Betteshanger Park Cross Country report

Today  (14/1/24) we travelled to Betteshanger Park in Deal for the fifth instalment of this cross country season. 

 

Compared to last week, weather conditions were positively dreamy! With little rain throughout the week and low temperatures, the ground underfoot was firm(er) and there were few puddles to navigate. 

 

 

The course itself was a mix of gravel path and trail, with a few hills scattered about. In total, two laps make the race approximately 5 miles long. Due to narrow paths at the beginning of the route, there were a couple of bottleneck moments – at one stage, this meant runners were walking downhill… Not ideal! Once the race had progressed, however, the course became a bit more spacious. Caution had to be taken over some slippery bridges, but all in all, today’s race was a comparatively smooth and simple one after the messy madness of Minnis Bay!

With both a full male and female team, TRAC were well represented at Betteshanger. Kevin led the men’s team, tailed by Matt, Chris Brenchley, Phil, Chris Pascoe, Steve, Andy Jones, Pete and Tim. Brittany, Claire and Jo Kemp were the first female TRAC runners to cross the line, all within a couple of minutes of one another. They were closely followed by Jo Holl, Julie, Samantha, Nikki and Janet.

 

Overall Position

Gender Position

Runner

Time

Rtg

38

38

Kevin McQuaid

33:12:00

 87.15

43

43

Matt McCarthy

33:29:00

 85.42

52

52

Christopher Brenchley

34:07:00

 82.29

70

64

Phil Stevens

35:26:00

 78.12

95

82

Chris Pascoe

36:36:00

 71.88

134

21

Brittany Crombie

38:50:00

 87.58

143

119

Stephen Forshaw

39:20:00

 59.03

156

131

Andy Jones

39:54:00

 54.86

162

26

Claire Greenaway

40:08:00

 84.47

163

27

Joanne Kemp

40:09:00

 83.85

212

44

Joanne Holl

42:27:00

 73.29

216

45

Julie Williams

42:37:00

 72.67

245

55

Samantha Hastie

43:44:00

 66.46

291

71

Nicola Boyes

45:55:00

 56.52

323

235

Peter Heath

47:59:00

 18.75

384

121

Janet Morgan

52:47:00

 25.47

389

267

Tim Kerr

53:25:00

 7.64

 

A huge thank you to all who joined us in Deal today. Amazing cake yet again! See you all for XC number six on 4 February at Allhallows!

 

 

Thanks to Brittany Crombie for the race report. The first Club Championships and Kent Grand Prix race is this Sunday 21st January at the Canterbury 10 Mile. 

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