Southport Beach 10K and updated Rubbish 5K Results

Southport Beach Race Preview

By Guest Reporter Brian Grice 

The revived Southport Beach Race returns on Sunday (September 23^rd) starting from the pier at 10am. Last year’s race was won by Ben Johnson (34.45) and Clare Constable (42.39) with Vicki Harvey a good second. The course comprises about 3K on the beach and 7K on the good wide path alongside Marine Drive. With more than 400 runners already entered it looks to be a great event and hopefully last year’s perfect race conditions will be replicated. There are good prizes on offer with sports vouchers to the value of £100, £75 and £50 awarded to the first three men and women. The first 100 finishers receive a gold medal, though probably not real gold.

The old Southport Beach Race was organised by Southport Waterloo AC from 1983 to 1996 with a record turnout of more than 1,200 runners in 1984 over a 10 mile course. Gerry Helme, runner up in the London Marathon, set the course record at a remarkable 50 minutes 27 seconds in 1986. Collette Harkin, now mayoress of Bolton, was a dual winner of the race in the eighties. Kate Harrison recorded a hat trick of wins for Southport Waterloo from 1990-1992, first over the 10 mile course and then over 10K when the distance was changed in 1991.

http://www.legacyevent.org/index.php/events/southport-beach-10k-legacy-event/

Two weeks later the Southport Seaside 10K will be held on Sunday October 7^th starting and finishing in Princes Park. Entries are going very well with a field in excess of 600 likely again this year

Rubbish 5K Updated results By Brian Grice 

 Hi Rick - I have sent you an improved version of the results with order of finish + actual times alongside each other

Hope you are not still suicidal!! - I think the event was the victim of its own success with another great turnout (44) and the vast majority of runners finishing within a minute of their handicap time - your ingenuity in devising the rubbish run is vindicated

Yes, next year we will get some cones + tape and create a funnel

If you write a report on your blog it might be worth mentioning the above and also:
[1] congratulations to matthew winning the race but will be giving simon a start next year
[2] max rothwell finished exactly to handicap but many others within a few seconds of their handicap
[3] great comeback from broken leg by christine
[4] pb by sheila

BG

Order of Finish				Ranked by Time
1	27.13	M Tobin	7.00	1	16.41	T Loveridge
2	27.51	A Gilford	2.30	2	17.38	R McGrath
3	28.02	S Marshall	0.00	3	18.16	H Doran
4	28.10	S Flanagan	0.00	4	18.56	S McLean
5	28.11	T Loveridge	11.30	5	19.04	P Cain
6	28.17	S  Rothwell	0.00	6	19.30	M Rothwell
7	28.31	H Rigg	3.00	7	19.44	B Park
8	28.33	M O'Brien	3.00	8	19.45	S Lewis
9	28.35	S Stewart	2.30	9	19.47	K Lunt
10	28.38	R McGrath	11.00	10	19.52	A Hudson
11	28.48	C James	6.00	11	19.53	M Nelson
12	28.50	P Stennett	6.30	12	19.53	N Adshead
13	28.51	A Delaney	8.30	13	19.54	C Osbaldeston
14	28.52	A Hudson	9.00	14	19.55	T Peters
15	28.53	M Nelson	9.00	15	20.01	S Tobin
16	28.54	C Osbaldeston	9.00	16	20.13	M Tobin
17	28.55	V Harvey	6.30	17	20.21	A Delaney
18	28.58	B Davey	8.30	18	20.28	B Davey
19	29.00	M Rothwell	9.30	19	21.00	P Warrington
20	29.01	S Tobin	9.00	20	22.03	P Baxendale
21	29.02	S James	6.00	21	22.20	P Stennett
22	29.03	P Baxendale	7.00	22	22.25	V Harvey
23	29.04	P Cain	10.00	23	22.32	K Wresillo
24	29.07	D Wilkinson	6.30	24	22.33	R Cosgrove
25	29.09	G Howell	0.00	25	22.37	D Wilkinson
26	29.14	B Park	9.30	26	22.48	C James
27	29.20	D Marsh	5.30	27	23.02	S James
28	29.25	T Peters	9.30	28	23.45	E Sherstone
29	29.26	S McLean	10.30	29	23.50	D Marsh
30	29.27	J Blacklin	2.30	30	25.21	A Gilford
31	29.30	P Warrington	8.30	31	25.31	H Rigg
32	29.32	C Cutner	0.00	32	25.33	M O'Brien
33	29.32	K Wresillo	7.00	33	26.05	S Stewart
34	29.33	R Cosgrove	7.00	34	26.05	A Bradbury
35	29.33	J Singleton	0.00	35	26.09	E Sutton
36	29.35	A Bradbury	3.30	36	26.57	J Blacklin
37	29.39	E Sutton	3.30	37	28.02	S Marshall
38	29.46	H Doran	11.30	38	28.10	S Flanagan
39	29.47	K Lunt	10.00	39	28.17	S  Rothwell
40	29.53	N Adshead	10.00	40	29.09	G Howell
41	30.15	E Sherstone	6.30	41	29.32	C Cutner
43	30.15	S Lewis	10.30	43	29.33	J Singleton
44	33.48	J Wade	3.00	44	30.48	J Wade