Saturday 17 October 2015
Striders fielded five teams (two men and three ladies) at the Cutlers XC Relays in Graves Park. What started as a inter-university competition grew into a South Yorkshire one, with a upswing in participation. In the last few years the event has also been the Northern Athletics Cross Country Relays, meaning the standard of runners has improved dramatically.
The course was a tough 2-mile loop around the sports pitches and past the playground and farm. Even with dry conditions the hills quickly sapped the legs. Men ran 4 legs per team, the women 3 legs.
The senior races were won by Lincoln Wellington AC (women) in 36:02 and Leeds City AC (men) in 41:42
Due to a delay in processing Adam’s EA registration, the Striders male A team were classed as non-counting (but finished in 26th place).
Full results on the SportsSoft website
Ladies’ results (31 complete teams including 2 non-counters)
| Leg | Name | Leg time |
| 1 | Carol Beattie | 17:16 |
| 2 | Nancy Stuart | 18:27 |
| 3 | Jo Carnie | 17:16 |
| Total time (25th place) | 52:59 | |
| Leg | Name | Leg time |
| 1 | Helen Cain | 18:26 |
| 2 | Laura Glasel | 18:07 |
| 3 | Sheena Woodhead | 19:49 |
| Total time (27th place) | 56:22 | |
| Leg | Name | Leg time |
| 1 | Magdalena Boo | 18:19 |
| 2 | Dawn Jackson | 19:03 |
| 3 | Jill Davies | 20:15 |
| Total time (28th place) | 57:37 | |
Men’s results (40 complete teams including 1 non-counter and 1 disqualification)
| Leg | Name | Leg time |
| 1 | Adam Taylor | 11:49 |
| 2 | John Kilcoyne | 11:53 |
| 3 | Louis Wood | 12:37 |
| 4 | Ben Jones | 11:43 |
| Total time (non-counter) | 48:02 | |
| Leg | Name | Leg time |
| 1 | Steve Clarke | 13:38 |
| 2 | Mark Bagley | 15:42 |
| 3 | Stuart Jones | 15:42 |
| 4 | Richard Pegg | 15:48 |
| Total time (37th) | 60:50 | |
