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Steel City Striders’ Road League – Update 3 of 12 – the Sheffield Half Marathon

So, we’re suddenly a quarter of the way through this year’s Road Leagues and the Sheffield Half Marathon was always certain to produce some changes in all six divisions, with so many Striders running, but also a fair number limited by offering to act as pacers in the race.

Hendo’s Premiership

Rob Byers still tops the top flight, but pacing duties restrained him to a time of 1.35, meaning that, after another first class performance, Abbie is just two points behind. Richard Person, Seth Kirby and Michael Cockings all produced performances that suggested that the fight for whatever the Strider’s equivalent of Champions’ League football is, is going to be a tough one.

Pos Name Points Score Valentines 10k Dronfield 10k Sheffield Half
Time Pts Time Pts Time Pts
1 Rob Byers 51 0:33:34 20 0:33:58 20 1:34:26 11
2 Abbie Pearse 49 0:36:50 18 0:37:45 15 1:26:17 16
3 Richard Pearson 39 0:34:58 19 1:18:20 20
4 Malcolm Baggaley 38 0:41:44 17 0:42:01 11 1:37:24 10
5 Seth Kirby 38 0:35:53 19 1:21:23 19
6 Michael Cockings 35 0:36:59 17 1:21:57 18
7 James Storey 30 0:39:17 13 1:26:11 17
8 Tim Holt 28 0:41:56 16 1:34:07 12
9 Adrian Fisher 18 0:36:53 18
10 Stephen Schubeler 16 0:37:27 16
11 Darren Barnett 15 1:27:53 15
12 Ed Startup 15 0:42:31 15
13 Caroline Brock 14 0:38:37 14
14 John Lea-Wilson 14 1:32:49 14
15 Nick Booker 13 1:33:51 13
16 Adam Brooks 12 0:40:52 12
17 Nick Burns 9 1:38:18 9
18 Paul Johnson 8 1:49:50 8
19 Paul Middlemas 0

Rumbelows’ Division 2

Laura Mella continues to impress; having secured 19 points in the last two races, she went one better and secured the top prize this time. Jonathan Legon continues to impress, whilst Russell Stevenson, Rob Funnell and Robert Hoffman all posted times that suggest they’ll be in the mix this season. Yours truly manages to hold on to third place with the ‘run every race quite badly’ strategy – watch the wheels fall off after race 7 though…

Pos Name Points Score Valentines 10k Dronfield 10k Sheffield Half
Time Pts Time Pts Time Pts
1 Laura Mella 58 0:42:18 19 0:42:18 19 1:31:14 20
2 Jonathan Legon 52 0:43:17 18 0:43:06 17 1:33:32 17
3 Adam McAuley 43 0:44:26 17 0:44:41 14 1:39:51 12
4 Russell Stevenson 39 0:42:15 20 1:32:10 19
5 Robert Hoffmann 38 0:42:04 20 1:33:24 18
6 Richard Pegg 34 0:45:38 15 0:49:09 10 1:54:44 9
7 Neil Schofield 33 0:42:34 18 1:34:15 15
8 Peter McCoy 29 0:43:48 15 1:34:56 14
9 Robin Nelson 27 0:45:29 16 0:47:27 11
10 Paddy Treehowes 24 0:45:01 13 1:42:57 11
11 Michael Richardson 16 0:43:42 16
12 Rob Funnell 16 1:33:49 16
13 Yasmine Chaffer 13 1:35:06 13
14 Jacqui Herring 12 0:46:28 12
15 Jude Stone 10 1:47:05 10
16 Neal Pates 8 2:08:39 8
17 Joe Dunne 0
18 Lucy Broom 0
19 Tom Cossham 0

Woolworths’ Division 3

Sarah Allcard’s Strava suggested that she did not enjoy the Sheffield Half one bit; hopefully she will take some consolation in topping the Road League after three events. Paul Bentley, Kathryn Liddiard and Jim Rangeley also posted times that suggest they’re going to be in the mix as the season unfolds.

Pos Name Points Score Valentines 10k Dronfield 10k Sheffield Half
Time Pts Time Pts Time Pts
1 Sarah Allcard 55 0:45:18 20 0:46:55 18 1:46:59 17
2 Karen Clark 42 0:49:02 17 0:50:22 11 1:53:55 14
3 Kevin Haighton 39 0:53:00 15 0:52:07 9 1:52:05 15
4 Jim Rangeley 38 0:46:33 20 1:46:24 18
5 Kathryn Liddiard 37 0:47:06 17 1:43:42 20
6 Catherine McKeown 36 0:50:45 16 0:52:00 10 2:14:30 10
7 Kate Scott 34 0:46:49 18 0:47:57 16
8 Paul Bentley 34 0:48:09 15 1:44:01 19
9 Cara Hanson 30 0:46:27 19 2:04:50 11
10 Des Ryan 28 0:49:24 12 1:47:15 16
11 Liam Russell 25 0:48:39 13 1:57:23 12
12 Rachael Toon 19 0:46:53 19
13 Sarah Percival 14 0:48:34 14
14 Matt Broadhead 13 1:57:20 13
15 Alexander Briggs 0
16 Harriet Davies 0
17 Lucas Ives 0
18 Peter Brown 0
19 Stephen Slater 0

Toys R Us’ Division 4

Helen Royles-Jones continues to defend her top spot, despite pacing limiting her points total at Sheffield. Mark Norman took the 20 points this time, and is looking dangerous having accumulated 39 points from just two events, Whilst Phil Dooley and Helen Strong also turned in impressive performances in their first event of the season; more to come no doubt.

Pos Name Points Score Valentines 10k Dronfield 10k Sheffield Half
Time Pts Time Pts Time Pts
1 Helen Royles-Jones 46 0:49:32 19 0:50:01 18 2:08:38 9
2 Kevin Wong 39 0:54:30 17 0:54:00 11 2:02:36 11
3 Mark Norman 39 0:49:35 19 1:53:49 20
4 Jamie Smith 36 0:48:16 20 1:58:17 16
5 Steve Blake 35 0:49:49 18 0:50:29 17
6 Dave Marsh 29 0:52:39 14 1:58:28 15
7 Philip Swirles 28 0:52:08 15 2:00:26 13
8 Brian Jenkins 26 0:53:56 12 1:58:37 14
9 Laura Rangeley 25 0:53:14 13 2:01:59 12
10 Christopher Smith 22 0:51:57 16 2:30:04 6
11 Joel Driver 20 0:57:27 10 2:04:07 10
12 Matt Robinson 20 0:49:27 20
13 Helen Strong 19 1:55:12 19
14 Phil Dooley 18 1:56:04 18
15 James Eberlin 17 0:58:42 9 2:18:33 8
16 Mark Warriner 17 1:57:21 17
17 Christine Booth 7 2:24:53 7
18 Alex Green 0
19 Charlotte Civico 0

Cole Bros’ Division 5

Nada Ross is beginning to look like the athlete to beat in Division 5, though Graham Hague secured full points in a time that should cause concern for other runners in the group. Ian Blackburn and Stephanie Street sat this one out as their focus was on Manchester Marathon; making this feel like a division where lost could still change. The sharp eyed will notice that both McAuleys are adopting the same ‘race everything and hope for the best’ strategy so far.

Pos Name Points Score Valentines 10k Dronfield 10k Sheffield Half
Time Pts Time Pts Time Pts
1 Nada Ross 56 0:52:48 20 0:54:22 17 2:06:34 19
2 Vikki McAuley 44 0:56:42 17 0:58:55 13 2:17:00 14
3 Graham Hague 38 0:53:44 18 1:57:16 20
4 Zoe Dickinson 34 0:55:08 18 0:56:06 16
5 Caroline Brash 33 0:56:20 15 2:07:29 18
6 Victoria Johnson 32 1:02:23 15 2:08:06 17
7 Simon Gleadhall 30 0:57:59 14 2:11:11 16
8 Helen Smith 26 1:04:01 11 2:11:12 15
9 Ruth Tucker 24 1:03:42 12 2:28:24 12
10 Stephanie Street 20 0:52:51 20
11 Ian Blackburn 19 0:53:21 19
12 Laura Greaves 19 0:54:57 19
13 Billy Costello 16 0:57:47 16
14 Helen Eberlin 13 2:24:34 13
15 Andrew Pembroke 0
16 Clive Downing 0
17 Richard Bailey-Jones 0
18 Richard Slater 0
19 Sarah Harper 0

Littlewoods’ Division 6

Lisi Briggs sits at the top of Devision 6 after three races and three good performances. However , Abigail Higginbottom ran am excellent Sheffield Half and will surely rise from 13th position pretty quickly as the season unfolds. Worth watching Kimberley MacPherson too, who sat this one out, having secured the full points at Dronfield.

Pos Name Points Score Valentines 10k Dronfield 10k Sheffield Half
Time Pts Time Pts Time Pts
1 Lisi Briggs 50 1:00:55 17 1:03:43 15 2:16:46 18
2 Adrian Good 45 0:59:10 19 1:06:26 14 2:31:58 12
3 Andy Telford 36 0:59:49 17 2:11:01 19
4 Niki Mills 35 0:58:58 18 2:17:54 17
5 Sara Copp 35 0:58:08 19 2:17:59 16
6 Jane Huws 34 0:59:21 18 0:59:56 16
7 Tim Fawcett 34 0:58:50 20 2:30:20 14
8 Ellie Bull 28 1:01:16 15 2:30:38 13
9 Nancy Stuart 28 1:00:59 16 1:07:27 12
10 Jude Bissell 27 1:03:41 14 1:06:51 13
11 Jo Gleig 24 1:04:16 13 2:36:08 11
12 Julie Armstrong 21 1:16:41 12 1:17:27 9
13 Abigail Hickinbottom 20 1:49:14 20
14 Gillian Pearson 20 1:12:45 10 2:39:44 10
15 Kimberley MacPherson 20 0:56:51 20
16 Annabel Grundy 15 2:19:13 15
17 Jane Wilson 11 1:09:29 11
18 Alison Forward 0
19 Clare Kidney 0

And so, thoughts turn to the May bank holiday and the prospect of slogging up a very big hill near Holymoorside. I hope there’s a mug again this year.

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