Record turnout for Harriers in the Bristol 10k

Near ideal conditions for distance running met the runners at today's Bristol 10k. Stand out performances throughout the field as 65 Harriers took part! At the sharp end of the field Chris Palmer scored a PB as he clocked 34.53, for 59th place, whilst Emma D'Alton narrowly missed making the podium as she finished 4th Brit, as an Ethiopian claimed British residence to make the top 3. D'Alton may (or may not) be consolidated with the thought of being 1st veteran in the field (as runbristol proudly highlighted). At present, it looks like the ladies team of D'Alton, Lucy Richens and Debbie Marsden will be 2nd team!

Results (produced via runbristol's website) are below! Well done all!

PositionBib #AthleteGenderChip Time
591042Chris PalmerM00:34:53
65106Emma D'altonF00:35:13
971137Warren PicklesM00:36:50
1031078Robin PhillipsM00:37:02
1091099Lucy RichensF00:37:19
1181158Andy SwainM00:37:37
1221077Ken HamM00:37:47
1242966Debbie MarsdenF00:37:51
17914008Elizabeth SmithF00:38:57
1801110Ewan KilgourM00:38:59
1921210Anthony BallanceM00:39:14
2371155Mark TooskiM00:39:43
2531254Keith HillM00:39:54
2711556Tim WhitakerM00:40:07
3521502David GeorgeM00:41:00
4661252Michael HaganM00:41:51
4713046Joshua Francis HowlettM00:41:55
5421329Geraint TorringtonM00:42:24
5541534Tim SyngeM00:42:28
6321860Rebecca LeeF00:42:52
6611317Mike HopkinsM00:43:02
7833072Victoria ShufflebottomF00:43:46
7961649Nick MarshallM00:43:51
9721193Alex MillerM00:44:37
10002654Anthony WoodM00:44:44
11953183Graham BazleyM00:45:35
12194031Richard CroninM00:45:41
12412990Goksel DursunM00:45:47
12652542Judy KnightsF00:45:55
12681748Mike MewseM00:45:57
134914169Lisa FeehilyF00:46:19
13912541Jennifer CumminsF00:46:26
147114021Philip CourtM00:46:44
15411874Rich BelbinM00:47:00
15802822Steve MacdonaldM00:47:09
15932656Victoria HowlettF00:47:12
167714157Sarah OrrF00:47:29
17877977Nick HounsfieldM00:47:51
19673214Julian WilsonM00:48:29
20561883Linda O'shaughnessyF00:48:46
20604043William RhodesM00:48:46
21074032Valerie HughesF00:48:57
24592543Robert WallisM00:49:57
26112831Andrew MaddockM00:50:31
28692655Suzanne WoodF00:51:21
31575365Douglas HopkinsM00:52:18
35331269Richard HughesM00:53:18
361010083Roger FarrowM00:53:30
37122652Tim CarrM00:53:47
37825372Sarah Love-JonesF00:53:59
441014434Kay RidgwellF00:55:40
44925366Benjamin HopkinsM00:55:53
47784997Dianne HeysF00:56:35
485114472Jermey SandfordM00:56:47
54311862Andreas LomvardosM00:58:18
55445815Victoria JonesF00:58:37
559510084Sam WhiteM00:58:44
56127524Henry NurserM00:58:46
57498316Caroline ScapensF00:59:08
614011991Victoria JayF01:00:19
639313218Sharon EynonF01:01:08
65418030James FoxM01:01:38
66698356Susan KingF01:02:02
72958358Kirsty BurnsF01:04:32
78229707Kathy KilgourF01:07:17

Weekend Roundup

It was a busy weekend for members of the Harriers. First off our ladies had two teams out running in the National 6 stage Road Relays up in Sutton Park, where despite missing several athletes, the A team finished 24^th and the B team 34^th. Leading the way for the A team were Debbie Marsden and Lizzy Smith, who were well supported by Kelly Winstone, Evita Gonzales, Rebecca Lee and Shona Mackie. Our B team comprised Sarah Thorne, Maria Hobbs, Victoria Howlett, Linda O’Shaugnessy, Allison Foote and Hayley Johnson. Meanwhile across in Swindon Anthony Glover gave the Swindon Parkrun a go and emerged a comfortable winner in 16.58.

Today saw the running of the Great Welsh Marathon, where Graham Bazley and Jane Thornton both secured PBs, in times of 3.43.30 and 4.05.30 respectively. Trish Robson was also running and there were maybe others too!

Harriers ladies stun rivals with victory in Midlands 6 stage!

Westbury Harriers ladies pulled a stunning performance out of the bag to win the Midland 6 stage relays with the 6th fastest winning time ever! Team manager Tamsin Chick took a leaf out of Alex Ferguson's book and kept both the team and the opposition guessing, refusing to announce her team until 48 hours before the race!

On the day itself, Debbie Marsden gave the team a great start, as she put a period of injuries and illness behind her to run 17.33 to place the team 3rd after leg 1 behind Birchfield and Notts. Sophie Voller then put in a time of 17.55 to place the Harriers 2nd, but over two minutes behind Birchfield. Vicky Tester took over and managed to close the gap by 50 seconds, running a time of 18.15. Leg 3 was also the turn of Annabel Gummow to run the fast time ever at the midland 6 stage clocking a stunning time of 15.50 - one that would have been highly respectable in the men's race - as Bristol & West came in 3rd, just 20s behind Westbury. Robyn Golding then clocked the 2nd fastest leg 4 time of 18.19, as the lead at the front was closed to 48s.

Luckily the Harriers had two of their big guns in reserve, as Emma D'Alton ran the fastest time for the Harriers of 17.16 to close the gap to just 16s. It was then left to Lucy Richens, who ran a stormer of a leg in 17.17 to overtake Birchfield come the top of the hill and cruised away to a 35s victory with a time of 1.46.35. She not only surprised herself but also the organizers, who didn't have the tape ready in time, but so ecstatic was Lucy she didn't notice that and wanted to go and run the course again!

We also had a complete B team, which finished a highly respectable 14th (and top B team), thanks to Lizzy Smith (18.51), Tamsin Chick (20.53), Sarah Thorne (21.10), Victoria Howlett (22.38), Evita Gonzalez (20.41) and Kelly Winstone (19.30).

Meanwhile the men improved on previous years with a 17th place showing. John Collier got them off to a solid start with 29.12 for 18th place, Will Massey then pulled them into 16th with 16.15, before Felix McGrath took the Harriers to their highest spot of the day 12th place, with a 9th quickest on the leg time of 16.48. Charlie Jones then ran the 2nd long leg in a time of 32.41, handing over to Chris Palmer in 19th place. Chris then pulled out a cracker of a time of 16.38, 10th fastest leg 5 and the Harriers up to 18th. Gregg Ward then managed 16.50 (a great effort having been working until 2am) and the club were in 16th. Robin Phillips then ran another great leg with 31.59 and the club in 17th.  Jullian Bailey-Gard Jnr then took the club into 15th with a time of 17.31, before Rick Wallis, in his first race for nearly 3 years, clocked a time of 18.05 for 16th. John Terry then took on the challenge of the final long leg and a time of 31.00 dead saw the club in 17th, before Malc White in 18.35 and Matt Lavis in 19.28 closed the team out in 17th.

A corker of a day, and a ladies team performance that was hard to beat with all 6 counters in the fastest 27 of the day! The beginning of a new era of ladies athletics in the SW - bring it on!

D'Alton storms round the lakes!

Emma D'Alton clocked a very impressive 2.14 to win the Rhayader Round the Lakes 20m race today. The course, renowned more for it's breathtaking scenery than its capability to produce fast times with a continuous 3 mile climb early on, was tamed by a number of Harriers, on a good day for running (if only for the headwind)!

First home and in 7th overall was John Terry in a time of 2.09.29, just enough to keep ahead of team mate Charlie Jones who finished 9th in 2.10.09. Terry and Jones had been locked in battle (or maybe conversation) up until 17 miles, when Terry sneaked ahead on yet another uphill. Steve Adams finished 20th in 2.16, and completing a strong Harriers team, Tim Synge finished in 2.35.

Meanwhile in the 5 mile race, Debbie Marsden demolished the entire field, finishing first overall in a time of 29.20!!!

Great running everyone!

Midlands XC Beckons

Saturday sees a return to Woolaton Park for the Midlands Area XC championships and Westbury Harriers will be seeking to replicate their successes of last year. The womens' team of Debbie Marsden, Emma D'Alton, Sophie Voller and Lizzy Smith will be seeking to at least match the bronze medals they secured last year at Leamington Spa, whilst the men will be hoping to match the 5th place they secured last year with a squad of Matt Ellis, John Collier, John Terry, Gregg Ward, Charlie Jones, Karl Dunn, Ken Ham and Robin Phillips all competing for a place as one of 6 scoring counters. Ken will also be seeking individual glory in the V.50 class!

With rumours of availability problems for our local rivals B&W, there could be a battle for top club in the SW beckoning!

Harriers turn up for Parkrun training session!

Westbury Harriers ended the year with a training session at the Parkrun in Ashton Court with 11 members running. Top of the shop was Anthony Glover who won the event in a time of 17.34, which was very competitive considering the massive hill and gale force winds which combined to make running more like walking towards the top of the hill! Then John Collier ran 17.53 for 2nd and new boy Scott Campbell who recently joined the club from Southville Runners was 3rd in 18.15. John Terry was 5th in 18.48, Chris Palmer 6th in 19.14 and then another new girl, also from Southville, Lucy Richens won the ladies race in 19.21 and finished 8th overall!

Next home in 10th was Kane Lee, from our partner club Yate and District in 19.34 for 10th, Robin Phillips was 12th in 19.40, Debbie Marsden 22nd in 20.54, Vicky Tester 32nd in 22.17 and Tim Synge 34th in 22.24.

For those runners still with any energy left, the run was followed up with 8x40s strides and then coffee and cake (which seemed to attract more runners than the efforts for some reason). Well done all!!!

Marsden impresses with 37th position in Lotto Cross Cup

Debbie Marsden ran an excellent race in today's Lotto Cross Cup event in Brussels finishing 37th in a top class field in a time of 24.29. On a mud bath of a course, the winner was Kenya's Caroline Chepkonwy (who also won the event last year) in a time of 21.17. A good indicator of how tough the conditions were was that Chepkowny's time was nearly a minute slower than her winning time from last year. Leading Brit was Hatti Dean who finished 6th in a time of 21.44, just holding off Steph Twell who ran 21.45. Top Midland participant was Stroud's Emily Pidgeon who ran 21.54 for 9th place.

Marsden, who is on the road to recovery after a serious chest infection during November, was happy with her performance: "I really enjoyed it, although it was a serious challenge. I tried to start off easy, but with the quality of the field you can't help but get carried along too fast. Fortunately I seemed to get stronger in the third and fourth laps and managed to pick off a few athletes towards the end!"

Marsden's next target will be the South West XC champs, where she will hope to help Avon to secure victory in the inter-regional event, as well as Westbury to overall team victory!

Marsden steps up a level!

Good luck to Westbury's Debbie Marsden, who is heading over to Brussels this weekend to represent the Midlands in an inter-regional match as part of the Iris Lotto Cross Cup. Teaming up with Debbie for the Midlands is Jane Potter (Charnwood), Emily Pidgeon (Stroud) and Alison Lavender (Oswestry).

Marsden, who made the team by finishing 2nd behind Lavender at the Midland Women's 5m championship - which served as the main qualifying event for the competition - will be hoping to improve on the 35th place she secured in her debut at the event last year!

Go Debbie!

Marsden finishes 22nd in windy Portsmouth

Debbie Marsden finished 3rd counter for the Midlands team in a time of 1.01.19, which was enough to secure 22nd place overall in the women's race at the Great South Run. Conditions at the race were far from ideal, as a strong wind blew down the seafront, which made the last two miles "challenging" to say the least! It seems that the midlands won the inter-regional match, with Juliet Doyle finishing 10th in 56.49 and Kate Goodhead finishing 13th in 58.19.

The mens race made for an interesting event, as a seemingly suicidal first mile of 4.12 from eventual race winner Leonard Koman spread the field out within the first 150m. Koman's 5k splits of 13.48, 14.02 and 15.03 tell the story, as fatigue and the head wind in the final section cost him any chance of getting close to the world record, which was his stated aim pre-race. He eventually finished 22 seconds clear of Abel Kirui with Alistair Cragg 3rd.

Regional representatives in the Great South Run

Our own Debbie Marsden will be running for the Midlands in the inter-area match which forms part of this Sunday's Great South Run. Marsden will be competing in the elite women's race, which (if I understand the IAAFs rules correctly) mean that if she sets a new World Record, then it will officially stand!!!

Also in action is B&Ws Michael Johnson (husband of Hayley) who will representing Wales and looking to improve on his time of 53.21 that won him the Oldbury 10 a few weeks back. I  suspect given some solid weeks of training he will be closer to 50-51 minutes!

Good luck guys!

Harriers ladies secure Stroud Team success

Westbury Harriers were the winning ladies team at the Stroud Half Marathon this morning. A howling head wind blowing slap bang up the A419, meant that fast times were out of the window, as the race became more a battle of attrition in the final four miles back into Stroud. Leading the way in 5th spot overall was Sophie Voller in a time of 1.23.19, 3 places ahead of Debbie Marsden in 1.24.09. Completing the team was Vicky Tester, who finished 17th lady in 1.28.59 and between them they shared the £150 prize!

Leading the way for the men was John Terry who ran 1.20.41 for 29th place, some way off his PB of 1.17.40 set at Reading earlier in the year, but having raced at Weston only 3 days previously, Terry didn't appear to be taking the race that seriously. Next home was Steve Adams, who found the conditions at the end tough and finished 64th in 1.24.35. Then Robert Williams ran 1.29.49, Richard Hughes 1.31.33, Michael Hagan 1.34.43, Mike Hopkins 1.38.07, Nick Marshall 1.38.54, Ian Louden 1.39.20 and Rebecca Lee 1.39.59.

Then after a little gap came James Cant in 1.46.01, Graham Bazley 1.46.29, Jane Goodwin 1.51.22, Zoe Wildgoose 1.56.20 and Jane Thornton 2.01.50. Well done to you all!!!

Westbury repeat 14th in the National Road Relays

Westbury's ladies put in a solid performance to finish 14th in today's 4-stage relays at Sutton Park. The B team put in a good showing too to finish 62nd overall.

For the A team Debbie Marsden led them off with a time of 15.23, handing on to Sophie Voller who clocked 15.43, Lizzy Smith with 16.20 and then Vicky Tester in 15.53. It was great to see all of the girls who ran last month improving on their times! For the B team, Kelly Winstone led off with 18.08, Hayley Johnson 19.17, Vicky Shufflebotham in 18.22 and Sarah Thorne 20.53. Great running girls!

At the business end, it was once again Aldershot, Farnham and District won, led home by Charlie Purdue in 13.48. 2nd were Charnwood who were anchored by Gemma Steel, who ran 13.45 - the fastest leg of the day, and 2nd fastest leg of the past 10 years - only Steph Twell having running quicker since 2000. In third were Bristol and West, who couldn't have done anymore given the strength in depth of the two teams ahead of them. For B&W Kate Goodhead and Annabel Gummow both shone running times of 14.20 and 14.15 respectively...

* UPDATE: Bristol and West's mens team finished 6th, which was also as good as they could hope for, with several of their runners: Jon Wills, Charlie MacLean, Steve Mitchell and Tom Russell all knocking several seconds off their Midland Relays times!

Westbury flying high in the mens and womens Gwent League

In the opening round of this season's Gwent League, Westbury put in a strong showing across both the men's and women's league. For the ladies Debbie Marsden finished a strong 4th place, behind winner Rebekah Randall of Bristol and West. Vicky Tester put in an outstanding run to finish 10th, one place ahead of team mate Sophie Voller. Lizzy Smith completed the ladies A team in 27th.

For the men, Matt Ellis ran a steady pace throughout to finish 18th, John Collier 27th, Simon Everington 40th, Anthony Glover 48th and John Terry completed the A team in 52nd. For the B team, Gregg Ward was 65th, Colin Johnson 101st, Robin Phillips 102nd, Ken Ham 119th and Jullian Bailey-Gard Jnr 134th.

Then we had a guest - Andy Buck - finishing 174th, just ahead of Tim Westmacott in 178th, Mike Hokins was 196th, Tony Jefferies 208th, Jullian Bailey-Gard Snr 216th and Mike Harris 273rd.

We also had two other guests Andreas Lomvardos and Dean Gardner turn out for the club in a strong first showing.

In the U.20s former Harrier Dan Studley, now running as an individual for B&W, finished 2nd behind Blair Brown of Taunton!

I'll put a more detailed report, completing the ladies squad and details of the juniors as we have them!

Ellis double up at Swansea Bay

Matt Ellis made it two sensational runs in two days as he finished 17th in the Swansea Bay 10k in a "UKA" PB of 31.47 and puts himself into contention to finish in the top 10 of the RunBritain Grand Prix. Likewise Emma D'Alton put herself into contention too with a great 8th place (7th Brit) in a time of 35.50. Also doubling up, Debbie Marsden ran 37.47 to finish 12th lady (11th Brit).

Meanwhile down in Windsor, another Harrier on the double up was Robin Phillips who was busy preparing himself for the Amsterdam Marathon in 3 weeks time, and clocked 85 minutes for the half marathon there, the day after taking a PB at the road relays!

Well done to all of them!!!

Awesome Harriers so close to glory!

A huge congratulations to the 4 ladies and 23 men who turned up to Sutton Park to make it one of the best days in Westbury Harriers' recent history. The ladies team finish 4th, whilst the men's A team finished 9th, the B team 33rd, the C team 62nd and our D team were battling hard in 77th, when they had to call it a day after 5 legs!

For the ladies Debbie Marsden started the race and came home a strong 5th in a time of 15.34, before Sophie Voller ran a great leg to take the team up to 3rd, having briefly led the race outright along the top stretch of the course. Then Robyn Golding took over and overhauled Notts AC into 2nd, before Annabel Gummow from Bristol and West came storming through into the lead with the quickest time of the day (14.23), Robyn put in a great effort up the final hill to finish in a time of 16.18. On the last leg Lizzy Smith put in another great performance knocking over a minute off her previous best time over the undulating 4.3km course finishing in a time of 16.40 for 4th place - which gave the ladies their best finish for many years, behind winners Bristol and West, Birchfield Harriers and Notts AC.

The men produced an equally amazing performance. First off Dan Studley ran the leg of his life to finish 5th in a top quality field with a time of 18.08, handing over to Matt Ellis. Matt then put in the leg of his life as he overturned the 26s advantage of Bristol & West and was within 2s of the lead as the finish of the leg arrived. Matt running 18.17. A third incredible leg, this time from John Collier - who knocked nearly a minute off his previous best time in 18.49, to hold on to 3rd place (in fact he too briefly led the race!), as Notts AC's Tim Hartley raced through the field with a time of 18.11. Then Will Massey took over and ran 20.09, handing over to Sam Dalgleish in 5th, who then ran 20.01. Si Everington then ran the final leg to close the side out in 1.55.39 for 9th place - the best performance for the mens team since 2004! The race itself was won by our neighbours Bristol and West in a time of 1.49.06, to complete what must be a very rare mens and ladies double! Well done to them. 2nd were Notts AC - just 4 seconds behind - and 3rd were Coventry Godiva.

The B team were an outside bet to reach the top 25 and qualify as of right for the Nationals and were given a perfect start as Anthony Glover ran 20.05 and Rich Collinson 19.53 to haul them into 29th place. Robin Phillips then run 21.17 for 28th place, Colin Johnson ran 21.51 for 36th place, Gregg Ward held position running 21.11, before John Terry closed the team out with 20.44 for a time of 2.05.01 for 33rd place - inside the top 25 A teams, but not the top 25 itself - still only 2 minutes away, a definite target for next year!!!

There was more to come from the Harriers as the C team of Karl Dunn (22.01), Jullian Bailey-Gard Jnr (22.29), Matt Lavis (25.02), Malc White (23.03), Bob Pringle (24.19) and Warren Pickles (20.40) ran home in 2.17.34 and 62nd place.

Our D team of Chris Palmer (23.42), Tony Jefferies (24.41), Geraint Torrington (25.00), Tim Westmacot (23.40) and Alex Miller (24.42) were in 77th place, when they had to bow out of the action. Such was the strength in depth of the club, only 2 sides had complete D teams out, and ours was the next biggest contingent - awesome!!!

A massive thanks to all you guys and girls for taking the trouble to represent and support the club on its travels - you were all great and gave us all some real excitement. It can only be a matter of time before the club rightly retakes its place amongst the medals!!!

Westbury's Matt Ellis lead the British team to an easy victory at the inaugural Airbus "Olympics" held in the south of France this weekend. Ellis, better known for his antics over the road, first took to the track to run 7:10 for a 2.4k leg of a "pyramid relay" event, before dominating the afternoon XC, claiming victory in the 8.8km event in a time of 28.39. The time was nearly 3 minutes ahead of second place. A champagne with one or two canapes awaited Ellis during the evening - in what was being billed as an opportunity for the French team to redeem themselves.

Meanwhile over in London, John Terry and Debbie Marsden were both in action at the Bromley "10k", sponsored by Nuffield Health. Marsden easily won the ladies race, clocking a time of 36.55, whilst Terry finished runner up in a time of 34.36. Despite claims by the organizers of the race being a "gold standard" event, I am highly suspicious about the measuring employed!!!

Marsden wins in Weston return

Debbie Marsden made a successful return to racing with a comfortable victory in last night's Weston Prom 5m - the first race of the 2011/12 series. Despite the usual blowy conditions on the sea-front, Marsden clocked 29.42 to see off Bitton's Michelle Kerfoot. In the men's race our top finisher was Robin Phillips who finished 10th in 29.14. The race itself was won by Clevedon's Ian Smith in 26.43.

Our other runners in action were: Jullian Bailey-Gard Jnr 31.01, Graham Clark 31.39, Keith Hill 32.21, Richard Hughes 33.33,  Nick Hounsfield 33.36, Michael Hagan 33.44, Jullian Bailey-Gard Snr 34.42, Rebecca Lee 35.13, James Cant 36.19, Zoe Wildgoose 36.44, David Baber 39.07, Caroline Potter 39.42, Anneke Bull 39.47, Roger Long 40,11, Marilyn Palmer 40.36, Bridget Percival 40.53, Myriam Camboulives 40.58, Valerie Hughes 41.18, Gill Anagnostakis 42.24, John Percival 44.33, Kay Ridgwell 46.02, Sharon Eynon 51.50 and Sandra Bailey-Gard 53.01.

Great running from everyone there guys!!!

Marsden claims hat trick in Alderney 10k

Debbie Marsden claimed her 3rd win in as many years in this past weekend's Alderney 10k, whilst John Terry finished 2nd behind friend and rival Gerry Hogg of Trull Troggers. In the 22nd running of the event, temperatures hit 26 in the sun and with a strong breeze off the coast combined with the notorious Tourgis Hill, fast times were not likely to be in e offing. That said nothing could stop Hogg, who powered away from Terry up the hill at 8 miles and extended his lead in the final 3 as the early effort and heat both took their toll. Hogg finished with a new course record of 79.36, with Terry nearly 3 minutes further back in 82.28. Meanwhile Marsden was just 30 seconds off winning the 10k outright, as Guernsey's Steve Bienvenu tired in the final 3k,but held on to win in 38.01 with Marsden clocking 38.30.

Back home Robyn Golding wonthe Ilfracombe triathlon on Sunday, finishing 23 rd overall!!!

Well done all!!!

Harriers performances in vain as Yate are relegated

Yate AC were sadly relegated from Division 2 of the Midland League, following a gallant performance at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton. Missing several key stars, Anthony Glover and John Terry made up the numbers in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m. Anthony running 2.16.3 in the 800m, 4.35.7 in the 1500m and 10.18.7 in the 3000m. Terry meanwhile managed 2.21.8 in the 800m and 10.00.1 in the 3000m.

The women were more successful with Debbie Marsden finishing 2nd in two A races - 10.40.5 in the 3000m and 4.57.4 in the 1500m and Kelly Winstone finishing 2nd in the 3000m B race and 5th in the 1500m B race in 11.51.9 and 5.44.7.

Well done to all who've run this season!

Francis and Bancroft tie in the final Bridge Inn...

A field of 99 runners turned out for the final running of the Bridge Inn summer series and what an exciting race it proved. Steve Francis and Jack Bancroft ran out a dead heat, as Bancroft's superior finishing speed (being a 1500m runner) proved telling as he closed down Francis' lead over the finishing straight. Such was the finish that the judges could not separate them and awarded the race as a tie! Laura Parsonage won the ladies race in a time of 17.06 from B&Ws Hannah Alderson in 17.46.

For Westbury John Terry was the top finisher in 8th place in a time of 17.03, with Robin Phillips running 17.36 and Colin Johnson with a new PB breaking 18 minutes for the first time in 17.59. Terry Jewell-Davies ran 18.05, Debbie Marsden 18.08, Steve Hawes 18.09 (his favourite time!) and Jullian Bailey-Gard Jnr 18.20. Then it was Lizzy Smith in 18.50, who finished just ahead of Graham Clark 18.52, James Bardwell 20.47, Ian Loudon 21.04, Tony Jefferies 21.10, Mike Harris 21.15, Richard Hughes 21.54 and Laura Tanna 21.55. Then James Cant ran 22.21 and Caroline Potter 24.20 to complete the Harriers line-up.

Well done all!