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Race Reports 2010
Come on you Wootton Road Runners. Submit your race reports to nicki.harris01@btinternet.com . . .
Wootton Ladies Regain County Title (Written by Mark Exley)
Wootton Road Runners
were celebrating success on saturday as their ladies stormed to success
in the Northants County Cross Country Championship to regain the title
they won in 2008. Despite the harsh winter weather the event took place
at Wickstead Park, with a bitter siberian wind, snow flurries and
rock solid ground conditions.
In the Ladies race with
a field of 36 runners, veteran Kirsty Gallagher took a superb 3rd
place, a mere 15 seconds behind Kettering's International star
Sian Edwards and Winchester based youngster Nicole Roberts. Kirsty was
well supported by Nicki Harris in 8th place and veteran's
Fran Malin and Sam Bell filling the next 2 places. Kirsty, Nicki
and Fran comfortably took the Team Title from hosts Kettering Town
Harriers and our good friends Rugby & Northampton. The club also
took 5th place in the team competition with Sam joined by Morag
Larsen, 12th and Annette Burgess 21st to add further gloss to an
excellent showing for the club. It was a particularly resilient run
from our lady chairperson who looked to be thoroughly enjoying herself
throughout the 6.6k race, waving to the Wootton supporters around the
course as she revelled in the cold conditions.
The team performance was particularly rewarding as there was no category for under 20 females this year, with those athletes counting for the senior teams, giving an advantage to the traditional athletics clubs with their well developed junior structures.
A combination of Injury, Illness and clashing committments meant Wootton were unable to enter a Male team. However, Phil Melling ran his usual gutsy race to finish 6th in a very strong field, with Lee Berrill a creditable 28th.