Cambridge in medal haul

   David Bolarwinra

Meanwhile back on the track Stephen Ball picked up a bronze in the under 15 1500m with a time of 4.54.93.

Melissa Owusu Ansah went one better than the previous weekend by making the 200m final equalling her outdoor pb of 26.32 in the process. In the final the inside lane draw hampered her slightly and she finished 5th in 26.61.Ruth Onyekwe beat her outdoor pb in the semi final with a time of 26.71 but just failed to make the final.

Charlie Perry ran a comfortable 9.11 in the heats if the Under 17 boys 60m hurdles and improved to 8.86 in the semis but was not quite quick enough to make the final

Other Results
Leanne O’Donovan Under 17 60m H 5th in heat 10.21
Jack Parris Under 15 boys 200m 5th in heat 28.24
Jack Parris Under 15 Boys 60m 5th in heat 8.71
Michael Franchetti Under 20 Long Jump 19th 5.42m
Laura McPherson Senior women’s 1500 7th 5.38.9
Joe Berth Jones Under 17 Boys 60m 5th in heat 7.6

Dartford 10
Nine Cambridge Harriers took part in this years running of the Les Witton Dartford 10.

Simon Jones was first to finish in 61 minutes 39 seconds for 28th place. Gerard McCann again ran well to claim 56th spot, running quicker than last year in 64:52 Also improving from last year was Alex Hall, who finished in 70:16 (134th).

Other runners were:
296 Stephen Brown 77:44
685 Keith Miles 93:46
732 Jacqueline Shepherd 95:38
761 Jane Phelps 97:35
812 Tony Newton 1:40:54
844 Stephanie Dungate 1:43:35

Benfleet 15
Seven Cambridge Harriers took part in the 20th year of the Benfleet 15. This tough, usually windswept race takes place over boggy land in many places and provides a good test of endurance. Cambridge harriers finishers from 627 runners were:

27 1:41:23 Clem Dixon
42 1:44:42 Matt Winn-Smith
72 1:49:13 Gerard McCann
159 1:59:49 Alex Hall
285 2:15:14 Helen Hall
296 2:17:09 Lucy Hine
306 2:17:48 Keith Tanner

SLOW Boxhill fell
This year conditions under foot were more difficult than usual due to the recent snow and rain. Some of the steep muddy descents at times were quite difficult resulting in a number of spectacular falls.

One of the unlucky one's to go for a tumble on one of the descents was Ian Marshall. Only a mile into the race he bumped into another competitor whilst descending the first of many steep hills. This was enough to put Ian off balance and to hit the ground with a bang.

Despite hurting his shoulder badly and sustaining many cuts from the brambles he landed in, Ian bravely ran on to complete the course. It was only after a visit to the hospital that it was discovered Ian had broken his collar bone.

For the rest of the club's competitors things went without any mishaps. First to finish was Paul Kent followed closely by Alex Hall. Chris Rogers was competing in his first Box Hill and was next to finish for the club. Dave Tull, followed by Ian and then Mark Newell were the final finishers.

Results
59 Paul Kent 66:03
63 Alex Hall 66:41
136 Chris Rogers 75:59
145 Dave Tull 77:30
152 Ian Marshall 79:16
173 Mark Newell 83:56

Fell Fixtures
The clubs fell fixtures for 2010 have been published, along with the final Grand Prix Table for 2009. All the details can be found on the Fell section page here.

Running and Life podcast
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