Macclesfield Harriers & Athletic Club

Helsby Half Marathon

There was a good crop of personal bests in the Helsby Half Marathon.  Chris Harbron finished in 1.26.10, just beating Chris Holden by 15 seconds, while Andrew Thurlow just missed out on 90 minutes by forty seconds.  Andrea Frost finished in 1.35.25, Jane Hodgkinson in 1.38.25 while Jane Faulkner beat the 2 hour mark recording a time of 1.59.02. (All times given are gun times.)
The ladies team of Andrea Frost, Jane Hodgkinson, Sarah Wallis and Franane Jayne Jones came 3rd while the mens team of Tim Stock, Martin Platt, Andrew Gray and Chris Harbron came 5th.
Other results; Tim Stock 1.21.51, Martin Platt 1.25.07, Andrew Gray 1.26.08, Neil Goodman 1.32.15, Brian McFadyen 1.33.36, Sarah Wallis 1.43.27, Victor Crawford 1.44.55, John Wardale 1.46.59, Franane Jayne Jones 1.52.05, Cynthia Chapman 1.52.54, Emma Wimbledon 1.58.12, Steven Gregory 2.02.05, Sarah Baker 2.04.25, Colin Read 2.06.13, Ann Eden 2.09.34.

Road Championship 2006

The races selected for these championships are the same as last year.  Your
best 5 races count, you must finish at least one race from each category and
your best 5 will not include more than 2 races from any individual category.
Athletes are awarded 20 points for a win, 18 for second, 16 for third, then
15, 14, 13 etc.
The 2006 championships will be over 9 races.  The events are as follows
(please note that all dates are provisional - make sure you check the
running press!):

PROV. DATE
RACE
CATEGORY
22nd Jan 20064 Villages 1/2 MarathonLong
5th Feb 2006Alsager 5Short
19th Mar 2006Wilmslow 1/2 MarathonLong
4th April 2006
Chester Spring 5
Short
12th May 2006
Christleton 5KShort
20th Aug 2006
Birchwood 10K
Med
24th Sept 2006Sutton 6
Med
8th Oct 2006Congleton 1/2 MarathonLong
25th Nov 2006
Cheddleton 10KMed

Alsager 5 Results

There was a good turnout of Harriers for the Alsager 5 road race. First Harrier home was Andy Lamont, with the first lady Harrier being Anne Farmer. Full results...

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