Birmingham Cross Country League &

Midland Women’s Cross Country League

Fixture 1

Senneleys Park, Birmingham

Saturday 24 th October 2009.

Above: Most of the B&R team at Senneleys Park.

In the men’s race with well over 600 starters from the three league divisions and the Cross Challenge, it was a packed race with the middle of the field hitting two bottle necks on the second lap. There was a great turn out for our men’s team in the opening Birmingham League fixture with 16 finishers. In spite of the absence of Kevin Lanckham and Ian Keyte, the first six finishers brought the A Team home in 5th place behind runaway leaders Telford AC and 50 points better than in 2008. James Adie in 11th place led the team home again this year.  Liam Bowden running in the senior race at Senneleys for the first time was less than a minute behind. Rich Malin had delayed setting off on his Cornish holiday and made a big difference to the team points as third scorer. Rich Lomas didn’t race in this fixture last year but stepped in and was our fourth scorer. Next B&R runner home, Jamie Dancyger continued his recent good form but had to run half the race with one shoe after losing one in the water the first time – at least he recovered his shoe unlike....Calvin in 2007. Now used to running in shoes, Calvin was the sixth scorer for the A team and would have been even quicker had he been allowed to use his pole to clear the water like a Dutch canal vaulter. There were big turnouts by several other clubs in division 2, notably Telford, Kenilworth and Sparkhill, but the B team score was still 100 points better than last year, just 8 points behind 3rd placed B team Kenilworth.

The second Birmingham League Cross Country fixture will be at Gloucester on Saturday 5th December. The next Midland Women’s League race will be hosted by Birchfield Harriers at Perry Barr on the same day.

Birmingham Cross Challenge B&R junior’s results

Under 17 men.

16 Chris Warren 20:12

Under 17 women

3 Sally Hogan 14:58

6 Thomasina Ball 17:31

Under 15 girls

10 Orianna Ball 14:01

14 Charlotte Tongue 15:54

Above: Lewis managed to finish in spite of being ill.

Under 13 boys

11 Lewis Anderson

Above: A determined Liam with 2-300 metres to go.

Under 11 boys

5 Liam Bowden 5:54

Midlands Women’s League & Cross Challenge

Above: Jane Anderson heads past the tent village on lap one.

Leading Women’s Results

1 Kate Avery Shildon 22:38

2 Kirsty Milner Loughborough Univ. 22:50

3 Sara Treacy  Birmingham Univ. 22:57

Above: Mel passing a Birmingham Rowheath runner.

B&R Women’s Results

N.B. Position in complete field rather than league.

92 Jane Anderson 29:32

95 Tamara Ball 29:43

108 Jane Parsons 30:32

126 Mel Hepke 31:25

165 Dagmar Prinzing 33:16

Above: Tamara challenges Warwick Uni. and Dudley K. Runners.

Above: Dagmar and Jane Parsons on the downhill on lap one.

Division 2 Leading Men

Birmingham Cross Country League Division 2

Division 2 leading men’s results

1 Tom Humphries Cannock & Staffs 30:45

2 Chris Davies Telford AC 30:52

3 Mark Dalkins Telford AC 31:45

B&R Men’s Results

11 James Adie 34:47

21 Sean Bowden 35:44

35 Rich Malin 36:56

55 Rich Lomas 38:01

61 Jamie Dancyger 38:19

77 Calvin Scoltock 39:07

95 Gavin Moorhead 40:17

99 Mark Graham 40:29

103 Phil Anderson 40:41

105 Mark Appleton 40:50

113 Andy Freeman 41:28

148 Phil Richardson 44:56

171 Dave Whipp 46:52

182 Spencer Hopkins 48:06

196 Len Quartly 50:49

209 Roger Beacham 01:02:02

Dave Daniel had to retire injured.

Division 2 A Team Results

1 Telford AC 62

2 Gloucester 137

3 Kenilworth 223

4 Solihull & Small Heath 240

5 Bromsgrove & Redditch 260

6 Cannock & Staffs 287

7 Worcester 303

8 Royal Sutton Coldfield 366

9 Tamworth 402

10 Dudley & Stourbridge 430

11 Centurion RC 440

12 Northbrook 444

13 Kidderminster & Stourport 449

14 Stratford On Avon 531

15 Stourbridge RC 533

16 Sparkhill Harriers 560

17 Dudley Kingswinford 785

18 Sphinx AC 849

Division 2 B Team Results

1 Telford AC 265

2 Gloucester 561

3 Kenilworth B 655

4 Bromsgrove & Redditch 663

5 Royal Sutton Coldfield 795

6 Worcester 810

7 Stratford On Avon 1011

8 Stourbridge RC 1041

9 Sparkhill Harriers 1137

Division 1 leading men

1 Jean Ndayisenga Birchfield Harriers 30:25

2 Adrian Holliday Tipton Harriers 31:15

3 Gaz Davies OWLS 31:24

Division 1 A Team Results

1 Tipton Harriers 64

2 Birmingham Univ. 84

3 Loughborough Students 178

4 Coventry Godiva Harriers 188

5 OWLS 248

6 Halesowen A C 259

7 Cheltenham & County H 282

8 Birchfield Harriers 289

9 Staffs Moorlands 298

10 Birmingham Rowheath 476

11 Severn A C 532

12 Warwick University 562

13 City of Stoke 616

14 Bournville Harriers 651

15 Rugby & Northampton 664

16 Wolverhampton & Bilston 827

Division 3 Leading men

1  Kevin Loundes Chase Harriers 36:22

2 Russell Barrow Stafford H 36:28

3 Jack Mee J Leamington 36:34

Division 3 A Team Results

1 Leamington 93

2 Trentham RC 109

3 West Bromwich 178

4 Newcastle AC 187

5 Sneyd Striders 244

6 Nuneaton 274

7 Chase Harriers 275

8 Stafford Harriers 317

9 Cobra RC 338

10 Amazing Feet 393

11 Black Country Tri 421

12 Aldridge RC 442

13 Telford H 487

14 Peel RR 527

15 Oak Park 593

16 Massey Ferguson RC 736

Incomplete team Droitwich

Division 3 B Team Results

1 Leamington B 354

2 Sneyd Striders B 564

No runners: Saracens RC & Wrekin RR