We did the fastest time for the course, bad sadly punched the wrong check-point for 7 of 21. We knew we had made a mistake by Check-point 8 although we had been noticing 'features that it's surprising that they left off the map'. Alarm bells were ringing. We were not where we thought we were. We finished the course anyway. Apparently if we had returned and done the real check point 7, then continued back to 8 we could have stayed in the race. Given we were 30 minutes faster than the eventual winners, we had the time.
Steve Birkinshaw (Wainwrights' record holder and former winner of the Dragon's Back) has done a write up of the race here:
http://stevebirkinshaw-wainwright2014.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/marmot-dark-mountains.html
Incidentally I gave a friend a lift to the race. Sadly he took ages. His wife contacted me to find out what had happened to him. My reassuring text back, "They're being picked up by car. I'll meet them soon," which I edited before sending, after my friend eventually showed up, to, "They're being picked up by car. I've just met them both," did not reassure the wife.
North West XC – Race 5 – Croxteth Park – 28 January 2018 – 4.5M
MEN
2 Martin Swensson O40M
4 Stephen Watkin U40M
5 Chris MaherU40M
13 Josh Keogh U30M
34 Jay Clarke U40M
35 Rob Garth U30M
36 Alex Cowin U40M
43 Jonathan Toft U40M
46 Sean Jones U40M
49 Phil Riding O40M
58 Simone Capponi O40M
59 Colin Dobbs O40M
81 Paul Gray O45M
94 Michael O'rourke U40M
100 Nigel Foo O45M
125 Steve Dipple O45M
142 Andrew Troy U30M
148 Richard Costain U30M
150 Andrew Bates U40M
173 Tony Green O60M
174 Steve Pemberton O60M
181 James Roberts U40M
194 Michael Sharkey O60M
WOMEN
2 Stella Hayden U35F
5 Kate Macfarlane U35F
6 Liz Turner U40F
11 Sharon Samson U40F
31 Charlotte Rawcliffe U40F
34 Sarah Jackson O40F
37 Cristina Puccini O50F
69 Claire Meadows O40F
77 Carolyn Knott O40F
97 Jane Nicholson O50F
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TEAM RESULTS
Mens ‘A’ Teams (6 Runners)
Pos Team Score Points
2 Penny Lane Striders 'A' 93 20
Ladies ‘A’ Teams (3 Runners)
Pos Team Score Points
1 Penny Lane Striders 'A' 13 21
CURRENT POSITIONS
Mens ‘A’ Teams (6 Runners)
Pos Team Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
2 Penny Lane Striders 'A' 21 20 19 21 20 101
Ladies ‘A’ Teams (3 Runners)
Pos Team Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
1 Penny Lane Striders 'A' 21 20 21 21 21 104
We need everyone and their grandad down at Birchwood. Just so you can start planning. Especially if your grandad can run fast. Or at least try to run like the girls
