Race Date: Sunday 28th February 2016
In case you didn’t know, the Longshaw Trust10 is a free 10k held once a month that encompasses the beautiful National Trust Longshaw Estate. Just the ticket on a Sunday morning if no other races clash!
It was cold, crisp and clear with a thick frost on the ground. This made the muddy sections of the course a lot harder underfoot than in the January Trust10 edition. Amusingly, runners were told to listen and look out for woodpeckers during their run. I for one didn’t hear or see any!
The 10k race was won by Phil Skelton in his first appearance wearing a Striders vest. He ran it in 40:44. First female over the line was Natalie Neville in 50:07.
138 runners ran the whole 10k. A further 6 ran 5k. 19 Striders took part in the event.
| Pos | Name | Time | M Pos | F Pos |
| 1 | Phil Skelton | 40.44 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sam Needham | 45.28 | 3 | |
| 11 | John Armitage | 50.04 | 11 | |
| 15 | Alistair Lawson | 51.15 | 14 | |
| 17 | Rob Davies | 51.29 | 16 | |
| 19 | Ben Nevill | 52.1 | 18 | |
| 20 | Jimmy Sharman | 52.56 | 19 | |
| 28 | Andy Green | 54.05 | 22 | |
| 34 | Colin Hardy | 54.59 | 27 | |
| 35 | Lee Kenton | 54.59 | 28 | |
| 36 | John De’ath | 55.08 | 29 | |
| 37 | Trevor Burton | 55.12 | 30 | |
| 44 | Phil Howson | 58.2 | 32 | |
| 49 | Mir Jansen | 58.48 | 15 | |
| 76 | Emma Beer | 1.04.29 | 29 | |
| 77 | David Perkins | 1.04.30 | 48 | |
| 86 | Hannah Dexter | 1.06.34 | 36 | |
| 113 | Nicole Nield | 1.12.57 | 60 | |
| 131 | Graham Nield | 1.20.13 | 55 |
The full results are available here: Trust10 28th February 2016 Results
Phil Skelton opening up a gap on the first lap.
Photo courtesy of Paul Gill.