Grand Prix Race 1 - Results
Well, it had to happen some
time… I was late for the start of a race! All the time I was running, I was
never late arriving at the start of a race. Somehow, I had it all wrong. I could
not find a parking space except for half a mile away. I missed the start and all
the spectators were walking in the opposite direction to me. Never mind, I
thought, I will get some photos… not realising I had an hour to wait! It was
cold… it started to rain… my batteries ran out in the camera. A quick
change… oh no, I have missed Steve Couldwell! ‘Phone rings… can’t get to
it before it stops. Getting wet and cold. Ooops!! I have missed Peter and Alex.
Give up and get back to the Finish. Not my day? However, I hope all those of you
who ran had a better one.
Now to the nitty gritty. The
was the first race of our 2007 Grand Prix and an old favourite, the Sneyd
Pudding Run. There were four members who, under the GP Rules, we could not
count. What a shame, we do like to involve everyone. All four did not let us
know they were running (Rule 7) and two did not wear their Club Vest (Rule 8).
Nil points I am afraid.
It is very early days yet but
the 2006 GP winner, Gordon Orme, has already set the target to achieve. There
are new WMA Age Grading calculations published and I shall from now on be using
these. On average, they give a slightly higher percentage for the
age-performances, around 2%, so please consider this when comparing to last
years figures. You can download a calculator from http://www.howardgrubb.co.uk/athletics/wavalookup.html
this is also useful for calculating what time you can expect to run before races
and all events/disciplines are covered. Therefore, we have Gordon leading with
Rachel Cook 2nd just 6 points trailing. Newcomer Don Field is lying
in third spot a further 3 points adrift, with Alex 4th another 3
points behind.
The next race is the Alsager 5
on the 4th February. Barry will be taking entries and remember;
please let us know if you intend to enter yourself.