11am, Hardwick Village, Buckinghamshire
Tea/coffee and bacon rolls, soup etc. available. Horse brasses to all finishers.
Phil's 2008 Race Report:
The annual Hardwick X-Stream six mile cross country race held at Manor House Farm Hardwick on Sunday attracted a record 270 runners on a great sunny winters day. The thought of the three famous water crossings did not keep them away.
This was the 15th running of the event jointly organised by Bearbrook Joggers and Whitchurch Cricket Club and was won in fine style for the second year running by Thomas Beedell in the colours of Chesham based club Chiltern Harriers. Thomas clocked one of the fastest ever times over this course, 32mins 28secs, to beat his club mate Eddie Ogorman who crossed the finish line in 32.58. Paul Farmer from Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers also clocking a very fast time of 33.27 claimed 3rd place. Chiltern Harriers made sure of the mens team prize once again with Richard Quantrill 36.56(10th) and Roger Ellerby 38.18(18th).
The first lady home was Rosanna Iannone from The Vale Of Aylesbury AC who had a fine race to finish 38th overall in a great time of 41mins 12secs just ahead of Laura Butt (41.36) from Chiltern Harriers, with local Tring AC runner Alison Harding third lady home in 44.36.
Host club Bearbrook Joggers only had a limited amount of runners as most of the club were involved organising the run but they did have a great result in winning the ladies team prize for the second year running with Helen Mulhall leading them home in 47.48(108th) followed by Debbie Channer in 48.19(112th) with Linda Huxley 54.14(180th) and Deborah Bignall 58.12(200th) completing the winning team.
Other Bearbrook times: O Byrne 37.26(12th), I Ferguson 43.37(59th), B Stott 46.39(88th), A Smith 46.52(96th), S Thurkettle 47.07(101st). B Cradden 49.31(123rd), S Lee 51.05(137th), P Mason 52.40(159th), K Dauris 52.51(163rd) and P Mulhall 70.22(238th).
Phil's 2007 race report:
First lady home was Sarah Paradine in 26th clocking 44.20 running for Bicester based Alchester R C. Host club Bearbrook Joggers won the Lady's team prize with Lucy Mayer (51.11), Heather Alston (54.06), Sandy Ridgeway (55.08) and Sheena Cairnie (67.39). Bearbrook's Owen Byrne ran clocking a useful 39.24 for 13th place. We had three other runners in the field; Andy Butler (57.39), Graham Sanders (58.53) and Patrick Mulhall (60.29).
The Vale of Aylesbury AC also had some runners; David Maisey 37.35(8th) ,Frank Rooney 40.03(14th), Alan Roberts 46.16(44th), Ian Tarvit 48.23(57th).
This very popular cross country race is organised by Bearbrook Joggers and Whitchurch Cricket Club.
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Our Hardwick X-Stream Cross Country race had a great entry this year with over 200 runners tackling the tough and very muddy 6 mile course with it's well known three water crossings. Winning runner was local Chesham based Thomas Beedell who clocked a fine 36mins 33secs running for Chiltern Harriers. He was chased all the way by Stephen Earley from Bedford Harriers (36.42) with Stephen Hartley (36.5)0 in 3rd place. Chiltern Harriers also took the mens team prize.