Here are the results hopefully a report will follow from someone because it would be great to hear about the two dead heats in the Harriers Challenge.
Note that the race positions are for either the mens race or the ladies race.
34 Harriers ran this one. Congratulations to Serica, Chris and Jill for their 1st places in their groups.

12	Mark Cooper	34:49
17	Chris Ross	35:13
38	Mike Saint-Dunn	38:05
51	Joe Parkin	39:45
54	Mark Bentley	39:56
60	Joe Atherton	41:00
63	Steve Turner	41:15
66	Jason Littlewood	41:31
7	Serica Atherton	41:41	1st L35
8	Chris Skellern	41:41	1st L45
71	Darren Bathew	41:57
75	Dave Marsden	42:21
87	Steve Cartlidge	44:00
94	Ed Smith	44:40
96	Ralph Wedlock	44:56
98	Nigel Addison	45:30
18	Liz Stanyer	46:33
106	Andy Bourne	46:33
20	Vicky Lowndes	46:45
108	Craig Baxter	47:18
23	Tracey Gee	47:49
26	Jill Ross	48:36	1st L40
113	Graham Williams	48:37
29	Sue Johnson	50:00
118	Michael Jones	50:16
30	Jane Bisiker	50:29
34	Karen Davies	50:56
122	Tony Baker	51:39
127	Stuart Fowlie	56:22
129	Mick Moore	59:20
131	Frank Grant	64:04
132	Scott Palmer	64:04
47	Kellie Lee	68:48
48	Sara Broome	68:55

Here are the provisional results for the London Marathon taken from the London Website. If you are aware of any others or if any are wrong please let me know. Just the one pb as far as I can see and that is Tom Hobbins, continuing his most improved runner status by knocking 14 minutes off his time. Well done Tom.

445	Chris Hollinshead	2:49:57
1099	Tom Hobbins	3:03:30
1956	Mark Bentley	3:14:24
265	Sally Gray	3:20:15
3264	Dave Preece	3:27:11
4189	Pete Sarson	3:34:24
4199	Keith Skelton	3:34:26
4600	Rob Simpson	3:37:18
4704	Mike Saint-Dunn	3:38:02
4824	Gary Hemming	3:38:46
6004	Eddie Smith	3:46:46
7906	Bernard Wilkes	3:56:51
9124	Tim Hough	4:02:49
10256	Mike Harris	4:09:19
12016	Ian Spencer	4:18:55
12436	Mick Jones	4:21:10
13518	Clare Stokes	4:24:34
14699	Tony Baker	4:33:44
15204	Karen D Murray	4:44:02
18231	Sally Burns	4:55:10
19111	Andy Bourne	5:01:18
20415	Frank Grant	5:13:29
8214	Rebecca Bostock	5:23:24
21394	Allan Bradshaw	5:24:32
22982	Richard Bisiker	5:54:42
10085	Val Lowndes	6:12:39

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Twenty-eight Harriers turned out for the second race of the Spring Treble on a very pleasant evening on Milford Common. I think the course was described as undulating. Well thats one of the printable words I heard. Chris Ross showed his love of hills by finishing in 20th spot and first Harrier home. Serica Atherton for the second time running finished 3rd lady overall and Chris Skellern was 1st L45 and Jill Ross 1st L40.

Full Harriers positions as follows or for full race results -------Click Here

20	Chris Ross	38:58
44	Mike Saint-Dunn	41:54
47	Joe Parkin	42:11
48	Joe Atherton	43:01
54	Steve Turner	43:21
60	Serica Atherton	43:32	3 rd Lady
65	Ruth Umerah	44:19
62	Chris Skellern	43:43	1 F45
73	Darren Bathew	45:23
74	Dave Marsden	45:29
77	Deon Vlok	45:37
94	Nigel Addison	47:36
98	Kirsty Stephenson	47:59
99	Vicky Lowndes	48:00
107	Caroline Stark	49:17
109	Liz Stanyer	49:27
122	Sue Johnson	51:17
123	Jill Ross	51:17	1 F40
130	Jane Bisiker	52:00
131	Tony Baker	52:13
137	Michael Jones	54:12
139	Graham Williams	54:48
140	Karen Murray	54:50
148	Karen D Murray	59:28
149	Michael Moore	59:33
155	Stuart Fowlie	62:45
158	Kellie Lee	70:55
159	Sara Broome	71:09

The happy bunch before the start at Milford.

Report: from Jill Ross
This is a 2 lap marathon course, with the option of doing the half marathon which starts 2 hours after the full. I did this race 5 years ago which was flat apart from one hill. Chris opted to join me this year but unfortunately upon arriving at Bungay (small village approx 30 miles from Norwich) the course had altered beyond recognition. There were lots of hills (undulating) I think is the correct running terminology. The race started at 10:30am & it was hot !!
This is a great race for plodders & there is little danger of being last. Its great if you can get half way before the half starts as the other runners give you support & encouragment when you need it! The whole village turns out to support & there were drink stations every 3 miles. The course is on road & rural & runs through the Waveney Valley of Suffolk & Norfolk. The last 6 miles is flat & along a cycle path tucked away from the road, which is ideal if the \"wheels come off\", as you can limp along without being seen.
Although a long way to travel, it is a lovely race to run & there are nice showers & a bar if a drink is required at the end. ( Always handy for a Harrier to know)
Times as follows 1st male 2:50:53, 1st female 3.07:56. Chris came in at 3.25:27 & I was 3.57:32. For the half marathon 1st male 1:17:23, 1st female 1:27:46.

Report from Mick Jones

Stafford Harriers had a good turnout at Newcastle for the latest race in the north staffs road runners league, with Mike Saint-Dunn first home in 16th place in a time of 43-20, with Paul Douglas in next 24th in a time of 44-32 and was 2nd M55,

Harriers times were:
16 Mike Saint-Dunn 00:43:20
24 Paul Douglas 00:44:32
47 Mark Bentley 00:46:54
67 David Preece 00:48:25
88 Robert Simpson 00:49:48
92 Chris Skellern 00:50:11
104 Eddie Smith 00:51:04
124 Lucy Earnshaw 00:52:50
134 Eric Lander 00:53:35
137 Bernard Wilkes 00:53:46
140 John Leese 00:53:57
183 Karen Davies 00:57:34
190 Michael Jones 00:58:20
191 David Cowley 00:58:21
194 Lynn Geoghegan 00:58:29
208 Tony Baker 00:59:44
265 Judith Colman 01:11:04
269 Gillian Caldwell 01:14:13
270 John Hateley 01:14:14

Looks as though it was easy.

Report from Mick Jones

Stafford Harriers had a big turnout at hanchurch, run over a tough offroad of over 5 miles, with good downhil, deep mud to get across and a long punishing hill to finish you off.
Young Mark Cooper had a brilliant run to finish 7th in a time of 32-02 from nearly 200 runners, well done Mark,
thirty two other Harriers ran,

26th Chris Ross 34-06,
37th Dean Geoghegan 34-59
40th Mike Saint-Dunn 35-17,
47th Mark Bentley 35-51,
49th Joe Atherton 35-59,
51st Josepth Parkin 36-28,
62nd Sereca Atherton 37-48 3rd lady,
65th Steve Turner 37-57,
68th Chris Skellern 38-19 1st L45 and 4th Lady,
75th Jason Littlewood 38-54,
84th Dave Marsden 39-35,
86th Eddie Smith 39-58,
95th Darren Bathew 40-37,
100th Nigel Addison 41-04,
107th Ralph Wedlock 41-30,
111th Kirsty Stephenson 41-44,
115th Craig Baxter 42-07,
119th Tracey Gee 42-15,
132nd Liz Stanyer 43-09,
136th Caroline Stark 43-51,
147th Sue Johnson 45-09,
150th Lisa Percox 45-27,
155th Jill Ross 45-57,
156th Jane Bisiker 46-05,
158th Mike Jones 46-48,
164th Tony Baker 47-13,
171st Karen Murray 48-42,
178th Mike Moore 51-17,
182nd Frank Grant 54-52,
186th Stuart Fowlie 56-30,
188th Kellie Lee 57-15
189th Sara Broome 59-52.

A good turnout of 25 harriers, with 24 finishing, on a cool cloudy morning, fairly dry underfoot, perfect for running, and what a run Craig Baxter had, over five and a half minutes faster than his Christmas run, to finish first in a time of 29-51, losing one and half stones I’m sure helped.

It was very nice to see ten ladies enjoying the run, many of them fairly new to running, with Caroline Stark finishing third, just behind Frank Grant, other good runs came from Darren Bathew 4th 29-31 PB, Colin Mitchell 7th 34-29 PB and Sarah Johnson 9th 36-00 PB.

report from Mick Jones

		Run time	Handicap	Net time		Runs	Next handicap
1	Craig Baxter	40.51	11.00	29.51	PB	2	9.45
2	Frank Grant	41.08	2.15	38.53		35	0.15
3	Caroline Stark	42.00	9.30	32.30	1 st time		10.00
4	Daren Bathew	42.46	13.15	29.31	PB	11	10.30
5	Mike Jones	43.16	9.30	33.46		57	5.45
6	Chris Skellern	43.18	15.15	28.03		57	12.15
7	Colin Mitchell	43.59	9.30	34.29	PB	3	6.15
8	Kenton Sharpe	44.39	15.15	29.24	1 st time		1300
9	Sarah Johnson	45.00	9.00	36.00	PB	2	5.45
10	Sara Broome	45.14	3.15	41.59		12	Zero
11	Jason Littlewood	45.32	16.45	28.47		14	12.45
12	Eddie Smith	45.39	16.45	28.53		52	13.00
13	Frank Evans	46.01	8.00	38.01		29	4.30
14	John Leese	46.13	16.15	29.58		38	12.15
15	Lyn Geoghegan	46.26	13.30	32.56		6	9.30
16	Kellie Lee	46.27	4.45	41.42	1 st time		0.45
17	Tracey Gee	46.51	16.30	30.21		16	11.30
18	Nigel Addison	47.00	17.00	30.00		22	12.45
19	Joanne Carson	47.12	9.00	38.12	1 st time		4.15
20	Lew Badger	47.18	12.30	34.48		32	8.00
21	Sam Evans	47.53	18.30	29.23		4	14.15
22	Julie Addison	47.56	16.30	31.26		8	12.15
23	Jenny Addison	47.57	14.30	33.27		15	9.45
24	Morgan Webley	49.32	18.30	31.02		2	11.30

The handicap time at the end of each row, is your handicap for the June Handicap, don’t get to excited, you have all got a lower handicap, because the hare which is Sara Broome, runs faster than the previous hare.

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=15827

Here is a link to the ultra marathon site for the Dead Sea Marathon.
I went on Friday for a jolly and ended up winning the thing!

50k is obviously my thing. I did in 4.05.

I can’t sit down at the moment but its a small price to pay.
My next ultra is Comrades in South Africa. I am hoping for a bronze there, will keep you posted.
Sara


Well done Sara. One year the Relays the next conquering the world.

There were three Harriers who travelled to sunny Blackpool to take part in the Marathon Karen D Murray, Mick Jones and myself. Saturday saw a cold and very windy day adding to the panic of my first marathon the thought that the wind would blow us all away, but alas, Sunday proved to be a beautiful sunny day. There were over one thousand people who took part in the full marathon and many more who did the half.
Although the run was a bit boring in places it was enjoyable and a nice flat one for a first marathon. Thanks to Karen and Mick for their support and company. I didn't even need to call on the donkeys to help me finish.
Report from Sally Burns

461 Michael Jones 04:25:01
474 Karen D Murray 04:28:48
495 Sally Burns 04:32:44

Nearly 300 runners took part in this 10k on a warm evening at Lilleshall, we headed into a woodland area which we also had to do a lap of at the end of the race. We then headed down the drive towards the main road which was 3 k and downhill which was the best part of the race, I was only half way down when Tom Humphries who was the winner of the race in 31mins 8 secs came sprinting past in the opposite direction, we then ran round a cone at the bottom of the drive and headed back up the drive 3k which was up-hill, this was the worst part of the race. There were 3 Harriers in the race all of them Geoghegans, Dean finished 76th in 42.13, Lynn 189th 51.54 and Richard 199th in 53.28. Great race, nice course and weather.
Report from Lynn Geoghegan

Here we see Dean first Harrier home, and first Geoghegan.

On what was a very pleasant spring day the Harriers made their way down to Sutton Park for the Midland Mens 12 stage and Ladies 6 stage relays. We had quite a number of first timers for this event and on arrival at Sutton Park it was obvious that some were a little nervous and wondered what they had let themselves in for. For those who have not been, the format is that in the mens 12 stage there are three long legs (5 miles) and nine short legs (3 miles). For the ladies it is just six short legs. It is a very scenic course with a couple of hills just to make it interesting, particularly the finishing hill. The mens team went of first and the ladies race started some 20 minutes later. We had 11 men so Paul Douglas ran the last leg as well as his own and for the ladies we had one full team of six and just two in the second team. Everyone ran well and the firstimers really got into the spirit of things and enjoyed the day. The men finished in 43rd place out of the 53 teams that started and our ladies finished in a very creditable 22nd out of 54 starting teams.

Here are our teams times. The number in brackets is the place they were in the race on their lap.
43 Stafford Harriers 5:06:15
1 Tom Hobbins (43) 32:08 (Long)
2 Michael Harris (49) 21:12
3 Edwin Smith (51) 21:13
4 Paul Douglas (50) 33:55 (Long)
5 Jason Littlewood (50) 20:08
6 George Mafu (50) 19:12
7 Steve Turner (52) 39:58 (Long)
8 Roy Clay (52) 24:10
9 Mark Bentley (48) 20:04
10 Malcolm Mountford (46) 36:30 (Long)
11Keith Skelton (46) 18:49
12 Paul Douglas (44) 18:56
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Ed battling his way up the final hill and Liz Stanyer ‘enjoying’ her run.

22 Stafford Harriers ‘A’ 2:11:53
1 Ruth Umerah (29) 20:31
2 Chris Skellern (26) 20:57
3 Caroline Stark (29) 23:25
4 Liz Stanyer (29) 23:13
5 Kirsty Stephenson (23) 22:01
6 Lucy Earnshaw (22) 21:46


Stafford Harriers ‘B’ 1:04:05
1 Lydia Atkins (37) 21:51
2 Tracey Gee (34) 22:14

For the full results go to:-
Ladies 6 stage

Mens 12 Stage

For photos go to Brian Smiths site at DK10K