Results 2008: Les Croupiers Running Club

August

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 28. Saturday, 23 August 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 48 people finished. 5 Croups members ran. Steve Alexander 20:08 (22nd); Des Davies 20:42 (25th); Luther Williams 24:16 (37th); Nick Williams 24:17 (38th); Annie Conroy 25:48 (42nd). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 28.

Les Croupiers Time Trial 2008. Thursday, 21 August 2008. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 53 people finished. 47 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 16:37 (1st); Phil Cook 16:56 (2nd); Nick Dukes 17:06 (3rd); Matthew Hopkins 18:02 (4th); Scott Howell 18:06 (5th); Paul Coker 18:18 (7th); Julian Carter 18:45 (8th); Phil George 18:45 (9th); Catherine Beecher 19:01 (10th); Terry Caveney 19:18 (11th); John O’Shea 19:24 (12th); John Diffey 19:25 (13th); Rob Evans 19:26 (15th); Wouter Poortinga 19:31 (16th); Alan Mason 19:38 (17th); Dave Proud 19:43 (18th); Mike Davies 19:45 (19th); Joanna Pritchard 19:46 (20th); Andrew Russell 19:54 (21st); Richard Boon 20:04 (22nd); Jane Coker 20:05 (23rd); Steve Alexander 20:19 (24th); Paul Morris 20:38 (25th); Gary John 21:01 (26th); Maria Zubizarreta 21:08 (27th); Jeff Aston 21:27 (29th); Kellinu Portelli 21:34 (30th); Jude Cassam 21:36 (31st); Frank Williams 21:38 (32nd); Alan Mann 21:39 (33rd); Julie Scholey 21:40 (34th); Richard Brewer 22:09 (35th); Howard Brown 22:26 (36th); Yvonne Bullen 22:36 (37th); Andrew Sedgmond 22:49 (38th); Ralph Davey 22:52 (39th); Julie Lewis 22:59 (40th); Steve Williams 23:16 (42nd); Loretta Daley 23:25 (43rd); Jane Ash 24:43 (45th); Clare Johnson 26:28 (46th); Malcolm Farnham 26:58 (48th); Tony Dorsett 27:33 (49th); Geoff Wright 28:22 (50th); Joy Beavon 29:06 (51st); Karen Phillips 29:50 (52nd); Eirian Arwyn 30:31 (53rd). Official results: 16Kb Excel file.

Merthyr Police 10k. Sunday, 17 August 2008. Merthyr Tydfil College. 208 people finished. 23 Croups members ran. Nick Dukes 36:02 (4th); Ruth Pickvance 37:09 (6th); Mick McGeoch 37:10 (7th); Phil George 37:13 (8th); Paul Morris 40:30 (30th); John O’Shea 40:57 (35th); Clive Osmond 41:26 (39th); Wouter Poortinga 41:39 (43rd); Mike Davies 41:54 (49th); Graeme Donnan 42:25 (55th); Andrew Russell 43:08 (61st); Jeff Aston 43:22 (65th); Steve Owen 43:31 (66th); Nick Williams 43:52 (70th); Julie Scholey 44:33 (77th); Gary John 45:18 (83rd); Frank Williams 46:09 (95th); Ralph Davey 49:54 (131st); Gillian Murphy 59:30 (193rd); Mike Murphy 59:31 (194th); Nicola Poole 59:59 (196th); Eirian Arwyn 1:01:52 (197th); Karen Phillips 1:08:14 (206th). Archive of Merthyr Police 10k.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 27. Saturday, 16 August 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 31 people finished. 5 Croups members ran. Stuart McIlroy 18:24 (6th); Rob Evans 19:21 (9th); Nick Williams 20:13 (17th); John Plain 20:18 (18th); Steve Alexander 20:40 (19th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 27.

Tidewater Striders 1 Mile. Saturday, 16 August 2008. Virginia, USA. 1 Croups member ran. Steve Speirs 5:03 (9th).

Rose Inn Series, Race 4. Tuesday, 12 August 2008. Redwick, Nr Magor. 163 people finished. 17 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 21:24 (7th); Mike Lewis 22:07 (10th); Nick Dukes 22:12 (11th); Mick McGeoch 23:38 (19th); Paul Coker 24:10 (22nd); Mick Tabor 24:46 (27th); Andrew Russell 26:07 (41st); Jane Coker 26:08 (42nd); Clive Osmond 26:15 (45th); Mike Davies 26:17 (46th); Graeme Donnan 26:29 (48th); Richard Sewell 27:07 (57th); Jeff Aston 27:38 (63rd); Gary John 27:43 (65th); Julie Scholey 27:53 (69th); Ralph Davey 29:56 (90th); Steve Williams 30:27 (97th). Official results: 54Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 4.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 26. Saturday, 09 August 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 43 people finished. 11 Croups members ran. Mike Lewis 16:36 (3rd); Stuart McIlroy 18:33 (10th); Gerry Crispie 18:39 (11th); Mick Tabor 18:45 (12th); Rob Evans 19:18 (14th); Paul Morris 19:27 (16th); Terry Caveney 19:40 (20th); Des Davies 20:25 (25th); Steve Alexander 20:32 (26th); Nick Williams 20:35 (27th); Rhys Lewis 22:38 (35th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 26.

Cymmer Off Road Novice Triathlon. Saturday, 09 August 2008. Cymmer Swimming Pool, School Road, Cymmer. 43 people finished. 1 Croups member ran. Jemma Nurse 58:38 (17th). Splits: 9:38/34:18/14:42. A really good performance.

Mynyddislwyn ’Murder’ Mile. Friday, 08 August 2008. Church Inn, Mynyddislwyn, Newbridge, Gwent. 42 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Cheryl Hudgell 11:26 (19th); Libby O’Duffy 11:26 (20th).

Brecon 10. Sunday, 03 August 2008. Penlan Athletics Track, Brecon Leisure Centre, Penlan, Brecon, Powys. 399 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 56:25 (2nd); Gerry Crispie 1:04:08 (21st); Stuart McIlroy 1:05:48 (34th); Matthew Hopkins 1:05:52 (36th); Catherine Beecher 1:08:56 (70th); Clive Osmond 1:10:29 (89th); Alan Mann 1:10:46 (97th); Cheryl Hudgell 1:10:48 (98th); Libby O’Duffy 1:10:49 (99th); Steve Owen 1:11:12 (105th); Graeme Donnan 1:11:21 (107th); Jeff Aston 1:12:47 (125th); Ruth McLees 1:13:02 (129th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:13:37 (137th); Kellinu Portelli 1:14:02 (140th); Maria Zubizarreta 1:14:46 (151st); Loretta Daley 1:19:34 (190th); Julie Scholey 1:19:55 (195th); Michael Rossiter 1:20:35 (201st); Gary John 1:20:43 (203rd); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:21:37 (209th); Liz Ashton 1:21:50 (213th); David McDonald 1:24:26 (239th); Tina Rossiter 1:26:44 (265th); Sue Neal 1:29:51 (285th); Clare Johnson 1:30:36 (291st). Official results: 73Kb Excel file. Archive of Brecon 10.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 25. Saturday, 02 August 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 42 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Nick Dukes 17:15 (2nd); Phil George 17:33 (4th); Rob Evans 19:19 (9th); Paul Morris 19:53 (14th); Nick Williams 20:26 (18th); John Plain 20:33 (20th); Andrew Sedgmond 30:36 (42nd). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 25.

July

Dolgellau 5. Sunday, 27 July 2008. Dolgellau. 2 Croups members ran. Graeme Donnan 32:27 (26th); Tim O’Sullivan 32:52 (31st).

Great Wales Run. Sunday, 27 July 2008. Cardiff Bay. 2500 people finished. 17 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 32:22 (42nd); Stuart Crees 33:29 (55th); Daniel Harris 37:53 (92nd); Gerry Crispie 38:46 (99th); Ben Farag 38:53 (101st); Dave Coles 39:03 (106th); Marcus Coles 41:31 (161st); John O’Shea 41:35 (165th); Mike Murphy 41:44 (176th); Steve Owen 42:09 (189th); Jeremy Forshew 42:30 (205th); Richard Sewell 45:38 (371st); Mike James 53:09 (1019th); Gillian Murphy 59:38 (1020th); Mal Rowson 1:01:57 (1021st); Karen Phillips 1:08:33 (1022nd); Annie Conroy 1:10:23 (1023rd).

Trots Tenby 10K. Sunday, 27 July 2008. Tenby Leisure Centre, Marsh Road, Tenby, Pembrokeshire. 249 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. John Diffey 40:45 (37th); Ruth Tyler 42:16 (51st); Dave Proud 43:03 (59th); Jeff Aston 43:46 (75th); Kellinu Portelli 44:58 (94th); Gary John 49:21 (140th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 24. Saturday, 26 July 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 34 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 16:35 (1st); Cheryl Hudgell 20:13 (12th); Des Davies 21:15 (18th); Martin Pinnell 21:32 (19th); Howard Brown 22:52 (22nd); Jemma Nurse 25:35 (30th); Eirian Arwyn 31:01 (34th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 24.

Tintern Trot. Thursday, 24 July 2008. The Anchor Inn, Tintern, near Chepstow. 130 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Terry Caveney 47:56 (20th); Clive Osmond 52:03 (38th); Mike Davies 52:08 (39th); Steve Owen 52:34 (43rd); Graeme Donnan 54:46 (56th); Steve Williams 1:01:11 (89th). Official results: 38Kb PDF file. Archive of Tintern Trot.

SSAFA 5 km. Wednesday, 23 July 2008. Blackweir Tavern, North Road, Cardiff. 73 people finished. 21 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 15:26 (4th); Julian Baker 16:14 (10th); Stuart Crees 16:16 (11th); Phil Cook 16:37 (13th); Mick McGeoch 17:34 (20th); Rob Jones 17:42 (21st); Daniel Harris 18:31 (26th); Catherine Beecher 19:05 (32nd); Joanna Pritchard 19:34 (35th); Richard Boon 19:49 (38th); Steve Owen 19:59 (41st); Ruth McLees 20:26 (46th); Alan Mann 20:38 (49th); Gary John 21:27 (52nd); Jeff Aston 21:40 (54th); Loretta Daley 22:42 (61st); Steve Williams 23:17 (62nd); Ralph Davey 24:20 (66th); Gillian Murphy 27:12 (70th); Tony Dorsett 27:54 (72nd); Alan Bladen 28:43 (73rd). Thanks as ever to Peter Morris for preparing these.

Magor Marsh 10k. Sunday, 20 July 2008. Undy United Football Club, Pavilion Playing Flds, Undy, Caldicot, Gwent. 207 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Phil George 35:42 (8th); Adam Morton 38:06 (23rd); Mike Murphy 41:58 (59th); Liz Sowter 47:00 (108th); Loretta Daley 47:27 (112th); Gillian Murphy 57:59 (169th); Alan Bladen 59:45 (173rd). Official results: 59Kb PDF file. Archive of Magor Marsh 10k.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 23. Saturday, 19 July 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 32 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Sandy Johnston 18:31 (5th); Andrew Russell 19:55 (10th); Steve Owen 19:57 (11th); Steve Alexander 20:06 (13th); Des Davies 20:31 (17th); David McDonald 23:07 (28th); Kellinu Portelli 23:07 (29th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 23.

Coytrahen Canter 3K. Saturday, 19 July 2008. Coytrahen Nr Bridgend. 28 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Clive Osmond 11:44 (11th); Alan Mason 12:06 (15th); Mike Davies 12:08 (16th); Alan Mann 13:42 (22nd); Steve Williams 13:50 (23rd); Ralph Davey 14:16 (24th); Gillian Murphy 18:00 (27th); Mike Murphy 18:07 (28th).

Countryside 5 Miler. Wednesday, 16 July 2008. Newbridge Fields, Bridgend. 85 people finished. 7 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 29:01 (5th); Martin Williams 31:29 (20th); John Diffey 33:00 (27th); Matthew Hopkins 33:01 (28th); Richard Boon 34:23 (35th); Mike Davies 34:44 (38th); Steve Owen 35:16 (41st). Archive of Countryside 5 Miler.

Frampton 10K. Monday, 14 July 2008. Frampton-on-Severn Community Centre, Lake Lane, Frampton-on-Severn. 474 people finished. 11 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 33:28 (3rd); Phil George 36:21 (22nd); Mick McGeoch 36:32 (25th); Mick Tabor 37:26 (37th); Catherine Beecher 40:12 (71st); Libby O’Duffy 40:39 (80th); Paul Morris 40:52 (86th); Ruth Tyler 41:52 (102nd); Joanna Pritchard 41:56 (105th); Steve Owen 42:18 (114th); Alan Bladen 58:41 (400th). Archive of Frampton 10K. PBs for Stuart and Katie. We won the ladies team (3 to score) and had 4 in 11. We were 3rd in the Mens Team with 50 pts, behind Bourton RR (15) and Cirencester (22).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 22. Saturday, 12 July 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 32 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Mark Palser 17:34 (3rd); Jerry Cleall-Harding 18:42 (10th); Martin Pinnell 19:30 (13th); Steve Owen 19:41 (15th); Kellinu Portelli 19:58 (18th); Des Davies 20:30 (20th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 22.

Self Transcendence Race Series 4 miles. Friday, 11 July 2008. Bute Park, Cardiff. 77 people finished. 36 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 22:10 (4th); Lee Aherne 22:10 (4th); Daniel Harris 23:08 (6th); Daniel Harris 23:08 (6th); Stuart McIlroy 24:03 (10th); Stuart McIlroy 24:03 (10th); Matt Townsend 24:44 (13th); Matt Townsend 24:44 (13th); Matthew Hopkins 24:47 (14th); Matthew Hopkins 24:47 (14th); Gerry Crispie 24:58 (16th); Gerry Crispie 24:58 (16th); Catherine Beecher 25:18 (19th); Catherine Beecher 25:18 (19th); Andrew Russell 26:04 (24th); Andrew Russell 26:04 (24th); Dave Proud 26:30 (28th); Dave Proud 26:30 (28th); Marcus Coles 26:33 (29th); Marcus Coles 26:33 (29th); Cheryl Hudgell 26:37 (31st); Cheryl Hudgell 26:37 (31st); Mike Murphy 26:38 (32nd); Mike Murphy 26:38 (32nd); Alan Mason 26:41 (33rd); Alan Mason 26:41 (33rd); Steve Alexander 26:51 (34th); Steve Alexander 26:51 (34th); James Horner 27:47 (40th); James Horner 27:47 (40th); Michael Rossiter 28:52 (46th); Michael Rossiter 28:52 (46th); Tina Rossiter 32:06 (52nd); Tina Rossiter 32:06 (52nd); Gillian Murphy 36:18 (66th); Gillian Murphy 36:18 (66th).

Rose Inn Series, Race 3. Tuesday, 08 July 2008. Redwick, Nr Magor. 139 people finished. 14 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 23:50 (14th); Andrew Russell 25:58 (30th); John O’Shea 26:01 (32nd); Graeme Donnan 26:30 (37th); Alan Mann 26:49 (44th); Jeff Aston 27:17 (49th); Mike Davies 27:23 (52nd); Mike Murphy 27:25 (53rd); Julie Scholey 27:51 (57th); Loretta Daley 31:21 (81st); Linda Jensen 35:04 (103rd); Gillian Murphy 35:19 (106th); Alan Bladen 36:46 (121st); Karen Phillips 40:16 (127th). Official results: 21Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 3.

Swansea Bay 5k. Tuesday, 08 July 2008. Blackpill Lido, Swansea. 280 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Jeremy Forshew 20:14 (70th); Jeremy Forshew 20:14 (70th); Adam Abraham 21:41 (109th); Adam Abraham 21:41 (109th); Sarah McCarthy 22:59 (147th); Sarah McCarthy 22:59 (147th). Official results: 58Kb PDF file. Archive of Swansea Bay 5k.

Aberdare 10k. Saturday, 05 July 2008. Aberdare. 181 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Andrew Russell 40:36 (23rd); Andrew Russell 40:36 (23rd); Steve Alexander 42:00 (38th); Steve Alexander 42:00 (38th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 21. Saturday, 05 July 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 27 people finished. 18 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 16:18 (1st); Lee Aherne 16:18 (1st); Rob Evans 19:32 (7th); Rob Evans 19:32 (7th); Steve Owen 20:15 (11th); Steve Owen 20:15 (11th); Steve Alexander 20:44 (14th); Steve Alexander 20:44 (14th); Des Davies 20:48 (15th); Des Davies 20:48 (15th); Yvonne Bullen 21:26 (18th); Yvonne Bullen 21:26 (18th); Martin Pinnell 21:55 (19th); Martin Pinnell 21:55 (19th); Julie Lewis 22:31 (21st); Julie Lewis 22:31 (21st); Sarah McCarthy 23:11 (24th); Sarah McCarthy 23:11 (24th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 21.

Llanwonno 10K. Saturday, 05 July 2008. Brynffynon Hotel, Ynysybwl, Pontypridd. 56 people finished. 22 Croups members ran. Paul Coker 38:26 (8th); Paul Coker 38:26 (8th); Gerry Crispie 39:49 (13th); Gerry Crispie 39:49 (13th); Terry Caveney 39:59 (14th); Terry Caveney 39:59 (14th); John Diffey 40:06 (15th); John Diffey 40:06 (15th); John O’Shea 40:37 (16th); John O’Shea 40:37 (16th); Catherine Beecher 41:23 (19th); Catherine Beecher 41:23 (19th); Jane Coker 41:38 (20th); Jane Coker 41:38 (20th); Steve Williams 48:24 (42nd); Steve Williams 48:24 (42nd); Caroline Dallimore 51:59 (45th); Caroline Dallimore 51:59 (45th); Geoff Wright 58:27 (54th); Geoff Wright 58:27 (54th); Eirian Arwyn 1:00:00 (56th); Eirian Arwyn 1:00:00 (56th). Archive of Llanwonno 10K.

Richmond Park Time Trial. Saturday, 05 July 2008. Richmond Park, London. 68 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Jeff Aston 21:25 (23rd); Jeff Aston 21:25 (23rd).

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon Harter Fell Class. Saturday, 05 July 2008. 4 Croups members ran. Mike Davies 9:43:25 (34th); Tim O’Sullivan 9:43:25 (34th); Mike Davies 9:43:25 (34th); Tim O’Sullivan 9:43:25 (34th).

YMCA 5k. Friday, 04 July 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 17:59 (10th); Steve Speirs 17:59 (10th).

June

Abertillery 10k. Sunday, 29 June 2008. Abertillery Sports Centre. 4 Croups members ran. John Diffey 40:39 (5th); John Diffey 40:39 (5th); Andrew Russell 42:04 (13th); Andrew Russell 42:04 (13th). Andrew Russell improved his PB by 1 min and 23 seconds. Well done Andrew.

2008 Humph’s Hilly Half Marathon. Saturday, 28 June 2008. Bourton Rovers FC, Rissington Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. 277 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 1:18:35 (5th); Phil Cook 1:18:35 (5th); Maria Zubizarreta 1:35:59 (57th); Maria Zubizarreta 1:35:59 (57th); Liz Sowter 1:43:43 (93rd); Liz Sowter 1:43:43 (93rd); Clare Johnson 2:00:52 (202nd); Clare Johnson 2:00:52 (202nd). Archive of 2008 Humph’s Hilly Half Marathon.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 20. Saturday, 28 June 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 37 people finished. 20 Croups members ran. Mark Palser 17:41 (5th); Mark Palser 17:41 (5th); Paul Morris 19:38 (11th); Paul Morris 19:38 (11th); John O’Shea 19:41 (13th); John O’Shea 19:41 (13th); Cheryl Hudgell 19:49 (15th); Cheryl Hudgell 19:49 (15th); Catherine Beecher 20:01 (16th); Catherine Beecher 20:01 (16th); Ruth Tyler 20:16 (17th); Ruth Tyler 20:16 (17th); Liz Ashton 22:02 (24th); Liz Ashton 22:02 (24th); Howard Brown 22:09 (25th); Howard Brown 22:09 (25th); Mal Rowson 27:18 (31st); Mal Rowson 27:18 (31st); Eirian Arwyn 29:36 (35th); Eirian Arwyn 29:36 (35th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 20.

SSAFA 5 km. Wednesday, 25 June 2008. Blackweir Tavern, North Road, Cardiff. 90 people finished. 58 Croups members ran. Clare Johnson 26:18 (84th); Clare Johnson 26:18 (84th); Geoff Wright 27:24 (87th); Geoff Wright 27:24 (87th); Tony Dorsett 27:49 (89th); Tony Dorsett 27:49 (89th); Chris Discombe 15:35:00 (4th); Chris Discombe 15:35:00 (4th); Julian Baker 15:38:00 (5th); Julian Baker 15:38:00 (5th); Lee Aherne 16:01:00 (8th); Lee Aherne 16:01:00 (8th); Stuart Crees 16:12:00 (10th); Stuart Crees 16:12:00 (10th); Phil Cook 16:14:00 (11th); Phil Cook 16:14:00 (11th); Nick Dukes 16:46:00 (16th); Nick Dukes 16:46:00 (16th); Mick McGeoch 17:42:00 (22nd); Mick McGeoch 17:42:00 (22nd); Rob Jones 17:52:00 (24th); Rob Jones 17:52:00 (24th); Daniel Harris 17:56:00 (25th); Daniel Harris 17:56:00 (25th); Mick Tabor 18:10:00 (28th); Mick Tabor 18:10:00 (28th); Richard Self 18:15:00 (29th); Richard Self 18:15:00 (29th); Julian Carter 18:18:00 (32nd); Julian Carter 18:18:00 (32nd); Sandy Johnston 18:25:00 (34th); Sandy Johnston 18:25:00 (34th); Gerry Crispie 18:41:00 (39th); Gerry Crispie 18:41:00 (39th); Matt Hurford 18:43:00 (42nd); Matt Hurford 18:43:00 (42nd); Joanna Pritchard 19:36:00 (49th); Joanna Pritchard 19:36:00 (49th); Steve Owen 19:59:00 (53rd); Steve Owen 19:59:00 (53rd); Richard Sewell 20:09:00 (54th); Richard Sewell 20:09:00 (54th); Paul Morris 20:17:00 (57th); Paul Morris 20:17:00 (57th); Mike Davies 20:22:00 (58th); Mike Davies 20:22:00 (58th); Alan Mann 20:48:00 (62nd); Alan Mann 20:48:00 (62nd); Mike Dix 21:05:00 (64th); Mike Dix 21:05:00 (64th); Julie Scholey 21:11:00 (66th); Julie Scholey 21:11:00 (66th); Jeff Aston 21:24:00 (69th); Jeff Aston 21:24:00 (69th); Yvonne Bullen 22:06:00 (73rd); Yvonne Bullen 22:06:00 (73rd); Loretta Daley 23:08:00 (77th); Loretta Daley 23:08:00 (77th). Official results: 90Kb Excel file. Thanks as ever to Peter Morris for preparing these.

Llanelli Waterside 10k. Sunday, 22 June 2008. Llanelli Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 681 people finished. 16 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 34:52; Stuart Crees 34:52; Sandy Johnston 39:32; Sandy Johnston 39:32; Gerry Crispie 40:23; Gerry Crispie 40:23; John Diffey 41:28; John Diffey 41:28; Catherine Beecher 42:25; Catherine Beecher 42:25; Andrew Russell 43:43; Andrew Russell 43:43; Jeff Aston 44:19; Jeff Aston 44:19; Liz Ashton 47:29; Liz Ashton 47:29. Official results: 44Kb PDF file. Thanks to Stu Crees, Matt Townsend, and Jeff Aston for helping with these.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 19. Saturday, 21 June 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 33 people finished. 14 Croups members ran. Paul Morris 19:32 (7th); Paul Morris 19:32 (7th); Graeme Donnan 19:57 (11th); Graeme Donnan 19:57 (11th); Steve Owen 20:06 (12th); Steve Owen 20:06 (12th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:51 (13th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:51 (13th); Liz Sowter 22:06 (17th); Liz Sowter 22:06 (17th); Julie Lewis 22:48 (21st); Julie Lewis 22:48 (21st); Sasha Macken 27:07 (30th); Sasha Macken 27:07 (30th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 19.

Hare And Tortoise Ladies’ 5K. Friday, 20 June 2008. The Traveller’s Rest, Manmoel Road, Oakdale, Blackwood, Gwent. 2 Croups members ran. Julie Scholey 21:08; Julie Scholey 21:08.

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 11. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Newtown to Llanbadarn Fynydd. 6 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 1:11:32 (4th); Phil Cook 1:11:32 (4th); Paul Morris 1:24:40 (25th); Paul Morris 1:24:40 (25th); Joanna Pritchard 1:26:38 (29th); Joanna Pritchard 1:26:38 (29th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 12. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Llanbadarn Fynydd to Crossgates. 6 Croups members ran. Stuart Reeves 1:05:02 (2nd); Stuart Reeves 1:05:02 (2nd); Peter Kellam 1:14:26 (24th); Peter Kellam 1:14:26 (24th); Yvonne Bullen 1:19:54 (37th); Yvonne Bullen 1:19:54 (37th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 13. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Crossgates to Builth Wells. 6 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 1:02:59 (5th); Matt Townsend 1:02:59 (5th); Julian Carter 1:03:13 (6th); Julian Carter 1:03:13 (6th); Sarah McCarthy 1:24:08 (51st); Sarah McCarthy 1:24:08 (51st).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 14. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Builth Wells to Drovers Arms. 6 Croups members ran. Alexander Fritsch 1:03:30 (3rd); Alexander Fritsch 1:03:30 (3rd); Rob Jones 1:13:23 (20th); Rob Jones 1:13:23 (20th); Libby O’Duffy 1:22:54 (41st); Libby O’Duffy 1:22:54 (41st).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 15. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Drovers Arms to Brecon. 6 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 1:07:46 (1st); Julian Baker 1:07:46 (1st); Paul Coker 1:19:23 (18th); Paul Coker 1:19:23 (18th); Judi Rhys 1:43:25 (54th); Judi Rhys 1:43:25 (54th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 16. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Brecon to Beacons Reservoir. 6 Croups members ran. Phil George 53:57 (7th); Phil George 53:57 (7th); Dave Coles 1:02:29 (30th); Dave Coles 1:02:29 (30th); Jane Coker 1:04:31 (36th); Jane Coker 1:04:31 (36th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 17. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Merthyr (Rhyd-y-Car Centre) to Abercynon (Navigation Park). 6 Croups members ran. Mark Palser 52:06 (3rd); Mark Palser 52:06 (3rd); Mike Davies 1:01:27 (26th); Mike Davies 1:01:27 (26th); Gillian Kellam 1:07:26 (39th); Gillian Kellam 1:07:26 (39th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 18. Sunday, 15 June 2008. 6 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 51:35 (1st); Lee Aherne 51:35 (1st); Terry Caveney 1:01:30 (11th); Terry Caveney 1:01:30 (11th); Carol Miller 1:14:16 (44th); Carol Miller 1:14:16 (44th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 19. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Abercynon (Navigation Park) to Caerphilly Castle. 6 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 1:06:14 (3rd); Gareth Thomas 1:06:14 (3rd); Clive Osmond 1:19:30 (27th); Clive Osmond 1:19:30 (27th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:28:58 (45th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:28:58 (45th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 20. Sunday, 15 June 2008. Caerphilly Castle to Cardiff Castle. 6 Croups members ran. Dave Williams 1:01:24 (3rd); Dave Williams 1:01:24 (3rd); Gerry Crispie 1:09:37 (22nd); Gerry Crispie 1:09:37 (22nd); Julie Scholey 1:20:35 (44th); Julie Scholey 1:20:35 (44th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 18. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 23 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Ruth Tyler 20:30 (15th); Ruth Tyler 20:30 (15th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 18.

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 1. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Caernarfon Castle to Penygroes. 6 Croups members ran. Nick Dukes 54:55 (2nd); Nick Dukes 54:55 (2nd); John Diffey 1:04:04 (17th); John Diffey 1:04:04 (17th); Sue Neal 1:22:18 (54th); Sue Neal 1:22:18 (54th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 10. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Llanfair Caereinion to Newtown. 6 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 1:16:18 (4th); Stuart Crees 1:16:18 (4th); Ben Farag 1:34:58 (43rd); Ben Farag 1:34:58 (43rd); Catherine Beecher 1:36:08 (44th); Catherine Beecher 1:36:08 (44th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 2. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Penygroes to Criccieth Castle. 6 Croups members ran. Scott Howell 1:04:53 (8th); Scott Howell 1:04:53 (8th); Steve Owen 1:12:40 (23rd); Steve Owen 1:12:40 (23rd); Ruth McLees 1:13:38 (28th); Ruth McLees 1:13:38 (28th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 3. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Criccieth Castle to Maentwrog. 4 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 1:11:23 (6th); Chris Discombe 1:11:23 (6th); Denis Murphy 1:30:49 (50th); Denis Murphy 1:30:49 (50th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 4. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Maentwrog to Harlech Castle. 6 Croups members ran. Mick McGeoch 56:31 (3rd); Mick McGeoch 56:31 (3rd); Graeme Donnan 1:03:24 (18th); Graeme Donnan 1:03:24 (18th); Jude Cassam 1:09:37 (26th); Jude Cassam 1:09:37 (26th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 5. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Harlech Castle to Barmouth. 6 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 59:03 (6th); Mick Tabor 59:03 (6th); Sandy Johnston 1:00:41 (8th); Sandy Johnston 1:00:41 (8th); Claire Beatty 1:13:06 (33rd); Claire Beatty 1:13:06 (33rd).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 6. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Barmouth to Dolgellau. 6 Croups members ran. Gareth Morgan 1:04:05 (5th); Gareth Morgan 1:04:05 (5th); Richard Boon 1:12:57 (22nd); Richard Boon 1:12:57 (22nd); Caroline Dallimore 1:23:53 (44th); Caroline Dallimore 1:23:53 (44th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 7. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Dolgellau to Dinas Mawddwy. 4 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 57:12 (5th); Richard Bullen 57:12 (5th); Dave Proud 1:09:42 (35th); Dave Proud 1:09:42 (35th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 8. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Dinas Mawddwy to Foel. 6 Croups members ran. Thomas Griffiths 1:05:53 (4th); Thomas Griffiths 1:05:53 (4th); Jeff Aston 1:18:00 (31st); Jeff Aston 1:18:00 (31st); Liz Sowter 1:23:54 (45th); Liz Sowter 1:23:54 (45th).

Welsh Castles Relay Stage 9. Saturday, 14 June 2008. Foel to Llanfair Caereinion. 6 Croups members ran. Daniel Harris 50:46 (4th); Daniel Harris 50:46 (4th); John O’Shea 56:35 (15th); John O’Shea 56:35 (15th); Clare Johnson 1:11:02 (46th); Clare Johnson 1:11:02 (46th).

Rose Inn Series, Race 2. Tuesday, 10 June 2008. Redwick, Nr Magor. 141 people finished. 44 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 21:23 (2nd); Stuart Crees 21:23 (2nd); Mick Tabor 23:38 (12th); Mick Tabor 23:38 (12th); Mick Tabor 23:50 (14th); Catherine Beecher 25:27 (32nd); Catherine Beecher 25:27 (32nd); Andrew Russell 25:58 (30th); John O’Shea 26:01 (32nd); Richard Sewell 26:04 (35th); Richard Sewell 26:04 (35th); Graeme Donnan 26:08 (37th); Graeme Donnan 26:08 (37th); Graeme Donnan 26:30 (37th); Alan Mann 26:49 (44th); Mike Davies 27:08 (50th); Mike Davies 27:08 (50th); Jeff Aston 27:17 (49th); Mike Davies 27:23 (52nd); Mike Murphy 27:25 (53rd); Julie Scholey 27:51 (57th); Gary John 28:00 (66th); Gary John 28:00 (66th); Mike Dix 28:29 (69th); Mike Dix 28:29 (69th); Julie Scholey 28:46 (72nd); Julie Scholey 28:46 (72nd); Alan Mann 29:07 (74th); Alan Mann 29:07 (74th); Ralph Davey 31:04 (91st); Ralph Davey 31:04 (91st); Loretta Daley 31:21 (81st); Loretta Daley 34:34 (109th); Loretta Daley 34:34 (109th); Linda Jensen 35:04 (103rd); Gillian Murphy 35:19 (106th); Joy Davies 36:34 (123rd); Joy Davies 36:34 (123rd); Alan Bladen 36:46 (121st); Mike Murphy 37:14 (125th); Gillian Murphy 37:14 (126th); Mike Murphy 37:14 (125th); Gillian Murphy 37:14 (126th); Karen Phillips 40:16 (127th). Official results: 22Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 2.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 17. Saturday, 07 June 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 53 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 16:25 (1st); Stuart Crees 16:25 (1st); Mark Palser 17:38 (4th); Mark Palser 17:38 (4th); Nick Dukes 17:46 (5th); Nick Dukes 17:46 (5th); Paul Coker 18:04 (9th); Paul Coker 18:04 (9th); Sandy Johnston 18:20 (10th); Sandy Johnston 18:20 (10th); Paul Morris 19:35 (14th); Paul Morris 19:35 (14th); Richard Boon 19:43 (17th); Richard Boon 19:43 (17th); Jane Coker 19:48 (19th); Jane Coker 19:48 (19th); Steve Owen 20:05 (21st); Steve Owen 20:05 (21st); Jeff Aston 20:34 (24th); Jeff Aston 20:34 (24th); Steve B Lewis 20:41 (26th); Steve B Lewis 20:41 (26th); Des Davies 20:46 (27th); Des Davies 20:46 (27th); Julie Lewis 22:56 (39th); Julie Lewis 22:56 (39th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 17.

Dartmoor Discovery Marathon. Saturday, 07 June 2008. Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon. 6 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 5:31:36 (96th); Loretta Daley 5:31:36 (97th); Alan Mann 5:31:36 (96th); Loretta Daley 5:31:36 (97th); Gil John 6:08:06 (133rd); Gil John 6:08:06 (133rd).

Self Transcendence Race Series 3 miles. Friday, 06 June 2008. Bute Park, Cardiff. 44 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 15:44 (2nd); Lee Aherne 15:44 (2nd); Daniel Harris 17:31 (7th); Daniel Harris 17:31 (7th); Mick Tabor 17:49 (8th); Mick Tabor 17:49 (8th); Matt Townsend 18:10 (9th); Matt Townsend 18:10 (9th); Dave Proud 18:33 (12th); Dave Proud 18:33 (12th); Gerry Crispie 18:35 (13th); Gerry Crispie 18:35 (13th); Terry Caveney 18:43 (15th); Terry Caveney 18:43 (15th); Catherine Beecher 18:58 (18th); Catherine Beecher 18:58 (18th); Andrew Russell 19:08 (19th); Andrew Russell 19:08 (19th); Libby O’Duffy 19:17 (22nd); Libby O’Duffy 19:17 (22nd); Steve Alexander 19:44 (25th); Steve Alexander 19:44 (25th); Cheryl Hudgell 19:48 (26th); Cheryl Hudgell 19:48 (26th); James Horner 20:42 (33rd); James Horner 20:42 (33rd); Gary John 20:44 (34th); Gary John 20:44 (34th); Gillian Kellam 20:52 (36th); Gillian Kellam 20:52 (36th); Mel James 21:17 (40th); Mel James 21:17 (40th); Michael Rossiter 21:38 (43rd); Michael Rossiter 21:38 (43rd); John O’Shea 22:04 (47th); John O’Shea 22:04 (47th); Tina Rossiter 24:09 (54th); Tina Rossiter 24:09 (54th); Gillian Murphy 27:25 (62nd); Gillian Murphy 27:25 (62nd); Karen Phillips 29:20 (70th); Karen Phillips 29:20 (70th); Mike Murphy 29:21 (71st); Mike Murphy 29:21 (71st).

Cork City Marathon. Monday, 02 June 2008. Cork City, Cork, Eire. 4 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 3:55:05 (474th); Alan Mann 3:55:05 (474th); Loretta Daley 3:57:56 (532nd); Loretta Daley 3:57:56 (532nd).

Celtic Trial Triathlon. Sunday, 01 June 2008. Margam Country Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales. 55 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Nick Dallimore 2:32:13 (28th); Nick Dallimore 2:32:13 (28th).

May

Wimbledon Common Time Trial. Saturday, 31 May 2008. Wimbledon Common, London. 112 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 16:49 (1st); Julian Baker 16:49 (1st).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 16. Saturday, 31 May 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 44 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Mark Palser 17:13 (4th); Mark Palser 17:13 (4th); Peter Kellam 18:11 (10th); Peter Kellam 18:11 (10th); Mick Tabor 18:49 (13th); Mick Tabor 18:49 (13th); Paul Morris 19:33 (16th); Paul Morris 19:33 (16th); Graeme Donnan 19:41 (17th); Graeme Donnan 19:41 (17th); Steve Owen 19:58 (20th); Steve Owen 19:58 (20th); John O’Shea 20:03 (21st); John O’Shea 20:03 (21st); Stuart Crees 20:26 (22nd); Stuart Crees 20:26 (22nd); Des Davies 21:00 (28th); Des Davies 21:00 (28th); James Horner 21:35 (30th); James Horner 21:35 (30th); Gillian Kellam 21:37 (31st); Gillian Kellam 21:37 (31st); Mel James 22:13 (33rd); Mel James 22:13 (33rd); Mal Rowson 27:44 (40th); Mal Rowson 27:44 (40th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 16.

Merthyr Mawr Lane 5k. Wednesday, 28 May 2008. Merthyr Mawr Lane. 105 people finished. 44 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:52 (4th); Julian Baker 15:52 (4th); Richard Bullen 16:28 (6th); Richard Bullen 16:28 (6th); Stuart Crees 16:40 (8th); Stuart Crees 16:40 (8th); Nick Dukes 16:48 (9th); Nick Dukes 16:48 (9th); Phil George 17:21 (12th); Phil George 17:21 (12th); Mick McGeoch 17:43 (18th); Mick McGeoch 17:43 (18th); Matt Townsend 17:50 (21st); Matt Townsend 17:50 (21st); Daniel Harris 18:01 (25th); Daniel Harris 18:01 (25th); Martin Williams 18:10 (27th); Martin Williams 18:10 (27th); Paul Coker 18:20 (31st); Paul Coker 18:20 (31st); Matt Hurford 19:07 (40th); Matt Hurford 19:07 (40th); Catherine Beecher 19:36 (44th); Catherine Beecher 19:36 (44th); Clive Osmond 19:45 (46th); Clive Osmond 19:45 (46th); John Diffey 19:54 (50th); John Diffey 19:54 (50th); Graeme Donnan 19:55 (51st); Graeme Donnan 19:55 (51st); Richard Boon 20:03 (54th); Richard Boon 20:03 (54th); Richard Jones 20:04 (55th); Richard Jones 20:04 (55th); Jane Coker 20:14 (57th); Jane Coker 20:14 (57th); Steve Alexander 20:29 (62nd); Steve Alexander 20:29 (62nd); Steve Owen 20:32 (64th); Steve Owen 20:32 (64th); Ralph Davey 24:48 (87th); Ralph Davey 24:48 (87th); Julie Scholey 25:12 (88th); Julie Scholey 25:12 (88th). Official results: 105Kb RTF file. Archive of Merthyr Mawr Lane 5k.

Edinburgh Marathon. Sunday, 25 May 2008. Edinburgh. 22 Croups members ran. Scott Howell 3:06:28 (237th); Scott Howell 3:06:28 (237th); Cheryl Hudgell 3:17:12 (480th); Cheryl Hudgell 3:17:12 (480th); Maria Zubizarreta 3:22:47 (657th); Phil Cook 3:22:47 (655th); Maria Zubizarreta 3:22:47 (657th); Phil Cook 3:22:47 (655th); Julie Scholey 3:28:10 (887th); Julie Scholey 3:28:10 (887th); Steve B Lewis 3:41:13 (1523rd); Steve B Lewis 3:41:13 (1523rd); Loretta Daley 3:50:52 (2141st); Loretta Daley 3:50:52 (2141st); Alan Mann 3:53:42 (2343rd); Alan Mann 3:53:42 (2343rd); Liz Ashton 3:54:21 (2393rd); Liz Ashton 3:54:21 (2393rd); Sara MacBride-Stewart 3:59:58 (2829th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 3:59:58 (2829th); Clare Johnson 4:02:13 (2939th); Clare Johnson 4:02:13 (2939th).

Magic Roundabout 10k. Sunday, 25 May 2008. The Begwyns nr Hay-on-Wye. 89 people finished. 18 Croups members ran. Terry Caveney 46:06 (10th); Terry Caveney 46:06 (10th); Nick Dallimore 49:40 (19th); Nick Dallimore 49:40 (19th); John O’Shea 50:33 (24th); John O’Shea 50:33 (24th); Mike Murphy 52:02 (31st); Mike Murphy 52:02 (31st); Caroline Dallimore 56:49 (49th); Caroline Dallimore 56:49 (49th); Steve Williams 1:12:31 (81st); Steve Williams 1:12:31 (81st); Eirian Arwyn 1:12:50 (82nd); Eirian Arwyn 1:12:50 (82nd); Gillian Murphy 1:17:37 (87th); Gillian Murphy 1:17:37 (87th); Karen Phillips 1:21:01 (89th); Karen Phillips 1:21:01 (89th). Archive of Magic Roundabout 10k.

Plymouth Half Marathon. Sunday, 25 May 2008. Plymouth. 3421 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Jane Ash 2:14:42 (2622nd); Jane Ash 2:14:42 (2622nd). Official results: 984Kb Excel file.

Bath Hilly Ten. Saturday, 24 May 2008. Culverhay School, Rush Hill, Bath. 110 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Glenda Edwards 1:32:32 (93rd); Glenda Edwards 1:32:32 (93rd); Nick Edwards 1:53:38 (109th); Nick Edwards 1:53:38 (109th). Official results: 41Kb Excel file. Archive of Bath Hilly Ten.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 15. Saturday, 24 May 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 48 people finished. 30 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 16:08 (2nd); Lee Aherne 16:08 (2nd); Mark Palser 18:27 (8th); Mark Palser 18:27 (8th); Sandy Johnston 18:32 (9th); Sandy Johnston 18:32 (9th); Mick Tabor 18:47 (10th); Mick Tabor 18:47 (10th); Gerry Crispie 19:03 (12th); Gerry Crispie 19:03 (12th); Paul Morris 20:01 (16th); Paul Morris 20:01 (16th); Andrew Russell 20:03 (17th); Andrew Russell 20:03 (17th); Steve Alexander 20:35 (19th); Steve Alexander 20:35 (19th); Graeme Donnan 20:38 (20th); Graeme Donnan 20:38 (20th); Jeff Aston 20:39 (21st); Jeff Aston 20:39 (21st); Steve Owen 20:48 (24th); Steve Owen 20:48 (24th); Des Davies 21:07 (26th); Des Davies 21:07 (26th); Denis Murphy 21:15 (28th); Denis Murphy 21:15 (28th); Howard Brown 22:02 (32nd); Howard Brown 22:02 (32nd); David McDonald 24:11 (38th); David McDonald 24:11 (38th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 15.

Egdon Easy 10k. Saturday, 24 May 2008. Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset. 4 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 33:53 (1st); Richard Bullen 33:53 (1st); Yvonne Bullen 46:11 (92nd); Yvonne Bullen 46:11 (92nd). Official results: 64Kb PDF file. Not bad for an old man! Richie pulls off comfortable win. I think that assures his Castles selection.

Elizabeth River Run 10K. Saturday, 24 May 2008. Virginia, USA. 759 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 37:18 (11th); Steve Speirs 37:18 (11th).

SSAFA 5 km. Wednesday, 21 May 2008. Blackweir Tavern, North Road, Cardiff. 100 people finished. 66 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 15:59 (9th); Julian Baker 15:59 (9th); Richard Bullen 16:16 (13th); Richard Bullen 16:16 (13th); Stuart Crees 16:20 (14th); Stuart Crees 16:20 (14th); Phil Cook 16:31 (16th); Phil Cook 16:31 (16th); Rob Jones 17:42 (30th); Rob Jones 17:42 (30th); Daniel Harris 17:47 (32nd); Daniel Harris 17:47 (32nd); Matt Townsend 17:48 (33rd); Matt Townsend 17:48 (33rd); Mick McGeoch 17:49 (34th); Mick McGeoch 17:49 (34th); Dylan Owen 18:09 (38th); Dylan Owen 18:09 (38th); Matthew Hopkins 18:38 (41st); Matthew Hopkins 18:38 (41st); Dave Proud 18:41 (42nd); Dave Proud 18:41 (42nd); Wouter Poortinga 19:04 (46th); Wouter Poortinga 19:04 (46th); Elio Lepore 19:16 (49th); Elio Lepore 19:16 (49th); Dave Price 19:38 (50th); Dave Price 19:38 (50th); Eurof Davies 19:53 (52nd); Eurof Davies 19:53 (52nd); Joanna Pritchard 19:57 (53rd); Joanna Pritchard 19:57 (53rd); Graeme Donnan 20:06 (54th); Graeme Donnan 20:06 (54th); Catherine Beecher 20:09 (55th); Catherine Beecher 20:09 (55th); Paul Morris 20:14 (56th); Paul Morris 20:14 (56th); James Horner 20:46 (60th); James Horner 20:46 (60th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:48 (61st); Tim O’Sullivan 20:48 (61st); Mike Dix 20:52 (63rd); Mike Dix 20:52 (63rd); Jeff Aston 20:57 (64th); Jeff Aston 20:57 (64th); Julie Scholey 21:08 (65th); Julie Scholey 21:08 (65th); Denis Murphy 21:12 (66th); Denis Murphy 21:12 (66th); Frank Williams 21:16 (68th); Frank Williams 21:16 (68th); Yvonne Bullen 21:44 (73rd); Yvonne Bullen 21:44 (73rd); Gillian Kellam 21:51 (74th); Gillian Kellam 21:51 (74th); Alan Mann 22:06 (79th); Alan Mann 22:06 (79th); Liz Ashton 22:57 (82nd); Liz Ashton 22:57 (82nd); Loretta Daley 23:19 (83rd); Loretta Daley 23:19 (83rd); Alan Bladen 27:05 (95th); Alan Bladen 27:05 (95th); Tony Dorsett 28:03 (99th); Tony Dorsett 28:03 (99th). Official results: 88Kb Excel file. Thanks as ever to Peter Morris for preparing these. Martin Rees ran M55 World Masters Best.

Anglo-Celtic Plate 100k. Sunday, 18 May 2008. Bute Park, Cardiff. 25 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 11:17:06 (23rd); Alan Mann 11:17:06 (23rd). Official results: 20Kb Excel file. Thanks to Mick McGeoch for sending me these.

Sirhowy Challenge. Sunday, 18 May 2008. Ynysddu Hotel, Ynysddu, Newport, Gwent. 81 people finished. 30 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 1:19:07 (6th); Mick Tabor 1:19:07 (6th); Dylan Owen 1:22:50 (9th); Dylan Owen 1:22:50 (9th); Matt Townsend 1:25:28 (14th); Matt Townsend 1:25:28 (14th); Catherine Beecher 1:31:10 (19th); Catherine Beecher 1:31:10 (19th); Clive Osmond 1:32:07 (20th); Clive Osmond 1:32:07 (20th); Mike Davies 1:32:12 (21st); Mike Davies 1:32:12 (21st); Denis Murphy 1:33:15 (24th); Denis Murphy 1:33:15 (24th); John O’Shea 1:35:36 (32nd); John O’Shea 1:35:36 (32nd); Julie Scholey 1:38:13 (37th); Julie Scholey 1:38:13 (37th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:40:18 (41st); Tim O’Sullivan 1:40:18 (41st); Caroline Dallimore 1:44:11 (50th); Caroline Dallimore 1:44:11 (50th); Graeme Donnan 1:51:53 (59th); Graeme Donnan 1:51:53 (59th); Gillian Murphy 2:17:12 (78th); Mike Murphy 2:17:12 (79th); Gillian Murphy 2:17:12 (78th); Mike Murphy 2:17:12 (79th); Eirian Arwyn 2:25:54 (81st); Eirian Arwyn 2:25:54 (81st). Archive of Sirhowy Challenge.

British Masters Relays. Saturday, 17 May 2008. Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. 17 people finished. 34 Croups members ran. Phil Cook 15:49; Phil Cook 15:49; Dave Williams 15:54; Dave Williams 15:54; Matt Townsend 17:11; Matt Townsend 17:11; Paul Coker 17:43; Paul Coker 17:43; Joanna Pritchard 19:17; Joanna Pritchard 19:17; Libby O’Duffy 19:35; Libby O’Duffy 19:35; Jane Coker 19:39; Jane Coker 19:39; Jeff Aston 20:17; Jeff Aston 20:17; Wendy Boon 20:22; Wendy Boon 20:22; Gillian Kellam 20:57; Gillian Kellam 20:57; Jude Cassam 21:04; Jude Cassam 21:04; Yvonne Bullen 21:10; Yvonne Bullen 21:10; Gary Hyatt 21:16; Gary Hyatt 21:16; Mel James 21:26; Mel James 21:26; Ann James 21:39; Ann James 21:39; Edwina Turner 21:58; Edwina Turner 21:58; Sue Neal 23:36; Sue Neal 23:36. Jo, Jude, Yvonne, and Libby were 9th (W35); Gill, Wendy, and Jane were 4th (W45); Edwina, Sue, and Ann were 2nd (W55). Jeff, Gary, and Mel were 20th (M55); Matt, Dave, Paul, and Phil were 4th (M35).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 14. Saturday, 17 May 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 50 people finished. 14 Croups members ran. Mark Palser 17:21 (2nd); Mark Palser 17:21 (2nd); Peter Kellam 17:59 (6th); Peter Kellam 17:59 (6th); Richard Boon 19:59 (13th); Richard Boon 19:59 (13th); Andrew Russell 20:25 (14th); Andrew Russell 20:25 (14th); Kellinu Portelli 20:43 (17th); Kellinu Portelli 20:43 (17th); Nick Dallimore 20:56 (18th); Nick Dallimore 20:56 (18th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 22:21 (29th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 22:21 (29th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 14.

Self Transcendence Race Series 2 miles. Friday, 16 May 2008. Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. 93 people finished. 52 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 10:20 (1st); Lee Aherne 10:20 (1st); Nick Dukes 10:31 (4th); Nick Dukes 10:31 (4th); Daniel Harris 11:12 (9th); Daniel Harris 11:12 (9th); Matt Townsend 11:16 (12th); Matt Townsend 11:16 (12th); Mick Tabor 11:18 (13th); Mick Tabor 11:18 (13th); Dylan Owen 11:31 (15th); Dylan Owen 11:31 (15th); Matthew Hopkins 11:59 (18th); Matthew Hopkins 11:59 (18th); Dave Proud 12:02 (19th); Dave Proud 12:02 (19th); Matt Hurford 12:20 (22nd); Matt Hurford 12:20 (22nd); Catherine Beecher 12:24 (24th); Catherine Beecher 12:24 (24th); Andrew Russell 12:32 (25th); Andrew Russell 12:32 (25th); Eurof Davies 12:34 (27th); Eurof Davies 12:34 (27th); Graeme Donnan 12:40 (31st); Graeme Donnan 12:40 (31st); Steve Alexander 12:41 (32nd); Steve Alexander 12:41 (32nd); Cheryl Hudgell 12:47 (34th); Cheryl Hudgell 12:47 (34th); Tim O’Sullivan 12:50 (36th); Tim O’Sullivan 12:50 (36th); Alan Mason 12:52 (37th); Alan Mason 12:52 (37th); Keith Davies 12:53 (38th); Keith Davies 12:53 (38th); James Horner 12:58 (40th); James Horner 12:58 (40th); Libby O’Duffy 13:18 (42nd); Libby O’Duffy 13:18 (42nd); Denis Murphy 13:23 (44th); Denis Murphy 13:23 (44th); Mel James 13:46 (52nd); Mel James 13:46 (52nd); Michael Rossiter 14:14 (58th); Michael Rossiter 14:14 (58th); Tina Rossiter 15:47 (69th); Tina Rossiter 15:47 (69th); Gillian Murphy 18:34 (82nd); Gillian Murphy 18:34 (82nd); Mike Murphy 19:28 (86th); Mike Murphy 19:28 (86th). I apologise for any mistakes; I had to do these by hand, and they defeated my usual screenscrapers. The official results are in a nasty PDF (did I ever mention that I hate those?) which is frankly unreadable unless you have something against your eyes, so I’m not going to link to it.

Rose Inn Series, Race 1. Tuesday, 13 May 2008. Redwick, Nr Magor. 141 people finished. 40 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 21:33 (6th); Stuart Crees 21:33 (6th); Phil George 22:54 (11th); Phil George 22:54 (11th); Mick Tabor 23:27 (18th); Mick Tabor 23:27 (18th); Mick McGeoch 24:38 (28th); Mick McGeoch 24:38 (28th); Richard Boon 25:45 (42nd); Richard Boon 25:45 (42nd); Clive Osmond 25:55 (45th); Clive Osmond 25:55 (45th); Catherine Beecher 26:01 (46th); Catherine Beecher 26:01 (46th); Graeme Donnan 26:26 (51st); Graeme Donnan 26:26 (51st); Alan Mann 26:39 (53rd); Alan Mann 26:39 (53rd); Richard Sewell 27:04 (61st); Richard Sewell 27:04 (61st); John O’Shea 27:13 (63rd); John O’Shea 27:13 (63rd); Tim O’Sullivan 27:20 (67th); Tim O’Sullivan 27:20 (67th); Julie Scholey 27:49 (70th); Julie Scholey 27:49 (70th); Mike Dix 27:50 (71st); Mike Dix 27:50 (71st); Gary John 28:03 (76th); Gary John 28:03 (76th); Jeff Aston 28:26 (77th); Jeff Aston 28:26 (77th); Loretta Daley 30:22 (97th); Loretta Daley 30:22 (97th); Alan Bladen 36:33 (127th); Alan Bladen 36:33 (127th); Gillian Murphy 37:00 (129th); Gillian Murphy 37:00 (129th); Mike Murphy 37:01 (130th); Mike Murphy 37:01 (130th). Official results: 23Kb PDF file. Archive of Rose Inn Series, Race 1.

Isle of Wight Marathon. Sunday, 11 May 2008. Ryde, Isle of Wight. 103 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Shaun Connor 4:09:03 (47th); Shaun Connor 4:09:03 (47th).

Pisa Marathon. Sunday, 11 May 2008. Pisa, Italy. 6 Croups members ran. Thomas Griffiths 2:45:45; Thomas Griffiths 2:45:45; Matthew Stone 3:51:00; Matthew Stone 3:51:00; Martyn Evans 4:29:00; Martyn Evans 4:29:00.

Tewkesbury Half Marathon. Sunday, 11 May 2008. Tewkesbury Rugby Football Club, The Moats Langet Lane, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury, Glos. 101 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Scott Howell 1:24:16 (15th); Scott Howell 1:24:16 (15th); Gerry Crispie 1:29:09 (34th); Gerry Crispie 1:29:09 (34th); Jude Cassam 1:48:32 (318th); Jude Cassam 1:48:32 (318th).

Waterfront Barry Ty Hafan 5K Run. Sunday, 11 May 2008. Barry Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. 351 people finished. 48 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 16:47 (2nd); Stuart Crees 16:47 (2nd); Phil George 17:48 (5th); Phil George 17:48 (5th); Sandy Johnston 18:24 (9th); Sandy Johnston 18:24 (9th); Paul Coker 18:36 (11th); Paul Coker 18:36 (11th); Matt Hurford 19:45 (18th); Matt Hurford 19:45 (18th); Richard Sewell 20:18 (23rd); Richard Sewell 20:18 (23rd); Steve Owen 20:32 (27th); Steve Owen 20:32 (27th); Jane Coker 20:41 (31st); Jane Coker 20:41 (31st); Mike James 21:06 (36th); Mike James 21:06 (36th); Mike Davies 21:19 (40th); Mike Davies 21:19 (40th); Alan Mann 21:26 (43rd); Alan Mann 21:26 (43rd); Eurof Davies 21:27 (44th); Eurof Davies 21:27 (44th); Kellinu Portelli 21:38 (48th); Kellinu Portelli 21:38 (48th); Julie Scholey 22:10 (55th); Julie Scholey 22:10 (55th); Frank Williams 22:11 (56th); Frank Williams 22:11 (56th); Rachel Jones 23:06 (73rd); Rachel Jones 23:06 (73rd); Annie Conroy 26:24 (148th); Annie Conroy 26:24 (148th); Susan Fry 26:35 (149th); Susan Fry 26:35 (149th); Steve Fry 26:36 (150th); Steve Fry 26:36 (150th); Tracey Newman 27:47 (175th); Tracey Newman 27:47 (175th); Tony Dorsett 28:28 (188th); Tony Dorsett 28:28 (188th); Alan Bladen 28:34 (189th); Alan Bladen 28:34 (189th); Veronica Singleton 29:52 (216th); Veronica Singleton 29:52 (216th); John Thomas 37:03 (311th); John Thomas 37:03 (311th). Official results: 31Kb PDF file. As club membership was not given, I have had to guess; I may have attributed times to club members which are not theirs.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 13. Saturday, 10 May 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 48 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Martin Pinnell 19:33 (10th); Martin Pinnell 19:33 (10th); Terry Caveney 19:35 (11th); Terry Caveney 19:35 (11th); Joanna Pritchard 20:04 (13th); Joanna Pritchard 20:04 (13th); Richard Boon 20:14 (16th); Richard Boon 20:14 (16th); Andrew Russell 20:15 (17th); Andrew Russell 20:15 (17th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:30 (19th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:30 (19th); Wendy Boon 20:32 (20th); Wendy Boon 20:32 (20th); Graeme Donnan 20:54 (22nd); Graeme Donnan 20:54 (22nd); Steve B Lewis 21:14 (24th); Steve B Lewis 21:14 (24th); Richard Brewer 22:06 (30th); Richard Brewer 22:06 (30th); Ann James 23:00 (33rd); Ann James 23:00 (33rd); Clare Johnson 25:47 (37th); Clare Johnson 25:47 (37th); Eirian Arwyn 28:30 (43rd); Eirian Arwyn 28:30 (43rd). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 13. I’ve omitted the unidentified athletes on the assumption that they did not register. That includes the mystery runner who won in 15:38.

Bristol 10K. Monday, 05 May 2008. Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol. 3676 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 33:46 (22nd); Stuart Crees 33:46 (22nd); Ian Bound 40:34 (114th); Ian Bound 40:34 (114th). Official results: 233Kb CSV file.

Frederick Marathon. Sunday, 04 May 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 2:51:36 (3rd); Steve Speirs 2:51:36 (3rd).

Les Croupiers Castles Time Trial 10. Sunday, 04 May 2008. Llandaff Rugby Club, Western Avenue, Cardiff. 30 people finished. 60 Croups members ran. Daniel Harris 1:01:41 (1st); Daniel Harris 1:01:41 (1st); Scott Howell 1:01:58 (2nd); Scott Howell 1:01:58 (2nd); Martin Williams 1:02:27 (3rd); Martin Williams 1:02:27 (3rd); Rob Jones 1:02:46 (4th); Rob Jones 1:02:46 (4th); Paul Coker 1:03:37 (5th); Paul Coker 1:03:37 (5th); Dave Proud 1:06:20 (6th); Dave Proud 1:06:20 (6th); Ben Farag 1:06:36 (7th); Ben Farag 1:06:36 (7th); Paul Morris 1:07:09 (8th); Paul Morris 1:07:09 (8th); Richard Boon 1:08:30 (9th); Richard Boon 1:08:30 (9th); Richard Sewell 1:10:31 (10th); Richard Sewell 1:10:31 (10th); Graeme Donnan 1:10:42 (11th); Graeme Donnan 1:10:42 (11th); Chris Discombe 1:10:44 (12th); Chris Discombe 1:10:44 (12th); Jane Coker 1:10:55 (13th); Jane Coker 1:10:55 (13th); Denis Murphy 1:11:16 (14th); Denis Murphy 1:11:16 (14th); Andrew Russell 1:11:19 (15th); Andrew Russell 1:11:19 (15th); Mike Davies 1:11:28 (16th); Mike Davies 1:11:28 (16th); Joanna Pritchard 1:11:56 (17th); Joanna Pritchard 1:11:56 (17th); Ruth McLees 1:12:29 (18th); Ruth McLees 1:12:29 (18th); Jeremy Forshew 1:13:05 (19th); Jeremy Forshew 1:13:05 (19th); Steve Alexander 1:13:30 (20th); Steve Alexander 1:13:30 (20th); Liz Sowter 1:14:47 (21st); Liz Sowter 1:14:47 (21st); Jude Cassam 1:15:51 (22nd); Jude Cassam 1:15:51 (22nd); Wendy Boon 1:15:54 (23rd); Wendy Boon 1:15:54 (23rd); Yvonne Bullen 1:16:41 (24th); Yvonne Bullen 1:16:41 (24th); Steve B Lewis 1:19:43 (25th); Steve B Lewis 1:19:43 (25th); Carol Miller 1:21:41 (26th); Carol Miller 1:21:41 (26th); Sarah McCarthy 1:22:27 (27th); Sarah McCarthy 1:22:27 (27th); David McDonald 1:27:14 (28th); David McDonald 1:27:14 (28th); Jemma Nurse 1:28:05 (29th); Jemma Nurse 1:28:05 (29th); Clare Johnson 1:31:53 (30th); Clare Johnson 1:31:53 (30th). Official results: 8Kb Excel file.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 12. Saturday, 03 May 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 49 people finished. 24 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 16:08 (2nd); Lee Aherne 16:08 (2nd); Nick Dukes 16:46 (5th); Nick Dukes 16:46 (5th); Mark Palser 17:29 (7th); Mark Palser 17:29 (7th); Richard Self 18:57 (16th); Richard Self 18:57 (16th); Matt Hurford 19:25 (18th); Matt Hurford 19:25 (18th); Richard Boon 19:44 (20th); Richard Boon 19:44 (20th); Andrew Russell 20:20 (26th); Andrew Russell 20:20 (26th); Steve Alexander 20:36 (29th); Steve Alexander 20:36 (29th); Wendy Boon 20:47 (30th); Wendy Boon 20:47 (30th); Catherine Beecher 20:58 (33rd); Catherine Beecher 20:58 (33rd); Libby O’Duffy 20:59 (34th); Libby O’Duffy 20:59 (34th); Richard Brewer 21:36 (36th); Richard Brewer 21:36 (36th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 12. I have put some photos on Flickr.

Newport Bay Spring Festival 10km. Saturday, 03 May 2008. Newport Bay, Parrog Road, Newport. 50 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Peter Kellam 40:30 (5th); Peter Kellam 40:30 (5th); Gillian Kellam 48:01 (22nd); Gillian Kellam 48:01 (22nd). Archive of Newport Bay Spring Festival 10km.

April

Bridge Inn 5k Race 1. Tuesday, 29 April 2008. The Bridge Inn, Main Road, Shortwood, Bristol. 70 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Paul Coker 18:27 (15th); Paul Coker 18:27 (15th); Jane Coker 20:01 (33rd); Jane Coker 20:01 (33rd).

Pentyrch Hill Race. Tuesday, 29 April 2008. Pentyrch RFC, Parc-y-Dwrlyn Fields, Penuel Road, Pentyrch. 109 people finished. 50 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 45:21 (1st); Julian Baker 45:21 (1st); Phil George 51:38 (13th); Phil George 51:38 (13th); Mick Tabor 53:10 (16th); Mick Tabor 53:10 (16th); Peter Kellam 53:26 (17th); Peter Kellam 53:26 (17th); Dylan Owen 53:40 (19th); Dylan Owen 53:40 (19th); Richard Self 54:37 (21st); Richard Self 54:37 (21st); Terry Caveney 55:09 (25th); Terry Caveney 55:09 (25th); John Diffey 55:38 (29th); John Diffey 55:38 (29th); Matt Townsend 57:05 (37th); Matt Townsend 57:05 (37th); Gerry Crispie 58:30 (41st); Gerry Crispie 58:30 (41st); Matthew Hopkins 58:57 (44th); Matthew Hopkins 58:57 (44th); Richard Boon 59:30 (47th); Richard Boon 59:30 (47th); Nick Dallimore 59:36 (48th); Nick Dallimore 59:36 (48th); Paul Morris 59:45 (49th); Paul Morris 59:45 (49th); Libby O’Duffy 1:00:20 (54th); Libby O’Duffy 1:00:20 (54th); Cheryl Hudgell 1:01:14 (59th); Cheryl Hudgell 1:01:14 (59th); Graeme Donnan 1:01:39 (64th); Graeme Donnan 1:01:39 (64th); Eurof Davies 1:01:51 (66th); Eurof Davies 1:01:51 (66th); John Plain 1:03:15 (70th); John Plain 1:03:15 (70th); Julie Scholey 1:03:28 (72nd); Julie Scholey 1:03:28 (72nd); Liz Sowter 1:05:32 (80th); Liz Sowter 1:05:32 (80th); Steve Williams 1:07:58 (92nd); Steve Williams 1:07:58 (92nd); Liz Ashton 1:09:07 (93rd); Liz Ashton 1:09:07 (93rd); Caroline Dallimore 1:09:59 (95th); Caroline Dallimore 1:09:59 (95th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:13:23 (99th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:13:23 (99th). Official results: 91Kb Excel file.

Offa’s Orror. Sunday, 27 April 2008. Chepstow. 229 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Cheryl Hudgell 1:51:37 (89th); Cheryl Hudgell 1:51:37 (89th). Official results: 27Kb PDF file.

Porthkerry Plod. Sunday, 27 April 2008. Porthkerry Park, Barry. 130 people finished. 52 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 29:45 (2nd); Stuart Crees 29:45 (2nd); Phil Cook 30:04 (3rd); Phil Cook 30:04 (3rd); Matt Townsend 33:45 (9th); Matt Townsend 33:45 (9th); John Diffey 34:28 (10th); John Diffey 34:28 (10th); Terry Caveney 34:38 (12th); Terry Caveney 34:38 (12th); Matthew Hopkins 35:08 (13th); Matthew Hopkins 35:08 (13th); Dave Proud 35:10 (14th); Dave Proud 35:10 (14th); Matt Hurford 35:18 (15th); Matt Hurford 35:18 (15th); Clive Osmond 35:50 (16th); Clive Osmond 35:50 (16th); Catherine Beecher 35:51 (17th); Catherine Beecher 35:51 (17th); Jeff Aston 37:54 (29th); Jeff Aston 37:54 (29th); Mike Davies 38:22 (34th); Mike Davies 38:22 (34th); Eurof Davies 38:35 (36th); Eurof Davies 38:35 (36th); Julie Scholey 39:07 (41st); Julie Scholey 39:07 (41st); Cath Tailby 39:14 (43rd); Cath Tailby 39:14 (43rd); Gary John 39:24 (44th); Gary John 39:24 (44th); Graeme Donnan 39:33 (45th); Graeme Donnan 39:33 (45th); Gary Hyatt 41:15 (53rd); Gary Hyatt 41:15 (53rd); Steve Williams 42:04 (61st); Steve Williams 42:04 (61st); Michael Rossiter 43:20 (72nd); Michael Rossiter 43:20 (72nd); Caroline Dallimore 43:30 (73rd); Caroline Dallimore 43:30 (73rd); Tina Rossiter 47:38 (93rd); Tina Rossiter 47:38 (93rd); Eirian Arwyn 50:47 (102nd); Eirian Arwyn 50:47 (102nd); Mal Rowson 51:58 (109th); Mal Rowson 51:58 (109th); Mike Murphy 55:29 (118th); Mike Murphy 55:29 (118th); Gillian Murphy 55:30 (119th); Gillian Murphy 55:30 (119th). Official results: 29Kb Excel file.

SIG Insulations Sheffield Half Marathon. Sunday, 27 April 2008. Don Valley Stadium, Worksop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 4537 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Adam Abraham 1:44:29 (1318th); Adam Abraham 1:44:29 (1318th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 11. Saturday, 26 April 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 46 people finished. 20 Croups members ran. Sandy Johnston 18:27 (9th); Sandy Johnston 18:27 (9th); Peter Kellam 18:39 (11th); Peter Kellam 18:39 (11th); Gerry Crispie 18:48 (12th); Gerry Crispie 18:48 (12th); Dave Proud 19:14 (13th); Dave Proud 19:14 (13th); Kellinu Portelli 20:48 (22nd); Kellinu Portelli 20:48 (22nd); Gillian Kellam 21:24 (25th); Gillian Kellam 21:24 (25th); Richard Brewer 21:54 (27th); Richard Brewer 21:54 (27th); Liz Ashton 21:57 (28th); Liz Ashton 21:57 (28th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 23:42 (31st); Sara MacBride-Stewart 23:42 (31st); Clare Johnson 25:24 (38th); Clare Johnson 25:24 (38th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 11.

Chesapeake Bay 10k. Saturday, 26 April 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 36:56 (5th); Steve Speirs 36:56 (5th).

ERRA National Road Relay Championship (Men). Saturday, 26 April 2008. Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. 12 people finished. 24 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 16:13; Richard Bullen 16:13; Matt Townsend 17:12; Matt Townsend 17:12; Phil George 17:14; Phil George 17:14; Mick Tabor 17:39; Mick Tabor 17:39; Daniel Harris 17:43; Daniel Harris 17:43; Dylan Owen 17:56; Dylan Owen 17:56; Chris Discombe 29:19; Chris Discombe 29:19; Lee Aherne 29:30; Lee Aherne 29:30; Phil Cook 29:39; Phil Cook 29:39; Stuart Crees 29:50; Stuart Crees 29:50; Nick Dukes 30:21; Nick Dukes 30:21; Mark Palser 33:13; Mark Palser 33:13. Brian Smith has Photos on Flickr.

Civil Service Athletics Association 10k. Wednesday, 23 April 2008. Battersea Park, London. 2 Croups members ran. Catherine Beecher 41:15 (68th); Catherine Beecher 41:15 (68th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 10. Saturday, 19 April 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 51 people finished. 34 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 16:30 (4th); Stuart Crees 16:30 (4th); Phil Cook 16:41 (5th); Phil Cook 16:41 (5th); Nick Dukes 16:57 (6th); Nick Dukes 16:57 (6th); Richard Bullen 17:03 (7th); Richard Bullen 17:03 (7th); Wouter Poortinga 19:15 (14th); Wouter Poortinga 19:15 (14th); Terry Caveney 19:41 (16th); Terry Caveney 19:41 (16th); Catherine Beecher 19:56 (17th); Catherine Beecher 19:56 (17th); Graeme Donnan 20:26 (21st); Graeme Donnan 20:26 (21st); Steve Alexander 20:49 (26th); Steve Alexander 20:49 (26th); Des Davies 20:53 (28th); Des Davies 20:53 (28th); Claire Beatty 21:33 (31st); Claire Beatty 21:33 (31st); Liz Sowter 21:43 (32nd); Liz Sowter 21:43 (32nd); Denis Murphy 21:58 (34th); Denis Murphy 21:58 (34th); Yvonne Bullen 22:12 (37th); Yvonne Bullen 22:12 (37th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 24:37 (42nd); Sara MacBride-Stewart 24:37 (42nd); Eirian Arwyn 30:07 (47th); Eirian Arwyn 30:07 (47th); Karen Phillips 30:48 (48th); Karen Phillips 30:48 (48th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 10.

Sugar Loaf Fell Race. Saturday, 19 April 2008. Abergavenny Leisure Centre, Old Hereford Rd, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. 65 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Dylan Owen 1:00:52 (15th); Dylan Owen 1:00:52 (15th); Mick Tabor 1:01:24 (19th); Mick Tabor 1:01:24 (19th). Official results: 14Kb Excel file.

Flora London Marathon. Sunday, 13 April 2008. London Underwriting Centre off Mincing Lane, City of London, London, England. 22 people finished. 50 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 2:37:20 (134th); Julian Baker 2:37:20 (134th); Victor Vinyals 2:55:53 (748th); Victor Vinyals 2:55:53 (748th); Stuart Reeves 2:56:59 (811th); Stuart Reeves 2:56:59 (811th); Scott Howell 3:06:08 (1492nd); Scott Howell 3:06:08 (1492nd); Richard Self 3:11:44 (1991st); Richard Self 3:11:44 (1991st); Wendy Boon 3:14:25 (96th); Wendy Boon 3:14:25 (96th); Libby O’Duffy 3:15:18 (107th); Libby O’Duffy 3:15:18 (107th); Firouz Mal 3:36:11 (5083rd); Firouz Mal 3:36:11 (5083rd); Jeff Aston 3:36:37 (5133rd); Jeff Aston 3:36:37 (5133rd); Graeme Donnan 3:40:10 (5685th); Graeme Donnan 3:40:10 (5685th); John Thomas 3:42:51 (6132nd); John Thomas 3:42:51 (6132nd); Andrew Russell 3:46:26 (6760th); Andrew Russell 3:46:26 (6760th); Andrew Sedgmond 3:51:36 (7721st); Andrew Sedgmond 3:51:36 (7721st); Dave Headon 3:54:37 (8387th); Dave Headon 3:54:37 (8387th); Richard Brewer 3:56:35 (8809th); Richard Brewer 3:56:35 (8809th); Steve Williams 4:06:06 (10798th); Steve Williams 4:06:06 (10798th); Ian Derrick 4:11:50 (11849th); Ian Derrick 4:11:50 (11849th); Mike Davies 4:20:37 (13480th); Mike Davies 4:20:37 (13480th); Richard Boon 4:24:21 (14175th); Richard Boon 4:24:21 (14175th); Gil John 4:25:57 (14455th); Gil John 4:25:57 (14455th); Fran Machin 4:29:06 (4081st); Fran Machin 4:29:06 (4081st); Kellinu Portelli 4:36:14 (16281st); Kellinu Portelli 4:36:14 (16281st); Alan Bladen 4:54:51 (18952nd); Alan Bladen 4:54:51 (18952nd); Karen Mingay 5:02:35 (7012th); Karen Mingay 5:02:35 (7012th); Sarah Davies-Clark 5:30:24 (8563rd); Sarah Davies-Clark 5:30:24 (8563rd). Archive of Flora London Marathon. Results analysed by Tim OS: Wendy Boon sub 3:15 (3:14:25), Libby 3:15:18; Richard Self running the most evenly paced race (11 sec negative split); Mike D and Richard B completing whilst clearly in trouble (with respective injuries ) judging by TV shots; Julian B running 71:39 for the 1st half; Jeff continues his unique Welsh ’ever present’ stint. See also Jeff Aston on the BBC site.

Rotterdam Marathon. Sunday, 13 April 2008. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2 Croups members ran. Gerry Crispie 2:55:51; Gerry Crispie 2:55:51.

27th Annual Lion’s Journey For Sight 5k. Saturday, 12 April 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 17:46 (3rd); Steve Speirs 17:46 (3rd).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 9. Saturday, 12 April 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 46 people finished. 22 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 18:00 (6th); Mick Tabor 18:00 (6th); Paul Coker 18:17 (7th); Paul Coker 18:17 (7th); Peter Kellam 18:26 (9th); Peter Kellam 18:26 (9th); Dylan Owen 18:46 (12th); Dylan Owen 18:46 (12th); Catherine Beecher 20:05 (16th); Catherine Beecher 20:05 (16th); Jeremy Forshew 20:08 (17th); Jeremy Forshew 20:08 (17th); Matt Hurford 20:09 (18th); Matt Hurford 20:09 (18th); Jane Coker 20:38 (23rd); Jane Coker 20:38 (23rd); Frank Williams 21:42 (28th); Frank Williams 21:42 (28th); Liz Sowter 21:56 (29th); Liz Sowter 21:56 (29th); Sarah McCarthy 23:08 (32nd); Sarah McCarthy 23:08 (32nd). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 9.

Cancer Care Cymru Canter 2008. Sunday, 06 April 2008. Bute Park, Cardiff. 234 people finished. 54 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 16:02 (1st); Chris Discombe 16:02 (1st); Phil Cook 16:59 (2nd); Phil Cook 16:59 (2nd); Matt Townsend 17:39 (4th); Matt Townsend 17:39 (4th); Daniel Harris 17:52 (5th); Daniel Harris 17:52 (5th); John Diffey 19:11 (9th); John Diffey 19:11 (9th); Martin Pinnell 19:12 (10th); Martin Pinnell 19:12 (10th); Matthew Hopkins 19:16 (12th); Matthew Hopkins 19:16 (12th); Julian Carter 19:32 (13th); Julian Carter 19:32 (13th); Clive Osmond 19:56 (16th); Clive Osmond 19:56 (16th); Steve Owen 20:11 (19th); Steve Owen 20:11 (19th); Marcus Coles 20:13 (20th); Marcus Coles 20:13 (20th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:16 (21st); Tim O’Sullivan 20:16 (21st); Alan Mason 20:18 (22nd); Alan Mason 20:18 (22nd); Matt Hurford 20:52 (24th); Matt Hurford 20:52 (24th); Maria Zubizarreta 21:24 (36th); Maria Zubizarreta 21:24 (36th); Frank Williams 21:56 (39th); Frank Williams 21:56 (39th); Gillian Kellam 22:02 (41st); Gillian Kellam 22:02 (41st); Andrew Sedgmond 22:04 (42nd); Andrew Sedgmond 22:04 (42nd); Steve Williams 22:54 (53rd); Steve Williams 22:54 (53rd); Kellinu Portelli 24:06 (66th); Kellinu Portelli 24:06 (66th); Mal Rowson 27:31 (100th); Mal Rowson 27:31 (100th); Alan Bladen 27:48 (105th); Alan Bladen 27:48 (105th); Malcolm Farnham 28:28 (116th); Malcolm Farnham 28:28 (116th); Anne Donald 29:41 (131st); Anne Donald 29:41 (131st); Joy Beavon 30:44 (138th); Joy Beavon 30:44 (138th); Mike Murphy 32:08 (153rd); Gillian Murphy 32:08 (152nd); Mike Murphy 32:08 (153rd); Gillian Murphy 32:08 (152nd). Official results: 40Kb Excel file. Archive of Cancer Care Cymru Canter 2008.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 8. Saturday, 05 April 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 40 people finished. 18 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 16:22 (1st); Stuart Crees 16:22 (1st); Nick Dukes 17:11 (3rd); Nick Dukes 17:11 (3rd); Matt Townsend 17:32 (4th); Matt Townsend 17:32 (4th); Dave Proud 19:34 (7th); Dave Proud 19:34 (7th); Steve Owen 19:35 (8th); Steve Owen 19:35 (8th); Gerry Crispie 19:38 (9th); Gerry Crispie 19:38 (9th); Graeme Donnan 20:42 (20th); Graeme Donnan 20:42 (20th); Cath Tailby 21:20 (24th); Cath Tailby 21:20 (24th); Des Davies 21:32 (25th); Des Davies 21:32 (25th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 8.

Suffolk YMCA 5k. Saturday, 05 April 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 18:17 (4th); Steve Speirs 18:17 (4th).

March

Hogweed Hilly Half. Sunday, 30 March 2008. Horton Village Hall, Horton, South Gloucestershire. 240 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Matt Townsend 1:28:18 (14th); Matt Townsend 1:28:18 (14th); Maria Zubizarreta 1:40:28 (55th); Maria Zubizarreta 1:40:28 (55th); Graeme Donnan 1:43:37 (75th); Graeme Donnan 1:43:37 (75th).

BMAF Cross Country Championships Men 35-50. Saturday, 29 March 2008. Warriner School, Banbury, Oxfordshire. 106 people finished. 10 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 32:40 (40th); Richard Bullen 32:40 (40th); Nigel Webb 34:03 (72nd); Nigel Webb 34:03 (72nd); Rob Jones 35:13 (82nd); Rob Jones 35:13 (82nd); Peter Kellam 37:27 (92nd); Peter Kellam 37:27 (92nd); Steve Alexander 40:11 (104th); Steve Alexander 40:11 (104th). Archive of BMAF Cross Country Championships Men 35-50.

BMAF Cross Country Championships Men 50-69. Saturday, 29 March 2008. Warriner School, Banbury, Oxfordshire. 153 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Mick McGeoch 34:03 (22nd); Mick McGeoch 34:03 (22nd); Mick Tabor 34:08 (23rd); Mick Tabor 34:08 (23rd); Sandy Johnston 35:20 (45th); Sandy Johnston 35:20 (45th); Alan Mann 50:22 (149th); Alan Mann 50:22 (149th). Archive of BMAF Cross Country Championships Men 50-69.

BMAF Cross Country Championships Women and Men 70+. Saturday, 29 March 2008. Warriner School, Banbury, Oxfordshire. 116 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Ann James 33:35 (75th); Ann James 33:35 (75th); Sue Neal 37:32 (100th); Sue Neal 37:32 (100th). Archive of BMAF Cross Country Championships Women and Men 70+.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 7. Saturday, 29 March 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 50 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 15:52 (2nd); Chris Discombe 15:52 (2nd); Stuart Crees 16:30 (4th); Stuart Crees 16:30 (4th); Mark Palser 17:12 (7th); Mark Palser 17:12 (7th); Daniel Harris 17:28 (8th); Daniel Harris 17:28 (8th); Ian Bound 17:49 (9th); Ian Bound 17:49 (9th); Wouter Poortinga 19:12 (14th); Wouter Poortinga 19:12 (14th); Dave Proud 19:44 (22nd); Dave Proud 19:44 (22nd); Tim O’Sullivan 20:15 (26th); Tim O’Sullivan 20:15 (26th); Denis Murphy 20:24 (27th); Denis Murphy 20:24 (27th); Des Davies 20:51 (32nd); Des Davies 20:51 (32nd); Steve Williams 22:27 (41st); Steve Williams 22:27 (41st); Howard Brown 22:38 (42nd); Howard Brown 22:38 (42nd); David McDonald 23:22 (44th); David McDonald 23:22 (44th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 7.

Polaris Challenge. Saturday, 29 March 2008. South Wales near Brecon. 6 Croups members ran. Caroline Dallimore 11:10:51 (2nd); Nick Dallimore 11:10:51 (2nd); Caroline Dallimore 11:10:51 (2nd); Nick Dallimore 11:10:51 (2nd); Julian Carter 11:37:26 (6th); Julian Carter 11:37:26 (6th). 2 Day mountain biking event. Nick and Caroline competed together.

Llanbedr to Blaenavon Fell Race. Monday, 24 March 2008. Blaenafon Recreation Centre, Middle Coed Cae Road, Blaenavon. 2 Croups members ran. Julian Carter 2:31:40 (9th); Julian Carter 2:31:40 (9th). 16 miles; 4500ft of ascent.

Teifi 10 Mile Road Race. Sunday, 23 March 2008. Lampeter Rugby Football Club, North Rd, Lampeter, Ceredigion. 136 people finished. 14 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 54:32 (2nd); Lee Aherne 54:32 (2nd); Mick McGeoch 1:00:51 (17th); Mick McGeoch 1:00:51 (17th); Gerry Crispie 1:03:22 (24th); Gerry Crispie 1:03:22 (24th); Ruth Tyler 1:05:39 (41st); Ruth Tyler 1:05:39 (41st); Catherine Beecher 1:08:02 (49th); Catherine Beecher 1:08:02 (49th); Clive Osmond 1:10:19 (63rd); Clive Osmond 1:10:19 (63rd); Gary John 1:19:44 (104th); Gary John 1:19:44 (104th). Archive of Teifi 10 Mile Road Race.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 6. Saturday, 22 March 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 36 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Mark Palser 17:31 (5th); Matt Townsend 17:31 (6th); Mark Palser 17:31 (5th); Matt Townsend 17:31 (6th); Richard Self 18:36 (8th); Richard Self 18:36 (8th); Marcus Coles 19:35 (9th); Marcus Coles 19:35 (9th); Martin Pinnell 19:40 (10th); Martin Pinnell 19:40 (10th); Kellinu Portelli 20:54 (17th); Kellinu Portelli 20:54 (17th); Steve Alexander 21:11 (18th); Steve Alexander 21:11 (18th); Denis Murphy 21:14 (19th); Denis Murphy 21:14 (19th); Bill Fear 21:25 (20th); Bill Fear 21:25 (20th); Jeff Aston 21:33 (22nd); Jeff Aston 21:33 (22nd); Des Davies 21:39 (25th); Des Davies 21:39 (25th); Yvonne Bullen 21:56 (28th); Yvonne Bullen 21:56 (28th); Karen Phillips 30:27 (39th); Karen Phillips 30:27 (39th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 6.

Asics Fleet Pre-London Half Marathon. Sunday, 16 March 2008. Fleet, Hampshire. 1966 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Andrew Russell 1:38:26 (429th); Andrew Russell 1:38:26 (429th).

B&Q Eastleigh 10K. Sunday, 16 March 2008. Fleming Pk, Woodside Avenue, Eastleigh, Southampton, Hants. 1372 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Richard Bullen 34:11 (38th); Richard Bullen 34:11 (38th); Yvonne Bullen 44:56 (377th); Yvonne Bullen 44:56 (377th).

Bath Half Marathon. Sunday, 16 March 2008. Great Pulteney Street, Bath. 10054 people finished. 14 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 1:20:21 (152nd); Mick Tabor 1:20:21 (152nd); Mark Palser 1:23:07 (211th); Mark Palser 1:23:07 (211th); Jeremy Forshew 1:36:44 (1054th); Jeremy Forshew 1:36:44 (1054th); Liz Ashton 1:41:50 (1729th); Liz Ashton 1:41:50 (1729th); John Thomas 1:45:05 (2203rd); John Thomas 1:45:05 (2203rd); Fran Machin 1:49:12 (3292nd); Fran Machin 1:49:12 (3292nd); Sarah McCarthy 2:06:22 (5903rd); Sarah McCarthy 2:06:22 (5903rd). Sorry that I didn’t get these sooner. Theresults on the Bath site don’t include clubs, and I couldn’t download the massive PDF of results until today.

Forest of Dean Half Marathon. Sunday, 16 March 2008. Whitemead Forest Park, Parkend, Lydney, Gloucestershire. 1346 people finished. 34 Croups members ran. Victor Vinyals 1:15:27 (1st); Victor Vinyals 1:15:27 (1st); Nick Rees 1:28:27 (63rd); Nick Rees 1:28:27 (63rd); Catherine Beecher 1:29:19 (73rd); Catherine Beecher 1:29:19 (73rd); Terry Caveney 1:30:10 (83rd); Terry Caveney 1:30:10 (83rd); John Diffey 1:33:01 (126th); John Diffey 1:33:01 (126th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:35:56 (181st); Tim O’Sullivan 1:35:56 (181st); Clive Osmond 1:38:10 (222nd); Clive Osmond 1:38:10 (222nd); Cheryl Hudgell 1:39:01 (241st); Cheryl Hudgell 1:39:01 (241st); Maria Zubizarreta 1:40:28 (266th); Maria Zubizarreta 1:40:28 (266th); Julie Scholey 1:41:20 (283rd); Julie Scholey 1:41:20 (283rd); Graeme Donnan 1:42:13 (311th); Graeme Donnan 1:42:13 (311th); Steve B Lewis 1:43:07 (334th); Steve B Lewis 1:43:07 (334th); Michael Rossiter 1:48:31 (491st); Michael Rossiter 1:48:31 (491st); Steve Williams 1:49:18 (510th); Steve Williams 1:49:18 (510th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:50:01 (528th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 1:50:01 (528th); Tina Rossiter 1:57:53 (748th); Tina Rossiter 1:57:53 (748th); Clare Johnson 2:02:57 (883rd); Clare Johnson 2:02:57 (883rd). Some times may be slightly wrong; I’ve been told that they were gun times but recorded as chip times.

Shamrock Festival Marathon. Sunday, 16 March 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 2:53:05 (28th); Steve Speirs 2:53:05 (28th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 5. Saturday, 15 March 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 41 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 16:01 (1st); Julian Baker 16:01 (1st); Nick Dukes 17:07 (3rd); Nick Dukes 17:07 (3rd); Phil Cook 17:27 (4th); Phil Cook 17:27 (4th); Sandy Johnston 18:39 (7th); Sandy Johnston 18:39 (7th); Phil George 18:55 (8th); Phil George 18:55 (8th); John Diffey 19:11 (9th); John Diffey 19:11 (9th); Libby O’Duffy 19:36 (11th); Libby O’Duffy 19:36 (11th); Steve Owen 19:50 (14th); Steve Owen 19:50 (14th); Martin Pinnell 20:36 (18th); Martin Pinnell 20:36 (18th); Graeme Donnan 21:18 (22nd); Graeme Donnan 21:18 (22nd); Frank Williams 21:36 (25th); Frank Williams 21:36 (25th); Howard Brown 23:15 (31st); Howard Brown 23:15 (31st); Mick Tabor 27:20 (41st); Mick Tabor 27:20 (41st). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 5.

Barry 40 Mile Track Race. Sunday, 09 March 2008. Jenner Park Athletic Stadium, Barry Road, Barry. 23 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 5:47:10 (17th); Alan Mann 5:47:10 (17th); Loretta Daley 7:16:13 (23rd); Loretta Daley 7:16:13 (23rd). Official results: 215Kb MS Word file.

San Domenico 20. Sunday, 09 March 2008. Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil. 168 people finished. 30 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 1:57:28 (1st); Julian Baker 1:57:28 (1st); Gerry Crispie 2:18:27 (14th); Gerry Crispie 2:18:27 (14th); Matt Townsend 2:18:43 (15th); Matt Townsend 2:18:43 (15th); Anne Fallows 2:24:49 (26th); Anne Fallows 2:24:49 (26th); Wendy Boon 2:30:10 (36th); Wendy Boon 2:30:10 (36th); Denis Murphy 2:34:47 (56th); Denis Murphy 2:34:47 (56th); Richard Boon 2:36:20 (58th); Richard Boon 2:36:20 (58th); Graeme Donnan 2:40:09 (69th); Graeme Donnan 2:40:09 (69th); Andrew Russell 2:46:02 (76th); Andrew Russell 2:46:02 (76th); Andrew Sedgmond 2:51:51 (94th); Andrew Sedgmond 2:51:51 (94th); Steve Williams 2:54:07 (102nd); Steve Williams 2:54:07 (102nd); Kellinu Portelli 2:55:38 (106th); Kellinu Portelli 2:55:38 (106th); Ian Derrick 3:00:51 (115th); Ian Derrick 3:00:51 (115th); Rhian Llewellyn 3:16:14 (143rd); Rhian Llewellyn 3:16:14 (143rd); Sarah Davies-Clark 3:54:28 (168th); Sarah Davies-Clark 3:54:28 (168th). Official results: 42Kb PDF file. Archive of San Domenico 20.

SC Orvault Half Marathon. Sunday, 09 March 2008. Nantes, France. 2 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 1:12:55 (17th); Stuart Crees 1:12:55 (17th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 4. Saturday, 08 March 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 42 people finished. 24 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 16:23 (1st); Lee Aherne 16:23 (1st); Matt Townsend 17:24 (3rd); Matt Townsend 17:24 (3rd); Phil George 18:57 (6th); Phil George 18:57 (6th); Mick Tabor 19:01 (7th); Mick Tabor 19:01 (7th); John Diffey 19:18 (8th); John Diffey 19:18 (8th); Ruth Tyler 19:27 (9th); Ruth Tyler 19:27 (9th); Martin Pinnell 19:48 (11th); Martin Pinnell 19:48 (11th); Steve Owen 19:51 (12th); Steve Owen 19:51 (12th); Richard Self 21:00 (18th); Richard Self 21:00 (18th); Frank Williams 21:13 (20th); Frank Williams 21:13 (20th); Yvonne Bullen 21:41 (22nd); Yvonne Bullen 21:41 (22nd); Liz Ashton 22:08 (25th); Liz Ashton 22:08 (25th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 4.

Gloucester 20. Sunday, 02 March 2008. Frampton-on-Severn Community Centre, Lake Lane, Frampton-on-Severn. 531 people finished. 12 Croups members ran. Shaun Connor 2:32:02 (159th); Shaun Connor 2:32:02 (159th); Terry Caveney 2:34:04 (175th); Terry Caveney 2:34:04 (175th); Darren Morgan 2:35:24 (178th); Darren Morgan 2:35:24 (178th); Andrew Sedgmond 2:43:22 (257th); Andrew Sedgmond 2:43:22 (257th); Richard Brewer 2:50:51 (294th); Richard Brewer 2:50:51 (294th); Ian Derrick 2:56:00 (336th); Ian Derrick 2:56:00 (336th). Archive of Gloucester 20.

Llanelli Waterside Half Marathon. Sunday, 02 March 2008. Llanelli Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli. 845 people finished. 20 Croups members ran. Lee Aherne 1:13:36 (2nd); Lee Aherne 1:13:36 (2nd); Richard Self 1:26:15 (40th); Richard Self 1:26:15 (40th); Dave Proud 1:28:31 (61st); Dave Proud 1:28:31 (61st); Wendy Boon 1:31:27 (100th); Wendy Boon 1:31:27 (100th); Andrew Russell 1:38:00 (217th); Andrew Russell 1:38:00 (217th); James Horner 1:39:35 (240th); James Horner 1:39:35 (240th); Judi Rhys 1:40:20 (244th); Judi Rhys 1:40:20 (244th); Des Davies 1:40:40 (259th); Des Davies 1:40:40 (259th); Kellinu Portelli 1:53:51 (469th); Kellinu Portelli 1:53:51 (469th); Mike James 1:57:57 (554th); Mike James 1:57:57 (554th). Official results: 68Kb PDF file. Archive of Llanelli Waterside Half Marathon.

Reading Half Marathon. Sunday, 02 March 2008. Madejski Stadium, Reading, Wilts. 2 Croups members ran. Andrew Yates 1:47:48 (3587th); Andrew Yates 1:47:48 (3587th).

St David’s Day 5k. Sunday, 02 March 2008. Bute Park, Cardiff. 305 people finished. 24 Croups members ran. Sandy Johnston 17:17 (61st); Sandy Johnston 17:17 (61st); Matthew Hopkins 18:08 (72nd); Matthew Hopkins 18:08 (72nd); Martin Pinnell 18:18 (75th); Martin Pinnell 18:18 (75th); Clive Osmond 18:20 (76th); Clive Osmond 18:20 (76th); Steve Owen 19:16 (95th); Steve Owen 19:16 (95th); Paul Morris 19:20 (97th); Paul Morris 19:20 (97th); Marcus Coles 19:32 (99th); Marcus Coles 19:32 (99th); Cheryl Hudgell 19:36 (101st); Cheryl Hudgell 19:36 (101st); Julie Scholey 20:31 (108th); Julie Scholey 20:31 (108th); Howard Brown 21:55 (126th); Howard Brown 21:55 (126th); Alan Bladen 26:58 (203rd); Alan Bladen 26:58 (203rd); Gillian Murphy 29:00 (238th); Gillian Murphy 29:00 (238th). Official results: 24Kb PDF file. Archive of St David’s Day 5k. I took some photos and uploaded them to Flickr. Also for complex historical reasns (we used to have both a Fran Williams and a Frank Williams, and the script which writes this site only reads the first four letters of given names when it tries to identify members, so it needs to know gender as well), I had to guess at the sex of runners. My apologies to anyone whose sex I got wrong.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 3. Saturday, 01 March 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 26 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Steve Owen 20:05 (3rd); Steve Owen 20:05 (3rd); Frank Williams 21:57 (11th); Frank Williams 21:57 (11th); Sian Evans 23:01 (14th); Sian Evans 23:01 (14th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 3.

Gwent League #5: Men. Saturday, 01 March 2008. Blaise Castle, Henbury Road, Bristol, Somerset. 203 people finished. 62 Croups members ran. Victor Vinyals 33:45 (6th); Victor Vinyals 33:45 (6th); Chris Discombe 33:50 (8th); Chris Discombe 33:50 (8th); Julian Baker 35:18 (15th); Julian Baker 35:18 (15th); Richard Bullen 35:29 (17th); Richard Bullen 35:29 (17th); Stuart Crees 35:43 (19th); Stuart Crees 35:43 (19th); Mark Palser 36:27 (26th); Mark Palser 36:27 (26th); Nick Dukes 37:12 (37th); Nick Dukes 37:12 (37th); Gareth Morgan 37:18 (39th); Gareth Morgan 37:18 (39th); Mick Tabor 37:38 (48th); Mick Tabor 37:38 (48th); Mick McGeoch 37:42 (49th); Mick McGeoch 37:42 (49th); Daniel Harris 37:45 (51st); Daniel Harris 37:45 (51st); Phil Cook 37:50 (52nd); Phil Cook 37:50 (52nd); Rob Jones 38:13 (57th); Rob Jones 38:13 (57th); Julian Carter 38:56 (69th); Julian Carter 38:56 (69th); Nigel Webb 39:16 (77th); Nigel Webb 39:16 (77th); Matt Townsend 39:17 (78th); Matt Townsend 39:17 (78th); Paul Coker 39:29 (80th); Paul Coker 39:29 (80th); Dylan Owen 39:34 (82nd); Dylan Owen 39:34 (82nd); Nick Rees 40:25 (92nd); Nick Rees 40:25 (92nd); Jerry Cleall-Harding 40:48 (100th); Jerry Cleall-Harding 40:48 (100th); John O’Shea 40:52 (101st); John O’Shea 40:52 (101st); Phil George 40:55 (102nd); Phil George 40:55 (102nd); John Diffey 41:37 (112th); John Diffey 41:37 (112th); David Bright 42:47 (126th); David Bright 42:47 (126th); Terry Caveney 43:02 (133rd); Terry Caveney 43:02 (133rd); Alan Mason 44:35 (151st); Alan Mason 44:35 (151st); Jeff Aston 44:41 (152nd); Jeff Aston 44:41 (152nd); Mel James 44:53 (154th); Mel James 44:53 (154th); Mike Dix 46:40 (173rd); Mike Dix 46:40 (173rd); Steve Alexander 47:34 (176th); Steve Alexander 47:34 (176th); Steve Williams 50:30 (190th); Steve Williams 50:30 (190th). Archive of Gwent League #5: Men.

Gwent League #5: Men. Saturday, 01 March 2008. Blaise Castle, Henbury Road, Bristol, Somerset. 108 people finished. 42 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 20:55 (16th); Libby O’Duffy 20:55 (16th); Catherine Beecher 20:57 (17th); Catherine Beecher 20:57 (17th); Maria Zubizarreta 21:38 (26th); Maria Zubizarreta 21:38 (26th); Jane Coker 21:46 (29th); Jane Coker 21:46 (29th); Claire Beatty 22:28 (42nd); Claire Beatty 22:28 (42nd); Wendy Boon 22:35 (43rd); Wendy Boon 22:35 (43rd); Cath Tailby 22:42 (44th); Cath Tailby 22:42 (44th); Julie Scholey 22:54 (49th); Julie Scholey 22:54 (49th); Gillian Kellam 23:26 (57th); Gillian Kellam 23:26 (57th); Yvonne Bullen 24:07 (62nd); Yvonne Bullen 24:07 (62nd); Liz Ashton 24:11 (65th); Liz Ashton 24:11 (65th); Ann James 24:22 (66th); Ann James 24:22 (66th); Caroline Dallimore 24:57 (70th); Caroline Dallimore 24:57 (70th); Sue Neal 27:06 (83rd); Sue Neal 27:06 (83rd); Clare Johnson 28:42 (90th); Clare Johnson 28:42 (90th); Angela Neal 29:55 (92nd); Angela Neal 29:55 (92nd); Mal Rowson 30:27 (95th); Mal Rowson 30:27 (95th); Joy Davies 31:05 (98th); Joy Davies 31:05 (98th); Eirian Arwyn 32:06 (101st); Eirian Arwyn 32:06 (101st); Karen Phillips 33:14 (103rd); Karen Phillips 33:14 (103rd); Gillian Murphy 33:17 (104th); Gillian Murphy 33:17 (104th). Archive of Gwent League #5: Men.

February

Colonial Half Marathon. Sunday, 24 February 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 1:22:00; Steve Speirs 1:22:00.

High Bridge Jewellers’ Bourton-on-the-Water 10k. Sunday, 24 February 2008. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos. 515 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Mick Tabor 35:54 (48th); Mick Tabor 35:54 (48th); Dylan Owen 37:16 (74th); Dylan Owen 37:16 (74th); Tim O’Sullivan 39:55 (137th); Tim O’Sullivan 39:55 (137th); Graeme Donnan 42:03 (187th); Graeme Donnan 42:03 (187th). Archive of High Bridge Jewellers’ Bourton-on-the-Water 10k.

Welsh Cross Country Championships Men. Sunday, 24 February 2008. Singleton Park, Swansea. 57 people finished. 26 Croups members ran. Julian Baker 41:00 (12th); Julian Baker 41:00 (12th); Chris Discombe 42:00 (17th); Chris Discombe 42:00 (17th); Stuart Crees 42:52 (19th); Stuart Crees 42:52 (19th); Richard Bullen 43:22 (23rd); Richard Bullen 43:22 (23rd); Nick Dukes 44:18 (28th); Nick Dukes 44:18 (28th); Mark Palser 44:37 (30th); Mark Palser 44:37 (30th); Phil Cook 46:03 (36th); Phil Cook 46:03 (36th); Sandy Johnston 47:31 (41st); Sandy Johnston 47:31 (41st); Stuart Reeves 48:46 (46th); Stuart Reeves 48:46 (46th); Terry Caveney 50:19 (48th); Terry Caveney 50:19 (48th); Clive Osmond 51:41 (52nd); Clive Osmond 51:41 (52nd); Mike Davies 53:56 (54th); Mike Davies 53:56 (54th); Steve Alexander 56:09 (57th); Steve Alexander 56:09 (57th). Official results: 60Kb PDF file. Archive of Welsh Cross Country Championships Men.

Welsh Cross Country Championships Women. Sunday, 24 February 2008. Singleton Park, Swansea. 30 people finished. 10 Croups members ran. Maria Zubizarreta 33:05 (13th); Maria Zubizarreta 33:05 (13th); Wendy Boon 33:50 (17th); Wendy Boon 33:50 (17th); Julie Scholey 35:40 (21st); Julie Scholey 35:40 (21st); Yvonne Bullen 38:22 (29th); Yvonne Bullen 38:22 (29th); Eirian Arwyn 48:27 (30th); Eirian Arwyn 48:27 (30th). Official results: 60Kb PDF file. Archive of Welsh Cross Country Championships Women.

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 2. Saturday, 23 February 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 55 people finished. 20 Croups members ran. Gareth Morgan 17:20 (5th); Gareth Morgan 17:20 (5th); John O’Shea 19:11 (10th); John O’Shea 19:11 (10th); Catherine Beecher 19:39 (12th); Catherine Beecher 19:39 (12th); Dave Proud 19:45 (13th); Dave Proud 19:45 (13th); Steve Owen 20:06 (16th); Steve Owen 20:06 (16th); Des Davies 20:50 (22nd); Des Davies 20:50 (22nd); Steve Alexander 21:11 (25th); Steve Alexander 21:11 (25th); Denis Murphy 21:13 (26th); Denis Murphy 21:13 (26th); Kellinu Portelli 21:15 (27th); Kellinu Portelli 21:15 (27th); Liz Ashton 22:08 (36th); Liz Ashton 22:08 (36th). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 2.

Endurance Life South Devon Half Marathon. Saturday, 23 February 2008. South Devon. 227 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Ian Bound 1:45:38 (8th); Ian Bound 1:45:38 (8th). Archive of Endurance Life South Devon Half Marathon.

Mud In Your Eye XC 8k. Saturday, 23 February 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 31:44; Steve Speirs 31:44.

Muddy Woody 6. Sunday, 17 February 2008. Hereford Rowing Club, 37 Greyfriars Avenue, Hereford. 298 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Sue Neal 1:09:25 (186th); Sue Neal 1:09:25 (186th); Rhian Llewellyn 1:15:00 (240th); Rhian Llewellyn 1:15:00 (240th); Angela Neal 1:18:22 (265th); Angela Neal 1:18:22 (265th); Carolyn Llewellyn 1:39:00 (289th); Carolyn Llewellyn 1:39:00 (289th).

Sussex Beacon Half Marathon. Sunday, 17 February 2008. Madeira Drive, Brighton Seafront, Brighton, Sussex. 3714 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Gerry Crispie 1:27:15 (136th); Gerry Crispie 1:27:15 (136th); Libby O’Duffy 1:28:34 (177th); Libby O’Duffy 1:28:34 (177th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 1. Saturday, 16 February 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 53 people finished. 28 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 16:36 (1st); Stuart Crees 16:36 (1st); Gareth Morgan 17:04 (3rd); Gareth Morgan 17:04 (3rd); Matt Townsend 17:43 (7th); Matt Townsend 17:43 (7th); Richard Self 19:22 (13th); Richard Self 19:22 (13th); Ruth Tyler 19:32 (15th); Ruth Tyler 19:32 (15th); Martin Pinnell 19:44 (17th); Martin Pinnell 19:44 (17th); Catherine Beecher 19:52 (18th); Catherine Beecher 19:52 (18th); Steve Owen 20:21 (21st); Steve Owen 20:21 (21st); Graeme Donnan 20:35 (23rd); Graeme Donnan 20:35 (23rd); Denis Murphy 20:44 (24th); Denis Murphy 20:44 (24th); Des Davies 21:17 (28th); Des Davies 21:17 (28th); Yvonne Bullen 22:14 (36th); Yvonne Bullen 22:14 (36th); Howard Brown 23:23 (40th); Howard Brown 23:23 (40th); Sarah McCarthy 23:37 (41st); Sarah McCarthy 23:37 (41st). Archive of Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial 1. I’ve made some slight corrections. I’ve changed the name of the first ’unknown athlete’ and omitted the next two, which brought the number of finishers down to 53. Note that this is the first official running of the now weekly Time Trials. NB Stuart Crees improved his time, but was 3 seconds outstide Alex Donald’s unofficial course record. I got this wrong and I apologise.

Mud In Your Eye 6k XC. Sunday, 10 February 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 22:20 (12th); Steve Speirs 22:20 (12th).

Wokingham Half Marathon. Sunday, 10 February 2008. Cantley Park, off Twyford Road, Wokingham. 1997 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 1:12:46 (18th); Stuart Crees 1:12:46 (18th). Big PB for Stuart!

Gwent League #4: Men. Saturday, 09 February 2008. Penlan Athletics Track, Brecon Leisure Centre, Penlan, Brecon, Powys. 192 people finished. 44 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 37:34 (9th); Chris Discombe 37:34 (9th); Richard Bullen 38:44 (16th); Richard Bullen 38:44 (16th); Mick McGeoch 41:12 (41st); Mick McGeoch 41:12 (41st); Mark Palser 41:18 (45th); Mark Palser 41:18 (45th); Mick Tabor 41:23 (47th); Mick Tabor 41:23 (47th); Nigel Webb 42:00 (53rd); Nigel Webb 42:00 (53rd); Daniel Harris 42:24 (57th); Daniel Harris 42:24 (57th); Matt Townsend 42:49 (66th); Matt Townsend 42:49 (66th); Paul Coker 43:07 (69th); Paul Coker 43:07 (69th); Sandy Johnston 43:30 (76th); Sandy Johnston 43:30 (76th); Stuart Reeves 44:14 (92nd); Stuart Reeves 44:14 (92nd); Nick Rees 44:20 (94th); Nick Rees 44:20 (94th); John Diffey 45:54 (110th); John Diffey 45:54 (110th); David Bright 46:57 (120th); David Bright 46:57 (120th); Mike Davies 47:53 (130th); Mike Davies 47:53 (130th); Mel James 48:06 (134th); Mel James 48:06 (134th); Graeme Donnan 48:56 (144th); Graeme Donnan 48:56 (144th); Jeff Aston 49:11 (146th); Jeff Aston 49:11 (146th); Neil Tatnell 50:12 (156th); Neil Tatnell 50:12 (156th); Steve Alexander 51:02 (164th); Steve Alexander 51:02 (164th); Mike Dix 51:54 (171st); Mike Dix 51:54 (171st); Steve Williams 53:13 (179th); Steve Williams 53:13 (179th). Archive of Gwent League #4: Men.

Gwent League #4: Women. Saturday, 09 February 2008. Penlan Athletics Track, Brecon Leisure Centre, Penlan, Brecon, Powys. 100 people finished. 36 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 27:29 (12th); Libby O’Duffy 27:29 (12th); Catherine Beecher 27:55 (18th); Catherine Beecher 27:55 (18th); Maria Zubizarreta 28:02 (20th); Maria Zubizarreta 28:02 (20th); Jane Coker 28:19 (22nd); Jane Coker 28:19 (22nd); Wendy Boon 28:43 (25th); Wendy Boon 28:43 (25th); Julie Scholey 29:02 (28th); Julie Scholey 29:02 (28th); Cath Tailby 30:12 (46th); Cath Tailby 30:12 (46th); Gillian Kellam 30:56 (52nd); Gillian Kellam 30:56 (52nd); Yvonne Bullen 31:28 (56th); Yvonne Bullen 31:28 (56th); Liz Ashton 32:17 (65th); Liz Ashton 32:17 (65th); Caroline Dallimore 32:20 (66th); Caroline Dallimore 32:20 (66th); Ann James 32:41 (69th); Ann James 32:41 (69th); Sue Neal 34:28 (73rd); Sue Neal 34:28 (73rd); Clare Johnson 36:27 (80th); Clare Johnson 36:27 (80th); Angela Neal 39:22 (88th); Angela Neal 39:22 (88th); Mal Rowson 39:38 (90th); Mal Rowson 39:38 (90th); Gillian Murphy 41:25 (92nd); Gillian Murphy 41:25 (92nd); Eirian Arwyn 42:36 (95th); Eirian Arwyn 42:36 (95th). Archive of Gwent League #4: Women.

Les Croupiers Handicap 10. Sunday, 03 February 2008. Llandaff Rugby Club, Western Avenue, Cardiff. 57 people finished. 102 Croups members ran. Gareth Thomas 1:03:02 (1st); Gareth Thomas 1:03:02 (1st); Daniel Harris 1:04:06 (2nd); Daniel Harris 1:04:06 (2nd); John O’Shea 1:04:21 (3rd); John O’Shea 1:04:21 (3rd); Mick McGeoch 1:05:00 (4th); Mick McGeoch 1:05:00 (4th); Libby O’Duffy 1:07:15 (5th); Libby O’Duffy 1:07:15 (5th); Catherine Beecher 1:08:55 (6th); Catherine Beecher 1:08:55 (6th); Clive Osmond 1:08:58 (7th); Clive Osmond 1:08:58 (7th); Paul Morris 1:09:18 (8th); Paul Morris 1:09:18 (8th); Mike Davies 1:09:20 (9th); Mike Davies 1:09:20 (9th); Dave Proud 1:09:25 (10th); Dave Proud 1:09:25 (10th); Wendy Boon 1:09:32 (11th); Wendy Boon 1:09:32 (11th); Shaun Connor 1:10:00 (12th); Shaun Connor 1:10:00 (12th); Terry Caveney 1:10:25 (13th); Terry Caveney 1:10:25 (13th); Steve Owen 1:11:41 (15th); Steve Owen 1:11:41 (15th); Cheryl Hudgell 1:12:20 (16th); Cheryl Hudgell 1:12:20 (16th); Jeff Aston 1:12:59 (17th); Jeff Aston 1:12:59 (17th); Andrew Russell 1:13:07 (18th); Julie Scholey 1:13:07 (19th); Andrew Russell 1:13:07 (18th); Julie Scholey 1:13:07 (19th); Marcus Coles 1:13:12 (20th); Marcus Coles 1:13:12 (20th); Steve B Lewis 1:13:31 (21st); Steve B Lewis 1:13:31 (21st); Dave Price 1:13:46 (22nd); Dave Price 1:13:46 (22nd); Ian Derrick 1:15:04 (23rd); Ian Derrick 1:15:04 (23rd); Andrew Sedgmond 1:15:28 (24th); Andrew Sedgmond 1:15:28 (24th); Steve Alexander 1:15:30 (25th); Steve Alexander 1:15:30 (25th); Frank Williams 1:15:44 (26th); Frank Williams 1:15:44 (26th); James Horner 1:16:17 (27th); James Horner 1:16:17 (27th); Kellinu Portelli 1:16:50 (29th); Kellinu Portelli 1:16:50 (29th); Judi Rhys 1:17:06 (30th); Judi Rhys 1:17:06 (30th); Steve Williams 1:17:17 (31st); Steve Williams 1:17:17 (31st); Des Davies 1:17:31 (32nd); Des Davies 1:17:31 (32nd); Richard Brewer 1:17:44 (33rd); Richard Brewer 1:17:44 (33rd); Alan Mann 1:18:10 (34th); Alan Mann 1:18:10 (34th); Michael Rossiter 1:18:45 (35th); Michael Rossiter 1:18:45 (35th); Glenda Edwards 1:20:52 (36th); Glenda Edwards 1:20:52 (36th); Sian Evans 1:21:42 (37th); Sian Evans 1:21:42 (37th); Fran Machin 1:21:55 (38th); Fran Machin 1:21:55 (38th); Sue Neal 1:23:07 (39th); Sue Neal 1:23:07 (39th); Tina Rossiter 1:24:08 (40th); Tina Rossiter 1:24:08 (40th); Gary Pashley 1:24:23 (41st); Gary Pashley 1:24:23 (41st); Annie Conroy 1:28:41 (43rd); Annie Conroy 1:28:41 (43rd); Clare Johnson 1:30:22 (44th); Clare Johnson 1:30:22 (44th); Rhian Llewellyn 1:31:41 (45th); Rhian Llewellyn 1:31:41 (45th); Angela Neal 1:37:29 (48th); Angela Neal 1:37:29 (48th); Geoff Wright 1:38:43 (49th); Geoff Wright 1:38:43 (49th); Gillian Murphy 1:43:46 (51st); Joy Davies 1:43:46 (52nd); Karen Phillips 1:43:46 (53rd); Sam Lam 1:43:46 (54th); Gillian Murphy 1:43:46 (51st); Joy Davies 1:43:46 (52nd); Karen Phillips 1:43:46 (53rd); Sam Lam 1:43:46 (54th); Tony Dorsett 1:50:27 (55th); Tony Dorsett 1:50:27 (55th); Eirian Arwyn 1:51:12 (56th); Eirian Arwyn 1:51:12 (56th); Carolyn Llewellyn 2:00:06 (57th); Carolyn Llewellyn 2:00:06 (57th).

Pontypridd Roadents Reverse 10. Sunday, 03 February 2008. Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd. 227 people finished. 22 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 55:20 (5th); Stuart Crees 55:20 (5th); Gareth Morgan 59:18 (13th); Gareth Morgan 59:18 (13th); Nick Dukes 59:19 (14th); Nick Dukes 59:19 (14th); Mick Tabor 1:01:03 (17th); Mick Tabor 1:01:03 (17th); Matt Townsend 1:01:53 (22nd); Matt Townsend 1:01:53 (22nd); Gerry Crispie 1:03:14 (27th); Gerry Crispie 1:03:14 (27th); Anne Fallows 1:04:11 (32nd); Anne Fallows 1:04:11 (32nd); Sandy Johnston 1:04:33 (40th); Sandy Johnston 1:04:33 (40th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:09:55 (67th); Tim O’Sullivan 1:09:55 (67th); Adam Abraham 1:15:42 (126th); Adam Abraham 1:15:42 (126th); Alan Mann 1:30:35 (198th); Alan Mann 1:30:35 (198th). Official results: 44Kb Excel file. Archive of Pontypridd Roadents Reverse 10. Anne Fallows won the women’s race. Well done Anne!

East Beach Norfolk Half Marathon. Saturday, 02 February 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 1:21:29 (16th); Steve Speirs 1:21:29 (16th).

January

Bridge Inn 5K Series Race 4. Tuesday, 29 January 2008. The Bridge Inn, Main Road, Shortwood, Bristol. 136 people finished. 4 Croups members ran. Paul Coker 18:49 (42nd); Paul Coker 18:49 (42nd); Jane Coker 20:51 (82nd); Jane Coker 20:51 (82nd).

Gloucester Epney Marathon. Sunday, 27 January 2008. Gloucestershire. 148 people finished. 6 Croups members ran. Alan Mann 4:07:10 (80th); Alan Mann 4:07:10 (80th); Loretta Daley 4:23:47 (100th); Loretta Daley 4:23:47 (100th); Gil John 4:35:40 (118th); Gil John 4:35:40 (118th). Archive of Gloucester Epney Marathon.

Lliswerry 8. Sunday, 27 January 2008. Lliswerry Leisure Centre, Nash Road, Newport, Gwent. 407 people finished. 34 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 43:38 (6th); Stuart Crees 43:38 (6th); Matt Townsend 49:19 (26th); Matt Townsend 49:19 (26th); Dylan Owen 50:09 (35th); Dylan Owen 50:09 (35th); Nick Rees 50:50 (50th); Nick Rees 50:50 (50th); Matthew Hopkins 52:01 (62nd); Matthew Hopkins 52:01 (62nd); Richard Boon 53:03 (75th); Richard Boon 53:03 (75th); Tim O’Sullivan 53:22 (80th); Tim O’Sullivan 53:22 (80th); Dave Proud 54:24 (98th); Dave Proud 54:24 (98th); Graeme Donnan 54:34 (103rd); Graeme Donnan 54:34 (103rd); Wendy Boon 54:51 (107th); Wendy Boon 54:51 (107th); Denis Murphy 55:44 (116th); Denis Murphy 55:44 (116th); Marcus Coles 56:17 (128th); Marcus Coles 56:17 (128th); Jeff Aston 57:07 (144th); Jeff Aston 57:07 (144th); Bill Fear 57:50 (160th); Bill Fear 57:50 (160th); James Horner 58:12 (169th); James Horner 58:12 (169th); Mike Dix 58:18 (173rd); Mike Dix 58:18 (173rd); Steve Alexander 58:42 (177th); Steve Alexander 58:42 (177th). Archive of Lliswerry 8.

Tidewater Striders 25K. Saturday, 26 January 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 1:41:19 (7th); Steve Speirs 1:41:19 (7th).

Cardiff Cross Challenge Masters Male & Female (5916m). Sunday, 20 January 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 63 people finished. 42 Croups members ran. Nigel Webb 22:29 (11th); Nigel Webb 22:29 (11th); Rob Jones 22:36 (12th); Rob Jones 22:36 (12th); Mick Tabor 23:22 (14th); Mick Tabor 23:22 (14th); Paul Coker 23:51 (19th); Paul Coker 23:51 (19th); Richard Self 24:09 (20th); Richard Self 24:09 (20th); Dylan Owen 24:25 (23rd); Dylan Owen 24:25 (23rd); Sandy Johnston 24:58 (26th); Sandy Johnston 24:58 (26th); John Diffey 25:07 (27th); John Diffey 25:07 (27th); Gerry Crispie 25:22 (30th); Gerry Crispie 25:22 (30th); Libby O’Duffy 25:37 (32nd); Libby O’Duffy 25:37 (32nd); Terry Caveney 25:41 (33rd); Terry Caveney 25:41 (33rd); Richard Sewell 26:00 (35th); Richard Sewell 26:00 (35th); Martin Pinnell 26:12 (37th); Martin Pinnell 26:12 (37th); Mike Davies 26:21 (38th); Mike Davies 26:21 (38th); Alan Mason 26:28 (40th); Alan Mason 26:28 (40th); Jane Coker 27:12 (46th); Jane Coker 27:12 (46th); Julie Scholey 27:41 (49th); Julie Scholey 27:41 (49th); Jeff Aston 27:46 (50th); Jeff Aston 27:46 (50th); Howard Brown 29:42 (59th); Howard Brown 29:42 (59th); Caroline Dallimore 30:26 (60th); Caroline Dallimore 30:26 (60th); Gillian Murphy 37:43 (63rd); Gillian Murphy 37:43 (63rd). Official results: 100Kb PDF file. Archive of Cardiff Cross Challenge Masters Male & Female (5916m). I’ve uploaded some photos to Flickr.

Cardiff Cross Challenge Senior Men (9977m). Sunday, 20 January 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 46 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Chris Discombe 36:00 (20th); Chris Discombe 36:00 (20th); Nick Dukes 38:10 (27th); Nick Dukes 38:10 (27th); Mark Palser 39:41 (33rd); Mark Palser 39:41 (33rd); Steve Alexander 48:38 (44th); Steve Alexander 48:38 (44th). Official results: 4Kb PDF file. Archive of Cardiff Cross Challenge Senior Men (9977m). This race was open to senior men and masters over 35.

Cardiff Cross Challenge Senior Women (5916m). Sunday, 20 January 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 29 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Catherine Beecher 25:54 (27th); Catherine Beecher 25:54 (27th). Official results: 4Kb PDF file. Archive of Cardiff Cross Challenge Senior Women (5916m). I’ve uploaded some photos to Flickr.

Mud In Your Eye XC 5k. Saturday, 19 January 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 19:10 (17th); Steve Speirs 19:10 (17th).

Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial. Saturday, 12 January 2008. Blackweir Park, Cardiff. 21 people finished. 22 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 16:42 (2nd); Stuart Crees 16:42 (2nd); Dave Headon 18:26 (3rd); Dave Headon 18:26 (3rd); Chris Discombe 18:52 (4th); Chris Discombe 18:52 (4th); John O’Shea 19:27 (5th); John O’Shea 19:27 (5th); Libby O’Duffy 19:33 (6th); Libby O’Duffy 19:33 (6th); Catherine Beecher 19:41 (7th); Catherine Beecher 19:41 (7th); Denis Murphy 20:52 (10th); Denis Murphy 20:52 (10th); Martin Pinnell 21:12 (14th); Martin Pinnell 21:12 (14th); Liz Ashton 21:26 (16th); Liz Ashton 21:26 (16th); Jeff Aston 21:31 (17th); Jeff Aston 21:31 (17th); Yvonne Bullen 22:22 (19th); Yvonne Bullen 22:22 (19th). Official results: 17Kb Excel file.

CSA Team Pursuit. Sunday, 06 January 2008. Crymych Leisure Centre, Crymych, Pembrokeshire. 100 people finished. 8 Croups members ran. Liz Ashton 52:53 (48th); Liz Ashton 52:53 (48th); Sara MacBride-Stewart 53:44 (51st); Sara MacBride-Stewart 53:44 (51st); Maria Zubizarreta 56:45 (59th); Maria Zubizarreta 56:45 (59th); Sue Neal 58:19 (68th); Sue Neal 58:19 (68th). Distance: 6.6 miles.

Gloucester New Year’s Day 10 Mile. Sunday, 06 January 2008. Anchor Inn, Epney, Saul, Gloucester. 306 people finished. 2 Croups members ran. Stuart Crees 56:21 (4th); Stuart Crees 56:21 (4th). Archive of Gloucester New Year’s Day 10 Mile.

Richard Burton 10k. Sunday, 06 January 2008. Cwmafan Community Centre, Depot Road, Port Talbot. 213 people finished. 18 Croups members ran. Gerry Crispie 39:10 (41st); Gerry Crispie 39:10 (41st); Nick Rees 39:36 (45th); Nick Rees 39:36 (45th); John O’Shea 39:57 (51st); John O’Shea 39:57 (51st); Catherine Beecher 41:06 (66th); Catherine Beecher 41:06 (66th); Mike Davies 42:04 (77th); Mike Davies 42:04 (77th); Wendy Boon 43:50 (98th); Wendy Boon 43:50 (98th); Steve Alexander 46:23 (126th); Steve Alexander 46:23 (126th); Des Davies 48:20 (135th); Des Davies 48:20 (135th); Steve Williams 48:56 (137th); Steve Williams 48:56 (137th). Official results: 554Kb MS Word file. Archive of Richard Burton 10k. Thanks to Mike Davies for finding this for me. I’ve fiddled with these a bit: I’ve taken out some duplicate names and blank results.

Tidewater Striders Distance Series 20k. Saturday, 05 January 2008. Virginia, USA. No Croups members ran.

Hair of the Dog 5K. Tuesday, 01 January 2008. Virginia, USA. 2 Croups members ran. Steve Speirs 18:40 (8th); Steve Speirs 18:40 (8th).

Race Over The Glens. Tuesday, 01 January 2008. Glenariff Forest Park, Nr Waterfoot, County Antrim, N Ireland. 2 Croups members ran. Libby O’Duffy 42:15 (56th); Libby O’Duffy 42:15 (56th). Official results: 44Kb Excel file.

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