WHAT
A WEEKEND!!!
Well
done to all those that competed in the National XC Champs at Alton
Towers on Saturday. The conditions were the toughest I’ve ever seen!
The
boys performed extremely well with some outstanding individual
performances.
Michael
Skinner won the silver medal finishing 2nd , only 20 seconds off the
winner. Although slightly disappointed afterwards I’m sure he will
reflect well on his great performance.
Russell
Bentley, Andy Rayner and Alex Gibbins ran really well all finishing to
the top 76 and Jack Swallow and Ben Harding brought the team home with
solid runs.
Our
scoring six brought the club home in 8th place in the team event.
Results
were:
Pos.
Name. Time
2
Michael Skinner 35:32
48
Russell Bentley 38:32
68
Andrew Rayner 39:12
76 Alex
Gibbins 39:24
134
Jack Swallow 40:41
228 Ben
Harding 42:50
233
Dave McKinley 42:55
280
Daniel Brewer 43:46
536 Roy
Smith 48:03
586
Richard Daniel 48:51
615
Brendan McShane 49:11
695
Dave Griffin 50:25
734
Richard Hall 51:06
918
Daniel Hasset 54:47
The
day’s events were celebrated at the National Supper on Saturday night
with 60 club members in attendance.
At
approximately 3am on Sunday morning it was collectively agreed that the
Blackheath song “Black Lack Lack” should be officially replaced with “ I
used to work in Chicago in a old department store” !!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
to all for a very memorable weekend.
Regards
Nick
