Race Report October to December 2023

WHEATON ASTON ROMAN 10K

27th December 2023

Position	Athlete Name	Gender	Category	Chip Time	PB
81	Charlotte Mitchell	F	V40	00:44:05	PB
80	Tom Davall	M	SEN	00:44:09
87	Lisa Wells	F	V55	00:44:37
88	Robert Mitchell	M	V40	00:44:41	PB
91	Abigail Wells-Day	F	SEN	00:44:53
95	Julie Pattyson	F	V50	00:45:05
108	Chris Skellern	F	V60	00:46:45
115	Nitesh Thakrar	M	V60	00:47:00
132	Paul Bentham	M	V55	00:48:15
144	Adam Llewellyn	M	V40	00:48:41
194	Alan Jones	M	V55	00:51:38
224	Sally Haycock	F	V45	00:54:05
225	John Scott	M	V50	00:54:05
253	Ruth Edwards	F	V60	00:55:53
277	Elizabeth Stork	F	SEN	00:58:33
291	Liz Austin	F	V35	00:59:08
310	Mark Jones	M	V50	01:00:47
315	Sam Jones-Cullis	F	V35	01:01:10
335	Sarah Aitkenhead	F	V40	01:04:31
344	Julie NOKES	F	V60	01:06:30
400	Jo Jo Espley	F	V50	01:20:55
401	Sarah Gray	F	V65	01:20:55

christmas hat run 2023

NSCCL Race 4

Saturday 16th December 2023

Part of the Harriers Challenge 2023

Female Results

Pos	Name	AG	Time
39.	Chris Skellern	F60	23:37
43.	Charlotte Mitchell	F40	23:43
64.	Vanessa Parsonage	FSen	24:58
92.	Joanne Oliver	F50	27:45
103.	Sue Jones	F45	28:25
111.	Ruth Edwards	F60	29:30
134.	Sarah Aitkenhead	F40	33:05
143.	Sarah Gray	F65	35:22

Male Results

Pos.	Name	AG	Time
77.	Justin Green	M50	33:54
91.	Iain Stamp	M40	34:52
121.	Jake Oliver	MSen	36:41
133.	Ian Hodkinson	M50	37:38
141.	Michael Dobson	M55	38:22
157.	Nitesh Thakrar	M60	39:57
164.	Mark Oliver	M50	41:39
175.	Paul Bentham	M55	45:33

December Handicap

Sunday 10th December 2023

Well done to the runners and many thanks to the volunteers who helped Ed hold the event.

Name	Time	Handicap	Net Time
George Millinchip	00:41:35	00:17:00	00:24:35
Chris Skellern	00:42:06	00:11:30	00:30:36
Leon Stringer	00:42:37	00:14:00	00:28:37
Natalie Muller	00:42:42	00:08:00	00:34:42
Dan Muller	00:42:42	00:08:00	00:34:42
Sally Haycock	00:43:13	00:10:30	00:32:43
Sue Jones	00:43:33	00:11:30	00:32:03
Nitesh Thakrar	00:43:37	00:13:45	00:29:52
Sarah Gray	00:44:18	00:00:00	00:44:18

Sneyd Christmas Pudding Run 2023

Sunday 10th December 2023

5 Mile

POS	NAME	Gender	Gender Pos	CAT	Cat Pos	CHIP TIME
22nd	Abigail Wells-Day	F	2nd	OVR	2nd	00:35:58
26th	Lisa Wells	F	5th	55-59	1st	00:36:11

THE CHASEWATER CHRISTMAS PUDDING DASH 5K & 10K

Sunday 10th December 2023

No Harriers found.

telford 10k

Sunday 10th December 2023

Pos	Name	Net Time	Category	Cat Pos	Gender	Gen Pos	PB
836	Saffron LATHAM	00:42:11	Seniors	101	Female	143	PB
859	Tom DAVALL	00:42:31	Seniors	397	Male	707	PB
889	Sarah DICESARE	00:43:48	Seniors	104	Female	155	PB
903	Vanessa PARSONAGE	00:44:15	Seniors	107	Female	159
905	Charlotte MITCHELL	00:44:17	Ages 40 – 44	12	Female	160	PB
1088	Alan JONES	00:50:58	Ages 55 – 59	28	Male	869
1255	Sarah AITKENHEAD	01:03:04	Ages 40 – 44	29	Female	300	PB

cannock chase forest christmas

Sunday 3rd December 2023

10K
NAME	BIB	CATEGORY	CHIP TIME
Daniel Muller	95	Male Vet 40	01:10:57
Natalie Muller	94	Female Vet 40	01:10:56

5k
NAME	BIB	CATEGORY	CHIP TIME
Isla Muller	1052	Junior Female	00:35:45

THE NEWCASTLE DALES DASH

Sunday 3rd December 2023

Event Cancelled

Action Heart Tuff un

Part of Harriers Challenge 2023

Sunday 26th November 2023

Pos	Name	Time	Category	Cat Pos	Gender	Gen Pos
2	Ashley Jones	00:39:50	Sen 20-39	2	Male	2
73	Antonio Treglia	00:53:00	40 – 49	17	Male	60
91	Nitesh Thakrar	00:56:22	60+	4	Male	75

cheddleton 10k

Part of Harriers Challenge 2023

Saturday 25th November 2023

Pos	Name	Gender	AG	AG Pos	NSRR	Chip	PB
80.	Pete Chell	67th	M55-59	7th		46:13
88	Chris Skellern	17th	F60-64	1st	M 549	46:53
116.	Ian Hodkinson	93rd	M50-54	14th	E 273	49:39
179.	Paul Bentham	131st	M55-59	18th		53:30
204.	Ruth Edwards	57th	F60-64	3rd	W 57	55:24
248.	John Finney	166th	M75-79	2nd	F 756	1:00:22
271.	Sarah Aitkenhead	100th	F40-44	15th		1:05:34	PB
297.	Sarah Gray	117th	F65-69	3rd	Y 321	1:12:28

conwy half

Sunday 19th November 2023

Pos.	Name	Gender	G Pos.	AG	AG Pos.	ChipTime
467	Richard Rea	M	419	Male 35-39	59	1:45:11
468	Ian Hodkinson	M	420	Male 50-54	59	1:45:12

NSCCL Race 3

Park Hall

Part of Harriers Challenge 2023

Saturday 18th November 2023

Female Times

Pos	Name	AG	Time
28	Abigail Wells-Day	FSen	26:12
37	Lisa Wells	F55	26:57
56	Chris Skellern	F60	28:10
58	Helen Richardson	F40	28:17
72	Vanessa Parsonage	FSen	29:13
104	Amy Oliver	FSen	32:07
122	Joanne Oliver	F50	34:00
123	Ruth Edwards	F60	34:02
124	Kerri Delaney	FSen	34:13
158	Sarah Aitkenhead	F40	39:57
161	Julie Nokes	F60	41:21
163	Sarah Gray	F65	41:51
167	Jo Espley	F45	47:30

Gents Times

Pos.	Name	AG	Time
37	Ashley Jones	MSen	27:25
91	Justin Green	M50	30:18
107	Iain Stamp	M40	31:07
141	Jake Oliver	MSen	33:16
151	Michael Dobson	M55	33:48
184	Antonio Treglia	M40	36:00
193	Mark Oliver	M50	37:14
203	Paul Bentham	M55	38:57
222	Matthew Hilsdon	M20	58:26

Alton Towers Half

12th November 2023

Pos	Name	Cat	Cat Pos	Gender Pos	Time	PB
167	Charlotte Mitchell	V40	1	14	01:37:35	PB
262	Robert Mitchell	V40	37	207	01:43:44

flying fox 10 mile

Sunday 5th November 2023

Pos	Name	Gender Pos	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Chip
56	Saffron Latham	7th	F Sen	2nd		1:11:31
84	Ian Hodkinson	75th	M50	12th	E 273	1:16:35
96	Chris Skellern	13th	F60	1st	M 549	1:19:15
149	Sally Haycock	37th	F45	4th	X 49	1:32:12
150	John Scott	113th	M50	19th	C 168	1:32:14
168	Liz Austin	46th	F35	10th		1:42:58
170	John Finney	123rd	M75	3rd	F 756	1:43:51

coventry half

Sunday 29th October 2023

Pos.	Chip Pos.	Name	Gender	Gender Pos.	Cat.	Cat. Pos.	Chip Time	PB
276	283	Vanessa Parsonage	Female	23	FS	14	01:38:16	PB
665	686	Alan Jones	Male	567	M50	72	01:52:56

trentham park run

Saturday 28th October 2023

Part of the Harriers Challenge 2023

Position	Name	Gender	Age Group	Time
3	Ashley JONES	Male	SM25-29	00:17:52
9	Joshua DUNNING	Male	SM30-34	00:19:55
22	Antonio TREGLIA	Male	VM40-44	00:20:57
23	Peter CHELL	Male	VM55-59	00:21:00
26	Saffron LATHAM	Female	SW20-24	00:21:17
44	Charlotte MITCHELL	Female	VW40-44	00:22:26
63	Mark OLIVER	Male	VM50-54	00:23:32
86	Paul BENTHAM	Male	VM55-59	00:24:14
117	Sue JONES	Female	VW45-49	00:25:40
131	Richard BOOTH	Male	VM45-49	00:26:13
158	Wayne GALLAGHER	Male	VM35-39	00:27:04
158	Mark JONES	Male	VM50-54	00:27:34
340	Julie NOKES	Female	VW60-64	00:32:36
353	Sarah AITKENHEAD	Female	VW40-44	00:33:11
407	Ruth EDWARDS	Female	VW60-64	00:36:11
408	Kerri DELANEY	Female	SW25-29	00:36:12
512	Sarah GRAY	Female	VW65-69	00:52:05
513	Jo ESPLEY	Female	VW50-54	00:52:05
514	Valerie STUART	Female	VW75-79	00:52:06
515	Joanne OLIVER	Female	VW50-54	00:52:07

Meerbrook 15K

Sunday 22nd October 2023

Part of the Harriers Challenge 2023

Pos	Name	gender pos	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time
46	Ian Hodkinson	40th	5th	E 273	1:16:01
49	Nitesh Thakrar	43rd	7th	392	1:17:24
65	Tom Davall	53rd	11th		1:23:57
73	Paul Bentham	59th	9th		1:27:03
111	Elizabeth Stork	35th	4th		1:38:55
118	Julie Nokes	40th	4th	W 47	1:47:37

Bridgnorth 10k

Sunday 15th October 2023

Position	Athlete Name	Gender	Category	Chip Time
130	Alan Jones	M	50-59	00:52:15
270	John Finney	M	70-79	01:03:05

manchester half

Sunday 15th October 2023

Position	Name	Chiptime	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	PB
3033	Tom Davall	01:45:23	MSEN	1406	m	2601	PB
4088	Richard Lowndes	01:47:22
3814	Alan Jones	01:52:10	MV55	95	m	3667
4837	Vicky Lowndes	01:53:10	FV55	21	f	1015
5373	Caitlin Mills	01:57:46	FSEN	878	f	1452
11718	Sarah Aitkenhead	02:25:33	FV40	479	f	4185	PB

Yorkshire Marathon and 10 Miler

Sunday 15th October 2023

On the same day as the Manchester Half Marathon, two Stafford Harriers members decided to venture further north and entered the Yorkshire Marathon and the Yorkshire 10 miler.
In near to perfect weather conditions John Scott completed the Yorkshire Marathon in 3hrs 17mins 10secs, which indeed was another PB for him! At the age of 54, that’s not too shoddy!!! I hope I can get PB’s when I am 54!!

Contrary to what people may think the Yorkshire Marathon is pretty flat (ish!) Starting just East of York City centre, the route takes you past York Minster and then round some lovely country lanes. The route is well supported, with people encouraging you along the way. So how did he secure another PB? Well he managed to pace it brilliantly and as we all know, pacing is the name of the game! With the second half of the race only taking him 56 secs longer than the first half, I would say that was pretty well paced! Something I have never achieved!!!

Myself? Well I dragged myself around the 10 miler in 1hr 28mins 35secs.(Editor — a PB as well) Had to occupy my time somehow, whilst waiting for John!!!

We love this race, and yes, we have already entered for next year!! I mean as well as organising great races, Yorkshire is fab for food and beer!! So you can rehydrate well, and fill up on good hearty food!! See you next year Yorkshire!!!

NSCCL Stafford Common

Saturday 14th October 2023

Female runners

Pos	Name	AG	Time
29	Abigail Wells-Day	FSen	22:50
42	Lisa Wells	F55	23:58
53	Charlotte Mitchell	F40	24:25
57	Sarah Dicesare	F35	24:49
58	Vanessa Parsonage	FSen	24:53
71	Chris Skellern	F60	25:33
95	Amy Oliver	FSen	27:05
124	Lisa Sanzeri	F40	29:06
129	Elizabeth Stork	FSen	29:14
145	Ruth Edwards	F60	30:28
160	Marie-Claire D’Arcy-Barron	F40	31:50
161	Liz Austin	F35	32:15
176	Julie Nokes	F60	34:32
185	Sarah Gray	F65	38:16

Male Runners

Pos.	Name	AG	Time
42	Ashley Jones	MSen	29:23
45	Robbie Gorman	MSen	29:31
94	Justin Green	M50	31:57
116	Iain Stamp	M40	33:00
143	Ashley Banks	MSen	34:59
151	Michael Dobson	M55	35:45
170	Antonio Treglia	M40	36:40
173	Nitesh Thakrar	M60	36:47
199	Paul Bentham	M55	40:51
213	Roy Clay	M65	43:07

Chicago Marathon

Sunday 8th October 2023

Julie Nokes 39052 place in 5:13:31

Chester Marathon

Sunday 8th October 2023

Pos	First name	Last name	Gender	Gender Pos	Category	Category pos	Time	PB
416	Ashley	Jones	Male	379	Senior Male (18-34)	113	03:15:33
927	Tony	Burbidge	Male	797	MV40	113	03:40:59
1311	Antonio	Treglia	Male	1102	MV40	163	03:55:52	PB
1682	Nitesh	Thakrar	Male	1368	MV60	46	04:09:38

Chester Metric Marathon

Sunday 8th October 2023
Race Report by Mel Deakin

I found out there was such a thing as a metric marathon race when I ran my first 26.2 mile marathon at Chester in 2017. 26.2 kilometres rather than 26.2 miles appealed as a much less painful distance, it went on my ‘to race’ list and there it stayed until earlier this year, when I saw something on Facebook saying the last 100 places…. I knew it would fit in well with training for some other 10m + events which I don’t very often do….a couple of days in Chester would be nice…..click click click and I was in.

There were three races on the day, the 26.2 mile marathon starting at 9am, the metric 26.2k at 10:10am followed by the mile mini marathon primarily aimed at young people starting at 10:20. All started at Chester racecourse, the finish is very close by. Very easy to get to and being a smaller event than London and Manchester marathons I found it much more pleasant and relaxed. The metric course is essentially out and back. The first part runs through the city centre which is pretty and has plenty of support, then goes out to a more rural area until about 14k then you turn and shortly afterwards meet up with the 26.2m runners and all run back towards the city to the finish together. There was plenty of room to run which was good as there was some camber on the roads and potholes to avoid. The course is a bit lumpy, one proper hill, the rest not too bad just not completely flat. There are plenty of water stations and high 5 gels (the best) en-route and everything is well organised. I can’t speak for the goodie bag and medal as I opted for a green entry where you don’t get one.

Would I do the metric again? Yes. Chester is a great event. 26.2k or 16.3 miles is, as I predicted a much less painful distance to train for and run for me. No 20 mile wall and I enjoyed the training rather than dreading the long 18+ mile runs needed to prepare for 26.2m. I stood on the start line knowing I wasn’t going to run the 2:22 I was aiming for (and possibly not going to finish) as I had picked up an injury in training and it was very warm, but I was determined to run (or walk) my best, and was thrilled to get home under 2:30. But I know I can do better. Maybe next year. What’s that about an early bird entry…. anyone joining me?

Pos	First name	Last name	Time	Gender	Gender Pos	Category	Category pos
27	Mark	Silvester	01:49:19	Male	25	Senior Male (18-34)	7
40	Christopher	Seale	01:56:07	Male	36	MV40	7
321	Melonie	Deakin	02:29:16	Female	83	FV50	7

shewsbury half

Sunday 8th October 2023

Pos	Name	Gender Pos	AG	AG POS	Time	PB
112	Julie Pattyson	8th	F50	1st	1:41:26	PB

werrington 10k

Sunday 8th October 2023

Pos	Bib	Name		M/F AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time	PB
38	145	Tom Davall	35th	M Sen	14th		45:00	PB
40	39	Mark Duddy	37th	M55-59	4th		45:10
49	61	Ian Hodkinson	46th	M50-54	8th	E 273	46:59
52	108	Chris Skellern	4th	F60-64	1st	M 549	47:43
68	143	Paul Bentham	58th	M55-59	7th		50:21
80	57	Sally Haycock	14th	F45-49	4th	X 49	52:24
99	147	Ruth Edwards	27th	F60-64	3rd	W 57	57:01
109	43	John Finney	79th	M75-79	1st	F 756	59:02
126	1	Sarah Aitkenhead	39th	F40-44	5th		1:09:20
131	48	Sarah Gray	43rd	F65-69	3rd	Y 321	1:17:11

Knutsford 10K

Sunday 1st October 2023

Pos	First name	Last name	Gender	Gender pos	Category	Category pos	Chip time	PB
444	Vanessa	Parsonage	Female	58	Senior (20-34)	20	00:43:23	PB
696	Paul	Bentham	Male	575	Vet 55	33	00:47:09	PB

Congleton Half

Sunday 1st October 2023

Part of the Harriers Challenge 2023

No Harriers were found in the results.