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Stretton Skyline

Mon, 12/09/2016 - 10:17 — Dave Nichols
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Stretton Skyline
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Sun, 04/09/2016 - 11:00am

34th Stretton Skyline Fell Race - Sunday 4th September 2016. 19 miles , 4450' climb from Church Stretton. Shropshire.

1 Martin Snodgrass Wimbledon Windmilers 334 SM 2.36.44
2 Virgil Barton Barlick Fell Runners 300 1M40 2.40.29
3 Gancho Slavov Unattached 256 2M40 2.41.33
4 Andy Davies Mercia 289 1M45 2.41.36
5 Simon Adney Mercia 321 SM 2.43.22
6 Chris Atherton Ambleside AC 336 SM 2.50.02
7 Matty Brennan Erewash Valley RC 297 SM 2.51.19
8 Anna Bartlett Mercia 1L 279 1L45 2.51.33
9 Jim Masters Wye Valley Runners 288 3M40 2.53.12
10 Simon White Telford AC 332 SM 2.53.52
11 Andy Thompson Helm Hill Harriers 335 SM 2.54.24
12 Emma Gould Mercia 2L 339 SL 2.54.51
13 Rachel Parker Mercia 3L 320 SL 2.55.42
14 Oliver Parry Mercia 277 SM 2.58.00
15 Richard Bacon Torq 319 4M40 2.59.53
16 Mel Price Mercia 4L 328 1L40 3.00.23
17 Ed Morris Shropshire Shufflers 347 5M40 3.01.20
18 Peter Watson Erewash Valley RC 270 SM 3.01.48
19 Scott Hall Shrewsbury AC 299 SM 3.03.22
20 Jack Agnew Mercia 293 SM 3.07.47
21 Dave Powell Aberystwyth AC 257 1M55 3.10.14
22 Ben Beaumont Mercia 316 SM 3.10.56
23 Peter Agnew Denbigh Harriers 325 1M50 3.12.06
24 Edmond Jackson Unattached 262 2M50 3.13.10
25 Tony Paul Telford AC 259 6M40 3.13.23
26 Dan Sandford Forest of Dean AC 326 7M40 3.16.26
27 Andy Kenyon Erewash Valley RC 298 2M45 3.18.19
28 Julian Boon Forest of Dean AC 333 3M45 3.20.10
29 Rob Jones Worcester AC 348 SM 3.20.12
30 Simon Barkley Oswestry Olympians 258 8M40 3.22.34
31 David Mullin Mercia 283 4M45 3.22.52
32 Mark Hill Mercia 344 5M45 3.24.42
33 Richard Cronin MDC 292 SM 3.24.52
34 Norman Titley Shropshire Shufflers 263 2M55 3.25.46
35 Robin Bacon Mercia 322 3M50 3.27.17
36 Oliver Cooke Long Eaton RC 337 6M45 3.32.21
37 Richard Pepper Shropshire Shufflers 294 7M45 3.32.45
38 Deborah Millington Wrekin Road Runners 5L 273 2L45 3.33.11
39 Libby Collinson Shropshire Shufflers 6L 272 1L60 3.33.12
40 Simon Roberts Buckley Runners 330 8M45 3.33.46
41 Gary Pearson Croft Ambrey 286 9M45 3.34.44
42 Toby Newman Unattached 287 SM 3.36.03
43 David Gould Mercia 338 1M60 3.36.26
44 Sam Robson Unattached 357 SM 3.38.30
45 Adrian Barnes Shropshire Shufflers 264 4M50 3.38.51
46 Emma Collins Denbigh Harriers 7L 327 1L50 3.39.20
47 Vic Belshaw Denbigh Harriers 329 3M55 3.39.20
48 Trevor Matty Dark Peak Fell Runners 284 5M50 3.38.35
49 John Duffell Unattached 295 SM 3.39.49
50 Jerry Cook Shepshed RC 340 6M50 3.40.05
51 Paul Lewis Unattached 260 9M40 3.40.10
52 David Norris Unattached 291 7M50 3.40.20
53 Thomas Mollekin MDC 269 SM 3.44.03
54 Andrew Davies Bridgnorth RC 281 1M65 3.47.12
55 Shaun Western Unattached 285 10M45 3.49.04
56 Janet Edwards Shropshire Shufflers 8L 266 2L50 3.52.49
57 David Jamieson Ludlow Runners 341 8M50 3.53.58
58 Michael Hill Shrewsbury Road Runners 282 SM 3.55.22
59 Celia Mills Mercia 9L 268 3L50 3.56.05
60 David Perry Shropshire Shufflers 265 9M50 3.57.25
61 David Tozer Bayston Hill Salad Dodgers 331 11M45 3.57.59
62 Matthew Lee Newport & District RC 323 10M40 3.59.00
63 Lee Pearce Shropshire Shufflers 267 11M40 4.00.37
64 Steve Atherton Ambleside AC 356 2M60 4.01.34
65 Biddy Cole Mercia 10L 275 4L50 4.04.57
66 Steve Cole Mercia 276 10M50 4.04.57
67 Chris Harvey Unattached 324 SM 4.05.33
68 William Hanmer Bayston Hill Salad Dodgers 346 12M45 4.06.20
69 Ian Vann Newport & District RC 274 13M45 4.08.54
70 Adrian Forster Unattached 317 12M40 4.09.35
71 Haydn Jones Shropshire Shufflers 318 13M40 4.09.35
72 Nick Scott Unattached 296 14M45 4.09.35
73 Elliott Jones Shropshire Shufflers 278 SM 4.11.52
74 Dave Hills ( early start ) Mercia 261 14M45 4.13.50
75 Dave Nicholls ( early start ) Mercia 290 2M65 4.23.59
76 Rodney Jones Newport & District RC 345 3M65 4.26.50
77 Paul Fotheringham Unattached 349 4M55 4.38.57
78 Paul Jacques Unattached 342 SM 4.47.56
79 Wayne Gaswell Unattached 343 SM 4.47.56

Congratulations to all finishers and thanks again for your continued support.

Dry conditions greeted the runners and helpers for the 34th Stretton Skyline Fell Race a tough 19 mile challenge taking in 5 summits surrounding the Church Stretton area, with 79 runners all finishing under 5 hours, 25 more than last year.

Anna Bartlett from Shrewsbury representing Mercia won the ladies race in 2 hours 51 minutes and 33 seconds, the 4th fastest ever and a personal best by three and a half minutes which she set 11 years ago. Emma Gould the 2013 winner, was 2nd in 2.54.51, whilst Rachel Parker was 3rd in 2.55.42 as Mel Price the 2014 winner was 4th in 3.00.23 giving Mercia Fell Runners a clean sweep of top 4 places. The 3 leading ladies were within a minute of each other on Caradoc, reached in 1 hour 29 minutes, with just 40 seconds separating them on Lawley reached in 1 hour 50. Anna Bartlett pulled out a lead of almost 3 minutes by the final Motts Road check point which she extended to just over 3 minutes by the finish.

37 year old Martin Snodgrass, from Wimbledon, made the most of visiting relatives in the area by winning the 34th Stretton Skyline in 2.36.44, with Virgil Barton from High Ercall representing the Lancashire team of Barlick Fell Runners, running a new personal best to take 2nd with Gancho Slavov from Aberystwyth taking 3rd. Snodgrass led throughout and gradually extended his lead to 4 minutes by Lawley reached in 1.40.08. He was even further ahead at the Motts Road final check point, but Barton cut this lead back to under 4 minutes by the finish. Slavov just snatched 3rd place by 3 seconds, having closed down a 90 seconds deficit on the Cardingmill Valley descent.

Special thanks to all our helpers, Chris Barcroft, registration, Stretton drinks, finish and presentation, Malcolm Dawes,
(Pole Bank and finish), Lin and Dave Jackson. (Little Stretton drinks), John Murray, (both A49 road crossings), Bruce Gregory, (Ragleth), Adam Cawley and family (Caradoc), Mags and Dick Langford, (Comley drinks), John Fry (Lawley) and Bruce Gregory ( Motts Road ), Margaret Cooper for organising the goody bags, Sharon at the Church Stretton Social Club, farmers and the National Trust.

See you all again next year, on Sunday 3rd September 2017 for the 35th Stretton Skyline - Paul Sanderson, Telford AC.