Wirral Seaside Run - 5k - Wed 06/08/2008

Mike Stanley led Wallasey home in the August Wirral Seaside Run. Mike dipped under 17 minutes for 4th place. He was closely followed by Greg Jones 5th (17:11) and Tony Barbat 6th (17:19). Heavy rain destroyed some of the runners' numbers and also soaked the large contingent of hardy Wallasey supporters.

 

Position Time Forename Surname Category
4 00:16:59 MICHAEL STANLEY M45
5 00:17:11 GREG JONES SM
6 00:17:19 ANTHONY BARBAT M45
35 00:22:34 DAVID GODWIN M50
49 00:23:30 ROLF WESTRUM M50
57 00:24:02 NICCI DAVIES W50
98 00:35:31 ALEXANDRA STANLEY U20
99 00:35:31 MARGARET McNELIS W45

 

Trentham Classic Triathlon - Sun 27/07/2008

Two Wallasey members entered the Trentham Classic Triathlon, father and daughter Dave and Claire Walton competed in the race in Trentham Gardens. Club captain Dave finished 42nd and Claire 6th. Both runners can be proud of their performances, Claire also had the honour of being the fastest female on the 10K run.

Event Dave Claire
1500m swim  00:36:13 00:38:27
46 kilometres cycle 01:29:08 01:37:02
10k run 00:50:53 00:46:15
Total 02:56:14 03:01:44

 

Tony Barnes Sefton Park 5 miler - Wednesday 16/7/2008

Dave McAlister completed the Sefton Park 5 miler in 38:03 for 124th place.

Ironman Triathlon -  Sunday 13/7/2008

Pat Riley completed the Karnten Ironman Triathlon in Austria in a superb time of 12 hours 34 minutes 43 seconds. He took an amazing 1 hour 15 minutes off his previous time. The event included a 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike ride and then a full marathon. Pat's times were swim 01:26:48, bike 06:14:03 and run 04:32:12 and 22 in the two transitions. Pat can feel proud of this performance and has earned himself a well earned rest.

Wirral Seaside Run - 5k - Wed 02/07/2008

Greg Jones shaved 16 seconds off his seaside best to complete the course in an impressive 17 minutes dead for 5th place. Phil Bird followed him home in 18:25 for 10th place.

 

Position Time Forename Surname  Category
5 00:17:00 GREG JONES SM
10 00:18:25 PHIL BIRD M40
36 00:21:43 DAVID GODWIN M50
58 00:24:34 NICCI DAVIES W50
80 00:28:21 ELWYN JONES M50
88 00:32:45 HEIDI WALKER U20

 

Penny Lane Striders 10k - Sun 22/06/2008

5 of Wallasey Athletic Club's male runners joined the 486 record entry in the popular Penny Lane Striders 10k. Heat is normally the challenge in this race, however, on this occasion it was the wind. The 40 mph cross wind, whilst not hampering the runners directly, meant that they were buffeted for most of the course along Otterspool promenade. Greg  Jones made light of the conditions to record 36:17 for 18th place, he was followed by Tony Barbat 36:41 in 24th.  Steve Lampkin set a personal best recording 40:39 and 80th place.

 

Position Forename Surname Age Cat Time
18 Grey JONES M/Open 00:36:17
24 Anthony BARBAT M.V. 45 00:36:41
80 Steven LAMPKIN M/Open 00:40:39
122 Arthur WILSON M.V. 45 00:42:30
397 Elwyn JONES M.V. 50 00:56:34

 

Capenhurst 10k - Sun 15/06/2008

Tony Barbat enjoyed ideal running conditions at the Capenhurst 10k, the combination of an overcast sky and a cooling breeze along with a flat course helped him to a personal best of 36:17 and 4th place.

Bala Half Ironman - Sun 08/06/2008

Dave Walton attempted his first half ironman in and around Lake Bala. In hot conditions club captain Dave did extremely well to finish in an overall time of 05:37. His splits were as follows:-

2000m swim  38mins

54 mile cycle  2hrs 58 mins

1/2 Marathon 1hr 51 mins

 Total time including the 2 transitions (10mins)  5hrs 37mins

Dave said "Both the cycle and the run were extremely hilly and the temperatures on the run were scorching. The run course was described on the web site as brutal and the event not for the feint hearted. They weren’t wrong!"

 

Dave looking remarkably fresh at the end of the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wirral Seaside Run - 5k - Wed 04/06/2008

Runners had the choice of two local races on the same night and 7 Wallasey runners chose the 4th Wirral Seaside run of the season. First Wallasey man home was Phil Bird in 8th place in 18:23, he was just in front of Steve Lampkin in 18:48 (9th). Heidi Walker took 70 seconds off her seaside best to finish in 31:05.

 

Position Minutes Seconds Forename Surname Category
8 18 23 PHIL BIRD M40
9 18 48 STEVEN LAMPKIN U20
20 19 57 BARRY METCALFE M45
35 21 46 DAVID GODWIN M50
48 22 58 PETER LONSDALE M65
56 23 38 JULIE JUBB W40
91 31 5 HEIDI WALKER U20

 

Birkenhead Park - 5m - Wed 04/06/2008

The heat of earlier in the day was replaced by an overcast evening to the relief of the Wallasey runners in the Birkenhead Park 5 mile race. The second running on the new course consisted of 3 laps of the lower park. First Wallasey man home was Tony Barbat in 29:28 for 20th place. He was followed by Bob Brimage in 30:50 for 26th place, Bob won the over 55 category for this effort. Next up was John Cottrell in 31:56 (31st), John also won hios age category. Tricia Jones also picked up a prize for 6th lady and Stan Williams had his best 5 mile performance since the eighties. Slideshow available here.

 

Position Forename Surname Category Time
20 Tony Barbat M45 00:29:28
26 Bob Brimage M50 00:30:50
31 John Cottrell M60 00:31:56
43 Matt Williams M 00:32:56
53 Stan Williams M55 00:33:58
62 Tricia Jones F45 00:35:22
79 Nicky Rimmer F 00:38:47
88 Nicci Davies F50 00:41:08
101 Elwyn Jones M50 00:45:21

 

Tunnel 10k - Sun 01/06/2008

13 Wallasey runners entered the Tunnel 10k, overcast conditions were welcomed after the heat of the previous day. The uphill tunnel section of one mile always takes its toll in the runners of this race. Mastering is first for Wallasey was Steve Wilkinson in 37:41 for 17th place. Connor McArdle was next home in 38:23 for 24th place. Hot on his heels was Mark Beckett 38:59 (32nd) and Phil Bird 39:11 (36th). Colin Benson set a personal best with 40:41. Slideshow available here.

 

Forename Surname Category Gun time Position Chip time Rank
Steven Wilkinson 8 00:37:44 15 00:37:41 17
Connor McArdle 12 00:38:26 21 00:38:23 24
Mark Beckett 17 00:39:02 29 00:38:59 32
Phil Bird 8 00:39:39 40 00:39:11 36
Colin Benson 10 00:40:49 63 00:40:41 69
Michael Griffiths 20 00:46:58 335 00:46:04 344
David Godwin 26 00:48:34 427