National 6 Stage Road Relays

This is an extremely strong club competition, run over 6 identical legs of just under 6km, and it attracts many of the best athletes in the country. Fortunately we had qualified reasonably comfortably in the Southern Relays at the end of September, and so had earned the right to send a team to an event which is regarded by many clubs, who focus mainly on track and cross country, as the premier road event in their calendars.
Unfortunately we did not field a women’s team due to injuries, which was a real shame since we had come 7th in the regional championships.
A full report will appear in the next issue of Serpentimes. In summary, our team fared as follows (5847m legs):
S Barrett (55) 19:01
P Perry (71) 20:36
K Darcy (71) 20:20
I Druce (71) 21:02
B Southin (66) 19:49
E Vamben (64) 19:47
2:00:35 – 64th place (from 76 teams)
The winners were Belgrave Harriers, who clocked 1:46:30. To put things in perspective, their individual times ranged from 18:19 to 17:20. The fastest leg on the day overall was 16:41
Follow the link for full results.
Thanks to Andy Reeves for managing the team and Simon Barrett for the bulk of this report.
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