Club Race Reports Season 1975-1976
Cross Country Championships
National - Blackburn - 31/01/1976 - Senior Women
The Wallasey AC women raced over the hilly course of Witton Park in Blackburn. It was the Women's National Championships wherein each race boasted around 400 starters.
In the minors' race were three from Wallasey Athletic Club who together with Lynn Jenkinson in the junior girls race were running in their second major competition only. Joanne McDonald finished 266th, Carole Jenkinson 274th and Lolita Harrison 285th. Lynn Jenkinson finished 268th in her race.
They were treated to a fine display of running by Barbara Majumdar in the senior race. She finished 27th in her race being narrowly defeated by, a past member of Wallasey now competing for Luton, Margaret Ashcroft.
Both of these runners will be the first to admit that any degree of success doesn't come easy. They had been, training and competing regularly for at least six years before any indication of success.
Christmas Handicap
Christmas Handicap - Leasowe - 20/12/1975 - Seniors
The Wallasey Athletic Clubs' annual Christmas handicap race was held on Saturday over the usual three-mile course along Leasowe Road, embankment and shore.
The fastest time of the day, 17min. 41sec. was run by Bob Brimage. John Wright was only 10 seconds slower with 17min. 51sec. and he, in turn, was only 20 seconds faster than both Chris Wright and Rod Dixon, who completed the coarse in 18min 11sec.
These four, however, did not finish in the first four of the race. Being a handicap race, the slowest, and usually youngest members, were sent off first; Bob Brimage starting some 1min. 35sec. behind, in last place.
Thirty-eight minors turned out this year, the largest number for many years, and all completed the course. The first 29 finished within three minutes; many finishing within one second of each other. All competitors took a prize and won others in the club draw which was restricted to those in attendance on the day.
The race was won by Nick Robinson in 20 min. 17sec., who had a handicap of 5min. 10sec.; second was Philip D'Arcy who started in scratch position; third was Tim Guest, one of the club sprinters, whose handicap was 6min. 40sec.
The first ten finishers with their race times were:
1, Nick Robinson 20.17; 2, Phil D'Arcy, 21.05; 3, Tim Guest, 19.20; 4, Paul Delp, 19.57; 5, Gary Henwood, 26.30; 7, Loliya Harison, 26.45; 8, Rick Hemmings, 19.41; 9, Kevin McGee, 20.46; 10, Barb. Majumdar, 19.32.
