Canterbury 10m (Kent Grand Prix)
The Canterbury 10m is the first race in the ten race Kent Grand Prix Series.
Canterbury "Trails" Bring Smiles All Round!
30 Harriers (18 men/12 ladies) braved the somewhat chilly conditions in Canterbury this morning as we embarked on our first 2012 Kent Grand Prix race.
Beforehand there had been lots of talk about the 10 mile undulating course and how hilly it actual was, but as we parked up the heavens opened and the talk quickly turned to groans and moans about starting in the rain. Fortunately as we lined up for the off the weather brightened up and presented a nice start. Overall conditions weren't bad with some drizzle halfway through the race.
To the results (individual times listed below) - Des was first Harrier across in 59:51 (a new M50 Club Record), 15th overall and second M50. Alice was the first Harrier lady in 62:24 (a new F35 Club Record), 31st overall and third lady (prize), Well Done!
But, as always it was a great team effort all round, especially for the ladies. Coming home with a trophy for first ladies team were Alice, Tara (68:41 and new F45 Club Record) and Jeannette (69:10). This is an excellent achievement and could be the start of a great year for our ladies, with a hopeful podium finish at the end of the season, keep up the great work!
For the men, unfortunately no trophy this time, but it was a close race for the team prize coming third behind Ashford and Invicta East Kent, well done Des, Craig (61:14), Tim (61:58) and Dave (62:18).
But, of course my thanks goes to the whole team for keeping the competition at bay and gaining those valuable Kent Grand Prix (KGP) points! From what I heard at the finish line it seems that everyone had a really great race and enjoyed the route, and that several PBs were achieved, please let me know and I will let everybody else know on Wednesday!
So after the first KGP race how did we do?
Mens Team (first 6 to score)
1. TUNBRIDGE WELLS HARRIERS - 484
2. ASHFORD & DISTRICT RRC - 444
3. INVICTA EAST KENT - 347
4. MAIDSTONE HARRIERS - 322
5. SITTINGBOURNE STRIDERS - 315
Ladies Team (first 4 to score)
1.LARKFIELD AC - 145
2.CANTERBURY HARRIERS - 143
3.TUNBRIDGE WELLS HARRIERS - 134
4.PETTS WOOD RUNNERS - 105
5.PADDOCK WOOD AC - 99
Again, well done team!!
DON'T FORGET - 2 weeks to the next KGP race - Deal Half Marathon (Sunday 12th February - 10:30am, £14), please sign-up via the following link:
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/registrationinfo.asp?sp=&v=2&EN=66770&ms
See you Wednesday!
Craig Chapman
TWH Road Race Captain
Individual Results
| Pos | Gun | Name | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Chip | KGP Pts | |
| 15 | 59:53:00 | Des O' DONNELL | 30:02:00 | 29:49:00 | 59:51:00 |
91 |
TWH M50 record |
| 21 | 01:01:18 | Craig CHAPMAN | 29:53:00 | 31:21:00 | 01:01:14 |
86 |
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| 25 | 01:02:02 | Tim LUCAS | 30:58:00 | 31:00:00 | 01:01:58 |
83 |
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| 30 | 01:02:21 | Dave HADAWAY | 30:23:00 | 31:56:00 | 01:02:18 |
78 |
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| 31 | 01:02:26 | Alice HEATHER-HAYES | 31:21:00 | 31:04:00 | 01:02:24 |
48 |
TWH F35 record |
| 32 | 01:02:34 | Andrew SHEPHERD | 31:11:00 | 31:14:00 | 01:02:25 |
77 |
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| 42 | 01:03:51 | Michael THOMSON | 31:29:00 | 32:17:00 | 01:03:45 |
69 |
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| 53 | 01:05:08 | Ross WOODS | 32:15:00 | 32:45:00 | 01:04:59 |
64 |
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| 57 | 01:05:15 | Terry EVEREST | 31:53:00 | 33:19:00 | 01:05:11 |
60 |
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| 59 | 01:05:17 | Matthew CLARK | 32:36:00 | 32:37:00 | 01:05:12 |
58 |
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| 63 | 01:05:31 | Adam STEGER | 32:54:00 | 32:30:00 | 01:05:24 |
56 |
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| 67 | 01:05:56 | Bruce SANDELL | 32:27:00 | 33:22:00 | 01:05:49 |
52 |
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| 89 | 01:07:16 | Geoff TURNER | 33:55:00 | 33:09:00 | 01:07:04 |
39 |
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| 121 | 01:08:52 | Tara TAYLOR | 34:31:00 | 34:11:00 | 01:08:41 |
37 |
TWH F45 record |
| 128 | 01:09:20 | Jeannette WHITE | 34:26:00 | 34:44:00 | 01:09:10 |
34 |
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| 170 | 01:11:13 | Stephen WOODRUFFE | 36:00:00 | 34:55:00 | 01:10:55 |
8 |
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| 192 | 01:12:01 | Mark B TAYLOR | 35:54:00 | 35:56:00 | 01:11:50 |
1 |
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| 218 | 01:12:56 | Derek HARRISON | 36:46:00 | 36:00:00 | 01:12:46 | ||
| 259 | 01:14:21 | Kimberley DEENEY | 36:49:00 | 37:14:00 | 01:14:03 |
15 |
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| 295 | 01:15:59 | Sally BURTON | 37:50:00 | 37:55:00 | 01:15:45 |
9 |
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| 362 | 01:18:20 | Catherine THORP | 38:33:00 | 39:32:00 | 01:18:04 |
3 |
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| 488 | 01:23:25 | James SMITH | 41:47:00 | 40:57:00 | 01:22:43 | ||
| 513 | 01:24:10 | Ana-maria GREEN | 41:34:00 | 41:52:00 | 01:23:26 | ||
| 516 | 01:24:15 | Deborah STAMP | 42:29:00 | 41:04:00 | 01:23:33 | ||
| 522 | 01:24:25 | Jacqueline MORTON | 42:05:00 | 41:37:00 | 01:23:41 | ||
| 548 | 01:25:24 | Lucille JOANNES | 42:30:00 | 42:12:00 | 01:24:42 | ||
| 563 | 01:26:04 | Amanda PAVER | 42:39:00 | 42:43:00 | 01:25:22 | ||
| 729 | 01:35:37 | Marnie HADAWAY | 47:56:00 | 46:46:00 | 01:34:42 | ||
| 783 | 01:38:48 | Christopher AVIS | 46:27:00 | 51:39:00 | 01:38:05 | ||
| 887 | 02:14:01 | Graham BROOKS | 01:05:42 | 01:07:36 | 02:13:18 |