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Br Champ Results (updated)

Mon 19 May 2008 - Ian Taylor

Congratulations to the six NI athletes who took part in the second round of the Br Championships in North Wales.

Des Woods was first of our finishers, in 21st place and 6th vet40, six minutes behind the winner Nick Swinburn of Northumberland. The latter beat favourites Rob Hope and Rob Jebb into second & third place with vet40 Ian Holmes in fourth position.

Gary Bailey was in 45 place with Brian Ervine 3 minutes behind in 70th place. Fiona Maxwell was 4th female overall, first vet40 and five minutes ahead of the next vet40. Bill Maxwell was 115th while Jim Patterson probably had a disappoonting run, with 135th place with six vet60s ahead of him.

The winner was half a minute outside Mark Croasdales 1993 record of 58:36 but Angela Mudge demolished the old ladies record, taking four minutes off the 1996 time of 72:44 - note that the first four ladies were all inside the old record, including Fiona.

1 Nick Swinburn 59:01
21 Des Woods 65:09
36 Angela Mudge 68:23
45 Gary Bailey 69:32
70 Brian Ervine 72:36
71 Fiona Maxwell 72:37
115 Bill Maxwell 78:22
135 Jim Patterson 81:44

The next Br Championship race is on 14th June at Durisdeer, Dumfries so involves a bit less travelling for our representatives. Race information can be found at
www.carnethy.com/ri_durisdeer.htm

Report from Brian Ervine:
Fiona Maxwell of Mourne Runners produced superb run to finish fourth in the second race of the British Mountain Running Championship in Snowdonia.  Fiona is the current British over 40 Champion but is in such great form she was in close contention for overall honours in the top class womens race. 

The 8 mile Moel Eilio race climbed 4 peaks with a total ascent of 3000 feet and former World Champion Angela Mudge of Scotland led a spree of record breaking as the first four women all dipped under the 12 year old course record.  Maxwell got into second place with a flying descent from the final peak but 2006 British Champion Natalie White and GB International Olivia Walwyn snatched second and third on the long run in to the finish.  The Mourne Runner had a convincing win in the over 40 age group but with a second place at Mourne Peaks last month and 4th at Moel Eilio, Maxwell is well placed in the overall rankings with four races in
the Championship to go.

Des Woods was well up in the mens race in 21st and 6th over 40 and he was backed up by Mourne Runners Gary Bailey 45th, Brian Ervine 70th, Bill Maxwell 115th and Jim Patterson 135th and 7th over 60.

The next British Championship race is at Durisdeer in the Scottish Borders over a 10 mile course in 4 weeks time.  The third race of the Northern Ireland Championship is at Donard - Commedagh next Saturday 24 May starting at 11 am from Donard Park, Newcastle.  For further details
see www.nimra.org.uk