Results update 31 January 2016 – Northern Cross Country Championships and Parkruns
Doncaster AC is pleased to be hosting our usual races again this year, the entries for the Sandall Beat 10k, Town Centre 5k and Cusworth 10k are now open as well as our Spring Open Meeting.
The Yorkshire Veterens’ AA cross country is being hosted by us on 5 Match 2016 at Campsall Country Park. If you want to take part please advise Martin James – it is £5 to enter. Closing date is 27 February 2016.
Northern Cross Country Championships – 30 January 2016
Photograph by Adrian Royle
Conditions were tough from the start of the first race with muddy water logged ground, strong winds and the temperature not much above zero, the mud made the course very difficult to run on. The U17 women’s race was off first with Molly Butterworth representing Doncaster AC.
99 Athletes took part, the winning time was 18:26 by Kate Waugh, Birtley AC. Molly finished in 43rd place with a time of 21:17.
Next up for Doncaster AC was George Westerman in the U15 boys race.
168 athletes took part, the winning time was 14:35 by Josh Cowperthwaite of Middlesbrough AC. George finished in 79th place with a time of 16:46.
The U17 Men’s race was off at 1pm with George Phillips and Rhys Gibson running for Doncaster AC. The race had 105 athletes take part and the winning time was 19:15 by Scott Beattie. George finished in 21st place with a time of 21:02. Rhys finished in 50th place with a time of 22:16.
Photograph by Adrian Royle
The ladies race had a hail storm and the ground was totally churned up by now. The race had 358 runners in it and the winning time was 30:21 by Claire Duck of Leeds City AC. Rose James finished in 207th place, with a time of 43:41.
The final race was the men’s race, three very reluctant DAC runners made it to the start line to run 12km of mud, hail, wind and freezing temperatures. We also had an additional hill to tackle, saved just for the senior men, the course profile is shown below.
719 runners took part and the winning time was 43:16 by Charlie Hulson of Sale Harriers. Wayne Martison finished in 303rd place with a time of 59:06. Martin James finished in 368th place in 1:01:55 and Peter Simpson finished in 376th place with a time of 1:02:15
Photo by Mark Havenhand
Parkruns 30 January 2016
Well done to Rosemary ARMSTRONG who completed her 50th parkrun. First lady (and first DAC) athlete to finish at Doncaster was Nicola DEVINE.
PB’s for Catherine FORRESTER, Sharon MAUGHAN and Isabel ROBINSON.
Pontefract
| 70 | Mark WEBSTER | 24:54 | VM45-49 | 56.96 % | M | 60 | Doncaster AC | First Timer! | 5 |
Rother Valley
| 32 | Richard RANDLE | 22:25 | VM55-59 | 68.55 % | M | 31 | Doncaster AC | First Timer! | 58 |  |
| 179 | Michael WAKEFIELD | 37:18 | VM65-69 | 46.74 % | M | 112 | Doncaster AC | First Timer! | 1 |
Clumber Park
| 112 | Jane CHANDLER | 30:04 | VW50-54 | 55.76 % | F | 30 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:28:09 | 15 | |
| 113 | Lee-Ann MCGARRY | 30:07 | VW45-49 | 53.24 % | F | 31 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:28:29 | 53 |  |
Doncaster
| 10 | Nicola DEVINE | 22:09 | SW25-29 | 66.82 % | F | 1 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:20:40 | 35 | |
| 15 | Samuel LAWSON | 23:02 | JM11-14 | 62.95 % | M | 14 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:21:15 | 14 |  |
| 16 | Chris LAWSON | 23:03 | VM45-49 | 61.53 % | M | 15 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:19:47 | 14 |  |
| 41 | Simon HUNTER | 26:53 | VM50-54 | 55.73 % | M | 38 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:22:48 | 72 | |
| 60 | Catherine FORRESTER | 28:25 | JW11-14 | 56.19 % | F | 7 | Doncaster AC | New PB! | 6 | |
| 73 | Sharon MAUGHAN | 30:27 | VW40-44 | 51.67 % | F | 16 | Doncaster AC | New PB! | 11 | |
| 81 | Isabel ROBINSON | 31:17 | JW11-14 | 53.17 % | F | 19 | Doncaster AC | New PB! | 15 | |
| 82 | Andrea ROBINSON | 31:20 | VW40-44 | 49.84 % | F | 20 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:25:51 | 16 | |
| 85 | Rosemary ARMSTRONG | 32:08 | VW70-74 | 72.87 % | F | 21 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:27:45 | 50 | |
| 88 | Laura FRASER | 32:32 | VW35-39 | 46.72 % | F | 24 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:29:13 | 14 | |
| 89 | Ruth HUNTER | 32:39 | VW45-49 | 50.74 % | F | 25 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:26:17 | 37 | |
| 116 | Michelle GUEST | 37:33 | VW50-54 | 45.76 % | F | 47 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:35:48 | 17 | |
| 125 | Jo HOLLINGSWORTH | 43:01 | VW45-49 | 36.92 % | F | 55 | Doncaster AC | PB stays at 00:39:29 | 19 |
Some Races to Enter
Dewsbury 10k – 7 February 2015
Stamford 30k – 14 February 2016
Wombwell 5 Mile – 21 February 2016
Harewood House Half Marathon – 28 February 2016
Retford Half Marathon – 13 March 2016
Gainsborough 10k – 20 March 2016
Ackworth Half Marathon – 28 March 2016
Cross Country Fixtures
- 30 January 2016 – Northern Athletics Cross Country Championships – Blackburn
- 27 February 2016 – National Cross Country Championships – Donnington Park, Derby