Wallasey Athletic Club

Dave Godwin was one of the 1175 finishers in the Snowdonia Marathon. A hilly course makes up one of the nation's toughest races and Dave completed the route in 5 hours 32 minutes.

3 Wallasey runners enjoyed cold, bright conditions to all record personal best times and an delightful weekend away. Mike Griffiths improved 19 minutes to score a 3:42 time in the marathon. In the half-marathon - Richard Saunders raced to a 1:25 finish (but for a slow start he felt he could have won the whole race) and Rachael Saunders bettered her time by over a minute to record a 1:48 finish. Jackie, Mike's wife ran the 5k for a first race and a highly creditable 33:07 finish. Slideshow here.

Another seaside race and another lovely day, Mike Stanley was third man home closely followed by Greg Jones 4th (17:40), Colin Palmer set a personal best of 18:48 for 5th. Plaudits to Vicky Kehoe was first overall lady and set a personal best of 21:09 and second lady was Nicci Davies in 24:10. Slideshow here.

POS	MIN	SEC	NAME	SURNAME
3	16	57	MICHAEL	STANLEY
4	17	41	GREG	JONES
5	18	48	COLIN	PALMER
8	19	18	STEVE	LAMPKIN
12	19	57	BARRY	METCALFE
19	21	09	VICKY	KEHOE
35	24	10	NICCI	DAVIES
46	26	24	LISA	CARNEY
55	27	47	MARGARET	McNELIS

A beautiful autumn morning greeted Wallasey Athletics Club's entrants in the Liverpool 10K, ideal running conditions allowed the 9 runners to put up some good times. First male home was Tony Barbat in 36:26 for 26th position and second in his age category, first female was Vicky Kehoe in 45:07 for 30th lady and 3rd in her age category.

Position	Name		Category	Gun time	Chip time
26	Anthony	BARBAT	M45	36:26	36:26
117	Steven	LAMPKIN		40:39	40:37
157	Colin	BENSON	M45	42:00	41:43
169	Mike	GRIFFITHS	M50	42:17	42:07
306	Derek	MCARDLE	M40	45:07	44:57
341	Victoria	KEHOE	F35	45:32	45:22
367	Michael	HUGHES	M40	45:53	45:36
854	Nicci	DAVIES	F50	51:57	51:24
1434	Lisa	CARNEY		58:34	57:07

4 runners represented Wallasey in the Great North Run. Steve Wilkinson completed the course in 01:24:06 for 302nd place, Keith McLaughlin ran 01:25:47 for 377th place, Paul Richardson 01:29 and Colin Benson 01:39.

The race was dedicated to the memory of Harriet Walley who loved the Seaside Runs. Nicci Davies paid tribute to Harriet saying "Harriet was a fellow runner who greatly enjoyed participating in a variety of races. She was fun company, with her Irish humour, and knew a few from Wallasey Athletic Club having been introduced at several races. I was trying to persuade her to become a member of the club and she was hoping to join at some stage, but with heavy work commitments and three children her time was restricted. Harriet was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2005 and very sadly died in September 2006 at the young age of 49 years. She is greatly missed by all of her friends and will always be remembered"

13 Wallasey runners completed the race and Wallasey occupied positions 2,3 and 4. Mike Stanley was the first man home and Vicky Kehoe was narrowly beaten into second place. There were seaside personal bests for Vicky, Lisa Carney, Barry Metcalfe and Derek McArdle who completed his first 5k in under 20 minutes

POS	MIN	SEC	NAME	SURNAME
2	17	4	MICHAEL	STANLEY
3	17	22	GREG	JONES
4	17	42	ANTHONY	BARBAT
37	21	57	PETER	LONSDALE
57	24	16	NICCI	DAVIES
75	27	13	MARGARET	McNELIS
19	19	48	DEREK	McARDLE
20	20	0	BARRY	METCALFE
24	20	27	IAN	FENNELLY
30	21	18	VICKY	KEHOE
68	26	19	LISA	CARNEY
72	26	42	DIANE	McARDLE

Paul Quest entered the Helly Hanson Adventure race in Cannock Chase. The race consisted of 1 mile cross country run followed by, 12 miles cross country mountain biking, then 3 mile cross country run, 1000m kayaking to go straight back into another 3 mile cross country run. Pick the bike up again and then do another 4 mile cross country. To finish with an assault course. Paul finished the course in 4hrs 9 minutes and said "I never realised how steep a gentle slope can feel when you are tired!".

A brilliant result from former Wallasey Athletic Club runner Neil Tunstall when he travelled to Riccione in Italy earlier this month to compete in the World Masters Track and Field Championships. Competing in the 400 metre hurdles in the 45-49 age group, Neil won his heat in 59.58 seconds, qualifying with ease for the final with the fastest time. Lining up as favourite, the CAC hurdler stormed around the track to take gold, clocking 57.71, with another British runner, Jonathan Tilt, finishing second in 58.24 and Manual Blanco (Spain) third in 59.65. (Words and pictures published with kind permission from Cornwall A.C.)

A strong wind blew across the embankment and slowed the runners by a minute or so. Mike Stanley battled valiantly for second place. Results to follow. A slideshow of the event can be seen here.

8 runners faced strong winds for the Hoylake 10k race. Tony Barbat was first Wallasey man home in 8th place in 38:08.

Number	Position	Name		Time
744	8	Anthony	Barbat	00:38:07
772	39	Steven	Lampkin	00:41:45
808	40	C	Benson	00:41:48
380	44	Neil	Elsby	00:42:07
468	66	Michael	Griffiths	00:44:05
377	98	Vicky	Kehoe	00:46:10
92	246	Paul	Quest	00:52:48
224	265	Nicci	Davies	00:53:36
191	362	Lisa	Carney	00:58:22

Mike Stanley finished 8th and won his age category in the Langdale Half Marathon. Mike ran an impressive time of 01:26:47 on this hilly course.

4 of Wallasey's senior men entered the North West Road Relays at Sefton Park. Four counties were contesting the race and Wallasey's team finished 32nd. First off was Greg Jones who completed the 5.3k course in 18:06 for Wallasey's fastest time of the day. Second was Keith Simpson who recorded 18:39 and third man was Matt Williams who finished in 19:23. The last leg was run by Tony Barbat in 18:37. Team photo can be seen here.

A strong wind blew across the embankment and slowed the runners by a minute or so. Mike Stanley battled valiantly for second place. Results to follow. A slideshow of the event can be seen here.

Pat Riley completed the Ironman UK Triathlon in Sherbourne in an amazing 13 hours 50 minutes 31 seconds, the event included a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and then a full marathon. Pat's times were swim 01:16:55, bike 07:39:03 and run 04:26:21 and 28:16 in the two transitions. Well done Pat.

Paul Quest entered the tough guy run described on their website as "the original survival ordeal, a test of physical and mental endurance designed to take you beyond your limits" see here for more info. Paul finished the course in 2 hours 47 minutes and 31 seconds and said "Lots of cuts, bruises, sore muscles and sunburn but well worth it!!"

The sunshine attracted a large field for the fifth seaside run of 2007. Another race and more personal bests, Greg Jones, Derek McArdle, Lisa Carney, Mike Cockburn and Matthew Godwin all showing improvement. A slideshow of the event can be seen here.

POS	MIN	SEC	NAME	SURNAME	CATEG
11	17	16	GREG	JONES	SM
15	17	26	KEITH	SIMPSON	M40
17	17	31	ANTHONY	BARBAT	M45
21	18	28	MATTHEW	WILLIAMS