George Gales Pub to Pub Race, 27th Dec 2005
AFTER three second places in successive years, Mark Le Gassick finally conquered the George Gales Pub to Pub Race.
Now in its 16th year, the race takes place in Horndean near Petersfield and is organised by Portsmouth Joggers.
This year there were 220 runners and walkers, including a strong contingent of Stubbies.
Mark won the event in 41min 8sec from Paul Bleach (City of Portsmouth), with Stubbington team-mate Tor Duffin in third (42:44).
Tor was chased down the hill to the finish by Chris Thompson from City of Portsmouth. Mark said he was delighted to win after finishing second for the last three years.
He said: "The first couple of miles or so were extremely icy and very treacherous, so much so that skis or ice skates would have probably been a safer choice of footwear to running shoes! "At one point I almost fell on my backside and a Portsmouth AC guy did fall at a tight left hander.
"However, once onto the main road that heads to the turn at Chalton, I was luckily able to switch from skating to running
and pull away from the field."
Five Stubbington runners filled the top 12 places. Not far behind Mark and Tor was Gordon Reid in seventh (44:59), Mike Harper in tenth (45:52) and Ray Gunner just behind in 11th (46:34).
The ladies race was a close finish with both runners coming down the long hill from Blendworth village to the finish line behind the pub, with Ruth Wiggins (Victory AC) just beating Tina Turner (Denmead Striders) after a slip near the finish.
Jane Butler was the best-placed Stubbington runner finishing 18th in 66min 7sec.
The December 27th event was put on to this year help to raise money for the Queen Alexandra Hospital's Rocky Appeal, which is looking to build a cancer research laboratory at the Portsmouth hospital. Organisers managed to raise £1,500.
The race started by the Ship and Bell in Horndean and followed the hilly country lanes out to the Red Lion at Chalton and then returned the same way as they ran out, with the field completing 7.1 miles.
Despite the sponsorship from brewers George Gales, no alcohol was consumed during the race.
However there was also a walk for those who just wanted to take part but did not want to run, which took in a three-mile course around Blendworth and the lanes.
Other Stubbington results:
Men: 27 Jon Leigh (51:34), 37 Chris Munro (53:41), 38 Nick Kimber (53:43), 47 Nicholas Crane (55:23), 48 Keith Carter (55:33), 51 Keith Whittaker (55:57), 59 John Tussler (58:20), 62 David Pheby (58:53), 78 John Vose (62:51), 83 Glen Street (63:48), 96 Steve Wylie (66:07), 116 Michael Aimable (95:18).
Women: 33 Kathy McKain (75:54), 34 Caroline Street (75:56), 35 Sian Pheby (76:38). Portsmouth Joggers Report
| Gales - Portsmouth Joggers - Pub-to-Pub - 27-Dec-2005 | |||||||||
| Posn | No | First Name | Last Name | No | First Name | Last Name | Points | Total | |
| 1 | 41 | Mark | Le Gassick | & | 302 | Miriam | Anscombe | ( 2, 0 ) | 103 |
| 2 | 75 | Paul | Carter | & | 93 | Lee | Walker | ( 35, 10 ) | 106 |
| 3 | 103 | Jon | Leigh | & | 115 | John | Withem | ( 39, 24 ) | 124 |
| 4 | 51 | Peter | Dix | & | 317 | Jade | Bailey | ( 0, 30 ) | 131 |
| 5 | 3 | Tom | Frost | & | 78 | Keith | Carter | ( 7, 70 ) | 138 |
| 6 | 54 | Russell | Crimes | & | 313 | Liberty | Roberts | ( 0, 38 ) | 139 |
| 7 | 9 | Clive | Jenkins | & | 35 | Andy | Smart | ( 62, 21 ) | 144 |
| 8 | 49 | Keith | Whitaker | & | 80 | Gordon | Reid | ( 75, 9 ) | 145 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham | Mackenzie | & | 190 | Anita | Crawley | ( 78, 69 ) | 147 |
| 10 | 30 | Steve | Cooper | & | 175 | Maria | Stamp | ( 36, 115 ) | 151 |
| 11 | 6 | Dale | Western | & | 203 | Jackie | Shiers | ( 53, 0 ) | 154 |
| 12 | 72 | Andrew | Hall | & | 185 | Nicolette | Taylor | ( 48, 106 ) | 154 |
| 13 | 121 | Steve | Robbins | & | 225 | Tina | Turner | ( 94, 67 ) | 161 |
| 14 | 55 | Ralph | Newman | & | 82 | James | Roberts | ( 34, 37 ) | 164 |
| 15 | 5 | Phillip | Western | & | 193 | Laurence | Coates | ( 63, 0 ) | 164 |
| 16 | 206 | Gillian | Pugsley | & | 367 | Ian | Roberts | ( 122, 12 ) | 166 |
| 17 | 124 | Colin | Gardner | & | 322 | Marcia | Dryden | ( 77, 11 ) | 170 |
| 18 | 22 | David | Pheby | & | 204 | Cheryl | Hill | ( 100, 71 ) | 171 |
| 19 | 12 | James | Harrison | & | 176 | Yvette | Bailey | ( 25, 146 ) | 171 |
| 20 | 309 | Pat | Cole | & | 362 | David | Pugsley | ( 41, 22 ) | 177 |
| 21 | 31 | Simon | Yates | & | 211 | Amanda | Godfrey | ( 43, 134 ) | 177 |
| 22 | 10 | Rick | Stamp | & | 84 | Graham | Foden | ( 60, 58 ) | 179 |
| 23 | 70 | Brian | Hughes | & | 307 | Pamela | Spurge | ( 50, 51 ) | 183 |
| 24 | 14 | Bob | Hooker | & | 198 | Darice | Hutt | ( 0, 85 ) | 186 |
| 25 | 89 | Tor | Duffin | & | 188 | Carol | Bradwell | ( 5, 182 ) | 187 |
| 26 | 32 | Richard | Cutting | & | 46 | Neil | Tolfrey | ( 113, 17 ) | 191 |
| 27 | 97 | Andrew | Bennett | & | 109 | Christopher | Thomson | ( 124, 6 ) | 191 |
| 28 | 2 | Alan | Davidson | & | 311 | Moira | Knight | ( 0, 91 ) | 192 |
| 29 | 122 | Paul | Bleach | & | 224 | Noreen | Thomson | ( 4, 190 ) | 194 |
| 30 | 217 | Carole | McCullagh | & | 365 | John | Tomsen | ( 145, 19 ) | 196 |
| 31 | 16 | Phil | Pollard | & | 304 | Sophie | Isaacs | ( 93, 23 ) | 198 |
| 32 | 21 | Barry | Plowman | & | 189 | Joanna | Gatenby | ( 29, 170 ) | 199 |
| 33 | 25 | Mike | Maliphant | & | 186 | Belinda | Harding | ( 102, 0 ) | 203 |
| 34 | 315 | Gill | Ripner | & | 364 | Conor | Bailey | ( 89, 3 ) | 206 |
| 35 | 102 | Chris | Clarke | & | 120 | Gavin | Seale | ( 31, 114 ) | 206 |
| 36 | 112 | Steve | Bell | & | 326 | Jenny | Robbins | ( 76, 52 ) | 210 |
| 37 | 59 | Mike | Harper | & | 181 | Irene | Pollard | ( 14, 196 ) | 210 |
| 38 | 87 | John | Saunders | & | 179 | Sally | Stone | ( 107, 104 ) | 211 |
| 39 | 42 | Reg | Ball | & | 197 | Carol | Evans | ( 13, 199 ) | 212 |
| 40 | 114 | Russ | Bestley | & | 319 | Helen | Bicknell | ( 20, 111 ) | 213 |
| 41 | 104 | John | Foden | & | 113 | Stephen | McLean | ( 59, 98 ) | 218 |
| 42 | 38 | Jet | Smith | & | 187 | Alison | Sutliff | ( 117, 0 ) | 218 |
| 43 | 57 | Jim | Clow | & | 325 | Helen | Bailey | ( 49, 90 ) | 221 |
| 44 | 69 | Roger | Dine | & | 195 | Annie | Stanhope | ( 116, 108 ) | 224 |
| 45 | 100 | Ray | Gunner | & | 327 | Barbara | Spears | ( 15, 128 ) | 225 |
| 46 | 58 | Steve | Wylie | & | 73 | Robin | Ward | ( 156, 8 ) | 225 |
| 47 | 218 | Hetty | Read | & | 360 | Brian | Carew-Robinson | ( 166, 28 ) | 226 |
| 48 | 321 | Diana | McEwen | & | 373 | Paul | Bicknell | ( 1, 112 ) | 227 |
| 49 | 71 | Paul | Spurge | & | 314 | Stella | Roberts | ( 26, 121 ) | 229 |
| 50 | 56 | David | Isaacs | & | 192 | Lesley | Harding | ( 131, 0 ) | 232 |
| 51 | 92 | Matthew | Lewis | & | 300 | Emma | Willson | ( 132, 0 ) | 233 |
| 52 | 119 | Grant | Cameron | & | 223 | Michelle | Butler | ( 143, 92 ) | 235 |
| 53 | 23 | Ron | Trodd | & | 201 | Ruth | Wiggins | ( 169, 66 ) | 235 |
| 54 | 196 | Lynne | Sawkins | & | 368 | David | Byng | ( 135, 0 ) | 236 |
| 55 | 45 | Karl | Hepburn | & | 199 | Jane | Dawson | ( 46, 191 ) | 237 |
| 56 | 48 | John | Vose | & | 303 | Jenny | Carew-Robinson | ( 130, 27 ) | 239 |
| 57 | 18 | John | Gallagher | & | 219 | Eileen | Hegarty | ( 72, 167 ) | 239 |
| 58 | 62 | Simon | Clark | & | 94 | Adrian | Yeoman | ( 33, 147 ) | 241 |
| 59 | 26 | Edward | Allcock | & | 83 | Lee | Weeks | ( 163, 18 ) | 242 |
| 60 | 7 | Gary | Watson | & | 36 | Paul | Nash | ( 150, 32 ) | 243 |
| 61 | 33 | Jerry | Carpenter | & | 308 | Rachel | Cole | ( 103, 64 ) | 249 |
| 62 | 106 | Mick | Small | & | 323 | Oliver | Fowler | ( 47, 109 ) | 249 |
| 63 | 60 | John | Tussler | & | 312 | Angela | Crane | ( 95, 73 ) | 250 |
| 64 | 212 | Sylvia | Cawte | & | 369 | Brian | Roberts | ( 177, 42 ) | 251 |
| 65 | 101 | Anthony | Hancock | & | 328 | Gina | Maliphant | ( 44, 127 ) | 253 |
| 66 | 13 | Bob | Pentland | & | 96 | Guy | Osborne | ( 16, 179 ) | 256 |
| 67 | 215 | Marilyn | Crocker | & | 372 | George | Rogers | ( 139, 87 ) | 258 |
| 68 | 105 | David | Blofield | & | 111 | Steve | Montgomery | ( 152, 45 ) | 258 |
| 69 | 28 | Barry | Gilbert | & | 213 | Eleanor | Crane | ( 157, 0 ) | 258 |
| 70 | 86 | Bob | Maguire | & | 180 | Lizzie | Jenner | ( 123, 137 ) | 260 |
| 71 | 50 | Stuart | Edwards | & | 63 | Colin | Elderfield | ( 162, 0 ) | 263 |
| 72 | 29 | Aurelio | Bello | & | 81 | Nicholas | Crane | ( 136, 68 ) | 265 |
| 73 | 98 | Nick | Kimber | & | 125 | Richard | Whittenham | ( 55, 149 ) | 265 |
| 74 | 194 | Rosemary | Crane | & | 366 | Shay | Newman | ( 193, 40 ) | 265 |
| 75 | 37 | Jason | Lovibond | & | 91 | Andy | Collett | ( 57, 148 ) | 266 |
| 76 | 222 | Jane | Butler | & | 374 | David | Dryden | ( 155, 80 ) | 267 |
| 77 | 1 | Christopher | Munro | & | 90 | Renato | Colonna | ( 54, 165 ) | 280 |
| 78 | 117 | Steve | Watson | & | 221 | Kathy | McKain | ( 96, 185 ) | 281 |
| 79 | 99 | Rob | Burford | & | -- | -- | -- | ( 183, 0 ) | 284 |
| 80 | 27 | Graham | Rose | & | 177 | Debbie | Pentland | ( 0, 184 ) | 285 |
| 81 | 116 | Paul | World | & | 318 | Valerie | Saunders | ( 118, 86 ) | 286 |
| 82 | 4 | Mike | Jeffery | & | 44 | Simon | Hutt | ( 142, 84 ) | 287 |
| 83 | 65 | Stephen | Fletcher | & | 74 | Michael | Stares | ( 153, 74 ) | 288 |
| 84 | 66 | John | Panter | & | 95 | Roger | Hobbs | ( 65, 164 ) | 290 |
| 85 | 88 | Paul | Hewitt | & | 305 | Nicola | Panter | ( 105, 110 ) | 297 |
| 86 | 47 | Kevin | Taylor | & | 207 | Jackie | Edney | ( 144, 154 ) | 298 |
| 87 | 39 | John | Horncastle | & | 205 | Jenny | Larkham | ( 0, 197 ) | 298 |
| 88 | 67 | Richard | Barnes | & | 191 | Liz | Carew-Robinson | ( 125, 174 ) | 299 |
| 89 | 76 | Glen | Street | & | 306 | Irene | Cruickshank | ( 138, 82 ) | 302 |
| 90 | 8 | Robert-Owen | Field | & | 64 | Steve | Judkins | ( 158, 83 ) | 302 |
| 91 | 310 | Maria | Carter | & | 371 | Dennis | Broadway | ( 101, 88 ) | 303 |
| 92 | 77 | Alan | Sanders | & | 209 | Ann | Etherington | ( 133, 175 ) | 308 |
| 93 | 214 | Kay | Ryan | & | 363 | Derick | Cruickshank | ( 195, 81 ) | 308 |
| 94 | 200 | Carol | Tolfrey | & | 361 | William | Williams | ( 181, 97 ) | 310 |
| 95 | 85 | David | Hewitt | & | 210 | Caroline | Street | ( 129, 186 ) | 315 |
| 96 | 108 | John | Shepherd | & | 123 | Phil | Hoy | ( 198, 56 ) | 315 |
| 97 | 19 | Graham | Jones | & | 208 | Claire | Hall | ( 151, 168 ) | 319 |
| 98 | 220 | Graham | Clarke | & | 324 | Sarah | Dryden | ( 159, 79 ) | 320 |
| 99 | 68 | Lewis | Barnes | & | 216 | Francine | Hedley-Goddard | ( 126, 194 ) | 320 |
| 100 | 118 | Mick | Kearney | & | 320 | Rachel | Hunt | ( 141, 99 ) | 322 |
| 101 | 182 | Rose | Lewis | & | 370 | William | Knight | ( 173, 120 ) | 325 |
| 102 | 11 | Paul | Bailey | & | 184 | Sian | Pheby | ( 140, 189 ) | 329 |
| 103 | 20 | Michael | Faria | & | 316 | Jacqui | Hobbs | ( 188, 61 ) | 331 |
| 104 | 61 | Kevin | McTaggart | & | 183 | Julia | Revill | ( 176, 172 ) | 348 |
| 105 | 40 | Brian | Burford | & | 178 | Jill | Mackenzie | ( 178, 180 ) | 358 |
| 106 | 43 | William | Evans | & | 202 | Sophie | Edwards | ( 200, 161 ) | 361 |
| 107 | 107 | Albert | Shepherd | & | 110 | Gareth | Tweedle | ( 192, 119 ) | 372 |
| 108 | 34 | Sam | Smart | & | 79 | Stephen | Cawte | ( 171, 187 ) | 419 |
| 109 | 17 | Michael | Aimable | & | 52 | Nick | Bailey | ( 201, 160 ) | 422 |