Dronfield 10k 2020 report by Julie Armstrong

Saving the Best Til Last – Striding at the Back

Race date: Sunday, 13 March 2020

Race report by Julie Armstrong

What a miserable wet morning but thankfully not as bad as it started out (did anyone else see the rain at 5.30am?) Spirits were high and there was a huge turnout of green & gold. A chance for everyone to get some points for the all important Road Race Championship.

We left it to the last possible minute to remove jackets and hoodies and expose our race tops to the elements. I made my way to the rear of the field – under no illusions from the start of my predicted speed – and then we were off. Considering the crummy weather, there was quite a big turnout of supporters to cheer us on our way.

Now I only hit 10k all running for the first time last weekend so I started at a steady pace and slowly but surely within 2km I was virtually at the back. That darned first hill was not helping matters. I always find those initial kms hard enough until I’ve warmed up as it is without immediate hillage! Think I managed about 3km before I started to get lapped.

So many Striders flew past me it became a yellow blur. Thanks to all those SCS guys and gals who shouted encouragement at me. It did help!

It was at this point I just got into my pace and knew I could do it. Passing the finish area when so many are turning in when I still had a lap to go was quite hard but, after that point, I could just focus entirely on my own run.

Those hills were tough for me and second time round were harder still. The lovely people of Dronfield and the marvellous marshals were very encouraging and, although I knew I was very near the back, were still cheering and clapping.

The 8km to 9km stretch was the longest km in the history of time. Although I appreciated various Striders giving me encouragement at this point, it was a little off putting that they were actually in their cars heading home … !!!

Well I got there eventually and did a superb sprint finish (there were witnesses). My lovely fellow Meersbrook Milers had waited for me. They really are the best.

I may have been the last Strider home but for me that was a hard race and I gave it my all. I am very proud to have been in my gold and green and don’t think I did too bad considering what the past year has thrown at me.

See you all in the next race of the RRC!

This year’s Dronfield 10k was won by Alfie Manthorpe of City of Sheffield and Dearne AC, in 32:37. First woman was Strider Heather Hatton, in 41:34. 125 Striders (estimate at the time of writing) finished.

Striders results:

P Name Cat Chip Time
3 Joe Sweetnam-Powell M 18 00:33:58
4 Phil Skelton M 30 00:34:24
7 Liam Turner M 30 00:34:55
8 Philip Cooper M 30 00:35:29
9 Stuart Carrack M 30 00:35:53
10 Ben Jones M 18 00:35:55
25 Todd Thornback M 30 00:38:36
26 Robert Bishop M 30 00:38:46
27 Jonathan Cooper M 30 00:38:57
30 Scott Watson M 40 00:39:10
32 Adrian Fisher M 40 00:39:20
33 Chris Guy M 40 00:39:30
35 James Staves M 30 00:39:43
36 Tom Briddock M 30 00:39:43
37 Jordan Moat M 30 00:39:50
38 Luke Smith M 30 00:39:52
39 Joel Kesterton M 30 00:40:03
43 Richard Carter M 40 00:40:15
44 James Storey M 40 00:40:16
47 Richard Pearson M 18 00:40:38
49 Marcus Dearns M 30 00:40:50
55 Darren Barnett M 40 00:41:23
57 Nathaniel Smith M 18 00:41:37
59 Heather Hatton F 30 00:41:34
60 Rob Betts M 50 00:41:50
64 Paddy Treehowes M 50 00:42:15
66 Malcolm Baggaley M 30 00:42:14
67 Benjamin Sanderson M 30 00:42:17
73 Russell Stevenson M 40 00:42:46
76 Alex Green M 30 00:42:52
77 Kevin Sibley M 40 00:42:55
78 Paul Blockley M 30 00:42:54
80 Luke Prest M 30 00:43:05
85 David Naisbitt M 50 00:43:18
96 Robin Nelson M 40 00:43:59
97 Peter McCoy M 40 00:44:05
109 Harriet Davies F 18 00:44:23
110 Robert Foster M 40 00:44:23
111 David Price M 40 00:44:35
112 Adam McAuley M 50 00:44:35
113 Stephen Mallon M 30 00:44:43
114 Stuart Jones M 50 00:44:37
121 Stephen Slater M 40 00:45:02
138 Jacqui Herring F 40 00:45:30
146 Sam Fellowes M 30 00:46:03
149 Ashley Biggs M 30 00:46:06
154 Isabelle Carter F 18 00:46:19
156 Richard Pegg M 60 00:46:19
161 Emma Clossick F 30 00:46:46
163 Alice Thomas F 18 00:46:46
164 Caitlin Robertson F 18 00:46:50
166 Dominic Sleath M 50 00:47:09
171 Nicola Ross F 30 00:47:16
174 Muhammed Khan M 30 00:47:10
182 Jonathan Legon M 50 00:47:14
188 John Liddle M 50 00:47:46
190 Aisling Redmond F 18 00:47:48
193 Kate Scott F 50 00:48:08
196 Andrew Glaves M 50 00:48:06
198 Steven Lewis M 40 00:48:06
214 David Beech M 60 00:48:51
217 Frances Norman F 30 00:48:57
219 Ryan Talley M 50 00:48:58
222 Christopher Smith M 40 00:49:10
224 Samuel Keen M 30 00:49:07
226 Andrew Woffindin M 50 00:49:22
231 Loz Harvey M 40 00:49:34
233 Andrew Fowlds M 50 00:49:56
235 Richard Shore M 50 00:49:46
252 Mandy Delaney F 40 00:50:19
256 Graham Hague M 60 00:50:25
273 Richard Adams M 30 00:50:49
277 Mike Heselton M 50 00:50:57
278 Emily Armstrong F 30 00:50:59
282 Phil Dooley M 40 00:51:10
284 Luke Hilton M 18 00:51:15
289 Nada Ross F 50 00:51:14
290 Kimberley Bateman F 30 00:51:29
294 Joe Sinnott M 18 00:51:46
297 Julie Meredith F 40 00:51:40
298 Carole Haste F 50 00:51:44
315 Karen Clark F 50 00:52:24
325 Ian Blackburn M 60 00:52:42
331 Sarah Uttley F 40 00:52:56
344 Josephine Blewitt F 40 00:53:18
349 Catherine Nettleton F 40 00:53:34
359 Rory Duncan M 18 00:54:21
362 John Dempsey M 40 00:54:12
369 Morven Lowe F 40 00:54:43
378 Sarah Percival F 40 00:54:44
383 Victoria Muscroft F 40 00:55:11
396 Dawn Short F 40 00:55:13
405 Sarah Steedon F 18 00:55:42
409 Simon Gleadhall M 50 00:56:00
414 Helen Eberlin F 70 00:56:32
428 Vikki McAuley F 50 00:56:42
430 Melanie English F 40 00:56:51
431 Hayley Moore F 30 00:56:52
434 Laura Rangeley F 30 00:56:59
446 Adrian Good M 40 00:57:16
458 Maggie Vickers F 30 00:57:27
462 Caroline Brash F 40 00:57:33
469 Heidi Hargreaves F 40 00:58:04
473 Karen Gardner F 30 00:58:06
477 Gaynor Hobson F 50 00:58:33
489 Megan Ohri F 40 00:58:52
521 Sandie Ireland F 30 00:59:32
530 Gayle Dooley F 40 01:00:09
539 Christine Booth F 40 01:00:33
540 Ben Hulett M 30 01:01:12
550 Jude Bissell F 50 01:01:09
571 Terry Armstrong M 70 01:02:16
573 Rachael Cann F 30 01:02:09
574 Sally Lee F 50 01:02:11
584 Lindsay Lee F 30 01:02:48
588 Sara Copp F 40 01:02:56
602 Richard Slater M 50 01:04:15
607 Paul Cooper M 30 01:04:26
608 Andy Telford M 40 01:04:08
617 Lisa Martin F 40 01:05:17
667 Sara Hinch F 40 01:09:18
668 Gillian Pearson F 60 01:09:38
670 Denise Adams-Jackson F 50 01:09:43
672 Sarah Soden F 40 01:10:04
683 Jo Gleig F 50 01:12:47
685 Jane Huws F 50 01:12:43
711 Julie Armstrong F 50 01:23:39

Full results: http://www.dronfield10k.co.uk/results/2020

 

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