Reports - 2013
January 6th - Cliveden Cross Country
On Sunday Maidenhead AC fielded 25 athletes in the Cliveden Cross Country event held in the beautiful NT property.
On a tough course but surprisingly not too muddy considering the recent rain, just a bit slippery on the corners, Maidenhead’s Michael Hiscott led the race home with a winning time of 36:31. Not far behind, finishing in 6th place in a time of 39:00 was Lawrence Miles.
First lady home for the club was Ruth Holmes finishing in 45:42.
The full MAC result was;
1 Michael Hiscott 36:31
6 Lawrence Miles 39:00
33 Tim Beale 43:56
43 Ian Crabtree 44:51
56 Ruth Holmes 45:42
64 Richard Taylor 46:23
76 Kelly Burwood 47:16
111 Greg Marsh 49:51
121 Jeremy Lockett 50:27
125 Paul Bradshaw 50:44
136 Sayeed Islam 51:21
151 Nigel Patterson 52:02
178 David Pearce 53:01
189 Chris Ellis 53:43
190 John Scaife 53:44
229 Carolyn Lockett 55:35
307 Adam Killen 59:48
308 Gerry Killen 59:48
316 John Smith 59:58
318 Lesley Kerneghan 1:00:00
388 Pauline Siddons 1:06:10
397 Alison Attard 1:07:03
414 Anushka Howell 1:08:45
447 Ravinda Sihera 1:13:24
451 Linda Fox 1:15:41
January 5th - Berkshire Cross Country Championships
On 5th January 2013, a rare dry day, 3 senior and 4 junior MAC athletes took part in the Berkshire Cross Country Championships at a muddy Braywick Park.
In the senior and vet mens event MAC were represented by Chris McEwen and David Crossland. David got MAC's first (and only) medal of the champs finishing 2nd in the vets category and Chris finished 28th in the senior category.
Leila Oliver was the sole MAC representative in the senior and vet ladies event and finished 11th in the vets category after a full out sprint for the line.
Steadily improving Grace Goldfinch and Jessica Williams finished 20th and 21st respectively in the U13 girls event and in the U17 boys event James Griffiths finished 15th, (for reasons unknown to the reporter Sam Goldfinch, unfortunately, didn't finish this race).
January 13th - Rough and Tumble
Three Maidenhead AC runners made the trip down to Wiltshire to take part in The Rough-n-Tumble. A 10 mile mainly off-road challenging course over very rough terrain with three steep climbs. Due to the recent wet weather the course was really muddy the whole way round and flooded in places making it really tough going to stay upright.
The finishing times were;
Jon Kew 01:25:32
Gerald Killen 01:42:18
Darrell Bressington 01:53:00
January 12th & 13th - Houston ABB 5K & Marathon
On Saturday 12 January Maidenhead AC’s Simon Emsley ran the Houston ABB 5k. Battling hot and humid conditions, Simon posted a time of 27:54 seconds finishing 592 out of a reported 5000 entrants.
On Sunday Simon then ran the Houston Marathon, the temperature had dropped to the low 40sF and it was raining. At the start it rained heavily and the raine continued for the first 8 miles; there was also a strong wind and there was a chance of hypothermia. He finished in a time of 4:57:11; this was 20 minutes faster than last year after being injured in a car accident.
January 20th - Stubbington Green 10k
On Sunday, a bitterly cold and snowy morning, Maidenhead AC’s Leonard Richardson completed the course in 38:05.
January 27th - Slaughterford 9
There was a strong Maidenhead AC presence at the Slaughterford 9 in Wiltshire.
Eight club members tackled this multi-terrain race over 9 miles of steeply undulating countryside, carrying a sting in its tail, the final accent to the finish. Whilst tackling 900 feet of ascent/descent in the Slaughterford Valley the runners encounter tarmac, stony paths, fields, tracks, green lanes and river crossing. This year due to the snow and overnight rain the course was made even more difficult by flooding and really muddy conditions the whole way round.
Jonathan Kew lead the MAC runners home with a creditable 1hr 10m, finishing 34th overall.
The full MAC result was;
Jon Kew 01:10:52
Richard Taylor 01:16:46
Gerald Killen 01:19:05
Kelly Burwood 01:22:03
Laura MacGregor 01:25:29
Sayeed Islam 01:28:07
Darrell Bressington 01:35:12
David Pearce 01:25:44