To add a bit interest to the National (as if any more was needed) I arranged a handicap for senior club members. I calculated the handicaps by estimating the time for each member who entered, and subtracting from each the estimates for Alistair Brownlee (for the men) and Victoria Wilkinson (for the ladies), being our best male and female entries. The resulting handicaps were then subtracted from actual finishing times to give a handicap time. If I’d done it perfectly (ha, ha), all the ladies would have finished at the same time, and so would all the men.
As it turned out I did a rather better job with the ladies, reducing the difference between the first and last finishing times by 73% (15 minutes). With the men, I only managed 55% (13.5 minutes), so I can only apologise if you were saddled with an unrealistic handicap. To be fair, it’s harder than it looks!
Congratulations to the winners, Shona Stone and Tony Kingham, who each receive a £20 voucher for a sports outlet.
Thanks again to all who took part, whether competing or supporting, for contributing to what was a truly memorable day.
Stephen Fry
Cross Country Team Manager
Ladies’ Results
| Pos | Name | Run Time | Handicap | Handicap Time | Pos | Name | Run Time | Handicap | Handicap Time | |
| 1 | Shona Stone | 34:57 | 08:00 | 26:57 | 10 | Emma Green | 37:40 | 06:30 | 31:10 | |
| 2 | Joanne Henry | 43:26 | 16:00 | 27:26 | 11 | Denise Wright | 37:46 | 06:30 | 31:16 | |
| 3 | Sarah Flaherty | 37:38 | 10:00 | 27:38 | 12 | Jo Buckley | 34:48 | 03:30 | 31:18 | |
| 4 | Catherine Holmes | 55:52 | 27:00 | 28:52 | 13 | Steph Robson | 36:26 | 05:00 | 31:26 | |
| 5 | Lisa Pearson | 46:41 | 17:00 | 29:41 | 14 | Becky Weight | 41:42 | 10:00 | 31:42 | |
| 6 | Sarah Dewhirst | 37:46 | 08:00 | 29:46 | 15 | Marisol Carerra | 40:49 | 09:00 | 31:49 | |
| 7 | Lesley Watson | 35:46 | 05:30 | 30:16 | 16 | Caroline Francis | 42:09 | 10:00 | 32:09 | |
| 8 | Becky Holmes | 39:31 | 09:00 | 30:31 | 17 | Alana Gill | 45:33 | 13:00 | 32:33 | |
| 9 | Ruth Thackray | 34:51 | 04:00 | 30:51 |
Men’s Results
| Pos | Name | Run Time | Handicap | Handicap Time | Pos | Name | Run Time | Handicap | Handicap Time | |
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1
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Tony Kingham
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1:03:48
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30:00
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33:48
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16 | Tim Midgeley | 0:43:46 | 06:00 | 37:46 | |
| 2 | John Merrick | 0:56:02 | 22:00 | 34:02 | 17 | Emyr Rees | 1:03:47 | 26:00 | 37:47 | |
| 3 | Jonathan Gallucci | 0:54:44 | 20:00 | 34:44 | 18 | Greg Trusselle | 0:52:02 | 14:00 | 38:02 | |
| 4 | Don Johnson | 1:02:03 | 26:00 | 36:03 | 19 | Wayne King Farlow | 0:55:03 | 17:00 | 38:03 | |
| 5 | Paul Spencer | 1:00:04 | 24:00 | 36:04 | 20 | Stephen Fry | 0:54:05 | 16:00 | 38:05 | |
| 6 | John Parkin | 0:48:35 | 12:00 | 36:35 | 21 | Clive Smith | 0:51:08 | 13:00 | 38:08 | |
| 7 | Mark Leigh | 0:50:41 | 14:00 | 36:41 | 22 | Dave Stephenson | 0:54:29 | 16:00 | 38:29 | |
| 8 | Robbie Williams | 0:48:44 | 12:00 | 36:44 | 23 | Andy Brown | 0:44:42 | 06:00 | 38:42 | |
| 9 | Simon Wright | 0:52:47 | 16:00 | 36:47 | 23 | Tom Gomersall | 0:48:07 | 09:00 | 39:07 | |
| 10 | Darren Kay | 0:43:06 | 06:00 | 37:06 | 25 | Adrian Netherwood | 1:05:08 | 26:00 | 39:08 | |
| 11= | James Senior | 0:50:20 | 13:00 | 37:20 | 26 | Ian Holmes | 0:42:09 | 03:00 | 39:09 | |
| 11= | Paul Lemmon | 0:54:20 | 17:00 | 37:20 | 27 | Davey Jefferson | 1:03:41 | 22:00 | 41:41 | |
| 13 | Will Duggan | 0:50:29 | 13:00 | 37:29 | 28 | Richard Falkingham | 1:12:17 | 30:00 | 42:17 | |
| 14 | Graham Askew | 0:45:36 | 08:00 | 37:36 | 29 | Neil Barrett | 1:09:04 | 26:00 | 43:04 | |
| 15 | Bruce Duncan | 1:07:37 | 30:00 | 37:37 | 30 | Richard Dawson | 1:11:21 | 24:00 | 47:21 |