Monday 1 December 2014

Grand Prix Express NWCC League (3)

WREXHAM CLEAN UP ON HOME GROUND

After a disappointing show in the opening two  fixtures Wrexham claimed a "double" on their home ground, with victories for James Roberts and Emma Crowe.

 The men's race produced an interesting battle between the youth and speed of 21-year-old track specialist Roberts and the staying power of 44-year-old fellrunner Paul Jones (Oswestry).

 With many predicting that strength would prevail, it was the younger man who pulled away on the fourth and final lap, and as Jones' challenge  slipped it was his Oswestry clubmate Ollie Blake who came through to take second.

 Though Bangor University were not at full strength, finishing second on the day, they still hold a comfortable lead and look well positioned to win the Division 1 title for the first time.

 With Alison Lavender and Cari Hughes, the 1-2 from the earlier races, both missing, the women's race was a pretty straightforward duel between veterans Andrea Rowlands and Emma Crowe.

 The Eryri runner set the pace but Crowe dug in and overhauled her to win by seven seconds.

 Results. Men: 1 J Roberts (Wrex) 29.23, 2 O Blake (Osw) 29.39, 3 P Jones (Osw, M40) 40.46, 4 D Weston (Wrex) 40.50, 5 B Ashcroft (Shrew, U20) 30.26, 6 D Kashi (Bangor Uni) 30.51, 7 D Alexander (West Chesh, M45) 31.01, 8 D Longley (Prest) 31.12, 9  F Maier (Eryri) 31.16, 10 O Roberts (Eryri, U20) 31.27.

 Teams. Division 1: Oswestry 141, Bangor University 147, Eryri 196, Shrewsbury 220, Deeside 263, Tattenhall 264, Meirionnydd 525, Telford 701. Division 2: Buckley 247, Wrecsam Tri 322, Prestatyn 341, Wrexham 370, Whitchurch 446, Denbigh 453, Colwyn Bay 505, Cybi 567, West Cheshire 644, North Wales RR 650, Deestriders 717, Abergele 782, Bro Dysynni 873, Aberystwyth 874, Bridgnorth 881.

 Masters. M40: 2 M Green (NWRR) 31.49, 3 I Houston (Wrecsam Tri) 32.34. M45: 2 C Davies (Deestriders) 33.00, 3  G Blackwell (Dee) 33.08. M50: 1 E Campbell (Buck) 32.02, 2 R Jones (Shrews) 32.44, 3 V Belshaw (Den) 35.10. M55: 1 G Jones (Prest) 33.28, 2 G Jones (Shrews) 34.14, 3 SP Jones (Eryri) 34.59. M60: 1 S Roberts (Osw) 36.08, 2 P Savill (Shrews) 36.40, 3 L Coathup (Buck) 37.46. M65: 1 I Jones (Wrecsam Tri) 41.01, 2 P Walker (Wrex) 41.29, 3 J Nolan (Bro Dys) 43.12.
 Teams: Oswestry 27, Buckley 33, Shrewsbury 38, Eryri 69, Wrecsam Tri 70, Cybi 79, Prestatyn 92, Denbigh 98, Whitchurch 108, Deeside 130, Meirionnydd 139, Tattenhall 159, Colwyn Bay 162, Deestriders 176, Telford 191, Wrexham 215.

 Men over 70: 1 A Ega n (Wrex) 25.06, 2 D Williams (Eryri) 26.00, 3 MH Edwards (Wrex) 29.00. M75: 1 D Hughes (Prest) 27.29, 2 J Tipping (Wrex) 37.47, 3 P Norman (Wrex) 42.01. M80: 1 R Billington (Wrex) 34.13, 2 B Forster (Wrex) 35.01. Team: Wrexham 12 points.

 Men under 17: 1 J Spill (Eryri) 17.37, 2 M Pleavin (Wrex) 18.03, 3 Z Holland (West Chesh) 19.11, 4 R Cain (Menai) 18.40, 5 S Sussex (Wrex) 19.14, 6 J Parry (CB) 19.52. Team: Wrexham 14.

Ladies. 1 E Crowe (Wrex, L40)  20.07, 2 A Rowlands (Eryri, L40) 20.14, 3 L W right (Wrex, L45)  20.27, 4 M Kitching (Tatt, L45) 20.31, 5 S Caskey (Bangor Uni) 20.56, 6 E Dove (Whit) 20.59, 7 C Jones (Osw, L35) 21.06, 8 A Robinson (Tatt) 21.20, 9 A Backshall (CB, U20) 21.29, 10 A Muller (West Chesh) 21.34.
 Teams. Division 1: Eryri 49, Wrexham 64, Oswestry 93, Colwyn Bay 111, Buckley 175, Menai 218, Telford 250. Division 2: Tattenhall 32, Whitchurch 41, Denbigh 67, Prestatyn 99, NWRR 132, West Cheshire 177, Abergele 199, Bangor University 205, Deeside 211, Wrecsam Tri 219, Cybi 228, Bro Dysynni 254, Meirionnydd 260, Shrewsbury 262, Deestriders 289.

 Masters. L35: 2 L Emery-Jones (Eryri) 21.54, 3 M Hughes (Eryri) 22.30. L40: 3 L Morley (Wrex) 22.07. L45: 3 A Tickner (Osw) 22.59. L50: 1 E Collins (Den) 22.00, 2 B Tiedtke (Prest) 23.37, 3 Y Hill (Osw) 23.47. L55: 1 G Waring (Prest) 25.07, 2 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 25.16, 3 S Greaves (Osw) 26.06. L60: 1 M Docking (Wrex) 26.23, 2 S Richards (Shrews) 32.40, 3 R Morrell (Den) 33.00. L65: 1 C Birch (Abergele) 24.32, 2 M Oliver (Eryri) 27.54, 3 Y Marconi-Nolan (Bro Dys) 32.32. L70: 1 B Jones (Bro Dys)  30.12, 2 M Singleton (CB) 33.40.
 Teams: Wrexham 12, Eryri 18, Oswestry 31, Tattenhall 62, Colwyn Bay 69, Denbigh 69, Prestatyn 71, Buckley 81, Abergele 129, Whitchurch 130, Bro Dysynni 181, Shrewsbury 181.

AGGREGATE AFTER THREE RACES

Men, Division 1: Bangor University 299, Eryri 517, Oswestry 629, Deeside 749, Shrewsbury 772, Tattenhall 1,163, Meirionnydd 1,486, Telford 2,298. Division 2: Buckley 885, Prestatyn 1,109, Colwyn Bay 1,173, Denbigh 1,368, Whitchurch 1,475, Cybi 1,589, Wrecsam Tri 1,627, NWRR 1,783, Abergele 1,915, Wrexham 1,955, Deestriders  1,984, West Cheshire 2,302, Aberystwyth  2,601, Bridgnorth 2,646,  Bro Dysynni 2,649.

Masters. Shrewsbury 117, Oswestry 121, Buckley 122, Eryri 185, Denbigh 260, Prestatyn 292, Colwyn Bay 300, Tattenhall 381, Cybi 390, Deeside 408.

Ladies, Division 1: Eryri 148, Oswestry 220, Wrexham 252, Colwyn Bay 352, Buckley 505, Menai 627, Telford 818. Division 2: Denbigh 195, Whitchurch 299, Bangor Uni 359, Prestatyn 383, Tattenhall 420, NWRR 437, Wrecsam Tri 472, Cybi 496, Abergele 601 , West Cheshire 604, Deeside 722, Bro Dysynni 726, Shrewsbury 745, Deestriders 773, Meirionnydd 828.

Masters. Wrexham 51, Eryri 57, Oswestry 101, Denbigh 152, Buckley 231, Prestatyn 271, Colwyn Bay 280, Abergele 402, Bro Dysynni 501.

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