Hill's Speed gives the Blues
Under-15 Adam Hill continued the impressive winning streak of Wallsend's young athletes in the club's Summer Grand Prix with an excellent victory in the fourth race on June 15th.
After two succesive wins, fellow under-15 runner Keiran Drape found himself 'pulled' by the handicapper, leaving the door open for Adam to pull off a comfortable win with a thirty-second margin of victory from runner-up Joanne Holmes.
Twenty-seven runners completed the race - taking the overall number of runners who've taken part to sixty-four - and this June race was notable for the presence of four of the fastest runners at the club, as returning student Tony Carter joined Mark Fenwick, Ken McPherson and Simon Gibbs on the start line.
Language student Carter claimed the honour of fastest time on the night, as all four dipped under 11 minutes for the 2-mile Rising Sun course.
Adam's win moves him to the top of the overall table, although with only four races to count from the seven-race series, the race for the trophy remains wide open.
Results
name / time / actual time
Adam Hill (U13) 16.00 14.15
Joanne Holmes 16.32 15.47
Ged Lee 16.45 13.00
Tony Carter 16.48 10.18
Leodhais McPherson (U11) 16.56 13.56
Martin Telford 16.56 13.26
Kevin Payne 17.03 13.33
Paul Waller 17.04 12.34
Kerry Bentham 17.05 14.05
Mark Fenwick 17.06 10.36
Joy Fenwick 17.07 13.07
John Sturman 17.10 12.25
Simon Gibbs 17.10 10.55
Tony Maddocks 17.11 14.11
Julie Hind 17.11 16.11
Sarah Cawthorn 17.11 16.11
Elaine Liu 17.13 13.28
Emma Osbourn 17.16 15.31
Keiran Drape ((U15) 17.20 12.20
Rob Kirtley 17.21 13.21
Ken McPherson 17.24 10.54
Graham King 17.25 12.55
Vicky Hindson 17.26 12.11
Catherne Willis 17.34 13.19
David Rowe 17.36 13.06
Ryan Hall (U15) 17.38 12.08
Darryl Roe 18.07 14.37
Fastest Men
Tony Carter 10.18
Mark Fenwick 10.36
Ken McPherson 10.54
Simon Gibbs 10.55
Ryan Hall (U15) 12.08
Fastest Women
Vicky Hindson 12.11
Joy Fenwick 13.07
Catherine Willis 13.19
Elaine Liu 13.28
Kerry Bentham 14.05
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