The Forest Burn Fell Race 9th August 2009

The 14^th Forest Burn Fell Race, 9^th August 2009

The race again attracted runners from far and wide, due perhaps to the increasing popularity of Northumberland as a holiday destination. As expected, the tussle for first place was between Jones and Horsley. Jones set the initial pace and led all the way until the top of Ward’s Hill after which Horsley established a small lead. However, Jones’ hill training had clearly worked as he took Horsley on the second ascent of Ward’s Hill. Jones further stretched his lead after Horsley stopped to adjust a course marker on the way back to the Forest Burn. But it was advantage to Horsley after Jones’ shoe came off in the mud by the burn, and he seized his chance to cross the line first. If Jones had not run a 10K race earlier that day it would surely have been a different name on the Chairman’s Cup! The women’s race was comfortably won by Sue Mitchell of Calder Valley, which completed a hat-trick of Northumberland show wins after she won at the Powburn and College Valley Show’s the previous weekend. Thanks to Steve, Penny, Greg, Casper and Lanty.

Will Horsley

Forest Burn Fell Race 2009 Results

Position	Name	Club	Category	Time
1	Will Horsley	N'land FR	SM	21:55
2	Gary Jones	N'land FR	SM	22:12
3	Rogan Ashton	Otley	SM	23:20
4	Jeff Ross	N'land FR	M40	23:45	1st M40
5	Tim McCall	Norham AC	M40	25:08	2nd M40
6	Mick Golightly	North Shields Poly	SM	25:27
7	Jack Lowden	Gateshead AC	SM	25:37
8	Jack McWilliams	Wooler RC	SM	26:05
9	Jack Walton	unatt	SM	26:29
10	Bryan Robson	unatt	M40	26:33	3rd M40
11	Lee Bennett	N'land FR	M40	26:37
12	George Nicholson Jr	unatt	SM	26:38
13	John Storey	unatt	SM	26:57
14	Chris Rowe	North Shields Poly	SM	27:18
15	Sue Mitchell	Calder Valley	F40	27:53	1st F & F40
16	Simon Taylor	unatt	SM	28:18
17	Beth Gregory-Smith	Tynedale	SF	29:12	2nd F
18	Les Stephenson	Kendal AC	M60	29:18	1st M50 & M60
19	John Luscombe	Hillingdon AC	SM	30:42
20	Glen McWilliams	N'land FR	M40	30:53
21	Steve Gustard	Durham FR	SM	31:34
21	Stu Ferguson	Durham FR	M50	31:34	2nd M50
21	Graham Fraser	Allen Valley Striders	M60	31:34	3rd M50 & 2nd M60
21	Lewis Milburn	unatt	JM	31:34	1st Junior
25	Wilf Hutchinson	FRA	M50	31:52
25	Kyle Shaw	unatt	SM	31:52
27	Terry Hart	N'land FR	M60	32:49	3rd M60
28	Dave Beaumont	N'land FR	M50	33:09
29	Pete Whewell	NYM AC	M60	33:54
30	Angie Brown	Blyth	SF	34:21	3rd F
31	George Nicholson Sr	unatt	M50	34:38
32	Robert Campbell	Tynedale	M50	36:51
33	Phil Martin	Lytham St Ann's RR	M60	42:00
34	Julie Shaw	unatt	SF	59:59