Following the Club's successes in the Surrey relays, all the teams
had high hopes for the South of England road relays. Sadly for the
Senior Men, these hopes failed to materialise on the day as three of
the six Surrey Gold medallists were missing for various reasons. Jason
Simpson was otherwise occupied as he became the proud father that
day.
Neil Bardsley had his A team debut, but as he thought he was running
for the B team, he had decided to cycle from London to Aldershot for
the race (a 3 hour effort). This undoubtedly had taken the freshness
out of his legs.
The last leg was filled by stalwart Andy Evans who had already competed
for the vets team.
Again it was the Mens Vet 50 team who proved most competitive on the
day finishing 6th overall. The senior Women were a solid 10th as were
the M40 men.
Womens Team Captain, Pippa comments: "We were a marvellous 10th!! 'A' team (Me, Ruth, Christine, Alison M) all ran brilliantly in wet, windy, muddy conditions (in places felt more like a cross country race!). Kathy Southall ran a lonely leg for the 'B' team. Paula Radcliffe ran - was a bit humbling watching someone of that calibre running - she looked like she was on a motorbike when she came around the corner back up to the finish, she ran 2nd leg, and gave her team such a huge lead, plus I gather she a course record (by about a minute!!!). Think our position was one better than last year, and John was convinced we may have been first Surrey Team."
Robbie in fine form
Teams
1. Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow 1:49:52
2. Newham & Essex Beagles 1:51:57
3. Belgrave 1:52:32
4. Thames H&H 1:53:18
27. SLH 2:04:25
Stuart Major 18:31
Robbie James 19:33
Martin Wood 20:48
Kevin Tilley 20:36
Neil Bardsley 22:49
Andy Evans 22:06
Senior Women (4x4km)
Teams
1. Bedford & County 50:03
2. Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow 54:38
3. Shaftesbury Barnet 55:46
10. SLH 59:46
Pippa Major 14:32 19th
Ruth Hutton 15:08 18th
Christine James 15:26 14th
Alison MacKenzie 14:40 10th
SLH 'B'
1 Kathy Southall 17:19
Veteran M40 (4x6km)
Teams
1. Bideford 1:20:12
2. Watford H 1:21:16
3. Herne Hill 1:21:50
10. SLH 1:24:19
Eric Thomas 20:06
Ray Marriot 20:52
Clive Edgington 21:58
Barry Attwell 21:23
24. SLH 'B'
Veteran M50 (4x6km)
Teams
1. Hercules Wimbledon 1:26:41
2. Barnet & Dist 1:26:53
3. Brighton & Hove 1:27:24
6. SLH 1:29:11
Jerry Twomey 23:08
Dave Kent 22:31
Francis Upcott 21:45
John Quaintance 21:47
Stuart powers along
