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Bob Smith Handicap 2016 – Thu 28 April 7pm Senior (~4m) & Junior race (~1.5m)

The race was organised to run on a Thursday evening on the St Ives estate at 7.00pm. It has been otherwise known as the Spring Handicap but on the day might have been the Winter Handicap 2 !  The course had been slightly adjusted to allow both the junior and senior courses to share the same start and finishes and thanks to Martin Peace`s canny handicapping  there was a good bunching or runners together at the end. The advertised course was changed about an hour before the start to minimise contact with some curious calves but the overall length and ascents were essentially unaffected so the change may well become a permanent one.

Horizontal driving hail delayed the start by some minutes but 28 stalwart  Harriers eventually followed the two courses – blue for senior and orange for junior . A couple of adults opted to join the junior route so maybe we should just refer to blue and orange routes in the future?

Many many thanks to the marshalls without whom no event could ever happen, Sue Hall, Jo Sutcliffe,Tony Kingham, Richard Holmes, Bruce Duncan and  from the Harriers and three local volunteers Chris and Christine Day and Sam Oddie . Also thanks to Martin Peace  for the handicapping and registrations and John Capenerhurst and Tony Pickles for a brilliant job with the timekeeping.

And to cap it all there was still time for those who so wished to repair down to the B&BSC for a brief prizegiving and some food and drink.

All in all a success, thanks to all whose advice contributed to the new course and timing and let`s hope for an even bigger event next year.   

Martin Bijl

Race results     nb * denotes junior/orange route followed

Posn Number Name Category Handicap Watch Actual Prize
1 89 Lucy Miller F16 23.00 39.24 16.24 *
2 95 Matthew James M 20.00 48.14 28.14 1st Senior
3 22 Sam Mantle M14 36.00 49.47 13.47 *
4 82 Ruby Firth F14 36.00 49.53 13.53 *
5 83 Matt Firth M 36.00 50.16 14.16 *
6 142 Paul Tiffany M40 27.00 50.29 23.29 2nd Senior
7 85 Helen Childs F40 30.00 50.49 16.16 *
8 87 Jake Findlay M40 18.00 50.59 32.59 3rd Senior
9 98 Dylan Thornton M14 35.00 52.47 16.47 *
10 91 Robin  Williams M 26.00 51.49 25.49  
11 23 Reuben Mantle M16 27.00 52.18 25.18  
12 93 Anne-Marie Roper F40 18.00 52.28 34.28  
13 28 Jonny Sutcliffe M16 26.00 52.33 26.33  
14 84 Joe Childs M14 35.00 52.35 17.35 *
15 25 Mark Westman M50 24.00 52.37 28.37  
16 92 Shona Stone F 18.00 52.43 43.43  
17 96 Becky Weight F50 22.00 52.44 30.44  
18 86 Sophie Findlay F40 15.00 52.48 37.48  
19 143 John Merritt M 25.00 52.58 27.58  
20 88 Eliza Findlay F16 25.00 53.02 28.02  
21 3 Peter Ellerton M60 22.00 53.05 31.05  
22 141 Vicky Omelianowicz F 24.00 53.14 29.14  
23 90 Josh Spencer M16 22.00 53.29 31.29  
24 94 Richard Falkingham M40 24.00 53.38 29.38  
25 81 Dom Henry M 12.00 53.44 41.44  
26 24 Phil Hawkswell M60 20.00 54.02 34.02  
27 100 Jack Kirkham M 22.00 54.13 32.13  
28 99 Richard Murray M 24.00 54.45 30.45