7 Andrew CHEW 20:27
14 John BOOTHMAN 22:16
21 Rachel LOWTHER 23:35
40 Emma BAILEY 25:14
56 Jean RAWLINSON 27:25
75 Gary BAILEY 30:05
78 Helen STEAD 31:09
100 Jenna BOOTHMAN 34:39

It was a blustery day for this race, although much of the route was surprisingly sheltered and as the rain held off, it made it an enjoyable race.  John Boothman once more took part and he finished in 103rd position, in a time of 43:17.  This compares to his PB of 42:00 last year and it seems that the weather and to much good living over Christmas took its toll.

A bit behind the times with this one, but the results have only just become available.  Our sole member out on the fells on the first day of the New Year was Richard Treitl, who finished 115 out of 150 entrants in a time of 29:36.

We had a good turn out of runners today in this event and as a result, we had a full ladies team, a V35 ladies team, two men's teams, a V40 men's team and our first junior runner in a cross country race.

With the muddy conditions and a strong wind, Aaron Slater picked a tough race to make club history by being the first junior to represent the club in a cross country race.  He did well in his debut race, finishing in the top half of the field.

In the ladies race, Sarah Tipler made a good start and immediately went into the lead which she held for the first lap.  She was eventually passed by Anna Lupton, Joanne Nelson and Clare McKeown and finished in 4th place.  Before the race, Lorraine Slater was looking remarkably relaxed (for her) and although cross country is not her preferred type of race, she had a good run to finish second for Barlick.  All our girls did well, including new member Paula Clark, as they all finished in the top half of the field.  This effort now puts the ladies team 2nd in Division Three.

Matt Lalor had a brilliant run to lead the men's team home, finishing in 7th position overall. with another four Barlickers behind him finishing in the top twenty.  This performance made Barlick first team out of all four divisions. It also placed Barlick firmly at the top of Division Three with maximum points.  The "B" team were led home by Shaun Chew, putting them in 15th position out of all four divisions.

The finishing times and positions for all Barlickers were as follows:

U11

29 Aaron Slater 8:24

Ladies

4 Sarah Tipler 20:54
38 Lorraine Slater 24:36
58 Rachel Lowther 25:46
67 Emma Bailey 26:10
77 Lianne Dinsdale 26:32
80 Paula Clark 26:39


Men

7 Matt Lalor 33:37
10 James Craig 33:53
11 Chris Singleton 33:54
17 Ian Livesey 34:12
19 Stephen Chew 34:24
46 Chris Smale 36:19
47 Shaun Chew 36:25
87 Rob Weir 38:45
108 Andrew Chew 39:44
124 Des Walkden 40:11
140 Lee Edwards 41:21
158 James Fent 42:24
162 Stuart Bryan 42:31
236 Scott Boardman 47:05
239 Richard Starkie 47:21
Bob Jackson 48:13