WYWL Race 1@Dewsbury (13th December 2015)

A club record of 31 runners turned out for the 1^st race in the West Yorkshire Cross Country League on Sunday 13^th December. The first fixture at Stainland was postponed due to torrential rain in the days before and the skies opened again on the day before the Dewsbury race. The course was very muddy with some tough climbs and tricky descents. Congratulations to everyone who took part. Many runners were participating in the WYWL for the first time. The support for everyone was fantastic with many of those who had already crossed the line stayed on to cheer on the rest of the team as they rushed for the line.

First home for QRC was Tom Collinge in 9^th. Tom comfortably in 4^th place at the end of the final climb but he took a wrong turn in the woods and slipped a few places. It was still a fine run Tom! The male vets competed amongst themselves for the next QRC places. Mick Coe timed his move to perfection and just edged past Martin Firth and Peter Hughes. Jo Horan was the first female home for Queensbury coming home in 10^th place. Anna Smith crossed the line soon after and Stacey Cleal came in in 23^rd place.

The outstanding team performance on the day was the Female team (4^th overall). The Male team was 6^th, the Vets team 7^th and the overall position at the end of the first race is 5^th. There is much to look forward to at the second race in Idle on January 3^rd.

The quality of the Queensbury veteran runners was again evident with four absolutely fantastic age-category wins (Anna Smith, Martin Firth, Peter Hughes and Graham Jowett). Jo Horan and Stacey Cleal were 3^rd and 4^th in their respective categories and Mick Coe was 5^th in the exceptional M50 group.

Well done to all. A real credit to Queensbury Running Club and living proof of the great strides the club has made in the last year.

1^st Male	Mounsey (Stainland)	Ben	MOpen	M
9^th Male	Collinge	Tom	Mopen	M
1^st Female	Seager (Stainland)	Tanya	F40	F
39^th Male	Coe	Mick	M50	5^th M50
41^st Male	Firth	Martin	M55	1^st M55
42^nd Male	Hughes	Peter	M60	1^st M60
50^th Male	Dovenor	Andy	M45	M
65^th Male	Fielding	Matt	M35	M
80^th Male	Robinson	Philip	M50	M
82^nd Male	Rhodes	Graham	M50	M
90^th Male	Thornton	Matt	Mopen	M
93^rd Male	Newberry	Richard	Mopen	M
10^th Female	Horan	Joanne	F35	3^rd F35
12^th Female	Smith	Anna	F50	1^st F50
131^st Male	Jowett	Graham	M65	1^st M65
142^nd Male	Hipwell	Lee	M40	M
23^rd Female	Cleal	Stacey	F45	4^th F45
147^th Male	Rushworth	Chris	M50	M
155^th Male	Lister	Darren	M40	M
39^th Female	Rhodes	Maria	F35	F
179^th Male	Brighouse-Johnson	Chris	MOpen	M
51^st Female	Hipwell	Zoe	F35	F
186^th Male	David	Hepworth	M45	M
187^th Male	Moore	Daniel	Mopen	M
56^th Female	Hepworth	Julie	F40	F
194^th Male	Thornton	Glenn	M60	M
196^th Male	Jack	Darren	Mopen	M
197^th Male	Thomas	Simon	M65	M
69^th Female	Kendall	Rachel	Fopen	F
73^rd Female	Loughran	Sharan	F45	F
74^th Female	Simpson	Dianne	F50	F
205^th Male	Smith	Andrew	M45	M
88^th Female	Robinson	Jo	Open	M

Queensbury RC

WYWL Race 1@Dewsbury (13th December 2015)

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