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| Karen Lovatt the Mow Cop Killer Mile |
events on the same evening. Steve Farnell decided that once up the challenging course was not enough and instead elected to enter four of the races, the maximum possible for an adult competitor. Karen Lovatt and George Nicholls sensibly elected for just the one ascent. At the time of writing results had still not been published.
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| Steve Farnell and George Nicholls at the Mow Cop Killer Mile |
19:10 Tony Taylor
22:17 Lindsay Beeston
24:44 Andrew Gibson
28:36 Sally Murray 1st
29:16 Isobel Bennett
29:17 Terry Coppenhall
32:43 Cate Bannerman
Meanwhile club chairman Michael Escolme ran the parkrun at Hanley park in 23:35
Also on Saturday eight Striders travelled to Bala to battle the rain and wind and participate in the annual Bala Challenge, a charity walk that is also open to runners around the beautiful Lake Bala. Tom Mayell and Karen Lovatt ran the 14 mile version with the rest of the Striders tackling the 20 mile route.
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| Rear: Gordon Hutchins, David Parr, Tom Mayell, Karen Lovatt, Jason Bulley. Front : Cheryl Hutchins, Johanna Bulley, Martin Gunther |
In Wales and in action at the same time was Mat Simister took on one of the most challenging marathons in the country on Saturday, running the Excalibur marathon in Wales in 5:37:31 Excalibur traverses the spectacular Clwydian Range of North Wales and includes over 5,500 feet of steep ascent.
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| Mat Simister at the Excalibur Marathon |
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| Liz O'Keeffe at the Market Drayton 10k |