HDSRL Final Club Standings
After 4 rounds of tough running and great turn outs against our local competitors, I can now reveal the final standings.
It has been a very productive year, with great running across the sexes and age groups.
The team standings for the league as follows:
In the main league (all club runners) we finished 2nd 3630 points vs Harrogate’s 3747, loosing out by only 117 points ! (well done all members, and the men who can only run in this category, Ben Pease, Reece, James Boddy, Ben Imeson, Lee Stanley, Trevor Schofield, John Chatwin, Jim Berriman, Jack Hernandez) – trophy awaits us all.
In the ladies league (all ladies runners) we also finished 2nd 1707 points vs Harrogate 1845 points, losing out by 138 points. Step forward and take a bow all ladies, and those who can only run in this category, Tori Green, Amy Berriman and Jane Grundy – another trophy awaits
In the ladies vets (ladies aged 35 plus) we also finished 2nd by an agonising 8 points ! 1118 points vs Harrogate 1126. Ovations all around for the super vets plus Sharon Barlow Hamilton, Donna Riddler, Nicole Sutton, Kristie Taylor, Anne Cheeseman, Stella Morgan, Suzanne Rickard, Heather Glegg, Jill Holt, Angie Benson, Anneke Imeson, Lena Conlin, Alison Clarke, Jackie Turner, Lesley Willoughby, Kelly Dunkley, Dawn Griffin, Hayley Whipp, Mel Dutka, Ruth Grundy, Sarah Jane Swinscoe, Fiona Hernandez
3rd trophy awaits!
In the mens vets (men aged 45 plus) we finished 3rd with 1692 points behind winners Harrogate on 1871 and Wetherby 1852. Laudits honoured to the super vets plus Alex Fawcett, Dave Binks, Douglas Scott, Michael Hernandez, Neil Dring, David Ritson, Paul Walker, Steve Silver, Dewi Winkle, Gary Wilks, Matthew Holt, Phil Moores Andy Purll, Tony Carr, Martin Whipp, David Nicholson and Sean Scullion.
Finally the super vets (runners aged 55, both sexes, also eligible to score in ladies and mens vets). An amazing 1584 points (419 points ahead of third place), but, alas, those red/gold/black and very numerous Harrogate harriers in first with 1810 points (again sigh…..) Our supervet superheroes were John Ward, Allan Hansen, Tony White, Ray Johnstone, Andy Turner, Tim Joynson, Chris Appleton, Simon McCudden, Kim Holden, Stan Appleton, Fiona Alder, Helen Pickard, Lester Pickard, John Grundy Robin Kehoe, Christopher Bennett, Maggie Driffield and Linda Cadman
4th trophy awaits
Individual standings for all 4 races:
A magnificent 4th place overall for the league for the irrepressible Ben Pease – terrific – and 1st in the main league for the club.
An amazing 13th place overall for the league, and 1st in the u18 category for the whole league goes to Reece Dalton.
Sharon dazzled again as first lady in the overall league, first overall for the club and 1st in V35 category, in 14th place.
Alex Fawcett was a fizzing first V50 in the overall league and 16th in the standings
James Boddy completed the fantastic five in the top 20 for Ripon Runners in 20th place, with Donna Riddler as 3rd lady for the overall league.
Other notable results – John Ward was 1st overall in the V65 category, with Linda Cadman 1st overall in the ladies V65!
Our age group heroes for the series were
Ladies under 35 Jane Grundy
Ladies v35 Sharon Barlow Hamilton
Ladies V40 Nicole Sutton
Ladies V45 Suzanne Rickard
Ladies V50 Anne Cheeseman
Ladies V55 Kim Holden
Ladies V60 Helen Pickard
Ladies V65 Linda Cadman
Mens U18 Reece Dalton
Mens under 40 Ben Pease
Mens V40 Douglas Scott
Mens V45 Dave Binks
Mens V50 Alex Fawcett
Mens V55 Alan Hansen
Mens V60 Tony White
Mens V65 John Ward
Mens V70 John Grundy
Hope you made it this far, because we wish to applaud everyone, not just the great runners, but the support we received as well. Hopefully this has filled you pride, it has us, thanks again and see you at the handicap, where the final chance of a gong awaits !
Keep cheering, be cheered and run strong
Andy,Kelly and Gary x