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DALESIDE AULD LANG SYNE, Haworth, Keighley, December 31

John Battrick and Anna Watkinson came out on top in this traditional end of year race which is always frequented by a number of fancy dress participants. and the winners are piped in by a bagpiper.

John Battrick (Dave Woodhead)

Overall (9.6km/300m):

1 J Battrick (Kesw) 42:05

2 J Cummings (Ilkley) 42:30

3 O Murphy (Ilkley) 43:27

4 T Cornthwaite (Salf) 45:19

5 A Cairns (Wharf) 45:40

6 J Hood (Skip, M40) 45:59

First three men (Dave Woodhead)

M50: I Holmes (Bing) 46:24

M60: A Smallwood (Bing) 59:54

M70: M Pickering 67:39

U21: M Boocock (P&B) 48:21

TEAM: Wharf 31

Women:

1 A Watkinson Dark Pk) 52:09

2 H Hardaker (K&C, W40) 52:52

3 H Cairns (Wharf) 53:14

4 N Jackson (N Leeds FR, W40) 57:16

W50: R Thackray (Bing) 59:46

W60: K Brierley (Tod) 68:01

TEAM: N Leeds FR 24

Anna Watkinson (Dave Woodhead)

BOWSTONES, Poynton, December 31

The 1976 Olympic marathoner Jeff Norman was first M70.

Overall (6.8M/1066ft):

1 A Galloway (Macc) 44:32

2 A McCloskey 44:40

3 C Donnelly (Sale, M40) 44:45

4 P Carpenter (Stock H) 45:35

5 T Gough (Sale) 45:58

6 L Ashwood (Disl) 46:02

M50: M Fowler (Macc) 51:09

M60: N Clarke (Macc) 58:51

M70: J Norman (Alt) 71:07

TEAM:

1 Macc 20

2 Sale 25

3 Stock H 42

Women:

1 C Brock (Steel) 50:36

2 T Rogers (Buck) 51:04

3 A Whelan (Bux) 53:18

4 K Riley 54:05

W40: S Jones (Stock H) 55:38

W50: E Robinson (W Ches) 62:51

W60: A-M Jones (Macc) 72:00

W70: M Huyton (Macc) 74:04

TEAM:

1 Stock H 25

2 Macc 44

3 Alt 57

WORMSTONES, December 31

Overall (6.4km/411m):

1 F Macdonald (Chorlton) 35:01

2 C Lehoczki (Sadd) 35:10

3 T Gill (Mat) 35:27

4 S Soles (Bux) 37:13

5 A Fleet (Sadd) 37:35

M45: D Kilpin (P’stone FPR) 40:09

M50: M Lovett (Poplar) 41:19

M55: S Crossman (G’dale) 44:37

M60: B Hickey (Ches HR) 46:25

M65: S Storey (P’stone FPR) 51:50

M70: F Fielding (G’dale) 53:09fv55

Women:

1 X Wray (Dark Pk) 44:59

2 H Elmore (Dark Pk, W50) 45:20

3 L Parker (Ross, W45) 46:03

W55: D Gowans (Tod) 47:12

GUISBOROUGH WOODS HILL RACES, Cleveland, December 27

Overall (8.8km/376m):

1 J McKenna (Bris, M40) 37:31

2 J Cox (Eden) 37:42

3 H Holmes (Mat) 37:58

4 T Stratton (CoY) 38:49

5 G Jayasuriya (M&C) 39:48

M45: M Jones (Scar) 44:51

M50: A Bushby (CoH) 45:30

M55: T Oliver (Hart) 45:35

M60: K Maynard (Sund S) 48:49

M75: N Scruton (Scar) 57:15

TEAM:

1 Scar 62

2 M&C 113

3 Esk 146

Women:

1 E Harrison (T&S) 52:04

2 P Browell (Elvet, W50) 53:09

3 R Dent (Scar) 53:44

W60: C Glover (Wharf) 59:54

TEAM:

1 Elvet 29

2 T&S 34

3 Pick 47

BARF TURKEY TROT, Trassey Track, Mourne Mountains, December 26

Overall (5.5M/1500ft):

1 P Pruzina (P&B) 37:53

2 A Cunningham (Mourne)41:11

3 J Steede (Glens, M40) 42:32

4 J Millar 43:03

M45: N Harte (Newry) 44:25

M55: P Grant (Newc) 51:18

M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 53:45

M70: P McGuckin (Lunch L) 61:00

U21: R Blackbourne 47:19

Women:

1 A Beakley (58:00

2 F Zappulla 59:25

3 H Pruzina 59:26

W55: D Mathers (Mourne) 69:54

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