Hi all
Well what a day that was and what a good feeling to be able to send out results with so many names on!
Don’t really need to describe the weather though…, a bit windy should do it, but it didn’t seem to deter many of the Helsby contingent producing great times in the conditions. I know it was Jayne’s , Adrian’s and Hannah’s first foray into the half marathon so hearty congratulations for them producing very impressive times to now build on. Dave Feakes, wearing the elegant number 50, isn’t convincing anyone that he reached that category today, not with the PB he secured! Well done also to Jane Ashbrook for a 2nd place in her category.
Unfortunately I didn’t manage to speak to everyone today so if there any more PB’s out there or tales to tell please let me know and I’ll get this report updated for the blog. Photo links on other blog reports or twitter/runhelsby
And I should really reiterate what so many people have said today, that it’s with lots of hard work from many individuals, and some in particular, that the Helsby half is continually so successful. It’s a real honour to be part of a club that has people with so much commitment, drive and energy and I think the enthusiasm now evident at the club is clear for all to see.
Great support round the course too
Results for the Historic Helsby Half 2012 below
Individual results for Helsby runners extracted below (if I’ve missed anyone please let me know!). I’ve used gun position and time for this so check your chip times as they’ll be quicker!
24th Adair Broughton 1.17.49
144th Ian Landucci 1.28.26
153rd Chris Baynham-Hughes 1.28.52
191st Jim O’Hara 1.30.22
231st Jane Ashbrook 1.31.51 (2nd in age category!)
269th Ivan Davies 1.33.06
289th Jayne Joy 1.34.03
307th Ed Halliwell 1.34.33
311th Paul Porter 1.34.37
332nd Gareth Boyd 1.35.43
336th Alex Fitzmaurice 1.35.49
404th Steve Riley 1.37.49
445th Dave Feakes 1.38.54
460th Geoff Shaw 1.39.03
462nd Adrian Jackson 1.39.04
560th Carol Shaw 1.41.32
624th Albert Berry 1.43.35
670th Hannah Hughes 1.44.49
793rd Lesley Feakes 1.48.05
958th Chris Igoe 1.52.47
969th Dave Madders 1.53.00
996th John Thompson 1.53.55
1000th Alison Meakin 1.53.57
1184th Nesta Hawker 1.59.55
1224th Betty Grieve 2.01.27
1275th Liz Dobson 2.03.39
1423 Peter Causton 2.11.07
1426th Kay Pirali 2.11.15
1487th Ivor Johnstone 2.15.49
1622nd Kevin Bell 4.04.28
However, the highlight and performance of the day surely goes to Kevin Bell for completing what is a record breaking 31st Helsby Half marathon in 4 hours 4min and 28 seconds. Kevin was determined to finish and shows not just what this race can mean to individuals but also acts as testament to their character. I think this in itself puts a great perspective on all our performances on the day. I’ve also been informed that Kevin’s wife may well be bringing along his collection of medals one night after a Wednesday run which will be great to see.
Keep on running
Adair
Of course, Adair is too modest to mention that not only did he score a PB himself in what must have been quite testing conditions, but also went on to win the First Local trophy for a second year running.
Well done to Adair and all the other Helsby runners.