Race Date: Monday 14th September 2015
The weather at Trunce 9 was spookily like Trunce 1; wet and dark. Thankfully it was about 10 degrees warmer last night.
280 runners were in force for the final Trunce of the year which is always fancy dress night.
Captain Caveman, Doctor Who, superheroes, footballers, rugby players…… and that was just a collection of the 18 Striders who ran.
The winning male on the night was Austin Frost of Dark Peak in 27:28, closely followed by our very own Ben Jones just 9 seconds adrift.
First lady home was Ellie Crownshaw of Bradfield in 31:49.
But the big news of the night were the Striders prizes in the overall season tables, which are collating using points scored in all 9 Trunce races throughout the season.
Congratulations to the overall season points winner and super Strider; Mir Jansen with a whopping 209pts throughout the season, finishing 13 points ahead of second place Shaun Dimelow of Penistone. Dawn Jackson finished 13th and Victoria Hawkins was 22nd overall too.
Other notable Striders finishing positions in each age category
Male: Sam Needham (7th)
Vet Male: Andy Davies (4th), Paul Stuart (6th)
Female: Hannah Helmore (7th)
Vet Female: Victoria Hawkins (3rd)
Vet Female 50: Mir Jansen (1st), Dawn Jackson (3rd)
Finishing positions of the 18 Striders from last night.
| P | Name | Cat | Time |
| 2 | Ben Jones | Male | 00:27:37 |
| 7 | Andrew Davies | Vet Male | 00:28:52 |
| 11 | Austen Puleston | Male | 00:29:07 |
| 22 | Mick Wall | Vet Male | 00:30:52 |
| 50 | Nick Burns | Vet Male | 00:34:23 |
| 57 | Al Cook | Vet Male | 00:34:59 |
| 82 | James Norton | Male | 00:37:25 |
| 90 | Stuart Jones | Vet Male 50 | 00:38:13 |
| 91 | Victoria Hawkins | Vet Female | 00:38:25 |
| 93 | Graham Hague | Vet Male 60 | 00:38:29 |
| 95 | Nathan Hoyland | Male | 00:38:59 |
| 105 | Andy Green | Vet Male | 00:39:45 |
| 106 | Mir Jansen | Vet Female 50 | 00:39:45 |
| 108 | Richard Pegg | Vet Male 50 | 00:39:56 |
| 119 | Andy Woffinden | Vet Male 50 | 00:40:41 |
| 151 | Jane Bowles | Vet Female | 00:44:21 |
| 161 | Dawn Jackson | Vet Female 50 | 00:45:22 |
| 221 | Thomas Mccart | Male | 00:57:05 |
Full result available from the Trunce website.
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Ben Jones aka Apollo Creed at Trunce 9