RR10 – IBM Hursley – 15 August 2007, plus round up
Results IBM Hursley | Final Positions SGRAC | Top Six Individuals Overall | Top Six Teams Overall
STUBBINGTON Green Runners & AC finished the RR10 summer cross-country series on a high with yet another bumper turnout of green vested runners competing at the season finale at IBM Hursley. A total of 26 Stubbies were in action at the final fixture in what has proved to be a very popular midweek series for the club.
During the season, only two other fixtures attracted more greens - the first fixture at the Royal Victoria Country Park, at Netley, back in April, and the fifth fixture at the Itchen Valley Country Park, in June, where a total of 27 runners turned out to compete for the club. Overall, SGR&AC averaged 24.3 runners per fixture (for the nine races that members were able to race in).
This was the second year that Stubbington has competed in the RR10 league, with the club being restricted to a maximum of 30 runners at each of the nine allowable fixtures (club members were not able to compete at fixture seven, at Manor Farm Country Park, in July, which they co-hosted with Eastleigh Running Club).
Going into the final fixture, at IBM Hursley, the men were lying in 3rd place overall, ahead of Winchester & District AC by a single point. However, at the final race, with three Winchester runners finishing inside the top ten, it was the home club who gained the advantage, placing 2nd on the night and moving ahead of the greens in the overall team rankings (SGR&AC were 6th on the night). Once again, Southampton Running Club were first, with their first five runners finishing inside the top 20, to give the club an unblemished record of nine out of nine wins in the series.
A very fast start by Neil Phillips gave the 5,000m track runner the lead in the early stages of the race, and although Stubbington’s Mark Le Gassick had managed to catch the Team Southampton runner by the end of the first lap, Phillips was able to extend his lead over the second lap. League debutant, Gavin Smith, of Winchester, who won the opening fixture of the 2006 RR10 series, closed the gap on the title holder over the course of the second lap but, after passing him, was unable to catch Phillips, who secured his second win of the season.
Another runner making his RR10 debut was Stubbington’s talented young Lewes Banner. Lewes, who is 16, competes for the club on the track and, in only his second cross-country, he ran extremely well to finish in an excellent 16th place out of 194 finishers.
In the ladies’ race, another Winchester debutant, Louise Damen, prevented team-mate Kath Bailey from making it eight wins out of eight, with the ladies’ champion having to settle for second place. Emma Patel finished third to complete the Winchester clean sweep, giving the home side a convincing win on the night, and cementing the club’s place at the top of the overall team rankings. Winchester ladies also filled the next three places, moving their B team up the leader board to finish in 4th place overall, behind Southampton Running Club who finished second, and Hardley Runners who were third.
For Stubbington, Susie Macgregor rounded off a superb RR10 series, finishing in 17th place on the evening, and an excellent 6th overall for the series. Last week, the Stubbington vet finished 3rd overall in the Promenade 5k series, and was the highest placed female v35.
Below are Stubbington’s results for the final RR10 fixture at IBM Hursley.
Men
3 Mark Le Gassick
16 Lewes Banner
26 Ray Gunner
37 Noel Charlton
42 Graham James
52 Tim Crumpton
66 Malcolm Lavery
76 Nick Kimber
88 Marcus Lee
93 Mike Bell
94 James Keen
100 Richard Simms
103 Zac Conaty
104 Keith Carter
123 Phil May
129 Gordon Westley
131 Ryan Gunner
145 Dave King
165 Aitken Hunter
194 finishers
Ladies
17 Susie MacGregor
31 Lou James
36 Hana Littlecott
68 LucyMay
81 Helen Kimber
84 Julia Hunter
96 Liz Hall
116 finishers
Below are the final positions in the overall series for Stubbington (six or more races).
Men
1 Mark Le Gassick
9 Chris Hall
16 Ray Gunner
34 Mike Harper
37 Tim Crumpton
55 Malcolm Lavery
77 Marcus Lee
82 Richard Simms
83 Nick Kimber
93 Keith Carter
100 Neil Jarvis
108 Ryan Gunner
117 Gordon Westley
147 John Simister
Ladies
6 Susie MacGregor
21 Lou James
76 Julia Hunter
77 Liz Hall
Those who completed five races were Jon Leigh, Gary Littlecott, Lucy Simmons, Sarah White, and Suzanne Byrne.
Those who completed four races were Andy Simpson and Paul Hammond.
Those who completed three races were Colin Elderfield, Dave King, Gilbert Yeates, and Helen Kimber.
Those who completed two races were Graham James, Mike Bell, James Keen, Phil May, Tim Sands, Eric Beck, Aitken Hunter, Hana Littlecott, Lauren Coates, and Lucy May.
Those who completed one race were Lewes Banner, Tor Duffin, Noel Charlton, Shane Dimming, John Exley, Tim Sullivan, Zac Conaty, Chris Furnell, Andy Lee, Mark Hindry, Nick Davies, Mike Brennan, Andy Tomlinson, Penny Forse, Lynne Spiers, Annie Tomlinson, Gill Rose, Carol Hindry, Katrina Gunner, Chris Haskell, Jane Butler, Tracey Jarvis, and Julia Haskell.
Below are the top six individuals for the overall series.
Men
1 Mark Le Gassick, Stubbington Green Runners & AC – 7 points
2 Julian Mann, Winchester & District AC – 16 points
3 Nick Buis, Southampton Running Club – 20 points
4 Pete Davis, Southampton Running Club – 24 points
5 George Hide, Winchester & District AC – 41 points
6 Paul Ashley, Southampton Running Club – 44 points
Ladies
1 Kath Bailey, Winchester & District AC – 6 points
2 Sally Gilbert, Team Southampton – 21 points
3 Erica Fogg, New Forest – 25 points
4 Heather Buckingham, Southampton Running Club – 32 points
5 Nicci Blandford, Southampton Running Club – 34
6=Sue True, Winchester & District AC – 47 points
6=Susie Macgregor, Stubbington Green Runners & AC – 47 points
Below are the top six teams for the overall series.
Men
1 Southampton Running Club – 9 points
2 New Forest Runners – 27 points
3 Winchester & District AC – 32 points
4 Stubbington Green Runners & AC – 35 points
5 Hardley Runners – 41 points
6 Southampton Running Club ‘B’ – 42 points
Ladies
1 Winchester & District AC – 12 points
2 Southampton Running Club – 19 points
3 Hardley Runners – 33 points
4 Winchester & District AC ‘B’ – 52 points
5 New Forest Runners – 57 points
6=Stubbington Green Runners & AC – 61 points
6=Team Southampton – 61 points
For a full list of individual and team results, see the RR10 League website.
Finally, congratulations to all Stubbies who completed six or more races and were able to post a final score for the series. Also, many thanks to all the greens who took part in the series, it was a truly great effort all round!