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Mid-Winter Tester

Mon 28 November 2005 - Ian Taylor

The annual mid-winter test of training took place yesterday, with the Seeley 10K in Ormeau Park. With a fairly flat course, the only excuse for a poor time is the weather and that, despite all the forecasts, made good running conditions. 34 or more regular or occasional fell runners took part, out of 405 finishers, as follows

Seeley 10K 26 November 2005

12 31:58 MO Simon Taylor Abbey Ac

14 32:16 M35 Steven Neill Pudsey & Bramley Ac

24 33:41 MO Gareth Arnott Willowfield T Harriers

31 34:09 M35 Des Woods Ackc

39 34:46 MO Mark Alexander Ballymena Runners Ac

43 34:57 M40 Richard Rodgers Newcastle Ac

47 35:11 MO Don Travers Armagh Ac

56 35:46 M40 Steve Begley Albertville Harriers

57 35:48 MO Sammy Drummond Larne Ac

77 36:30 M0 Brendan OBoyle Ballymena Runners Ac

82 37:02 M55 Dessi McHenry Willowfield T Harriers

83 37:07 MO Cathal Mcgreevy Newry Tri Club

85 37:14 MO Richard Cowan (Jun) Willowfield T Harriers

127 39:45 M35 Vaughan Purnell Lunchtime Legends

139 40:13 F40 Alwynne Shannon Newcastle Ac

145 40:28 M45 Michael Henry Pegasus Ac

159 41:10 M55 Francis Boal Ballydrain Harriers

173 41:37 M45 Padraig Muldoon Armagh Ac

174 41:38 M45 Trevor Wilson Lagan Valley Ac

175 41:38 F40 Clare Galbraith Newcastle Ac

185 41:56 MO Stephen Kennedy Larne Ac

197 42:31 M60 Denis Rankin Barf

201 42:41 M45 Noel Douglas Newcastle Ac

203 42:48 M50 Ed Smith Lunchtime Legends

204 42:57 F40 Anne Sandford Newcastle Ac

207 43:06 M55 Ricky Cowan Willowfield T Harriers

226 44:26 MO Mark Hopkins North Down Ac

235 44:41 M55 Ian Taylor Barf

249 45:26 MO Clarke Campbell Barf

300 48:18 M55 Eddie Moore

311 49:06 M55 Bill Hopkins Lagan Valley Orienteers

321 49:30 M65 Hugh Young North Down Ac

324 49:45 M55 Pat O?Driscoll North Down Ac

365 54:48 M70 Tom Donnelly (Snr) Lunchtime Legends

390 57:37 M55 Barry Scott Dub Runners

Congratulations especially to Dessi McHenry, first in the vet55 category. Alwynne Shannon was 6th female overall, and might have been higher up if she could count what lap she was on. However she made up for that error by being first vet40, with teammate Clare Galbraith having a good run to finish third vet 40 (or above). Hugh Young was first vet65 while Tom Donnelly must have had a sprint finish to claim second vet70 position by 9 seconds. And if you don recognise the first three athletes on the list as mountain runners, they have all been on World Trophy teams in the past few years.