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Results :: Another fabulous running of this great event! Thank you all for turning out and walking and running the entire Sandstone Challenge. With a great atmosphere out on the trail — and a lovely supportive atmosphere at the finish — we're lucky to have such high quality entrants! You realise you've traversed an entire county and travelled the length of a complete OS 1:50,000 sheet. You should all be proud. The bit you want to see: 2012 results
We had a stunning new record from Duncan Harris, finishing in 4h 10, together with a new women's record of 5h 04 from Caroline Hall, coming in 6th overall. Further down the field numerous triumphs and personal battles and a whole lot of smiles of quiet satisfaction. Honourable mention to Helsby RC's own Ian Hilditch in a new best time for the men's V70 category.
Pictures :: We've got lots of pictures from the day, but a small technical problem of a USB in one place and the website somewhere else. Check back and we'll let you know when they're up. There's a good set up on flickr here, possibly by one of the Delamere Spartans from the number of vests in shot? If anyone else has pictures from the day, we'd love to hear about them. Likewise any blog updates you've written.
Event pages :: Read more here.
2011 : There's a huge pile of pictures from the
successful 2011 event on our flickr site.
2011 results
Well that was good, wasn't it? Thanks for everyone's kind comments, looks like many of you enjoyed the day despite the wind! There's a race report over on the blog here.
Video from Mick Hall. Go buy a photo if you want to support him!
<< 2012 results >> There's also a great drill-down resource on the Power of Ten, where you can compare performances of club runners.
If enjoyed the run and you're local why not join us in training on Mondays and Wednesdays. We're not all fast!
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All the latest news and other good stuff is on the blog: helsbyrunningclub.wordpress.com. Get involved! Join us for a club run every Wednesday, 6:30pm at the Helsby Community Sports Club, or 7pm Mondays for a quality session.
Entries are now open for the 2012 event. Read more here.
2011 event: A huge pile of pictures from the
successful 2011 event.
2011 results
Our race report is on the blog at http://helsbyrunningclub.wordpress.com. Please add your comments! Half marathon pages here.
Posing for the Chester Chronicle!
Positive PR :: Other good press is coming in at the Chester Chronicle, Northern Running Guide, Run 247, Runners World and others. More at Rhyl Journal, Liverpool Echo, RunBritain.com, Ellesmere Port Pioneer, Halifax Evening Courier, This is Staffordshire. Lee Riley's remarkable world record running with the 40lb pack is covered in the Crewe Chronicle. Personal stories at Cumbrian Runner, Furious Cycling, Beginner Triathlete and a great insight to life at the front of the pack from 3rd place Dave Norman. Let us know your own stories...
Photos :: As well as the official Mick Hall photos, photographer Steve Angus was on hand snapping away ...immediately after a Top 100 finish. Nice one! Watch those two sites for photos as they appear and we'll let you know if we hear of any others. Mick Charman also has a nice collection on Flickr.
After the uncertainty of the bad weather, this turned out to be another great day for running. If you enjoyed the race, have you thought about joining Helsby Running Club? We're open for all abilities. Race pictures: Mick Hall's 2010 event photos are here. Faster folk on the earlier pages, slower later. 2010 race results
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