Rush Around the Rhubarb 2016 Race Report

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Ciaran Forde and Sophie Martin went home laden with chocolate, Rhubarb Beer, Fuggle & Golding Vouchers, and of course the obligatory sticks of Rhubarb

Jogging round in the mud and rain while marking out the race routes, Rachel and I were both convinced the weather would mean we’d have a smaller turnout this year.

But it turns out Rhubarb Racers are made of sterner stuff! As we watched the registration queue continue to grow and grow we realised we’d actually smash last year’s turnout. In fact, Charlie had to dash off to photocopy more registration forms, and I had to make a quick car trip to the nearest supermarket to buy more chocolate (note to other would-be emergency-confectionary-drivers: Inov8 X-Talons are treacherous for driving in).

Thankfully we coped with the swell in numbers and all 185 runners were accomodated and had an enjoyable time.  The cows didn’t stampede, nobody got lost or stuck in the mud, the marshals were all in the correct places, and there was chocolate for everyone at the end. Cracking stuff. Although… there was one incident with a strange man in a wooden shack who was using rather loud and colourful language as some runners passed, for which we can only apologise. We’ve been reassured that he didn’t have any issues with the runners and that his exuberant verbalisations are simply a normal Tuesday night’s activities…

Senior Race:

Horsforth’s Ciaran Forde set a quick pace right from the off in the senior race, and didn’t let up until crossing the line in 1st place with a time of 20:52 (a strong time but still nearly 50 seconds shy of P&B’s Joe Baxter‘s record). Pudsey’s Adam Graves was 2nd, and Nathan Martin of Wharfedale was 3rd.

For the ladies, Wharfedale’s Sophie Martin had a storming run to take 1st place in a time of 23:52 and setting a new Ladies’ Course Record. Pudsey’s Michelle Tenwick was 2nd, and Charmaine Horsfall (unattached) 3rd, both also within the previous record time. Superb running from the top 3.

In the other categories, Paul Gridlow returned to claim 1st MV40 for the second year running (and 4th position overall). Emma Lavelle-Wood of Kirkstall Harriers was first FV40.  Chris Jones of Hyde Park Harriers was first MV50, with Sara Demaine of Pudsey Pacers taking first FV50. Also from Pudsey, Lynne Barratt was first LV60 and Dave Tait of Dark Peak (a familiar face to most fell runners) was first MV60.

P&B’s Archie Armitage (current U15 record holder) has made the transition to senior category in fine form and was first MU18 and 11th overall. Olivia Hunt, also of P&B lot, ran well and took the FU18 prize.

Under 15s:

It being local turf, we had a massive showing from the P&B juniors with young fell running star Declan Walker taking 1st overall with a time of 15:17 (just 10 seconds shy of the record). Max Metcalf of Rothwell Harriers was 2nd, and Harry Stead was 3rd.

For the girls, P&B’s Alannah Mullan was 1st home in a time of 17:37 (equalling her existing record), followed by clubmates Emily Kite and Natasha Robinson.

Under 11’s:

A bumper turnout for the U11s race with 39 keen young athletes taking part. First across the line, with a storming run and setting a new course record of 11:19 was Skyrac’s Taylor Sebright-Pickard. Second place overall was also the 1st place girl – Maisey Bellwood of Keighley & Craven in a time of 11:43. Maisey absolutely smashed her previous record time and was also faster than the previous boy’s record! 2nd girl (and 3rd overall) was P&B’s Ty Bowken. 2nd and 3rd boys were Ciabhan and Corman Mullan, in 4th and 5th, and finally 3rd girl with a strong top-10 finish was P&B’s Elissa Kite.

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A huge thank you to all the marshals, timekeepers and volunteers who helped ensure everything went smoothly and a big well done to Race Organiser Rachel Pilling for taking on this year’s organisational duties.

Once again thanks to our race prize sponsor – Fuggle and Golding in Ilkley – who provided vouchers to be exchanged for choice tipples from their wide selection of lovely beers.

Finally, thanks so much to everyone who came to support our little race. The feedback has been fantastic and we’ll try and make sure the race is even better next year. Hope to see you then.

 

Click Here for downloadable results (Excel File with tabs for each race at the bottom) or see results listed in tables below:

SENIOR RESULTS (6k)

PositionNameClubCatTime
1CIARAN FORDEHORSFORTH HARRIERSM20:52
2ADAM GRAVESPUDSEY PACERSM21:20
3NATHAN MARTINWHARFEDALEM21:47
4PAUL GIDLOWUNATTACHEDMV4022:05
5RICH ALLENPUDSEY PACERSM22:06
6ED BARBERP&BM22:56
7LEIGH HINCHLIFFEPUDSEY PACERSMV4023:14
8ANDREW BRITTONIDLE ACMV4023:20
9SOPHIE MARTINWHARFEDALEF23:52
10STEVE FOWLEROAKWELL RUNFITMV4024:08
11ARCHIE ARMITAGEP&BMU1824:19
12MICHELLE TENWICKPUDSEY PACERSF24:22
13CHARMAINE HORSFALLUNATTACHEDF24:30
14JEREMY FIELDHORSFORTH FELLANDALEM24:53
15DAVID SEMMENCEBRAMLEY BREEZERSM25.02
16MARTIN BULLOCKP&BMV4025.09
17MARTIN BROOMHORSFORTH HARRIERSM25.15
18DARREN CONQUESTOAKWELL RUNFITMV4025.36
19RICHARD KEYWORTHOAKWELL RUNFITM26.15
20CHRIS JONESHYDE PARK HARRIERSMV5026.24
21RICHARD PEELUNATTACHEDM26.42
22TIM BELLWOODSALTAIRE STRIDERSM26.44
23PHIL LONSDALEPUDSEY PACERSMV5026.56
24CARLY MILLEROAKWELL RUNFITF27.08
25DARRYL STEADPUDSEY PACERSMV4027.15
26EMMA LAVELLE-WOODKIRKSTALL HARRIERSFV4027.19
27IAN FITZGERALDHORSFORTH HARRIERSMV4027.26
28PAUL PIERREPONTUNATTACHEDM27.56
29MARTIN GEBBETTHORSFORTH FELLANDALEMV5027.58
30ANNA KEYSPUDSEY PACERSF28.01
31PAUL STANHOPEECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSMV5028.07
32ANDY CHALLINORHORSFORTH FELLANDALEMV4028.17
33AMANDA BELLWOODSALTAIRE STRIDERSF28.28
34EMILY FORDEHORSFORTH HARRIERSF28.30
35STEVE PICKERINGPUDSEY RUNNERSMV4028.33
36PAUL BENNETTBRAMLEY BREEZERSMV5028.42
37LISA HEATHPUDSEY PACERSFV4028.52
38MARTIN BULLOCKPUDSEY PACERSMV5029.11
39MARC STEELEECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSM29.14
40JASON BRIGGSUNATTACHEDM29.16
41STEVEN CARTERHORSFORTH FELLANDALEMV5029.28
42DAVE TAITDARK PEAK FELL RUNNERSMV6029.56
43RUTH KITCHENUNATTACHEDF30.02
44ROB MYERSBAILDON RUNNERSMV6030.05
45MICHELLE ASTONOAKWELL RUNFITFV4030.23
46CATRIONA ASTBURYHORSFORTH HARRIERSFV4030.47
47SALMAN SHAMIMUNATTACHEDMV4030.48
48MATTHEW HIGGINSBRAMLEY BREEZERSMV4030:54
49SARA DEMAINEPUDSEY PACERSFV5030.57
50MORGAN WILLIAMSFARSLEY FLYERSMV5030.59
51LYNNE METCALFEROTHWELL HARRIERSFV4031.06
52WENDY ROOMY-WILSONOAKWELL RUNFITF31.10
53LISA JAMIESONPUDSEY PACERSFV4031.23
54DOMINIC CAMPONIOAKWELL RUNFITM31.25
55ANDREW TESSEYMANAIRECENTRE PACERSMV5031.32
56ELLEN CLARKEUNATTACHEDFV5031.34
57MARTYN LEWISOAKWELL RUNNING BEARSM31.38
58MARION COLEHORSFORTH HARRIERSF31.46
59CHRIS CODYUNATTACHEDM31.56
60JULIAN FARRAROAKWELL RUNNING BEARSMV6031.58
61OLIVIA HUNTP&BFU1831.59
62IAN STOREYECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSMV4032.11
63SHAUN CAMPONIOAKWELL RUNFITMV5032.16
64MATTHEW KEYWORTHOAKWELL RUNFITM32.29
65MERRY HILLHORSFORTH HARRIERSFV4032.36
66KEVIN MEAKINPUDSEY RUNNERSMV6032.49
67LYNNE BARRATTPUDSEY PACERSFV6032.51
68JOE WILSONAIRECENTRE PACERSM32.52
69DIANE KITCHENUNATTACHEDFV5033.04
70SARAH NORRISUNATTACHEDFV4033.16
71JANE SMITHUNATTACHEDF33.18
72VIKI ARNOLDPUDSEY RUNNERSFV4033.38
73KAREN SARGEANTPUDSEY RUNNERSFV5033.47
74CHRISTOPHER STANHOPEECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSMV5033.58
75MEGAN DENNISONUNATTACHEDF34.02
76ZOE BROWNUNATTACHEDF34.28
77SARAH LANGHANUNATTACHEDF34.32
78SARAH RAWLINGSECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSFV5034.40
79EMMA SEBRIGHT-PICKARDAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4034.41
80MELISSA STEADPUDSEY PACERSFV4034.42
81JULIE STEELEECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSFV5034.45
82MARTIN STEELEECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSMV5034.47
83HILARY TAYLORPUDSEY PACERSFV4034.47
84CHRIS WILMANUNATTACHEDMV5034.56
85DEBI NICHOLSONHORSFORTH FELLANDALEFV4035.09
86ELEANOR MCGRATHFARSLEY FLYERSF35.27
87SUSAN DENNISONUNATTACHEDFV5035.36
88ANDREW KITCHENUNATTACHEDMV6035.45
89JENNY SEBRIGHT-PICKARDAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4036.00
90CAROLE CLIFFORDROTHWELL HARRIERSFV5036.02
91CHRISTINE STEANPUDSEY PACERSFV4036.09
92JEREMY BRISTOWAIRECENTRE PACERSM36.13
93JASON WALKERPUDSEY RUNNERSMV4036.21
94LYDIA KISBYOAKWELL RUNFITF36.29
95VICKY HORSFALLOAKWELL RUNFITF36.42
96LEANNE CODYFARSLEY FLYERSF236.50
97JENNIFER PALFREEMANFARSLEY FLYERSF37.02
98JANE TESSEYMANAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4037.04
99NICOLA BARNEITHORSFORTH HARRIERSFV4037.17
100CATHERINE TINDALLAIREDALE PACERSFV4037.35
101CHARLOTTE HARDYOAKWELL RUNFITF37.48
102VICKIE SYSENUNATTACHEDFV4037.50
103JILL CRAMPTONPUDSEY RUNNERSFV4037.50
104SUSAN HULMEAIREDALE PACERSFV4038.24
105PENNY NORTHOAKWELL RUNFITFV5038.36
106WAYNE SARSGANTPUDSEY RUNNERSMV5039.10
107DONNA DIBBPUDSEY RUNNERSFV4039.17
108HEIDI BRADSHAWAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4039.19
109SUZANNE MCKAYAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4040.10
110VICKY WILDEUNATTACHEDFV4040.10
111BERNADETTE MERBEAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4040.24
112JEMMA ROEKIRKSTALL HARRIERSF40.46
113LIZ DONOGHUEPUDSEY RUNNERSFV4041.01
114JAYNE GREENSILLPUDSEY RUNNERSFV4041.01
115LAYLA TRANTORAIRECENTRE PACERSF41.12
116AMY HEATONUNATTACHEDF41.20
117JENNA HAWKSWELLAIRECENTRE PACERSF41.53
118VICKY JONESAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4041.54
119KATY LINDFIELDUNATTACHEDFV4042.11
120EMMA BROWNEUNATTACHEDF42.11
121ROB DEMAINEUNATTACHEDMV5043.04
122GRAHAM FISCALLKIRKSTALL HARRIERSMV4043.09
123GILL JONESUNATTACHEDFV6043.50
124CATHERINE HAYWOODHYDE PARK HARRIERSF46.19
125REBECCA PRINNUNATTACHEDF46.20
126LYNNETTE CLAPHAMAIRECENTRE PACERSFV4046.23
127LINDA BUSSEYECCLESHILL ROAD RUNNERSFV4047.09

UNDER 15 JUNIOR RESULTS (3.5k)

PositionNameClubCatTime
1DECLAN WALKERP&BB15.17
2MAX METCALFROTHWELL HARRIERSB15.21
3HARRY STEADILKLEYB16.47
4ETHEN EZELP&BB17.15
5CURTIS PEELUNATTACHEDB17.34
6ALANNAH MULLANP&BG17.37
7EMILY KITEP&BG17.45
8KANE BATEMANP&BB18.11
9THOMAS SMITHP&BB19.36
10DANIEL LANGFORDP&BB19.53
11NATASHA ROBINSONP&BG20.14
12LUCAS MILLSP&BB20.18
13THEO GASSANIP&BB20.20
14GEORGIA FENNELP&BG20.50
15ERIN HINCHLIFFEP&BG21.15
16FREYA PARKP&BG21.15
17ELLY WARDLE STEADNEW ZEALANDG21.24
18JACK WILDEUNATTACHEDB23.32
19JOELY WARDLE STEADNEW ZEALANDG23.44

UNDER 11 JUNIOR RESULTS (1.5k)

PositionNameClubCatTime
1TAYLOR SEBRIGHT-PICKARDSKYRACB11.19
2MAISEY BELLWOODK&CG11.43
3TY BOWKENP&BG11.58
4CIABHAN MULLANUNATTACHEDB12.07
5CORMAC MULLANUNATTACHEDB12.09
6TOM METCALFROTHWELL HARRIERSB12.13
7DANIEL SMITHP&BB12.15
8JOSH MCCARTNEYP&BB12.49
9ELISSA KITEP&BG13.18
10REUBEN SHAMIMP&BB13.37
11AMILIA NEWSOMEP&BG13.49
12LUIS CARTERP&BB13.50
13KIERAN ELLISSKYRACB14.09
14EWAN KITEP&BB14.17
15ELOISE KITEP&BG14.21
16ANNIE WILKINSONP&BG14.56
17MELISSA WALKERP&BG14.57
18LOIS BROWNP&BG15.15
19ZAC PALFREEMANP&BB15.22
20LYLA PIERRPONTATHLETICS CLUBG15.26
21GEORGE HIGGINSBRAMLEY BREEZERSB15.28
22BETHANY MINSHILL-LEEDHAMP&BG15.32
23JASMINE MINSHILL-LEEDHAMP&BG15.36
24EVIE ARTHURSUNATTACHEDG16.03
25JASPER SHAMMUNATTACHEDB16.54
26KAYDEN JONESP&BB17.02
27T RALPHUNATTACHEDB17.16
28MAISIE MILLSP&BG17.38
29GRACE SEBRIGHT-PICKARDUNATTACHEDG17.44
30E RALPHUNATTACHEDG17.47
31CHARLIE MINSHILL-LEEDHAMP&BG17.48
32MYLES NOWESP&BB17.51
33MOLLY ASHCROFTP&BG19.01
34CHLOE MINSHILL-LEEDHAMP&BG19.44
35KAITLYN WALSHP&BG19.44
36LYDIA BLYTHEP&BG19.44
37STEVE NOWESP&BB20.12
38ISAAC ABRAHAMP&BB20.17
39THOMAS SMITHP&BB32.36

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