Ironman Triathlon - Sunday 13/7/2008
Pat Riley completed the Karnten Ironman
Triathlon in Austria in a superb time of 12 hours 34 minutes
43 seconds. He took an amazing 1 hour 15 minutes off his previous time.
The event included a 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike ride and then a full marathon. Pat's times were swim 01:26:48,
bike 06:14:03 and run 04:32:12 and 22 in the two transitions. Pat can
feel proud of this performance and has earned himself a well earned
rest.
Wirral Seaside Run - 5k - Wed 02/07/2008
Greg Jones shaved 16 seconds off
his seaside best to complete the course in an impressive 17 minutes
dead for 5th place. Phil Bird followed him home in 18:25 for 10th
place.
|
Position |
Time |
Forename |
Surname |
Category |
|
5 |
00:17:00 |
GREG |
JONES |
SM |
|
10 |
00:18:25 |
PHIL |
BIRD |
M40 |
|
36 |
00:21:43 |
DAVID |
GODWIN |
M50 |
|
58 |
00:24:34 |
NICCI |
DAVIES |
W50 |
|
80 |
00:28:21 |
ELWYN |
JONES |
M50 |
|
88 |
00:32:45 |
HEIDI |
WALKER |
U20 |
Penny Lane Striders 10k - Sun
22/06/2008
5 of Wallasey Athletic Club's male runners joined
the 486 record entry in the popular Penny Lane Striders 10k. Heat is normally the challenge in this race, however, on
this occasion it was the wind. The 40 mph cross wind, whilst not hampering the runners directly, meant that they were
buffeted for most of the course along Otterspool promenade. Greg Jones made light of the conditions to record
36:17 for 18th place, he was followed by Tony Barbat 36:41 in 24th. Steve Lampkin set a personal best recording
40:39 and 80th place.
|
Position |
Forename |
Surname |
Age Cat |
Time |
|
18 |
Grey |
JONES |
M/Open |
00:36:17 |
|
24 |
Anthony |
BARBAT |
M.V. 45 |
00:36:41 |
|
80 |
Steven |
LAMPKIN |
M/Open |
00:40:39 |
|
122 |
Arthur |
WILSON |
M.V. 45 |
00:42:30 |
|
397 |
Elwyn |
JONES |
M.V. 50 |
00:56:34 |
Capenhurst 10k - Sun 15/06/2008
Tony Barbat enjoyed ideal running conditions at
the Capenhurst 10k, the combination of an overcast sky and a cooling breeze along with a flat course helped him to a
personal best of 36:17 and 4th place.
Bala Half Ironman - Sun 08/06/2008
Dave Walton attempted his first half ironman in and around Lake Bala. In hot conditions
club captain Dave did extremely well to finish in an overall time of 05:37. His splits were as follows:-
2000m swim 38mins
54 mile cycle 2hrs 58 mins
1/2
Marathon 1hr 51 mins
Total time including the 2
transitions (10mins) 5hrs 37mins
Dave said "Both the cycle and the
run were extremely hilly and the temperatures on the run were scorching. The run course was described on the web site as
brutal and the event not for the feint hearted. They weren’t wrong!"
Dave looking remarkably fresh at the end of the race.
Wirral Seaside Run - 5k - Wed 04/06/2008
Runners had the choice of two local races on the
same night and 7 Wallasey runners chose the 4th Wirral Seaside run of the season. First Wallasey man home was Phil Bird
in 8th place in 18:23, he was just in front of Steve Lampkin in 18:48 (9th). Heidi Walker took 70 seconds off her
seaside best to finish in 31:05.
|
Position |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Forename |
Surname |
Category |
|
8 |
18 |
23 |
PHIL |
BIRD |
M40 |
|
9 |
18 |
48 |
STEVEN |
LAMPKIN |
U20 |
|
20 |
19 |
57 |
BARRY |
METCALFE |
M45 |
|
35 |
21 |
46 |
DAVID |
GODWIN |
M50 |
|
48 |
22 |
58 |
PETER |
LONSDALE |
M65 |
|
56 |
23 |
38 |
JULIE |
JUBB |
W40 |
|
91 |
31 |
5 |
HEIDI |
WALKER |
U20 |
Birkenhead Park - 5m - Wed 04/06/2008
The heat of earlier in the day was replaced by an
overcast evening to the relief of the Wallasey runners in the Birkenhead Park 5 mile race. The second running on the new
course consisted of 3 laps of the lower park. First Wallasey man home was Tony Barbat in 29:28 for 20th place. He was
followed by Bob Brimage in 30:50 for 26th place, Bob won the over 55 category for this effort. Next up was John Cottrell
in 31:56 (31st), John also won hios age category. Tricia Jones also picked up a prize for 6th lady and Stan Williams had
his best 5 mile performance since the eighties. Slideshow available
here.
|
Position |
Forename |
Surname |
Category |
Time |
|
20 |
Tony |
Barbat |
M45 |
00:29:28 |
|
26 |
Bob |
Brimage |
M50 |
00:30:50 |
|
31 |
John |
Cottrell |
M60 |
00:31:56 |
|
43 |
Matt |
Williams |
M |
00:32:56 |
|
53 |
Stan |
Williams |
M55 |
00:33:58 |
|
62 |
Tricia |
Jones |
F45 |
00:35:22 |
|
79 |
Nicky |
Rimmer |
F |
00:38:47 |
|
88 |
Nicci |
Davies |
F50 |
00:41:08 |
|
101 |
Elwyn |
Jones |
M50 |
00:45:21 |
Tunnel 10k - Sun 01/06/2008
13 Wallasey runners entered the
Tunnel 10k, overcast conditions were welcomed after the
heat of the previous day. The uphill tunnel section of one mile always takes its toll in the runners of this race.
Mastering is first for Wallasey was Steve Wilkinson in 37:41 for 17th place. Connor McArdle was next home in 38:23 for
24th place. Hot on his heels was Mark Beckett 38:59 (32nd) and Phil Bird 39:11 (36th). Colin Benson set a personal best
with 40:41. Slideshow available here.
|
Forename |
Surname |
Category |
Gun time |
Position |
Chip time |
Rank |
|
Steven |
Wilkinson |
8 |
00:37:44 |
15 |
00:37:41 |
17 |
|
Connor |
McArdle |
12 |
00:38:26 |
21 |
00:38:23 |
24 |
|
Mark |
Beckett |
17 |
00:39:02 |
29 |
00:38:59 |
32 |
|
Phil |
Bird |
8 |
00:39:39 |
40 |
00:39:11 |
36 |
|
Colin |
Benson |
10 |
00:40:49 |
63 |
00:40:41 |
69 |
|
Michael |
Griffiths |
20 |
00:46:58 |
335 |
00:46:04 |
344 |
|
David |
Godwin |
26 |
00:48:34 |
427 |
00:46:37 |
382 |
|
Phillip |
Wilkinson |
8 |
00:49:20 |
482 |
00:48:25 |
503 |
|
Ken |
Hilton |
79 |
00:52:14 |
708 |
00:51:47 |
790 |
|
Graham |
Egan |
99 |
00:53:22 |
803 |
00:52:26 |
838 |
|
Nicci |
Davies |
4 |
00:54:11 |
865 |
00:52:18 |
832 |
|
Jane |
Vick |
13 |
00:54:47 |
909 |
00:53:52 |
963 |
|
Elwyn |
Jones |
78 |
00:59:24 |
1259 |
00:57:35 |
1251 |
Thurstaston Summer Multi Terrain Challenge - 6M - Tue 20/05/2008
4 Wallasey runners entered the
Thurstaston Summer Multi Terrain Challenge. Bob Brimage
showed a return to form with an excellent run to finish 14th overall and won first prize in his age category.Bob completed the challenging 6 mile course in
40:11. Joe Johnson was second Wallasey man home in 41:55 (21st). They were followed up by Tricia Jones in 47:15 (55th)
and Elwyn Jones 61:58 (122nd).
Chester Half Marathon - 18/05/2008
Over 1800 runners took part in the Shell Chester Half Marathon and 6 Wallasey runners were
amongst them. The ladies team came in an excellent 5th thanks to Ann Taylor-Kilbane, Nicky Rimmer and Sue Nunn also
completing the course were Jane Vick and Lisa Carney. Colin Palmer and Arthur Wilson had good runs, Colin returned 01:25:25
for 53rd and Arthur 01:31:08 for 145th.
|
Position |
Name |
|
Time |
|
53 |
Colin |
Palmer |
01:25:25 |
|
145 |
Arthur |
Wilson |
01:31:08 |
|
438 |
Ann |
Taylor-Kilbane |
01:42:06 |
|
561 |
Nicola |
Rimmer |
01:45:26 |
|
1167 |
Sue |
Nunn |
01:59:50 |
|
1173 |
Jane |
Vick |
02:00:07 |
|
1250 |
Lisa |
Carney |