
Midland 7- Newbold Comyn
On Saturday afternoon nine Kenilworth Runners,consisting of 5 ladies and 4 men, lined up to take part in the Midlands 7 (4 for the ladies). The event also included the Midlands
Intercounty Championships.
On the day it was Kenilworth's ladies who took pride of place with a truly superb show of running with Lucy Aphramor (winner of this years Kenilworth Runners Hilly Challenge
in the Abbey Fields) the second lady to finish, followed by Rebecca Kendall who also had a superb run to finish in 6th position overall, and Pauline Dable who finished 3rd over 50 lady. Sandie
Pearman and Kristy Dable also had good runs but their positions are not available at this time. Given the strength of the field this was an incredible performance by Kenilworth's ladies
and bodes very well for the future.
As a result of their runs on Saturday two of Kenilworth's ladies, Lucy Aphramor and Rebecca Kendall, have been nominated to run for Warwickshire who won the team race in the
incorporated County Championships.
Kenilworth Men's team had a steady performance with Richard Greenhalf leading them in with an excellent run to finish in 57 minutes
and 12 seconds, he was followed by Steff Shillington (58.47), Mick Morris (63.48) and Colin Bricher (65.13).
27/11/04
Birmingham Mens League - Race 2, Keresley Park
Competition in the 2nd Division of this excellent cross country league is very tough but the 15 Kenilworth Runners who ran at Keresley Park last Saturday were ready for
the challenge. This was the second of four races over a 10 kilometre course which was both flat and fast with the whole event brilliantly organised by Northbrook Running Club.
Kenilworth Runners gave of their best with Martin Dorrill leading them in with an exceptional run in 40 minutes 42 seconds to achieve 59th place. He was closely followed
by Mick Williams who gave yet another superb performance to finish in 41 minutes 49 seconds in 76th place. With 6 runners counting in the 'A' and 'B' teams every other runner played
his part to secure Kenilworth Runners 11th and 8th positions respectively. Details of all the Kenilworth Runners are as follows:-
RUNNER POSITION TIME
Men's 10 Kilometre Race
Martin Dorrill 59 40.42
Mick Williams 76 41.49
Matthew Kingston-Lee 81 42.03
Richard Elliott 84 42.14
Roger Homes 89 42.29
Lou Frondella 95 42.39
Julian Tombs 113 43.39
J. Lelliott 123 44.21
S.Jackson 141 45.46
Stan Alexander 182 49.26
Ivan Holdsworth 189 49.48
Richard Greenhalf 199 51.35
Steff Shillington 205 53.33
Mick Morris 211 56.39
Colin Bricher 213 58.05
20/11/04
Cinderford, 2nd Gloucester league race
On a cold Saturday Kenilworth Runners came out in force to travel to Cinderford in the Forest of Dean to brave the unexpected snow and mist for the second Gloucester x-country
race. For a nice change the Ladies outnumbered the men by 8 to 7.
Rebecca Kendall led the ladies with a run of 21 minutes and 30 seconds, with Julian Simpson leading the men in 36 minutes. Rebecca Kendall, Cath Wilson
and Emily Beacham were placed in the top 20 lady finishers.
The other Kenilworth Runners times were:-
Ladies 5 Kilometre Race:
Rebecca Kendall 21.00
Cath Wilson 21.52
Emily Beacham 22.16
Sandie Pearman 26.49
Jane Pithie 28.08
Jane Mc Nally 28.09
Pauline Dable 28.15
Kristy Dable 33.09
Men's 9.3 Kilometre Race:
Julian Simpson 36.00
Julian Tombs 40.43
Steven Jackson 42.00
Martin Smith 43.10
Richard Greenhalf 49.25
Mick Morris 55.15
Colin Britcher 55.16
30/10/04
Reebok Challenge incorporating the 1st B'ham league race
'So far I only have provisional results for the race. The Division 2 men made a solid start at Sennelys Park, and are comfortably sitting in 8th position after race 1. Pat Noonan
had an excellent run, followed by Martin then Wayne. Both the A and B teams performed well in the mud (!!) and made a good start in this
tough league. Now the men hope to build on this on the next 3 fixtures and stay in this divison for a further year! . The B team are lying in 7th position also.
In the womens race Ruth Barnes had a great run to lead the Kenilworth ladies home. Although the mud was a challenge everyone enjoyed the race!
More results when I get them....
Pat leads the Kenilworth men home
The Kenilworth ladies team before the race
02/10/04
4 Stage Midlands Cross Country Championships
Ten members of Kenilworth Runners travelled to Brooksby College near Leicester on Saturday to take part in the first of the seasons cross country races.
This race was a relay where the men fielded teams of four runners each runner completing a 6 kilometre two lap course which took them
over some of the most pleasant countryside in the midlands. The ladies teams were made up of three runners each and the team each completed three laps.
The day was generally mild and dry with the exception of the start of the first race of the day when the heavens opened and
thoroughly wet the group of runners preparing or their stage of the race.
The three Kenilworth teams were lead out in the first stage by Rebecca Kendall, Julian Simpson and Mick Morris who had the honour of the soaking at the start. The ladies team
could only field two runners both of whom had superb runs that, had they had a third runner, would probably have put them in among the prizes.
The members times were as follows:-
TEAM LAP RUNNER TIME
MEN
A 1 Julian Simpson 25.06
2 Wayne Oaks 25.14
3 Richard Steel 26.54
4 Stan Alexander 30.19
B 1 Mick Morris 36.41
2 Stefan Shillington 33.32
3 Colin Bricher 37.45
4 Matthew Keale 30.28
LADIES
A 1 Rebecca Kendall 28.15
2 Catherine Wilson 28.50
3 No Runner Available N/A
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Saturday 12th February 2005