Dawn Richardson took third prize for ladies over-35 at Sunday’s Harewood 10 Mile Trail Race.  After recovering from climbing Snowden on the previous day, she ran the undulating circuit in 69:55 to lead home 23 Quakers and finish 59th overall.  The course took in the grounds of Harewood House, the scenic Eccup Reservoir and the filming location for Emmerdale.  There were numerous hills, with one notable one at the ninth mile, which some runners tackled after negotiating a group of bullocks.  Apart from the cattle, conditions were good for the 570 entrants, with just a slight breeze and no sign of the mud, which was a major factor at last year’s race. 

With Championship points up for grabs, eight of the top-ten runners were on the start line.  Wayne Bramley (63rd, 70:39), the current favourite for the title, finished one place ahead of fellow contender Brian Martin (64th, 70:50), with another potential winner, Steve Snook, 61st in 70:37.  Next was David Todd (113th, 74:30) ahead of Dave McLachlan (139th, 76:20), Phil Rutter (148th, 76:41), Andrew Lambe (251st, 83:52), Danny Gordon (261st, 84:37), Ian Hammond (271st, 85:20), David Curtis (297th, 86:35), Richard Payne (347th, 89:31) and Mark Colling (383rd, 92:05).  Second Quaker lady honours went to Abbie Hull (389th, 93:01) who was followed by Anthony Corbett (446th, 97:13), Michelle Boshier (453rd, 97:51), Sandra Park (454th, 97:51), Sally Singleton (462nd, 98:36),Leigh-Marie Ainsworth (477th, 100:07), Kate Schweizer (484th, 100:59), Bev Snook with badly stung legs (516th, 105:47), Diane Adkins (527th, 107:41) and Jill Wallis (545th, 112:24). 

Mark Robinson made the long trip to Suffolk for the Felixstowe Half Marathon, where he took 211th place.  He was rewarded with a new pb of 1:50:55; knocking over two minutes off his previous best time, set at the Great North Run.  There were 467 finishers, with two runners, including the fourth placed athlete, disqualified for wearing iPods.

The fourth and final event in the Puma Lakeland Trails series took place at Coniston, where Saturday’s high winds provided challenging conditions for the 469 finishers.  Stuart Hardcastle came 206th, completing the 15km course in 1:23:03.

The NYSD cross country season kicks off at Croft Circuit on Sunday afternoon.  The ladies’ race starts at 14:05 and the men’s event begins at 14:30.

Quakers train at Carmel School on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30pm.

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