10th Morland Abingdon Marathon
Sunday, 19th October 1997

Thanks to Dr P T Greenland who provided computerised results.

The race started an hour late due to dense fog, which almost caused the event to be called off by the police. However, just as it looked as if the organisers would be packing up before a step had been taken, the sun came out and quickly burnt away the fog. The Marathon was then run in sweltering heat, causing many runners to pull out, and resulting in slower finishing times than in previous years.

Being the tenth anniversary, the race started at the home of the event sponsors, The Abingdon Morland Brewery (of Old Speckled Hen fame), finishing at the recently completed athletics track at Tilsley Park, Abingdon.

The race was won in 2 hours 43 minutes by Malcolm Eddy from Westbury Harriers, almost ten minutes ahead of his nearest rival. The Womens race was won by Angela Iveson in 3 hours 10 minutes. The wheelchair event was won by Geoff Allen in 2 hours 27 minutes.


                                                       Pos    
Posn Name                       Club            Cat'   in Cat      Time  PB

1    Malcolm Eddy               WESTBURY H'RS    M40    1          2.43.01  
2    Terry Tullett              UNION SPORTIVE   M40    2          2.51.40  
3    Raymond S Francis          CHELTENHAM H     M50    1          2.52.33  
4    Nicholas M Holmes          FLEET/ CROOKHAM  M      1          2.53.29  
5    Ken Chard                  WITNEY RR        M40    3          2.55.03  
6    Gerry Smith                KIDLINGTON RAC   M40    4          2.55.08  
7    Graham K Walsh             SPENBOROUGH      M50    2          2.55.17  
8    Adam Holmes                FLEET/ CROOKHAM  M40    5          2.55.48  
9    Peter Smith                VETERANS AC      M40    6          2.56.00  
10   Christopher Skaife         SHEFFIELD AC     M40    7          2.58.21  
11   Erik Smith                 NEWBURY AC       M      2          2.59.05  
12   Chris Guerrier             POOLE RC         M40    8          2.59.24  
13   John Flynn                 BOURNEMOUTH AC   M      3          3.00.29  
14   Simon Hawker               CASTLE POINT JO  M      4          3.01.14  
15   Calv Hobday                CHERWELL R & J   M      5          3.02.27  
16   Dave Halford               NORTHBROOK AC    M      6          3.02.58  
17   Stephen J Connelly         FLEET/ CROOKHAM  M      7          3.05.15  
18   Bob Wells                                   M50    3          3.05.38  
19   Nigel Young                                 M      8          3.06.06  
20   Pete Robinson              LITTLEDOWN       M      9          3.06.26  
21   Roger Walker-Reed          FALMOUTH RRC     M50    4          3.06.47  
22   Steve Walsh                BURNHAM JOGGERS  M40    9          3.07.02  
23   Paul Wayne Morris                           M      10         3.07.20  
24   Edward Short                                M      11         3.07.42  
25   Bob Pank                   NEWBURY AC       M40    10         3.09.12  
26   Chris James                WHITE HORSE H'R  M      12         3.10.34  
27   Angela Iveson                               L      1          3.10.47  
28   Edward N Downing           OXFORD UNI       M      13         3.11.14 *
29   Lester Young               READING RR       M      14         3.12.07  
30   Hans-Juergen Morgan        WOKING AC        M50    5          3.13.09  
31   Guy Anthony Tucker         CHERWELL R & J   M      15         3.13.11  
32   Dave Lancaster             READING RR       M40    11         3.14.00  
33   Jennie Vartan              BISHOPS ST'FORD  L35    1          3.14.37  
34   Joe Avery                  100 MARATHON     M40    12         3.15.42  
35   Clive E Evans              CHERWELL R & J   M60    1          3.16.24  
36   Maurice Whyte              READING JOGGERS  M      16         3.17.10  
37   Steve. Edwards             ALVIS RC         M      17         3.17.34  
38   Peter James Brown          TRENT PARK TROT  M40    13         3.17.43 *
39   John Hinchliffe            ABINGDON AMBLRS  M50    6          3.17.48  
40   John Clarke                GRANGE FARM      M      18         3.17.57  
41   Tom Glare                  WOODSTOCK H'RS   M      19         3.19.04  
42   Andrew Grove               EYNSHAM RR       M      20         3.19.07   
43   Andrew James Whitrow                        M40    14         3.19.15  
44   Christopher McIntosh                        M40    15         3.20.16  
45   Frances Cooke              MARCH AC         L35    2          3.20.31  
46   Stephen John Harland                        M      21         3.21.02  
47   Tony Ross                  WARRINGTON AC    M40    16         3.21.22  
48   Sally Joan Pitts           WITNEY RR        L35    3          3.21.35  
49   John Edward McGowan        KIDLINGTON RAC   M40    17         3.22.42  
50   Susan Ashley               EPSOM & EWELL    L45    1          3.22.58  
51   Leon Moss                  100 MARATHON     M60    2          3.23.05  
52   Nicholas Crutch            WOODSTOCK H'RS   M      22         3.23.12  
53   Philip Whitmore            GLOUCESTER AC    M      23         3.23.15  
54   Simon Julian Bolton        COMPTON H'RS     M      24         3.23.42  
55   Phil Grainger                               M40    18         3.23.48  
56   Tom Rendell                                 M      25         3.24.58  
57   Mark Ginty                 GREAT WESTERN    M40    19         3.25.15  
58   Ian Dumont                 THRIFT GREEN     M40    20         3.25.58  
59   John Williams                               M50    7          3.25.59  
60   Derek Green                WHITE HORSE H'R  M      26         3.26.13  
61   Dominic Downes             AYLESBURY VALE   M40    21         3.26.42  
62   Micheal Hailey             HOOK NORTON      M40    22         3.27.30  
63   Martin Glazebrook          NEW ELTHAM       M      27         3.27.56  
64   Andrew Wilmot              HALSTEAD RRC     M50    8          3.28.29  
65   Roy John Barnes            ROAD RUNNERS     M      28         3.28.29  
66   Cecilia Petersson          HOOK NORTON      L      2          3.28.50  
67   David Anthony East         BRACK FOREST     M40    23         3.29.17  
68   Colin Graham Arch          SWINDON HARR'RS  M40    24         3.29.18  
69   Martin Short               CIVIL SERVICE    M      29         3.29.20  
70   Iain David Millar          THAME RUNNERS    M      30         3.29.20  
71   Aileen Brown               GREAT WESTERN    M      31         3.29.26  
72   Gino Harris                                 M      32         3.29.33  
73   Peter Clegg                GRANGE FARM      M40    25         3.29.53  
74   Jonathon Ian Flack         GRANGE FARM      M      33         3.29.56  
75   Mike Lewis                 AMPTHILL & FLIT  M40    26         3.29.57  
76   Ronald Wootten             GREAT WESTERN    M50    9          3.30.03  
77   Prunella Hayhow            GRANGE FARM      L      3          3.30.42  
78   David A Phillips           FOREST OF DEAN   M      34         3.31.08  
79   Robert J Knutzen           TUNBRIDGE WELLS  M40    27         3.31.40  
80   Christopher M King         WITNEY RR        M40    28         3.32.13  
81   Fraser Howard              OXFORD UNI       M      35         3.34.10 *
82   Sue Feldman                GRANGE FARM      L35    4          3.34.25  
83   Brian Doherty              100 MARATHON     M40    29         3.35.15  
84   Sue Eggers                 SWINDON HARR'RS  L35    5          3.35.48  
85   Michael John Pearce        SWINDON HARR'RS  M50    10         3.35.53  
86   Steve Bienkowski           TADLEY RUNNERS   M40    30         3.36.23  
87   Michael Storey             GLOUCESTER AC    M40    31         3.36.52  
88   Gerry Burt                                  M      36         3.37.00  
89   Neil Cole-Fennel           100 MARATHON     M      37         3.38.22  
90   Kenneth Littlejohns        BASINGSTOKE      M50    11         3.38.26  
91   Melvyn R Jones             MILTON KEYNES    M40    32         3.38.56  
92   Hanno Nickau               OXFORD UNI       M      38         3.39.59  
93   Peter Staunton             SOUTHAMPTON RRC  M40    33         3.39.59  
94   James R D Arthur           UCL ATHLETICS    M      39         3.40.26  
95   Andrew Bickle              NORTH DEVON RRC  M40    34         3.41.40  
96   Colin Parry                CHEPSTOW         M40    35         3.41.40  
97   David Geoffrey Shaw        HILLINGDON AC    M40    36         3.41.48  
98   Jenny Froud                BASINGSTOKE      L35    6          3.42.02 
99   Kainth Inderjit            BIRCHFIELD       M40    37         3.42.05  
100  Robert Cox                 HEADINGTON RR    M40    38         3.42.19  
101  John Lewis Smith           100 MARATHON     M50    12         3.42.55  
102  Malcolm Read               M AND B CLUB     M40    39         3.43.09  
103  Patrick Reaney                              M      40         3.43.33  
104  Richard Langton            OXFORD CITY AC   M50    13         3.43.49  
105  John Kew                   100 MARATHON     M40    40         3.43.54  
106  Stephen B Lewis            LES CROUPIERS    M40    41         3.43.57  
107  Kevin Harris                                M40    42         3.43.59  
108  Peter John Groves                           M40    43         3.43.59  
109  Michael Martin                              M50    14         3.44.37  
110  Tim Pearson                                 M      41         3.44.47  
111  Robert Buryan              AYLESBURY AC     M40    44         3.45.19  
112  Philip Slater              100K ASSOC       M40    45         3.45.42  
113  Danny Kay                  AVON VALLEY RC   M50    15         3.46.07  
114  Jeffrey Gordon             THAMES HARE/HND  M60    3          3.46.23  
115  Richard Simpson            FLEET/ CROOKHAM  M40    46         3.46.37  
116  Howard Sansom              BRITISH LIB      M      42         3.46.48  
117  Keith Straw                LONG EATON       M40    47         3.47.00  
118  Michael H Gallagher        NEWBURY AC       M40    48         3.47.17  
119  Mike Newbitt               100 MARATHON     M50    16         3.47.42  
120  Paul Barkway                                M40    49         3.48.44  
121  Dennis Haynes              CANTERBURY HARR  M40    50         3.48.55  
122  Helen Amscosen             POOLE RC         L35    7          3.49.19 *
123  John Poidevin                               M40    51         3.49.29  
124  Tom Rylance                BURNHAM JOGGERS  M60    4          3.49.32  
125  Jean Loup Taisne           ARGENTAN         M40    52         3.49.42  
126  Tim Thorne                 WOODSTOCK H'RS   M50    17         3.49.58  
127  Syd Wheeler                CHEPSTOW         M50    18         3.50.05  
128  Gayleen Scott              A RUNNERS        L45    2          3.50.07  
129  Dee Hailey                 HOOK NORTON      L45    3          3.50.22  
130  Brian Sayers                                M40    53         3.50.28  
131  David Ponting                               M40    54         3.50.56  
132  Stephen Wickenden                           M40    55         3.51.25  
133  Wenda Wilson               ABINGDON AMBLRS  L45    4          3.51.53  
134  Michael John Miller        HILLINGDON AC    M50    19         3.51.55  
135  Paul Roger Healy           TORTOISE RACERS  M40    56         3.52.02  
136  Simon Jenner               MERRY HILL       M      43         3.52.12  
137  Robert Glyn Hughes                          M      44         3.52.33  
138  John Anthony Hale                           M      45         3.52.43  
139  Philip Green               COMPTON H'RS     M40    57         3.52.47  
140  Tony Hopkins               WEST 4 H'RS      M50    20         3.52.51  
141  Philip Jeyes               ALMOST ATHLETES  M      46         3.53.03  
142  Alan Vallis                ALTON JOGGERS    M      47         3.54.20  
143  William James Scott                         M      48         3.54.43  
144  David Prior                WOODFORD GREEN   M50    21         3.54.53  
145  Jim Page                                    M40    58         3.54.56  
146  Philip Duffy               ALVIS RC         M50    22         3.55.22  
147  Jill Priday                RIDGEWAY         L35    8          3.55.24  
148  Chris Goodall              ABINGDON AMBLRS  M40    59         3.55.25 *
149  Kyle Henly                 SWINDON HARR'RS  M      49         3.56.10  
150  Glyn Callard                                M      50         3.56.15  
151  Michael D Alsworth         ROAD RUNNERS     M40    60         3.56.36  
152  Peter John Sargeant        DARTFORD H'RS    M60    5          3.57.31  
153  Frank Gander               BELGRAVE H'RS    M60    6          3.57.57  
154  Brian Mills                100 MARATHON     M40    61         3.57.59 
155  Nick Lisle                 READING RR       M40    62         3.58.03  
156  David Heath                POOLE RC         M40    63         3.58.31  
157  Lindsay Turner                              L      4          3.58.39  
158  Trudy Ann Evans            CIRENCESTER      L      5          3.59.54  
159  Albert Smart                                M40    64         3.59.57  
160  Anne King                  GRANGE FARM      L35    9          4.00.25  
161  Francois Coisel            ARGENTAN         M      51         4.00.33  
162  Peter Ivor Morris          READING RR       M40    65         4.00.34  
163  Colin Gibbs                100 MARATHON     M40    66         4.01.26  
164  Edward W L Goodreid        RISCA RR         M50    23         4.02.01  
165  Frank R Phillips                            M40    67         4.02.17  
166  Chris Piggott                               M40    68         4.02.30  
167  Mark Wayne Oakey                            M      52         4.02.58  
168  Dave Phillips              BASINGSTOKE      M60    7          4.03.11  
169  Graham Hiscock             DARTFORD H'RS    M40    69         4.03.33  
170  Sean Brown                                  M      53         4.05.01  
171  Dave Byrden                GARDEN CITY      M50    24         4.05.01  
172  Allan Robert Green         100 MARATHON     M40    70         4.06.40  
173  Rory Coleman               STRATFORD AC     M      54         4.06.51  
174  Martin Richard Bush        READING RR       M      55         4.07.24  
175  Steven Caine               RUNNEYMEDE RC    M      56         4.08.16  
176  Robert Tinnyunt            TEIGNBRIDGE      M50    25         4.08.28  
177  Peter Burns                WITHAM RC        M40    71         4.08.31  
178  Jeffrey Loffman                             M40    72         4.08.42 *
179  Gert Cowling               VEGETARIAN CYCL  L45    5          4.09.02  
180  Susan Paulin               COMPTON H'RS     L      6          4.09.02  
181  Pauline Beswick            WITNEY RR        L45    6          4.09.21  
182  John Sturley               BRACK FOREST     M50    26         4.09.28  
183  Vincent Archer             CHERWELL R & J   M      57         4.09.44 *
184  John Walter Keenan         AIR LOG JOGGERS  M40    73         4.10.34 *
185  Edwin Bartlett             REEBOK RACING    M50    27         4.10.43  
186  John Maxted                HEADINGTON RR    M40    74         4.11.11  
187  Howard Player              TORTOISE RACERS  M40    75         4.11.14  
188  Nick Kyritsis              STRIDERS         M40    76         4.11.33  
189  Ian S Wilkinson                             M      58         4.12.20  
190  Brian Healey               HOOK NORTON      M50    28         4.13.34  
191  Melanie Roberts                             L35    10         4.13.46 *
192  Robert Sharman             POOLE AC         M50    29         4.13.50  
193  Derek Goult                HEREFORD C'RS    M40    77         4.14.25  
194  Dennis Garnett             NEW ELTHAM       M60    8          4.16.04  
195  John A.C. Borland          FINCH COASTERS   M60    9          4.16.28  
196  Stephen New                GWENT CONSTABUL  M      59         4.16.30  
197  Mike Preston                                M      60         4.18.03 *
198  Peter Bond                 SWINDON HARR'RS  M40    78         4.19.50  
199  Walter Thorpe              BASINGSTOKE      M50    30         4.19.59  
200  Michael Southerton                          M40    79         4.21.38  
201  Gail Goldsmith             BRACK FOREST     L45    7          4.22.06  
202  David Greenwood            TORTOISE RACERS  M      61         4.22.06  
203  Robert F S Prior           CIVIL SERVICE    M50    31         4.22.09  
204  Tadeusz Lancucki           VETERANS AC      M40    80         4.22.15  
205  Nicholette Sayer           READING JOGGERS  L45    8          4.22.15  
206  Bill Swindon               MILTON KEYNES    M40    81         4.22.55  
207  David M Phillips           MASSEY FURGUSON  M50    32         4.24.00  
208  Richard Palmer                              M      62         4.26.47  
209  Edward Rupert Scott                         M      63         4.26.49  
210  Anthony Garnett            ROAD RUNNERS     M40    82         4.26.54 
211  Patricia H Bonner          FINCH COASTERS   L55    1          4.27.24  
212  Jacques Thebault           ARGENTAN         M40    83         4.27.47  
213  Roman Lach                 ROAD RUNNERS     M      64         4.29.10  
214  Simon Doherty                               M40    84         4.29.30  
215  Leslie Paul Oldman                          M      65         4.30.31  
216  Philip Nutley              ST EDMUND PACRS  M50    33         4.31.32  
217  Paul Stephen Hansen        SHENLEY          M40    85         4.32.31  
218  David Vaughan              ROAD RUNNERS     M50    34         4.32.59  
219  John Martin                STRATFORD AC     M60    10         4.33.38  
220  Stephen Ian Booth                           M      66         4.34.01 *
221  Philip Ian Scott           READING RR       M50    35         4.34.33  
222  Brian Wayne Smith          VETERANS AC      M50    36         4.35.15  
223  Parvin Kumar Jalota                         M      67         4.36.20 *
224  Annie Birch                METROS           L35    11         4.37.01  
225  Percy Madura               HERTFORD & WARE  M60    11         4.37.20  
226  Peter White                READING JOGGERS  M60    12         4.38.55  
227  Michelle Cummins-McCarthy                   L      7          4.40.54  
228  Richard A Hendon                            M40    86         4.42.41  
229  Donald Thompson            FOLKESTONE AC    M60    13         4.43.25  
230  Peter Addis                                 M70    1          4.43.25  
231  Pat Gough                  WITNEY RR        L45    9          4.44.09  
232  Leonardus Valk                              M40    87         4.44.55 *
233  Dave Ayliffe               ROAD RUNNERS     M50    37         4.46.40  
234  Michael Leather            CHELTENHAM H     M      68         4.46.52  
235  Jo Short                                    L      8          4.47.53 *
236  Frank Dunlop               BIDEFORD AAC     M50    38         4.48.51  
237  Bernard Cole               DOVEDALE HARRIE  M50    39         4.51.13  
238  Sai Leung Wong             WEST 4 H'RS      M40    88         4.52.39  
239  Alan Leslie Radbourne                       M      69         4.52.49  
240  David Richardson                            M      70         4.53.09 *
241  Nicholas Cherry                             M      71         4.53.27 *
242  Jacqueline Skinner         NEW ELTHAM       L35    12         4.53.42  
243  Clark Kent                 100 MARATHON     M40    89         4.54.07  
244  J.F.R. Kimber              100 MARATHON     M50    40         4.55.31  
245  Louise Eckersley                            L      9          4.57.24  
246  Trevor Town                VETERANS AC      M50    41         4.57.24  
247  John Robert Smith          TORTOISE RACERS  M50    42         5.04.57  
248  Roy Webb                   A RUNNERS        M60    14         5.07.38  
249  Brian Davies               FOREST OF DEAN   M      72         5.08.57  
250  David Francis Carter       100 MARATHON     M40    90         5.11.35  
251  Glyn David Parry           100 MARATHON     M40    91         5.11.35  
252  Christopher Howlett                         M      73         5.11.37 *
253  John Stokes                NEW ELTHAM       M50    43         5.11.37  
254  Alison Stanmore            ABINGDON AMBLRS  L55    2          5.12.17  
255  Robert Coombes             DARTFORD H'RS    M40    92         5.12.17  
256  Peter S Graham             BARNET           M      74         5.15.12  
257  Shaun Fitzpatrick          ASRNE HILL       M50    44         5.17.18  
258  Dorothy Foster                              L45    10         5.26.11  
259  Brenda Brown               ABINGDON AMBLRS  L45    11         5.26.11  
260  Henri Connell              RADLEY LADIES    L35    13         5.26.11  
261  Bob Webster                SEAFORD          M40    93         5.30.01  
262  Colin Thomson              RHONDDA          M60    15         5.30.59  
263  Roy William Lewis          ABINGDON AMBLRS  M50    45         5.48.59  
264  Paul Andrew Watts          EDMONTON JGRS    M      75         5.55.54  
265  Darren Fazackerley         DOVEDALE HARRIE  M      76         5.55.54  
266  Alan Richard Wood                           M      77         5.57.24 *
267  John Ford                  HERNE HILL       M60    16         6.07.25  
268  Gerry Kearsley             BILLINGHAM MRSH  M70    2          7.36.44  


Wheelchairs
1    Geoff Allen                130                     1          2.27.32
2    Mark Fox                   637                     2          3.05.36
3    Tracy Gill                 665                     1          3.26.35



Team Placings

Men's Teams
 1  FLEET & CROOKHAM AC A   12:41:09    
 2  CHERWELL RUNNERS        13:41:46    
 3  100 MARATHON CLUB A     13:52:24    
 4  READING ROAD RUNNERS    14:24:44    
 5  100 MARATHON CLUB B     15:12:30    
 6  SWINDON HARRIERS A      15:21:11    
 7  ROAD RUNNERS CLUB A     16:21:09    
 8  VETERANS AC A           16:50:54    
 9  TORTOISE RACERS A       17:30:19    
10  100 MARATHON CLUB C     17:57:44    

Ladies Teams
 1  GRANGE FARM TROTTERS    11:05:32    
 2  WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS     12:15:05    
 3  ABINGDON AMBLERS        14:30:21    


Oxfordshire County AA Marathon Championships
1    Cecilia Petersson         HOOK NORTON HARRIERS      L         3.28.50  
2    Jo Short                                            L         4.47.53 *

1 Sally Joan Pitts WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS L35 3.21.35 2 Melanie Roberts L35 4.13.46 * 3 Henri Connell RADLEY LADIES AC L35 5.26.11
1 Dee Hailey HOOK NORTON HARRIERS L45 3.50.22 2 Wenda Wilson ABINGDON AMBLERS L45 3.51.53 3 Pauline Beswick WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS L45 4.09.21 4 Pat Gough WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS L45 4.44.09 5 Brenda Brown ABINGDON AMBLERS L45 5.26.11
1 Alison Stanmore ABINGDON AMBLERS L55 5.12.17
1 Edward N Downing OXFORD UNI X-COUNTRY M 3.11.14 * 2 Guy Anthony Tucker CHERWELL RUNNERS & J M 3.13.11 3 Tom Glare WOODSTOCK HARRIERS M 3.19.04 4 Andrew Grove EYNSHAM ROADRUNNERS M 3.19.07 5 Nicholas Crutch WOODSTOCK HARRIERS M 3.23.12 6 Simon Julian Bolton COMPTON HARRIERS M 3.23.42 7 Martin Short CIVIL SERVICE M 3.29.20 8 Fraser Howard OXFORD UNI X-COUNTRY M 3.34.10 * 9 Vincent Archer CHERWELL RUNNERS & J M 4.09.44 * 10 Nicholas Cherry M 4.53.27 *
1 Ken Chard WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS M40 2.55.03 2 Gerry Smith KIDLINGTON RAC M40 2.55.08 3 John Edward McGowan KIDLINGTON RAC M40 3.22.42 4 Micheal Hailey HOOK NORTON HARRIERS M40 3.27.30 5 Christopher M King WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS M40 3.32.13 6 Robert Cox HEADINGTON RR M40 3.42.19 7 David Ponting M40 3.50.56 8 Chris Goodall ABINGDON AMBLERS M40 3.55.25 * 9 John Maxted HEADINGTON RR M40 4.11.11
1 Bob Wells M50 3.05.38 2 John Hinchliffe ABINGDON AMBLERS M50 3.17.48 3 Richard Langton OXFORD CITY AC M50 3.43.49 4 Roy William Lewis ABINGDON AMBLERS M50 5.48.59
1 Clive E Evans CHERWELL RUNNERS & J M60 3.16.24


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