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Cheltenham
20 Jan 19
5MWC
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Pos
Gun
Chip
Name
AG
Club
SB
PB
HC
1
36:20
Les Hampton
SB
V50
M
Cheltenham
36:20
35:16
29.4
2
37:50
Daniel Reeves
SB
V45
M
Almost Athletes
37:50
33:37
19.4
5M
Pos
Gun
Chip
Name
AG
Club
SB
PB
HC
1
27:04
27:03
Steve Kenyon
SEN
M
Gloucester
26:35
26:30
-0.8
2
27:49
27:47
Joe Willgoss
SEN
M
Cheltenham
27:47
27:07
-0.3
3
27:58
27:57
Mark James
V40
M
Cheltenham
27:57
27:24
1.3
4
28:11
28:10
Rachel Felton
V35
W
Shaftesbury Barnet/Run Fast
28:10
27:55
3.3
5
28:13
28:12
James Rose
SB
V40
M
Severn
28:12
28:10
0.7
6
28:13
28:12
Gareth Edwards
PB
V35
M
Cheltenham
28:12
28:12
4.5
7
28:16
28:15
Max Sheppard
PB
V40
M
Gloucester
28:15
28:15
1.9
8
28:18
28:16
Tom Kabala
SEN
M
CLC Striders
28:16
28:16
5.1
9
28:26
28:24
Josh Hand
PB
V35
M
Almost Athletes
28:24
28:24
3.7
10
29:14
29:13
Jeremy Mower
V50
M
Gloucester/Welsh Masters
29:13
28:22
2.7
11
29:17
29:14
Matthew Polson
PB
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
29:14
29:14
4.2
12
29:31
29:29
William Pearce
PB
V35
M
CLC Striders
29:29
29:29
3.5
13
29:47
29:44
Jon Bird
PB
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
29:44
29:44
13.3
14
29:48
29:46
Darren Long
PB
V45
M
Bourton
28:50
28:23
4.5
15
29:48
29:46
Cameron Weir
PB
SEN
M
Abingdon
29:21
29:09
1.6
16
29:49
29:47
Simon Meadows
SB
V40
M
Tewkesbury RC
29:47
29:44
6.1
17
29:50
29:48
Martin Foster
PB
V40
M
Almost Athletes
29:48
29:48
3.0
18
29:52
29:49
Steven Haines
PB
V40
M
Gloucester
29:49
29:49
7.6
19
29:56
29:53
James Spooner
SEN
M
Worcester
29:53
29:06
8.0
20
30:09
30:06
Simon Jarvis
SEN
M
21
30:14
30:13
Clark Lawson
PB
V35
M
CLC Striders
30:13
30:13
5.2
22
30:17
30:15
Jason Tilley
PB
V45
M
Gloucester/Midland Masters
29:13
29:05
2.7
23
30:21
30:19
Andy Prophett
SB
V40
M
Cheltenham
30:19
25:01
5.6
24
30:22
30:20
Tracy Hinxman
PB
V45
W
Derby/Gloucester/Midland Masters
30:20
29:09
3.8
25
30:30
30:28
Graham Davis
PB
V35
M
Gloucester
30:28
30:28
5.5
26
30:34
30:31
Matthew Hickman
PB
V40
M
Almost Athletes
30:31
30:11
5.2
27
30:35
30:32
Matthew Barnes
PB
V45
M
Almost Athletes
30:32
29:45
5.1
28
30:37
30:33
David Rantell
V50
M
Cheltenham
30:32
28:58
6.5
29
30:38
30:33
David Witnall
PB
V35
M
Running Somewhere Else
30:33
30:33
5.1
30
30:56
30:52
Mathew Bissett
SEN
M
Cheltenham Tri Club
31
31:05
31:02
Helena Youde
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
31:02
31:02
13.5
32
31:07
31:03
Jon Mansfield
V50
M
Tewkesbury RC
31:03
28:09
7.5
33
31:18
31:15
Oliver Doherty
U17
M
Cheltenham
31:15
31:15
9.8
34
31:25
31:22
Richard Birch
V45
M
Almost Athletes
31:22
31:14
10.6
35
31:29
31:27
Rachael Cary
PB
V35
W
CLC Striders
31:27
31:27
8.2
36
31:36
31:31
Rob Jones
V35
M
Worcester
31:31
29:59
6.3
37
31:45
31:42
Mark Gardiner
V45
M
Tewkesbury TC/Tewkesbury Allrunners/Tewkesbury RC
31:42
30:30
14.0
38
31:46
31:43
Kate Krzywiec
PB
V40
W
North Cotswold Tri & Run
31:38
31:38
6.9
39
31:46
31:42
David Howells
PB
V50
M
Severn
31:42
31:42
7.0
40
31:58
31:54
Nicholas Hitchcroft
V40
M
Stroud
31:54
31:17
7.2
41
31:59
31:55
Jo Fifield
V40
W
Stroud
31:55
31:47
8.6
42
32:04
32:01
Martin Cook
V40
M
Bourton
32:01
31:39
11.6
43
32:09
32:05
Helen Knight
PB
V35
W
CLC Striders
32:05
31:25
5.0
44
32:12
32:09
Anna Midgley
V35
W
Gloucester/South West Vets
32:09
32:09
8.2
45
32:12
32:09
Jean-philippe Villain-chastre
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
32:09
32:09
12.9
46
32:14
32:11
Alan Southwick
V40
M
Black Pear Joggers/Malvern Buzzards
32:11
30:58
6.2
47
32:16
32:13
Karlien Heyrman
SEN
W
CLC Striders
32:13
32:01
10.9
48
32:20
32:16
Paul Northup
V50
M
CLC Striders
32:16
29:53
5.5
49
32:46
32:42
Prashanth Kumar Sripathi
V35
M
Almost Athletes
32:42
31:14
9.5
50
32:55
32:50
Mark Manley
V50
M
Running Somewhere Else
31:49
31:49
10.6
51
33:07
33:05
Dave McGrath
V50
M
Almost Athletes
33:05
27:33
6.7
52
33:13
33:09
Peter Morris
PB
V55
M
Almost Athletes
33:09
33:09
8.3
53
33:19
33:13
Paul Haig
PB
V50
M
Almost Athletes
33:13
33:13
14.9
54
33:22
33:18
Niamh T Shoemark
V50
W
Bourton
33:18
33:06
10.3
55
33:23
33:16
Paul Barnes
V55
M
Cheltenham
33:16
31:50
10.6
56
33:24
33:21
Mario McNamara
V60
M
Stroud
33:21
31:01
11.2
57
33:32
33:26
Chris Duckworth
PB
SEN
M
Tewkesbury RC
33:26
33:26
14.6
58
33:45
33:41
Germain Forgeoux
V40
M
Almost Athletes
59
33:46
33:43
Amy Sheer
PB
V40
W
Almost Athletes
33:41
33:36
11.5
60
34:04
33:59
Paul Warren
PB
V35
M
Almost Athletes
33:59
33:59
13.1
61
34:14
34:11
Stacey Osmond
PB
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
34:11
34:11
19.9
62
34:27
34:22
Neil Tring
V60
M
Almost Athletes
34:22
33:43
10.1
63
34:34
34:30
Ross Greening
PB
V55
M
Almost Athletes
34:30
34:30
9.2
64
34:39
34:35
Vasco Barreto
V40
M
Almost Athletes
34:35
33:44
18.5
65
34:40
34:33
James Hinder
V40
M
66
34:43
34:38
Farook Mota
V45
M
Severn
34:38
34:38
12.0
67
34:46
34:41
Sue Pearce
PB
V40
W
Almost Athletes
34:41
34:25
10.8
68
34:47
34:42
Chris White
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
34:42
34:42
18.7
69
34:47
34:38
Darren Ridgley
V40
M
Severn AC
70
34:48
34:45
Tim Brock
PB
V50
M
CLC Striders
34:45
34:45
10.8
71
34:52
34:46
Mike Chipping
PB
V65
M
Bristol & West
34:46
34:44
10.2
72
35:01
34:55
Gary Smith
PB
V45
M
CLC Striders
34:55
34:23
12.8
73
35:02
34:57
Mohammed Hanif Shaikh
V50
M
Almost Athletes
34:57
32:32
17.9
74
35:03
34:56
Karen Higuera
PB
V50
W
Cirencester
34:56
34:56
13.3
75
35:05
35:01
Virginia Head
SEN
W
76
35:07
35:02
Christopher Jurevicius
V60
M
Stroud
35:01
34:55
10.4
77
35:12
35:09
Jeanette Gullick
V50
W
Almost Athletes
35:09
34:59
14.0
78
35:26
35:19
Danny Wizard
V60
M
79
35:28
35:23
Robert Foord
V40
M
Almost Athletes
35:23
32:01
7.0
80
35:40
35:35
Natasha Dent
PB
V35
W
Black Pear Joggers
35:35
32:58
9.0
81
35:47
35:35
Robert Case
PB
V35
M
Stroud
35:35
35:35
10.6
82
35:56
35:50
Neil Dooley
V50
M
Cheltenham Tri Club
83
35:57
35:52
Amanda Martin
V50
W
Tewkesbury RC
35:52
32:10
12.8
84
35:58
35:44
Peter Law
PB
V45
M
Stroud
35:44
35:44
14.0
85
36:07
35:58
Ed Collier
V60
M
CLC Striders
35:58
28:52
11.6
86
36:12
36:00
Louise Bryan
V40
W
Almost Athletes
36:00
36:00
18.6
87
36:13
36:09
Michelle Balchin
V40
W
Almost Athletes
36:09
35:14
14.4
88
36:26
36:16
Steve Taylor
PB
V50
M
Almost Athletes
36:16
36:16
15.1
89
36:35
36:30
Kerry Lee Taylor
PB
V40
W
North Cotswold Tri & Run
36:30
36:09
17.6
90
36:45
36:37
Steve Phelps
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
91
36:51
36:36
John Derek Gibson
V65
M
Bourton
36:36
34:35
18.5
92
37:02
36:56
Philip Griffiths
V35
M
Unattached
36:56
36:56
19.9
93
37:11
37:01
Helen Howes
V40
W
CLC Striders
37:01
36:55
14.6
94
37:14
37:09
Alan Robertson
V60
M
Forest of Dean/Scottish Vets H
34:42
34:27
12.6
95
37:16
37:02
Laura Tring
SEN
W
96
37:20
37:15
Duncan Mounsor
V50
M
Almost Athletes
37:15
33:30
9.3
97
37:23
37:16
Sophie Longley
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
37:16
37:16
15.6
98
37:35
37:33
Greg Leyshon
PB
V65
M
Severn
37:33
37:33
13.7
99
37:38
37:20
Jim Trowbridge
V55
M
Almost Athletes
37:20
36:43
14.4
100
37:39
37:30
Joanna Wisniewska-Barreto
V40
W
Almost Athletes
37:30
37:30
17.7
101
37:40
37:32
Dave Weston
V50
M
102
37:42
37:34
Steve Adams
PB
V60
M
Almost Athletes
37:34
37:34
15.7
103
37:50
37:45
David Saunders
V65
M
Dursley
37:45
35:17
17.1
104
37:54
37:43
Chris McMahon
PB
V35
M
Almost Athletes
37:43
37:43
15.7
105
37:55
37:48
Mark Perkins
V45
M
Gloucester/Hucclecote Harriers
37:48
37:48
14.5
106
37:56
37:51
Eleanor Taylor
PB
SEN
W
Running Somewhere Else
37:51
37:47
14.9
107
38:09
38:04
Victor Marques
V45
M
Severn
35:37
35:37
16.7
108
38:10
38:03
Mike Speke
V55
M
CLC Striders
38:03
37:58
16.1
109
38:19
38:13
Helen Fursman-Reid
V40
W
Almost Athletes
38:13
36:10
16.8
110
38:32
38:26
Donna Evans
PB
V50
W
Almost Athletes
38:26
38:26
18.2
111
38:33
38:21
Jason Hulance
V40
M
Cheltenham rc
112
38:35
38:24
Penny Howard
PB
V55
W
Stroud
38:24
38:24
16.3
113
38:39
38:33
Marianne Day
PB
SEN
W
North Cotswold Tri & Run
38:33
38:33
14.4
114
38:41
38:31
Karen Gomm
V55
W
Almost Athletes
38:31
38:31
20.5
115
38:46
38:39
Sam Wizard
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
38:39
38:05
18.5
116
39:00
38:46
Lesley Cottle
V60
W
Almost Athletes
38:46
38:46
16.6
117
39:02
38:51
Charmaine Brunt
PB
V35
W
Almost Athletes
38:51
38:51
19.3
118
39:08
38:57
Jenny Randall
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
119
39:08
38:58
Michael Combellack
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
38:58
38:58
22.1
120
39:13
39:08
Lorraine Taylor
PB
V50
W
Almost Athletes
39:08
39:08
20.6
121
39:16
39:09
Kevin Probyn
V50
M
Severn AC
122
39:24
39:17
Ceri Griffiths
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
39:17
36:03
25.0
123
39:25
39:16
Catherine Shelley
PB
SEN
W
Running Somewhere Else
39:16
39:16
20.0
124
39:28
39:12
Alan Mullen
V35
M
Almost Athletes
37:36
36:27
15.8
125
39:35
39:29
Kirsty Pitts
V50
W
Running Somewhere Else
39:29
39:07
18.3
126
39:37
39:25
Melissa Jonga
SEN
W
Crc
127
39:38
39:32
Hayley Woolnough
PB
V50
W
Almost Athletes
39:32
39:32
19.3
128
39:39
39:29
Stuart Stoner
V40
M
129
39:46
39:40
Steve Turfrey
V70
M
Unattached
38:35
38:19
17.4
130
40:04
39:54
Debs Lacey
V45
W
131
40:07
39:57
Jude Rodrigues
V50
M
Tewkesbury RC
39:57
38:23
19.4
132
40:24
40:13
Victoria Kennedy
V40
W
Almost Athletes
40:13
35:07
15.8
133
40:29
40:20
Joe Edwards
SEN
M
134
40:30
40:16
Carole Doherty
V55
W
Almost Athletes
40:16
40:16
25.5
135
40:40
40:32
Nicola Weager
SEN
W
CLC Striders
40:32
36:24
14.8
136
40:49
40:41
Richard Taylor
PB
SEN
M
Running Somewhere Else
40:41
40:41
24.1
137
40:51
40:39
Dave Elliott
V60
M
Almost Athletes
40:39
35:25
21.4
138
40:51
40:37
Richard Knightley
V50
M
Almost Athletes
139
40:52
40:41
John Harper
V40
M
140
40:53
40:45
Matt Long
V50
M
Gloucester North Runners
141
40:57
40:51
Martin Pitts
V60
M
Running Somewhere Else
40:51
35:03
18.3
142
41:02
41:00
David Spackman
V70
M
Gloucester
41:00
31:51
20.3
143
41:12
41:05
George Scully
V65
M
Severn
41:05
32:31
19.0
144
41:13
41:06
Sarah Page
V55
W
Running Somewhere Else
41:06
40:31
17.4
145
41:15
41:09
Sarah Dennis
PB
V45
W
Tewkesbury Allrunners
40:47
40:07
20.1
146
41:15
41:06
Barry Irvine
PB
V45
M
Almost Athletes
41:06
40:34
17.7
147
41:18
41:10
Rebecca Reynolds
V45
W
CLC Striders
41:10
37:21
19.6
148
41:18
41:04
Maddie Page
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
41:04
37:59
22.3
149
41:23
41:14
Gail Jones
PB
V45
W
Black Pear Joggers
41:14
41:14
25.6
150
41:25
41:08
Dave Mayo
V55
M
CLC Striders
41:08
34:41
18.1
151
41:37
41:24
Lindsay Dyer
SEN
W
152
41:40
41:31
Dominic Lyes
V50
M
Almost Athletes
41:31
37:43
27.0
153
41:43
41:30
Charlie Haward
V40
W
CLC Striders
41:30
40:19
19.4
154
41:46
41:35
Becca Waugh
V35
W
Almost Athletes
155
41:47
41:28
Kevin Richards
V60
M
Almost Athletes
41:28
41:28
23.8
156
41:47
41:35
Natalie Pluck
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
157
41:48
41:34
Gillian Carrick
V55
W
Bourton
41:34
38:24
19.2
158
42:00
41:51
Paul Ovens
V50
M
Unattached
41:51
41:51
13.5
159
42:43
42:34
Clare Ovens
V45
W
160
42:47
42:39
Steve Yarnold
V60
M
Almost Athletes
161
42:49
42:38
Claire Gwilliam
V45
W
Angels RC
162
42:50
42:35
Mark Jones
V50
M
Cheltenham rc
163
43:00
42:53
Claire Turner
V45
W
Runaways
164
43:01
42:54
Cathy Steer
V50
W
Running Somewhere Else
42:54
42:54
23.5
165
43:08
42:51
Kevin Dendy
PB
V40
M
Almost Athletes
42:51
42:51
26.4
166
43:16
43:04
Sheena Moseley
V45
W
Tewkesbury RC
167
43:22
43:10
Claire Mustoe
V45
W
168
43:29
43:21
Jennie Turner
V45
W
Runaways
169
43:32
43:23
Hannah Brown
V40
W
Almost Athletes
43:23
42:14
20.3
170
43:34
43:24
Helen Haines
V45
W
Gloucester AC
171
43:46
43:39
Jackie Slaughter
V55
W
Almost Athletes
43:39
41:53
27.0
172
43:50
43:43
Mark Eavers
V50
M
Almost Athletes
43:43
41:49
21.8
173
43:53
43:46
Becky Thomas
V45
W
Tewkesbury RC
174
44:03
43:42
Nicole Stent-Hope
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
175
44:03
43:43
Jeremy Cooper
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
176
44:07
43:55
Natalie Stow
PB
V35
W
Almost Athletes
43:12
43:12
23.8
177
44:20
44:05
Vicky Jeffs
V35
W
178
44:21
44:06
Lucinda Bubb
PB
V50
W
Tewkesbury Allrunners
41:41
41:23
21.2
179
44:27
44:19
Cheryl Rodham
V35
W
180
44:35
44:24
Russell Jones
V40
M
181
44:38
44:27
Sara Force
PB
V45
W
Angels
44:27
43:25
19.3
182
44:41
44:28
Nikki Durnell
PB
V35
W
Almost Athletes
44:28
44:28
31.9
183
44:42
44:24
Tina Sawle
V45
W
Cheltenham rc
184
44:44
44:37
Heidi Turfrey
V35
W
Lady Runners of Cheltenham
185
44:48
44:30
Bob Spawton
V55
M
Almost Athletes
44:30
41:34
23.3
186
44:49
44:34
Sue Monaghan
PB
V60
W
Almost Athletes
44:34
44:34
23.3
187
44:58
44:45
Debbie Southgate
V60
W
Angels
43:23
35:22
22.2
188
45:12
44:59
Deborah Elliott
PB
V45
W
Almost Athletes
44:59
44:59
26.7
189
45:19
45:10
Jeff Tibbles
V60
M
Almost Athletes
45:10
42:56
18.3
190
45:25
45:10
Kevin Balchin
PB
V40
M
Almost Athletes
45:10
45:10
33.0
191
45:26
45:17
Pauline Warrender
V45
W
Hucclecote Harriers
192
45:36
45:20
Becki Gilberthorpe
V35
W
Hucclecote Harriers
193
45:38
45:29
Jenna Warrender
SEN
W
Hucclecote Harriers
194
45:41
45:24
Julia Thom
V45
W
195
45:45
45:26
Chaweewan Hartley
PB
V50
W
Almost Athletes
45:26
45:18
22.5
196
46:11
45:58
Jayne Adams
PB
V60
W
Almost Athletes
45:58
45:58
23.8
197
46:12
45:57
Peter Allsopp
PB
V55
M
Almost Athletes
45:57
45:57
26.4
198
46:24
46:12
Helen Tomlinson
V35
W
199
46:26
46:17
David Lawrence
V70
M
Almost Athletes
46:17
42:31
24.8
200
46:46
46:34
Garry Fenley
V50
M
201
46:55
46:41
Janine Bennett
V50
W
Almost Athletes
46:41
46:41
24.1
202
47:01
46:49
Amanda Hensman
V35
W
Dursley RC
203
47:01
46:44
Liam Taylor
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
204
47:02
46:49
Vicky Earls
V35
W
Tewkesbury RC
46:49
45:56
27.0
205
47:30
47:17
Tracy Tailford
V50
W
Tewkesbury RC
47:17
47:17
31.4
206
47:41
47:29
Pinky Shetty
V40
W
Almost Athletes
47:29
46:31
27.5
207
47:54
47:38
David Nelson
V35
M
Almost Athletes
47:38
47:38
25.7
208
47:59
47:44
Bill Jones
V60
M
Almost Athletes
209
48:09
47:51
Jane Birch
V50
W
Almost Athletes
47:51
46:06
33.1
210
48:23
48:10
Lynne Macedo
PB
V60
W
Almost Athletes
48:10
48:10
27.2
211
48:42
48:31
Jayne Murphy
V35
W
Almost Athletes
48:31
48:31
27.9
212
48:52
48:40
Kevin Keegan
V50
M
Fordy Runs
48:40
48:40
29.0
213
49:36
49:28
Bernard Woods
V65
M
Almost Athletes
49:28
44:05
36.6
214
49:50
49:38
Jacqueline Morgan
V55
W
215
49:52
49:39
Louise Bruce
V45
W
Cheltenham rc
216
50:12
49:59
Claire Hawes
V60
W
Almost Athletes
49:59
44:19
24.5
217
50:14
49:56
Melvyn Harris
V65
M
Almost Athletes
49:56
49:56
37.8
218
50:32
50:15
Andrea Heathfield
V45
W
Cheltenham rc
219
50:47
50:34
Sandra Stuart
V55
W
Almost Athletes
48:22
46:38
24.0
220
51:30
51:16
Lou Tring
PB
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
51:16
51:16
29.5
221
51:46
51:29
Coralie Pearson
V35
W
Almost Athletes
51:29
41:28
18.4
222
51:50
51:33
Kathy Lewis
V45
W
Tewkesbury Allrunners
223
52:39
52:21
Rita Crane
V60
W
Almost Athletes
50:17
50:17
29.4
224
53:01
52:45
Mary Welsh
V70
W
Almost Athletes
52:45
45:47
30.9
225
53:12
52:55
Stacey Hann
V35
W
Tewkesbury Allrunners/Tewkesbury TC
52:55
44:46
30.5
226
53:22
53:03
Mark Stojanov
PB
V45
M
Almost Athletes
53:03
53:03
29.1
227
53:50
53:38
Lisa King
PB
SEN
W
Almost Athletes
53:38
53:38
37.8
228
55:59
55:43
Rachael Nolan
V35
W
Almost Athletes
55:43
46:12
32.9
229
55:59
55:43
Sarah Fennell
V45
W
Almost Athletes
55:43
46:54
34.6
230
56:00
55:44
Oliver Clarkin
SEN
M
Almost Athletes
55:44
55:44
20.3
231
56:21
56:06
Gemma White
V35
W
232
56:29
56:11
Kayte Wall
SEN
W
233
56:30
56:11
Karen White
V45
W
234
57:37
57:22
Liz Polson
V55
W
235
58:31
58:14
Lindsey Hudson
V35
W
236
58:52
58:33
Kay Thompson
SEN
W
Running Somewhere Else
58:33
58:33
37.8
237
60:11
59:53
Jon Owen
V50
M
Cheltenham rc
238
60:32
60:20
Luisa Smallbone
V45
W
Cheltenham rc
239
61:26
61:10
Rachel Mockford
SEN
W
Cheltenham rc
240
70:49
70:34
Rebecca White
SEN
W
241
71:19
71:01
Lesley White
V65
W
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