Race Report July to Sept 2021 - STAFFORD HARRIERS

autumn handicap

30th September 2021

Well done to Reuben, Lucas and Richard. A big thank you to all the volunteers for making the event possible.

Position	Name	Time	Handicap	Net Time
1	Reuben Willson	0:34:07	0:03:00	0:31:07
2	Lucas Willson	0:34:08	0:10:30	0:23:38
3	Richard Booth	0:34:35	0:04:00	0:30:35
4	Matthew Hilsdon	0:35:18	0:09:45	0:25:33
5	Chris Skellern	0:35:30	0:04:00	0:31:30
6	Mark Oliver	0:35:33	0:04:00	0:31:33
7	Rhys McDowell	0:35:34	0:09:00	0:26:34
8	Mark Willson	0:35:53	0:03:00	0:32:53
9	Leon Stringer	0:36:09	0:07:45	0:28:24
10	Nitesh Thakrar	0:36:17	0:07:45	0:28:32
11	Ian Hodkinson	0:36:36	0:09:00	0:27:36
12	Dan Findley-Robinson	0:37:08	0:09:00	0:28:08
13	Phil Hilsdon	0:37:32	0:12:00	0:25:32
14	Amy Oliver	0:38:03	0:02:00	0:36:03
15	Joanne Oliver	0:38:03	0:02:00	0:36:03
16	Chris Elsley	0:38:20	0:04:00	0:34:20
17	Julie Nokes	0:39:24	0:00:00	0:39:24
18	Antonio Treglia	0:39:26	0:10:30	0:28:56

chester half

19th September 2021

Jack Hodkinson completed his first half in 2:09:14

stafford half

19th September 2021

Well done everyone, especially those who got a PB. Special congratulations to Karen Gretton for coming first in her age category and winning a £50 prize from the Newsletter.

Chip Pos	Chip Time	Name	Gender	Gender Pos	Class	Class Pos
6	1:17:53	Thomas Chell	Male	5	MS	3	PB
33	1:25:58	Mark Silvester	Male	32	MS	21	PB
42	1:27:09	Liam Duggan	Male	40	MS	24	PB
74	1:30:18	Richard Crump	Male	73	MS	38
101	1:32:17	Justin Green	Male	98	MV50	15
178	1:37:21	Christopher Seale	Male	166	MS	83
193	1:38:15	Antonio Treglia	Male	173	MV40	55
299	1:42:33	Sarah Di Cesare	Female	30	FS	14
314	1:43:03	Leon Stringer	Male	287	MV40	96	PB
327	1:43:28	Mark Duddy	Male	298	MV50	50
328	1:43:30	James Bream	Male	279	MS	132
343	1:44:09	Jake Oliver	Male	302	MS	143
347	1:44:12	Nitesh Thakrar	Male	315	MV60	9
353	1:44:24	Ian Hodkinson	Male	351	MV50	63
505	1:50:14	Steve McHugh	Male	436	MV50	85	PB
553	1:51:36	Chris Skellern	Female	73	FV55	4
701	1:55:45	Alan Jones	Male	559	MV50	109
729	1:56:11	Andrew Robinson	Male	571	MS	253
738	1:56:26	Simon Bromley	Male	582	MV40	185
760	1:57:02	Wendy Sears	Female	125	FV55	10	PB
887	2:00:32	Jodie Clarke	Female	160	FV35	58
1044	2:05:19	Claire Garfield	Female	205	FV45	49
1115	2:07:14	Tom Davall	Male	894	MS	378
1176	2:09:00	Karen Gretton	Female	280	FV65	1
1216	2:10:18	Mark Oliver	Male	911	MV50	179
1382	2:15:35	Samantha Bream	Female	356	FV45	87
1394	2:16:02	Scott Kelsall	Male	1042	MV40	343
1404	2:16:36	James Found	Male	1049	MS	446
1623	2:27:06	Julie Nokes	Female	491	FV55	36
1647	2:28:19	Robert Hoare	Male	1148	MV70	9
1795	2:35:37	Shirley Smith	Female	598	FV55	43
1899	2:45:26	Kerri Delaney	Female	665	FS	179
1915	2:47:03	Dawn Gibbons	Female	670	FV45	168
1946	2:52:15	Charlotte Ward	Female	693	FV35	283

Pictures by Colin Mitchell approx 3.75 miles

NSCCL Race 1 – Betley Court

18th September 2021

Female Results

Pos	Name	AG	Time
95	Jo Oliver	F50	28:20
101	Mel Deakin	F50	30:04
112	Julie Nokes	F60	33:22

Male Results

Pos	Name	AG	Time
60	Phil Hilsdon	M40	32:49
97	Adam Lightfoot	M40	36:00
109	Ian Hodkinson	M50	37:00
115	Nitesh Thakrar	M60	37:30
138	Richard Booth	M45	42:03

U20 – no runners

Junior results will be posted on the Junior news page.

5k Time Trial

15th September 2021

After almost two years, the 5K Time Trial was back at Castlefields! Thanks to those who helped out with the timing, recording of results, and marshalling.

First Name	Surname	Time
Phil	Hilsdon	19:19
Justin	Green	19:33
Lucas	Willson	19:49
Matthew	Hilsdon	19:52
John	Scott	20:55
Jason	Littlewood	21:30
Spencer	Holland	21:39
Antonio	Treglia	21:45
Nitesh	Thakrar	21:48
Al	Langford	22:14
Ben	Green	22:28
Alan	Jones	22:59
Richard	Booth	24:16
Reuben	Willson	24:55
Tom	Exton	25:56
Mark	Willson	26:20
Amy	Oliver	27:35
Alex	Ward	27:59
Jo	Hallchurch	31:34
Brian	Hynes	32:04
Sarah	Bromley	32:15
Steve	McHugh	32:16
Louise	Strachan	33:54

great north run

12th September 2021

Pos	Name	Finish Time
5508	Andrew Robinson	01:50:08
22854	Dawn Gibbons	02:34:08
25955	Lorraine Flory	02:48:01

SOUTH CHESHIRE 20

5th September 2021

Pos	Name	M/F	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
81	Jason Littlewood	64th	MSen	23rd		2:56:48
111	Nitesh Thakrar	81st	M60	1st	E	3:09:24
125	Ruth Edwards	39th	FSen	7th		3:18:47
179	Suzanne Brotherhood	71st	F50	8th		3:49:30
192	Tom Davall	111th	MSen	40th	E	4:02:34

Photos by Leon Stringer

Milton Keynes festival of running

5th September 2021

Only one Harrier, Antonio Treglia ran the 20 mile race in 02:48:55

staffs knot

1st September 2021

Race report by Nia Nokes

The 1st of September came around marking the end of the summer and the final evening race of the year, the Staffs Knot 5. An event I’ve ran many times and always enjoy. I’d entered fairly late on and managed to talk team mates Lucy Matthews and Kelly Butler into joining me for a no pressure, evening run out. I travelled with my friend Vanessa and we were both in good spirits and excited to enjoy a beautiful evening race on Cannock Chase!

After getting a big PB the Friday before at Mid Cheshire 5k, a race with no focus on time/pace was welcomed and I saw it as a good opportunity to run off road, run hard and tackle a few hills ahead of the fast approaching XC season!

This was only one of few NSRRA races I’d been able to take part in during 2021. Following an injury over the spring it had been so nice to get back to racing and see so many friendly faces in ‘real life’! There was a great atmosphere before the event started and there was plenty of chit chat on the start line as we all discussed the course and caught up on each other’s recent racing escapades.

The first half of the course felt good but I’d forgotten how tough the course was in the latter stages! Having ran it many times I knew to expect the hills but that final mile felt like such a drag! The marshals from Stafford Harriers were fabulous and offered encouragement around the course shouting ‘3rd lady’ at me as I ran past! I knew my team City of Stoke AC teammates were ahead of so I wanted to hang onto that position and not let them down!

Thank you to the Rising Brook runner for encouraging me on the final mile when my legs were feeling the after affects of my 5k PB five days prior! (Although they didn’t feel half as bad as when I’ve ran this event following the Thunder run!) I ran my way to a course PB of over 2 and a half minutes which evidenced my recent improvement.

The feeling of accomplishment and happiness was further enhanced when Kelly and Lucy both told me they’d beaten the course record! What a night for us all! Great team spirit, a fun evening out, good training for XC and some records broken along the way! I was very proud of them. Myself and Lucy enjoyed a chatty cool down cheering on the final runners in the their last mile, I’ve missed the ‘runners high’ post race and seeing how much your encouragement means to others.

My post race bag of of fruit loaf, although initially laughed at went down a treat amongst my running friends as we enjoyed some banter and the presentation, all whilst quickly losing the light! I headed off to the car with Vanessa and had no idea where my mum was so assumed she was helping the other Stafford Harriers pack away the tents etc… I then heard a ‘Bye Nia!’ and as I turned around there she was having a massage in the dark! This caused us some amusement as we left the final evening race of the year.

Thank you Stafford Harriers and NSRRA for a lovely event and allowing us to enjoy the sport we all love so much once again! Grateful for you all.

Physical Race Results

Pos	Gender Pos	Gender	Categ Pos	Category	Firstname	Lastname	Race num	Club	Time	NSRRA	Group
10	10	Male	6	Ages 19-39	Mark	Silvester	107	Stafford Harriers	00:30:31	754	‘B’
22	20	Male	8	Ages 19-39	Liam	Duggan	224	Stafford Harriers	00:31:53			PB
23	21	Male	6	Ages 50-54	Justin	Green	96	Stafford Harriers	00:31:54	897	‘b’
26	24	Male	9	Ages 19-39	Ashley	Jones	170	Stafford Harriers	00:32:11
36	32	Male	1	Ages 19-39	Christopher	Seale	2	Stafford Harriers	00:33:20
40	35	Male	5	Ages 40-44	Matthew	Woodman	233	Stafford Harriers	00:34:03
52	44	Male	1	Ages 40-44	Phillip	Hilsdon	171	Stafford Harriers	00:34:41	165	‘B’
53	45	Male	2	Ages U19	Matthew	Hilsdon	172	Stafford Harriers	00:34:43
55	47	Male	4	Ages U19	Jake	Oliver	121	Stafford Harriers	00:34:52	135	‘C’
65	57	Male	1	Ages 40-44	Antonio	Treglia	51	Stafford Harriers	00:35:49	347	‘C’
74	65	Male	2	Ages 19-39	Jason	Littlewood	32	Stafford Harriers	00:36:54	324
89	77	Male	2	Ages 19-39	Rhys	Mcdowell	4	Stafford Harriers	00:37:26
93	80	Male	1	Ages 50-54	Spencer	Holland	109	Stafford Harriers	00:37:52	778	‘C’
95	81	Male	2	Ages 19-39	Richard	Crump	143	Stafford Harriers	00:37:54	898	‘B’
99	17	Female	6	Ages 19-34	Vanessa	Welham	145	Stafford Harriers	00:38:21			PB
108	87	Male	5	Ages U19	Ben	Green	97	Stafford Harriers	00:39:14
109	88	Male	9	Ages 55-59	Alan	Jones	137	Stafford Harriers	00:39:15
115	93	Male	3	Ages 65-69	Dave	Marsden	89	Stafford Harriers	00:39:48
159	11	Male	3	Ages 19-39	Tom	Davall	163	Stafford Harriers	00:45:17	845	‘E’	PB
184	60	Female	3	Ages 60-64	Julie	Nokes	35	Stafford Harriers	00:51:35	47	‘W’
199	12	Male	2	Ages 75-79	Graham	Williams	116	Stafford Harriers	00:55:25	65	‘F’

No Harriers ran in the virtual run

Ipstones 5ish

28th August 2021

Pos	Name	M/F	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
83	John Finney	55th	M75-79	1st	F	49:45

Stone 5

20th to 27th August 2021

Physical Race

Pos	Name	M/F Pos	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
18	Richard Crump	17th	M Sen	8th		33:40	PB
35	Adam Lightfoot	31st	M40	5th	C	36:10
48	Jake Oliver	40th	M Sen	15th	C	37:57
59	Jason Littlewood	48th	M Sen	19th	E	39:11
64	Dan Findlay-Robinson	52nd	M40	10th	D	39:28
73	Nitesh Thakrar	57th	M60	3rd	E	40:16
77	Spencer Holland	61st	M50	9th	L	40:54
86	Alan Jones	66th	M55	8th		42:22
102	Chris Skellern	25th	F55	4th	L	43:45
110	Richard Booth	82nd	M45	12th		44:10
127	Mark Oliver	92nd	M50	16th	E	46:32
137	Tom Davall	99th	M Sen	31st	E	48:16
141	Joanne Oliver	41st	F50	9th	W	48:40
147	Ruth Edwards	46th	F60	2nd	W	49:06
148	John Finney	102nd	M75	1st	F	49:10
162	Amy Oliver	56th	F Sen	6th	X	51:38
180	Julie Nokes	69th	F60	4th	W	54:39
202	Sarah Gray	88th	F60	8th		1:01:51

No Harriers took part in the virtual run.

Dave Clarke 5k

9th to 12th August 2021

Physical race results

Pos	Name	M/F Pos	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
52	Dave Marsden	41st	M65-69	1st		25:19
55	Chris Skellern	12th	F55-59	2nd	L	25:34
106	Graham Williams	73rd	M75-79	2nd	F	31:31
113	Julie Nokes	38th	F60-64	2nd	W	32:31

No Harriers took part in the virtual run.

Newcastle 10K

8th August 2021

Physical Race

Pos	Name	M/F	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
95	Jake Oliver	84th	M Sen	34th	C	44:21
96	Tim Rees	85th	M45-49	16th		44:22
98	Antonio Treglia	87th	M40-44	23rd	C	44:24
123	Mark Duddy	107th	M55-59	8th		45:59
209	Alan Jones	171st	M55-59	13th		50:47
270	Mark Oliver	212th	M50-54	33rd	E	54:54
323	Tom Davall	241st	M Sen	76th	E	59:15	PB
339	Joanne Oliver	89th	F50-54	11th	W	1:00:35
340	Amy Oliver	90th	F Senior	18th	X	1:00:35
357	Graham Williams	254th	M75-79	2nd	F	1:03:15
359	Julie Nokes	103rd	F60-64	4th	W	1:03:40
408	Valerie Stuart	136th	F75-79	2nd	Y	1:32:29

Virtual 10K

Pos	Name	M/F	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
3	Chris Skellern	3rd	F55-59	1st	C	51:31

Hawkshead Trail Race 16k

7th August 2021

Report by John Scott

Last weekend we travelled to the Lakes to do part 2 of the Lakeland Spring Trail series (postponed until now). If you recall Sally wrote a race report for Staveley.
Again the weather was somewhat inclement, but hey, it’s not called the Lake District for no reason!
The results were as follows –

John Scott 1h 26m 05s – 24th overall out of 476
Sally Haycock 2h 14m 10s – nearer the back than the front, her words not mine!!

trentham 10K

1st August 2021

Part of the Challenge 2021

Pos	Name	M/F	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
39	Antonio Treglia	33rd	M40-44	9th	C	46:49
51	Spencer Holland	41st	M50-54	9th	C	49:10
57	Rhys McDowell	45th	M Sen	14th		49:41
62	Nitesh Thakrar	47th	M60-64	2nd	E	49:59
81	Chris Skellern	20th	F55-59	3rd	L	53:17
110	John Finney	77th	M75-79	1st	F	59:21
117	Tom Davall	82nd	M Sen	22nd	E	1:01:58
126	Graham Williams	85th	M75-79	3rd	F	1:06:29
134	Julie Nokes	47th	F60-64	2nd	W	1:09:30

thunder run 24 hr race

23-25 July 2021

3rd place for 3-5 men (Jason Littlewood, Tom Chell, Rich Crump, Matt Sergeant and Ian Wood)

Betley 5k & 10k (virtual and actual race)

18th July 2021

Pos	Name	A/G	A/G Pos	Time
5	Adam Lightfoot	M40-44	1st	19:44

10K

Pos	Name	A/G	A/G Pos	Time
20	Richard Crump	M Sen	3rd	39:34	PB
138	Julie Nokes	F60-64	4th	1:09:28

ironman 70.3 Staffordshire

18th July 2021

A very hot day.

Name	Overall Time	Swim	Ride	Run
Ian Heath	5:48:37	43:53	2:47:02	2:08:28
Simon Bromley	6:26:52	37:51	3:12:04	2:24:52
Ian Hodkinson	7:02:12	46:09	3:36:58	2:23:55
Debbie McDermott	7:11:49	41:58	3:44:14	2:30:35

Cheadle 4

11th July 2021

Physical race

Pos	Bib	Name	Gender Pos	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
98	163	Chris Skellern	28th	F55-59	5th	L	32:39
102	202	Richard Booth	72nd	M45-49	12th		32:53
139	192	Kerri Delaney	47th	F Sen	10th	W	36:07
147	44	Tom Davall	97th	M Sen	31st	E	36:57
155	62	John Finney	102nd	M75-79	1st	F	37:22
182	143	Julie Nokes	73rd	F60-64	3rd	W	41:39

Stoke on Trent Festival of Running

1st to 7th July 2021

10K and 5K Virtual runs this year.

10KM

Pos	Name	Gener Pos	AG Pos	AG	Time
17	Wendy Sears	3rd	1st	F55	54:16

5KM

No Harriers ran.