Borders League - Race 5 - Wrexham organised by Wrexham AC on 15/03/2020 (Seniors)
The fifth Borders League race of the season took place on a new course on the Redwither Industrial Estate in Wrexham. The course consisted of two laps of the estate and was 5.8 miles long. The men's team came third the counters being Rob Pearse (14th), Jay Walker (20th), Tom Gillbanks (23rd), Ray Clark (29th), William Barr (30th), Matthew Goodwin (34th), Luke Hampshire (35th), Connor McArdle (44th), Matt Gillbanks (66th) and Tony Barbat (98th). This gave the team a total of 393 points and as the last two races of the season were cancelled due to the Corona Virus the team won the league by a margin of 39 points over Buckley. The ladies finished the day in fourth place and third place overall. Counters were Sallie Holt (7th), Rebecca Blacklock (20th), Elaine Opara (30th) and Anna Kenny (31st). The ladies won the veterans league and there were individual medals for Becky Blacklock third in the senior women, Tom Gillbanks second and Luke Hampshire third in the under 20 men, Aimee Bartley second and Katherine Andrews third V35 women, Rob Pearse second V45 men, John Armstrong second and Matt Gillbanks third V50 men, Ian Cannings first V60 men and Mary Rees second V65 women.