KFL Cross Country #5 – Allhallows –

Allhallows Rochester XC – A bit muddy! 

 

 

We travelled to Allhallows in Rochester this week for the fifth instalment of the XC season. Whilst there was frost on the ground, the sun was shining against a windless blue sky – bliss!

 

 

In spite of the perfect winter weather conditions, the thawed ground was treacherously slippy – there was an accident which required medical attention even before the race commenced. This delayed the start by approximately 15 minutes, with runners huddled together at the line, waiting for the whistle.

 

 

 

 

 

This course is “proper” cross country: one lap around a tufted, muddy field before rounding a corner which takes you out onto a beach. The silty sand, strewn with pebbles, leads onto a section of muddy sand with lots of holes to watch out for. Runners are faced with what is described as a “gully” which has apparently been growing year-on-year. There were two options: leap over or take the “stairs”, with a makeshift handrail of shovels. There were plenty of marshalls on hand to help anyone who fell into the hollow. After surviving the gully, there’s another stretch of sand which, up a stumpy hill, leads onto a stretch of grass before heading out onto tracks beside fields. Two kissing gates and a notable “puddle” later, runners are faced with the second lap. A chance to do it all again!

 

 

 

 

 

Some runners chose to wear spikes – these were the smart ones. There was no ability to gain any traction on the muddied tracks and, therefore, many runners were forced to take this one slowly. However, compared to last year, the weather was much more favourable and made for an altogether more enjoyable experience – right?!

 

 

 

 

In my estimation, the average number of falls per person was two. Everybody who crossed the finish line had some body part covered with mud. Some (Andy!) even went so far as to cover their entire bodies – this, I believe, was not intentional.

 

 

Once again, we had great representation with 24 runners from Thanet. Alex Dugard (8th) brought it home for the men’s team, closely followed by Will Coles (12th on Debut!) and Matt McCarthy (13th). Another fantastic top 10 finish for Georgie Judge (8th), followed by Brittany Crombie (16th) and Jo Kemp (30th).

 

 

But again a brilliant team effort with great scores throughout the age categories meaning team TRAC placed in 5th position in both the men’s and ladies competitions – this shows fantastic consistency and strength and depth throughout the whole club! 

 

 

Results

 

Overall Position

Gender Position

Runner

Time

Rtg

8

8

Alex Dugard

35:43:00

97.60

12

12

William Coles

36:31:00

96.23

13

13

Matt McCarthy

36:47:00

95.89

38

37

Jamie Hipgrave

39:20:00

87.67

46

45

Christopher Brenchley

39:54:00

84.93

63

60

Philip Morton

41:02:00

79.79

77

71

Mark Croucher

42:26:00

76.03

81

8

Georgie Judge

42:53:00

95.42

114

99

Phil Stevens

45:30:00

66.44

115

16

Brittany Crombie

45:36:00

90.20

143

118

Andy Jones

47:19:00

59.93

145

120

Mark Scholefield

47:26:00

59.25

156

130

Andrew Philpott

48:13:00

55.82

173

30

Joanne Kemp

49:34:00

81.05

192

157

Mike James

50:46:00

46.58

221

178

Stephen Forshaw

53:02:00

39.38

251

54

Joanne Holl

54:55:00

65.36

276

215

Oliver Northrop

57:08:00

26.71

287

221

Adrian Neaves

57:48:00

24.66

296

70

Samantha Hastie

58:23:00

54.90

300

73

Nicola Boyes

58:31:00

52.94

320

83

Abigail Hoss

01:00:54

46.41

327

242

Matthew Stanley

01:01:51

17.47

355

101

Tamasin Drumm

01:04:51

34.64

 

 

See below link for full XC results:

https://kfl.canterburyharriers.org/#

 

Thanks to all who joined us today for the penultimate race in the XC calendar. I hope everyone has their kit in the washing machine and is looking forward to the final race of the season on 23rd February at Blean Woods.

 

Next Club Championships / KGP is Sunday 16th February for the Deal Half Marathon. 

 

Thanks to Brittany Crombie and Jo Kemp for the race report, and Vic and Sam for the great photos. 

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