HARLOW Running and Tri Club completed the final race of the East Herts and West Essex Cross Country League over a 4.6 mile course at Ware on Sunday morning. After 4 rounds Harlow finished as 2nd Women’s, Men’s and Combined teams. Individually Lucy Barnes finished as the leagues 1st Senior Woman, Linda Helm-Manley 1st Vet 55 Woman and Rob Lowe 1st Vet 50 Man.

On the day Lucy Barnes finished as 1st Woman out of 55 finishers in a fantastic 29min 21sec. She was followed by Terri Wiley in 6th place in 33.32, Fieke Blackwell 9th in 34.48, Catherine Ridge 11th in 35.47 and Paige Bircham 12th in 36.02. In the Men’s race Rob Lowe was 2nd out of 70 finishers in an excellent 27.23, Martin Westley was 13th in 29.39, Martin Coulter 15th in 29.56 and Ben Usher 19th in 31.28. 

Full Results:   
Women:
1 Lucy Barnes 29.21
6 Terri Wiley 33.32
9 Fieke Blackwell 34.48
11 Catherine Ridge 35.47
12 Paige Bircham 36.02
17 Louise Cootes 37.27
21 Sandi Rust 38.41
22 Linda Helm-Manley 38.55
24 Michelle Sheridan 39.41
25 Kerry Mavris 39.52
27 Tracy Stratford 40.06
30 Donna Milton 40.40
31 Gail Nicholls 40.49
34 Kate Porter 41.51
37 Emma Luck 42.49
39 Claire Morris 43.10
40 Michelle Hyde 43.22
43 Claire Carter 46.15
44 Alison Wilkinson 46.20
45 Selina Morgan 46.24
46 Kate Babb 46.28
47 Teresa Stickland 47.45
49 Keren Greenall 47.47
50 Lisa Brett 48.56
55 finishers

Men:
2 Rob Lowe 27.23
13 Martin Westley 29.39
15 Martyn Coulter 29.56
19 Ben Usher 31.28
26 Colin Baker 32.03
27 Lee Webber 32.13
30 Andy Terrell 33.09
33 James Dowsett 33.28
37 Jermaine Shand 34.01
40 Tim Wood 34.44
41 Chris Mella 35.04
45 Jon Steadman 35.27
48 Chris Arnell 35.51
56 John Bull 38.25
57 Jamie Olsen Ferreira 38.37
60 Gary Mead 39.03
67 Andy Smith 43.41
70 Mick Gleeson 46.46
70 finishers

Meanwhile, at the Hyde Park 10k Pas Blackwell finished in 4th place out of 380 finishers and 1st Vet 40 in a superb PB time of 35.50.

There were parkrun PBs at Harlow parkrun from Tim Wood finishing in 13th place out of 231 finishers in 21.44 and Claire Carter 96th in 28.26.

At Southampton parkrun there were PB runs from Deborah Pomphret in 329th place out of 920 finishers in 26.02 and Alan Godbold 529th in 29.15.