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Rochdale Race on Road, Trail and Fell First
weekend of November 2007
Rochdale's
Andy O'Sullivan MBE running a race instead of running a race ... More pictures Last weekend members of Rochdale Harriers competed in wide variety of races. The
clear blue skys of Todmorden welcomed four of the men for the annual Shepherds’
Skyline fell race. The
route, which is well known for its ankle turning uneven surfaces, took
its toll with many competitors taking a tumble on the day. Stephen Leak
was on top form and made first Rochdale finisher, completing the 6.2
mile course with its two painful 600ft climbs in 58 min 20 sec. Next were Mark Hayes (58.40),
John Mayall (62.08, 9 min faster than 2004) and Andy O’Sullivan
MBE (65.53). Andy
McDougal travelled to the Lake District to take part in the Ullswater
Trail race. This
event entailed runners being shipped over the lake on one of three
crossings, before disembarking the Ullswater steamers and racing around
the 12km course. McDougal finished 31st out of 291 in 68 mi
09 sec. In the
overall series of Lakeland trail races, Brenda
Robinson took the prize for 2nd female veteran 60 and
Mark Walker and John Purdy were 5th and 27th in
the male veteran 40 category. Kris
Robinson and Ray Dalby competed in the Alexandra
Park 5K race. In a
field of 111 runners, Kris took 7th place in 18 min 10 sec
and Ray posted 20 min 15 sec to finish 30th. The next
race is the South East Lancashire League cross country event in Heaton
Park on Saturday. At
the most recent race in this league, Rochdale’s Carly Needham won,
finishing some 3 minutes ahead of her closest rival. 5K results and Ullswater Results and Shepherds Skyline Results
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