Round 2 Borders League
Birkenhead Park, 18/11/2007

Sixteen Harriers travelled to Birkenhead Park for the second round of the Borders Road Running League. Borders League Captain Darren Blazier produced his greatest ever League performance by finishing 3rd overall in the highly competitive field, in a superb time of 29mins 39secs over the four lap, 5.5 mile course. John Earlston, continued his dominance of the MV45 category finishing 8th overall but easily first home in the category, while Tim Cahill produced another outstanding performance, finishing 18th overall and 3rd MV45. Sean McCormack was once again hot on Cahill’s heels, finishing in 20th position in 31mins 33secs. Matthew Ashton and Steven McCormack also produced an epic battle, pushing each other all the way and finishing in 49th and 50th positions respectfully, with Ed Reid not far behind in 66th. Grahame Shone, another Harrier on his way back to form finished in a tremendous 88th overall, a massive improvement from the first race. Paul Thomas was another Harrier that improved considerably from round one, finishing in 140th position just ahead of the only female Harrier to run in the league this season, Carol Willgoose, who finished in a tremendous 144th overall, keeping her very well in contention within her age category. Keith Elliott and John Hickman also pushed each other all the way finishing in 161st and 166th positions, while Peter Smith who travelled from Poole for the race, finished in an excellent 173rd overall. With Alan Lucas in 198th, ever-present John Essary in 207th and Stevie Ward in 262nd, it was an excellent team performance overall.

 

Abergele Men’s Team Results;

Name

Time

Position

Darren Blazier

29:40

3

John Earlston

30:14

8

Tim Cahill

31:30

18

Sean McCormack

31:34

20

Matthew Ashton

33:08

48

Steven McCormack

33:10

49

Ed Reid

34:21

65

Grahame Shone

35:20

87

Paul Thomas

37:38

128

Keith Elliott

39:11

143

John Hickman

39:33

147

Peter Smith

40:37

151

Alan Lucas

42:26

166

John Essary

43:12

171

Stevie Ward

51:46

192

Total Points; 569

 Abergele Ladies Team Results; 

Name

Time

Position

Carol Willgoose

37:46

14

Total Points; 214

Individual Results
Team Results
League standings after Race 2