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Results for the Massey Tractor 10k, 1st April 2018

Well done to all who took park in the Massey 10k race. Thank you to our friends at Masseys for hosting this event. Results can be found at https://masseyrunners.org.uk/mfrc-tractor-10k-results/ Pictures to follow.

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Results from various parkruns 31-03-2018

Well done to all who took part in Park Run today. Congratulations to all who achieved a PB and also to Dave Brewis for coming 3rd in Coventry. Coventry 32 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with 1 first-timer and 6 PBs. Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=409 3 David Brewis 18:26 SM25-29 69.98% 3 New PB! 12 Pawel Langer 19:16 VM45-49 74.13% 11 PB stays at 18:56 13 Jack Edwards 19:25 SM25-29 66.

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Cleevewold Race

Thanks to Mitch for the following race update The Cleevewold is a tough and hilly 14.25 mile multi-terrain race held annually in March. The race starts near to race HQ at the medieval Postlip tithe barn and covers the highest points of the Cotswold hills on Cleeve common, before heading into the countryside and returning to Postlip via the Belas Knap neolithic burial mound. Results can be found at http://cheltenhamharriers.co.uk/public/inc/doc/cleevewold/results/cleevewold_2018_results.pdf

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Results for the Midlands Spring Road Relays, 17-Mar-2018

Thanks to Wayne for the following report: 12 sphinx men and 6 ladies, turned out in horrible condition to run in this year’s SPRING!!!!!! relay, at Sutton Park As you can see from the pictures the club tent became a hobbit house , as we had to lower it to the minimum and put all kit around the sides to stop them ending in Scotland due to the relentless wind, at one point the comment, it was bloody warmer in Norway, summed things up!

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Results for various parkruns, 17-Mar-2018

Congratulations and well done to Thomas Ementon on his PB at Coventry. Elsewhere, Vicky Brewin and Alex Bartlett were first-timers at Wolverhampton as a warm-up to the Spring relays, and Amarjit Singh Randhawa and Andy Hales were first-timers at Bedworth. Coventry 20 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with no first-timers and 1 PB. Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=407 6 Pawel Langer 19:33 VM45-49 73.06% 6 PB stays at 18:56

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Results for the Midlands Police & Services XC League (race 11 – Tally Ho!, Edgbaston), 14-Mar-2018

Tom Marchi, Mitch Timms and Karen Timothy competed in this cross-country race. Results: POSITION NAME TEAM CAT TIME 53 KAREN TIMOTHY GUEST FV55 52m 21s 54 MITCH TIMMS GUEST V55 52m 21s 64 TOM MARCHI PRISON/CIVIL SERVICE V75 59m 26s

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Results for the Cyprus Marathon & half-marathon, 04-Mar-2018

Thanks to Steve Court for the following report: A contingent of Sphinx and family and friends escaped snowy England a few weeks ago to holiday for a week and take in the Pathos Marathon and Half Marathon. 3 runners took on the full distance which started on the coast, took in the airport and then a very dull stretch of dual carriageway before finishing in the harbour. Not the most scenic of courses but there was beer at the end.

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Results for the Draycote 10k, 11-Mar-2018

3 Sphinx runners completed the latest 10k race in the winter series at Draycote Water. Results: http://racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16586&RId=215 Pos Name Time Net Time Category Cat Pos Gender Gen Pos 15 Andy Wilkinson 00:42:20 00:42:07 MV40 7 Male 15 37 Barrie Adams 00:45:30 00:45:17 Male 13 Male 30 207 Victoria Hand 01:12:40 01:12:06 Female 26 Female 85

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Result for the MK Festival of Running 10k, 11-Mar-2018

Will Robertson completed this 10k race as part of a bigger weekend of running in Milton Keynes. Results: http://results.sporthive.com/events/6378566586833769216/races/3# Overall Position Name Guntime Chiptime Category Category Position Gender Gender Position 110 William Robertson 00:47:59 00:47:52 M40 20 m 96

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Result for the Chester 10k, 04-Mar-2018

Sally-Anne Tulley completed the inaugural running of this 10k race that started and finished in Chester. Results: https://ale.niftyentries.com/Results/Chester-10K-2018 Position Finish time First name Last name Net time Net position Gender Gender position Category Category position 1679 1:19:19 Sally-Anne Tully 1:17:47 1697 Female 844 FV40 154

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