North East Cross Country Harrier League 2008/9:

Final league placings:

           Men                              Women
1. Wallsend        14                1. Heaton          16
2. Heaton          19                2. Tynedale        16
3. Sunderland H    22                3. Chester-le-St   41 
4. South Shields   31                4. Blyth           42
5. Alnwick         35                5. NSP             42

Individual standings after all 6 races:

In the senior men's individual grand prix Heaton had two runners in the top three; James Buis first and Lee Roe third place.

In addition to the league's grand prix, Heaton awards small prizes each year to the male and female scoring the best combined aggregate positions from all 6 senior races, and also for the best 4 races from 6. Final standings are outlined below:

  Women - All 6 races:
Only Jenny Friend has completed all 6 races.

  Women - 4 from 6: (Complete list)
       Jo Zoppi           54
       Sarah Lemon        65
       Jenny Friend       77
       Clare Buis         92
       Fiona Turley      189
       Judith Archibold  191

  Men - All 6 races: (Complete list)
       Lee Roe          176
       Les Smith        224
       Ian Robinson     443
       Sam Daley        551
       Paul Inskip      861
       Allen Mulliss   1694

  Men - 4 from 6: (Top 10)
       James Buis        49
       Lee Roe           69
       Les Smith        106
       Ian Robinson     179
       Scott McEntee    180
       Mark Likeman     228
       Paul Howe        306
       Sam Daley        320
       Iain McKinnon    323
       David Boarman    533

Sherman Cup and Davison Shield, Temple Park - October 25th 2008

  Senior Men:
 10  Lee Roe  32:05
 35  Les Smith  35:00
 56  Dan Robins  36:59
 61  Iain McKinnon  37:31
 77  Scott McEntee  38:26
 87  Sam Daley  38:46
112  Philip Green  40:02
118  David Boarman  40:30
132  Ken McEntee  41:38
154  David Brignall  44:17
165  Allen Mulliss  45:41
189  George Routledge  60:38

  Senior Women: (1st team)
  3  Jo Zoppi  25:13
  8  Fiona Turley  26:28
 10  Rachel Majumdar  26:47

Blaydon - November 23rd 2008

Heaton got off to a great start in the Harrier League at Blaydon. The women were second to Chester-le-Street. The men were 2nd in Division 1, pipped by Wallsend by just one point. Lee and Les are both promoted to the medium pack. Anna and Clare are promoted to the fast pack.

  Senior Men:
  5  Lee Roe  28:29
 14  Les Smith  30:48
 31  Paul Howe  31:55
 58  Ian Robinson  32:43
 66  Iain McKinnon  32:53
 75  James Buis  33:05 (Fast pack - actual time 28:05)
 79  Chris Auld  33:11
 90  Mark Likeman  33:20
108  Sam Daley  33:48
117  Scott McEntee  33:58
144  David Boarman  34:28
145  Paul Inskip  34:30
191  Mal Gibson  35:37
205  Dan Robins  35:55 (Fast pack - actual time 30:55)
224  Ken McEntee  36:28
242  Colin McEntee  37:32
281  John Moore  39:02 (Fast pack - actual time 34:02)
283  David Brignall  39:03
310  Allen Mulliss  40:14
331  Reg Checkley  44:01
343  George Routledge  54:58
  (2nd Division 1 team.)

  Senior Women:
  3  Anna Turvey  17:41
  8  Clare Buis  18:58
 30  Jenny Friend  20:08
 38  Sarah Lemon  20:25
 65  Judith Archibold  21:29
 71  Kate Sloan  22:00
 81  Alice Lorenzi  22:18 (Fast pack - actual time 19:18)
 99  Erica Whalley  24:17
  (2nd team)

Sunderland - January 10th 2009

Another great performance from Heaton, who now lead the men's league, and only trail Chester-le-Street on countback in the women's league. Lee moves up to the fast pack and Ian to the medium pack. Laura and Rachel are also promoted to the fast pack.

  Senior Men:
  9  Lee Roe  31:21 (Medium pack. Actual time 28:51)
 13  Ian Robinson  32:02
 27  James Buis  33:02 (Fast pack. Actual time 28:02)
 39  Mark Likeman  33:25
 44  Scott McEntee  33:38
 49  Sam Daley  33:52
 68  Les Smith  34:16 (Medium pack. Actual time 31:46)
 93  Iain McKinnon  34:42
128  Oliver Jardine  35:18
132  David Boarman  35:23
157  Mal Gibson  35:55
160  Paul Inskip  35:58
166  Lucas Longman  36:17 (Medium pack. Actual time 33:47)
226  Phil Green  38:10
242  Colin McEntee  39:08
285  Allen Mulliss  41:59
286  David Brignall  42:05
319  George Routledge  58:13
  (3rd Division 1 team)

  Senior Women:
  2  Laura Spence  22:47
  3  Rachel Majumdar  23:13
 18  Jenny Friend  24:53
 22  Jo Zoppi  25:09 (Fast pack. Actual time 22:29)
 24  Sarah Lemon  25:19
 31  Clare Buis  25:58 (Fast pack. Actual time 23:18)
 47  Fiona Turley  26:31 (Fast pack. Actual time 23:51)
 67  Erica Whalley  28:01
 88  Claire Jones  30:48
  (1st team)

  Under 17 / Under 20 Women:
 15  Jenny Brignall  26:39 (Fast pack. Actual time 23:59)

Wrekenton - February 14th 2009

The men now lead Division 1 by a single point from Wallsend, while our women are second to Chester-le-Street by 2 points. Paul Howe and Mark Likeman move up into the medium pack.

  Senior Men:
 13  James Buis  37:07 (Fast pack. Actual time 32:07)
 15  Paul Howe  37:18
 16  Mark Likeman  37:22
 26  Lee Roe  38:08 (Fast pack. Actual time 33:08)
 42  Andy Roberts  38:35
 50  Les Smith  38:47 (Medium pack. Actual time 36:17)
 70  Scott McEntee  39:11
 87  Sam Daley  39:44
113  David Boarman  40:23
129  Mal Gibson  40:38
132  Ian Robinson  40:40 (Medium pack. Actual time 38:10)
139  Paul Inskip  40:48
154  Lucas Longman  41:25 (Medium pack. Actual time 38:55)
191  David Wright  43:09
251  David Brignall  46:55
253  David Sanders  47:16
254  Colin McEntee  47:28
272  Allen Mulliss  49:03
  (1st Division 1 team)

  Senior Women:
 15  Sarah Lemon  29:37
 17  Jenny Friend  29:42
 24  Jo Zoppi  29:59 (Fast pack. Actual time 26:59)
 35  Fiona Turley  30:45 (Fast pack. Actual time 27:45)
 48  Judith Archibold  31:46
 54  Joanna Clarke  32:25
  (4th team)

Cramlington - February 28th 2009

A disappointing day for our teams with our worst positions of the season so far. However, with no Chester-le-Street team in the women's race, Heaton now lie 2nd to Tynedale overall by just one point. The men have slipped to 4th in Division 1, 5 points behind leaders Wallsend. None of our athletes were promoted to other packs from todays races.

  Senior Men:
 47  Les Smith  40:53 (Medium pack. Actual time 38:23)
 64  Lee Roe  41:17 (Fast pack. Actual time 36:17)
 76  Sam Daley  41:29
 83  Mark Likeman  41:40 (Medium pack. Actual time 39:10)
107  Iain McKinnon  42:07
111  Lucas Longman  42:16 (Medium pack. Actual time 39:46)
132  Ian Robinson  42:46 (Medium pack. Actual time 40:16)
140  Mark Pennington  43:04
142  Paul Inskip  43:06
199  Paul Howe  45:23 (Medium pack. Actual time 42:53)
206  David Wright  45:38
215  David Boarman  46:06
263  David Sanders  49:43
273  John Oswald  51:05
280  Allen Mulliss  52:31
289  Reg Checkley  55:42
294  Danny Routledge  58:11
302  George Routledge  72:45
  (9th Division 1 team)

  Senior Women:
  9  Jo Zoppi  30:35 (Fast pack. Actual time 27:35)
 23  Jenny Friend  31:28
 31  Clare Buis  32:03 (Fast pack. Actual time 29:03)
 54  Judith Archibold  33:40
 57  Sally Preston  33:55
  (6th team)

Prudhoe - March 14th 2009

We are back into 2nd place in the men's league now, following the disappointing result at Cramlington. We were led by James Buis, who ran the fastest time of the day in making his way through to 4th place from the fast pack. Andy Roberts is promoted into the medium pack. Heaton's women are now two points behind league leaders Tynedale with one race remaining.

  Senior Men:
  4  James Buis  35:28 (Fast pack. Actual time 30:28)
 19  Andy Roberts  36:57
 29  Lee Roe  37:14 (Fast pack. Actual time 32:14)
 34  Les Smith  37:21 (Medium pack. Actual time 34:51)
 57  Iain McKinnon  37:43
 59  Scott McEntee  37:46
 67  Ian Robinson  37:58 (Medium pack. Actual time 35:28)
120  Sam Daley  39:08
124  Oliver Jardine  39:16
137  Paul Howe  39:43 (Medium pack. Actual time 37:13)
144  David Boarman  39:51
149  Paul Inskip  39:56
163  Lucas Longman  40:22 (Medium pack. Actual time 37:52)
207  Dan Robins  43:48 (Fast pack. Actual time 38:48)
224  John Gibson  45:32
225  David Sanders  45:35
236  Allen Mulliss  47:40
252  Reg Checkley  51:28
  (2nd Division 1 team)

  Senior Women:
  3  Anna Turvey  26:03 (Fast pack. Actual time 23:03)
 11  Jo Zoppi  27:01 (Fast pack. Actual time 24:01)
 16  Sarah Lemon  27:17
 19  Jenny Friend  27:23
 22  Clare Buis  27:50 (Fast pack. Actual time 24:50)
 38  Sally Preston  28:44
 40  Laura Spence  28:55 (Fast pack. Actual time 25:55)
 42  Judith Archibold  29:00
 45  Fiona Turley  29:06 (Fast pack. Actual time 26:06)
  (2nd team)

South Shields - March 28th 2009

Heaton's pipped Chester-le-Street by just one point to win on the day, and with Chester pushing Tynedale into 3rd, Heaton retained the league title. The men finished ahead of Wallsend on the day, but only by a single position, so Wallsend won the Division 1 title. Scott McEntee moves up into the medium pack for next season, and Les Smith into the fast pack. Sarah Lemon is also promoted to the fast pack.

  Senior Men:
  5  James Buis  35:38 (Fast pack. Actual time 30:38)
  7  Scott McEntee  35:56
 11  Les Smith  36:12 (Medium pack. Actual time 33:42)
 41  Ian Robinson  36:59 (Medium pack. Actual time 34:29)
 43  Lee Roe  37:00 (Fast pack. Actual time 32:00)
 59  Oliver Jardine  37:14
 97  Mark Pennington  37:55
111  Sam Daley  38:11
123  Paul Howe  38:17 (Medium pack. Actual time 35:47)
126  Paul Inskip  38:20
139  Lucas Longman  38:29 (Medium pack. Actual time 35:59)
162  Andy Roberts  38:48 (Medium pack. Actual time 36:18)
230  David Wright  40:53
234  Dan Robins  41:05 (Fast pack. Actual time 36:05)
252  Paramjeet Bhogal  41:50
269  Ted Baty  42:32
284  Paul McMorrow  43:15
287  David Sanders  43:25
311  Allen Mulliss  44:29
313  John Oswald  44:44
346  Reg Checkley  49:52
357  George Routledge  58:25
  (2nd Division 1 team)

  Senior Women:
  6  Anna Turvey  27:38 (Fast pack. Actual time 24:38)
 10  Sarah Lemon  27:50
 12  Jo Zoppi  28:03 (Fast pack. Actual time 25:03)
 25  Jenny Friend  28:47
 26  Laura Spence  28:50 (Fast pack. Actual time 25:50)
 41  Kate Sloan  29:27
 43  Clare Buis  29:30 (Fast pack. Actual time 26:30)
 46  Rachel Majumdar  29:34 (Fast pack. Actual time 26:34)
 47  Judith Archibold  29:38
 60  Lisa Wheatley  30:02
 62  Fiona Turley  30:06 (Fast pack. Actual time 27:06)
 88  Erica Whalley  32:33
  (1st team)

Club Cross Country Championship 2009

This was held on Saturday 31st January 2009 on the St Peter's Road course that was used for the 2008 event. Results appear below. [Results for the incorporated VAA-NEE Champs can be found on their website. VAA-NEE website (External website)]

  Women and Over 70s Men (5km):
 1  Fiona Turley      F     22:01
 2  Jenny Friend      F45   22:52
 3  Julia Critchley   F35   23:23
 4  Judith Archibold  F45   24:14
 5  Sally Preston     F50   25:06
 6  Reg Checkley      M70   27:04
 7  Eric Appleby      M75   28:22

  Men (10km):
 1  James Buis       M     34:29
 2  Les Smith        M35   38:26
 3  Lucas Longman    M     39:43
 4  Paul Howe        M     40:00
 5  Mark Likeman     M     40:05
 6  Ian Robinson     M     41:17
 7  Andy Roberts     M40   41:42
 8  Sam Daley        M55   42:11
 9  Iain McKinnon    M     42:53
10  Malcolm Gibson   M35   43:08
11  Paul Inskip      M40   43:54
12  David Boardman   M50   43:57
13  David Wright     M55   46:01
14  Phil Green       M40   46:51
15  Colin McEntee    M55   47:08
16  Dave Brignall    M50   48:05
17  John Gibson      M     48:22
18  David Sanders    M55   49:27
19  Ted Baty         M55   49:29
20  Allen Mulliss    M50   51:50
21  Danny Routledge  M     63:10

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