Lordshill 10
THE Lordshill 10 provided the setting for the third round of the Hampshire Road Race League and also the county 10 mile championships.
For the second year running, Lordshill Road Runners had taken out the big hill at Toothill and pitted a record field on a rambling run from the Lordshill Outdoor Recreation Centre, along the leafy and puddle strewn lanes around Lee, around the Nursling Industrial Estate and back to Lordshill.
A week earlier, the BUPA Great South Run was dogged by rain, but the Lordshill 10 was graced by dry weather.
The race was won by Winchester & District AC’s Thomas Payn in 51.03, almost two minutes ahead of team-mate Nick Anderson. Louise Damen, also from Winchester, romped to a comfortable victory in the ladies’ race in 55.46, and sixth overall.
Susie MacGregor was Stubbington’s highest place female runner, coming home in 12th place in 1:10.33 (Vet 35, 4th), leading the Stubbettes to ninth in the team standings.
Andy Simpson was the first Stubbington runner to cross the finish line, placing 21st overall in 59.30, as the men’s team came 14th.
A total of 397 runners took part.
Other results:
Men:
43rd Mike Harper 1hr 2min 27sec. (V40, 14th).
92nd Tim Crumpton 1:06.45 (V50, 14th).
102nd Phil May 1:08.04 (V50, 17th)
120th Glen Street 1:10.02 (V50, 20th).
140th Dave King 1:11.43 (V40, 51st).
142nd Keith Carter 1:11.48 (V40, 52nd).
146th Gordon Westley 1:11.57 (V40, 54th).
166th Neil Jarvis 1:14.14 (V40, 61st).
170th Keith Whittaker 1:14.50 (V50, 32nd).
180th Richard Snell 1:15.44 (V40, 64th).
183rd Eric Beck 1:15.53 (V40, 66th).
220th John Fairhurst 1:21.18 (V60, 19th).
Women
35th Annie Tomlinson 1:15.46 (V35, 14th).
52nd Margie Pritchard 1:18.16 (V45, 10th)
53rd Gill Rose 1:18.25 (V35, 23rd).
62nd Georgie Wallis 1:21.38 (V45, 16th).
115th Liz Hall 1:34.46 (V45, 34th).
131st: Anne Fairhurst 1:48.24 (V55, 16th).