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Rochdale Harriers on Top Form at Cowm
18th April 2007 Full Results Pictures More Pictures from Stevie B THE COLIN Robinson multi terrain race last Wednesday provided an ideal opportunity for Rochdale Harriers (pictured) to assess how their form has progressed over the past year. The annual
race, which raises considerable sums for charity, starts with a tight
lap around Cowm reservoir at Whitworth and then loops uphill through the
quarry overlooking Cown. At
4.1 miles in length and with a mixture of road, slippery ascent and
trippy trail, the route has something to test many aspect of a
runner’s overall ability. The
race was won in convincing style by Rochdale’s Wajib
Ali, finishing a clear minute ahead For much
of the race Matt Proctor, who finished 15th
last year, was in second place behind Ali.
On the final ascent Matt lost a couple of
places to Fowler (Wilmslow) and Jackson (Horwich) to finish 4th
overall. Evolving from a
Junior to a Senior this year has worked well for Proctor, as lopping 199
seconds off his 2006 time clearly shows.
Overall Matt Proctor had the biggest improvement on last year’s
time and the youngster shows great potential for the future. In a
double first act that is now becoming a regular feature of local racing,
Rochdale’s Josefa Terim (pictured with Andy
O’Sullivan on left and Colin Robinson
right) joined Ali in the honours by being first lady finisher.
For much of the race Terim was neck and neck with Heather
Corbishley of Rossendale Harriers.
Ultimately Josefa proved the stronger, beating Heather by 33
seconds and improving on her 2006 personal time by 168 seconds. Ian Stainthorpe, who should have been resting ahead of the London Marathon, won the male veteran 45 category in a speedy 25 min 12 sec. Meanwhile
Ian Holloway won the male veteran 55 category. David
Schofield and Phil
Roberts were newcomers to the V60 category and finished in
impressive first and second place. Ian
Aitchison put in a terrific time and was 2nd male
veteran 50. Diane
Winterburn and Christine
Deasey, improving all the time,
finished 3rd and 4th in the female veteran 40
category. So overall how did Rochdale Harriers perform compared to last year? Well all 9 of those who ran the race this year and last posted improved times this year. The
results for Rochdale Harriers were as follows.
The figure in brackets is the number of seconds improvement over
their 2006 times W. Ali (1st), 22.12 (158 sec); M. Proctor (4th), 23.36 (199 sec); K. Robinson (13th) 25.07 (20 sec); I. Stainthorpe (1st V45), 25.12; I. Roberts, 26.35; I. Aitchison (2nd V50) 26.46 (144 sec); G. Costa, JM, 27.13; K. Fox, 27.33; M. Widdup, 28.01; Josefa Terim (1st lady) 28.08 (168 sec); M. Walker, 28.26; P. Leary, 28.33; B. Moore, 28.5 (46 sec); D. Schofield (1st V60), 29.4; I. Holloway (1st V55), 29.43; J. Mayall, 30.03 (38 sec); P. Roberts (2nd V60), 32.48 (109 sec); Diane Winterburn (3rd FV40), 33.33 (63 sec); Christine Deasey (4th FV40), 35.05.
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of second place Malcolm Fowler from Wilmslow Running Club.