The starting line for this years race
was missing a few cold and flu victims, but it was welcome back to Terry Lyons and Malcolm Cliffe. The last time Terry
ran this event he went the wrong way, and Malcolm must have seeked his advice, because he did this year.
After this race Graham Sykes hands over the responsibility of club
handicaper to one of his more vocal critics of the last few years, Barry Tyas. A look at the results below
shows Graham did not waste his chance to "stitch Benny up" one last time. Benny was last seen with a strange grin
on his face, muttering "it's payback time Sykes". I fear your chances of winning anything for a while are slim
Graham.
RESULTS
Less than 1 minute split the first seven places on handicap. Rachel winning
by just 2 seconds from Graham, with Ray 8 seconds back in 3rd place.
Congratulations to Andy Austwick for fastest time of the day, and well done to
Chris Oldfield for a great run to finish 4th in the handicap, and 4th fastest time overall. Last years winner Robin Fieldhouse
improved his time, but was handicapped well out of it this year.
Thanks for your efforts as handicapper Graham, a job well done (as today's times prove) . Now the pressure, bribes and abuse are heading Benny's way.
So roll on next year, and I'd like to say, I think you'll do a great job Benny and the £5 is in the post.
Position
Name
Race Time
Race Pos
Handicap Time
1
R.Miller
22.54
11
15.54
2
G.Sykes
18.26
3
15.56
3
R.McArthur
18.04
2
16.04
4
C.Oldfield
20.35
4
16.05
5
F.McArthur
23.22
12
16.22
6
J.Taylor
21.38
8
16.38
7
A.Austwick
17.52
1
16.52
8
T.Lyons
21.03
6
17.03
9
M.Kaye
25.18
15
17.18
10
G.Spivey
22.03
9
17.33
11
M.Sturdy
22.50
10
17.50
12
G.Markham
24.27
13
17.57
13
W.Sykes
25.11
14
18.11
14
B.Tyas
20.50
5
18.20
15
R.Fieldhouse
21.21
7
18.21
16
M.Cliffe
30.00
16
25.00
