The cross country season kicked off at Croyland Park in Wellingborough and organisers W&DAC put on a great show. The course was extended this year to take the distance up to five miles and the field were offered and few more ups and downs. It was a proper cross-country, the mud was very muddy, the hills were very hilly, and the stream was very wet.
Lots of new faces amongst the NRR team, they were initiated into the joys of cross-country running. It was a pity not to have a camera to record just how muddy and dirty we got.
There were many good runs and smiling, mud spattered faces assured me they would be back for more.
For the ladies, Charlotte Yarker, Becky Hollowell and Jocelyn Granger were the scorers. Jo Lee, Jo Smith, Mary Sullivan, Caroline Cope, Keren Irving, Helen Blackburn and Pauline Horne made up the rest of the field.
Mary somehow managed to return to the finish with the cleanest kit in the club.
The men’s team saw new boy Chris Lamb finish second overall, NRR’s highest ever cross country placing. Keith Jellyman made a great return to scoring and Stuart Drummond made his NRR XC debut. Mark Garrett recovered from a Tom Daley dive in the stream and Mark Kennedy also scored. Martin Andrews and Jim McGowan completed the scoring.
John Fleming enjoyed a good run and Steve Prior took the accolade of being the muddiest on the course. Tom Sullivan and Dave Blackburn were the usual regulars on the XC scene. Jon Panter, Jon Dilworth and Jags Rattu made their XC debuts.
Ladies results
56th Charlotte Yarker
59 Becky Hollowell
67 Jocelyn Granger
69 Jo Lee
89 Jo Smith
106 Mary Sullivan
125 Caroline Cope
138 Keren Irving
142 Helen Blackburn
150 Pauline Horne
Men
2nd Chris Lamb
55 Keith Jellyman
72 Stuart Drummond
132 Mark Garrett
145 Mark Kennedy
155 Martin Andrews
156 Jim McGowan
159 John Fleming
161 Steve Prior
225 Tom Sullivan
229 Dave Blackburn
247 Jon Panter
268 Jon Dilworth
295 Jags Rattu
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