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Caradoc Classic Fell Race 11-May-05
Caradoc Classic Fell Race 2005
 

Michael James of Shrewsbury Athletic Club was an eye catching winner of the 20th Caradoc Classic Fell Race winning in 22.43, the 6th fastest time ever on the course. This is even more impressive as he was out in front on his own throughout the race eventually winning with 36 seconds to spare. The 25 year old is a recent convert to running, with football being his main sport. His previous outings, include finishing just behind GB International Tim Davies in the New Years Day Morning After Race from Church Stretton, wearing basic trainers and not fell shoes. In last year record breaking Caradoc race, he was up with Tim Davies and Inter Counties Champion, Will Levett untill he badly twisted his ankle. Earlier this year he was an impressive 8th in the Wrekin Fell Race, in amongst an illustrious list of the country's top runners and then the winner of the Dinas Bran Race from Llangollen and under the guidance of coach Graham Jones, Shrewsbury AC have unearthed a real gem.

Louise Tyalor Louise Taylor of Telford Harriers is another talented athlete to make a big hit on the Shropshire Fell Running scene this year.She won the womens race in 28.14, the 3rd fastest time ever, just 28 seconds behind the course record set 13 years ago and the fastest womens time for 6 years. Louise,from Shawbirch who is a radiographer at Telford Hospital, made her fell running debut in the Wrekin Fell Race in March when she led home the Shropshire team. Since then she won the Wrekin Streak and now the Caradoc race in fine style. Not far behind her this time was the reigning Shropshire Series Champion Anna Bartlett, from Shrewsbury AC, who is an art lecturer at TCAT. Anna finished in 28.37 and was almost 3 minutes quicker than when she won the race last year and puts her 5th on the all time list.Another Shrewsbury runner Grace Chillingworth was 3rd in 30.03, the 8th fastest, with Melanie Price who was 4th ran 30.14,m the 9th fastest ever making this years womens race the best ever featuring 4 of the best 9 times ever.

In a race that attracted the largest number of runners with 125 finishers, Matthew Collins from MDC, a South Wales Fell Running Club made his debut in the race and was second in the mens race in 23.19 the 10th fastest ever. Pete Vale of Mercia,winner of the Wrekin Streak the first race in the Summer Series, recovered from a superb 18th in the English Championships, Buttermere Fell Race the previous week end to take 3rd place in 24.27, his first sub 25 minute performance. Robin Sedman Smith of Telford AC,improved one place and 5 seconds on last year to take 4th, with Roger Lamb of Mercia 5th and the first over 40 in 25.01.Mercia's Andy Davies of Church Stretton, former winner of the Long Mynd Hike and Stretton Skyline was 6th in 25.13 and the winner of a new trophy for the first local finisher. First over 50 was Chris Taylor of Mercia in 26.07, with Ed Davies, the Welshpool farmer and father of Tim and Andrew from Welshpool was the second over 50 having had his birthday the day before the race. First over 60 was John Clemens also of Mercia in 29.09, with the Shropshire Shufflers pair Colin williamson and Brian Morris, 2nd and 3rd.

Other leading local finishers
8th Ian Hughes, Shrewsbury Ac 25.58
9th Hayden Jones, Maldwyn Harriers 26.04 2nd Over 40
11th Ed Davies, Mercia, 26.30, 2nd over 50
12th Kevin Francis, Shrewsbury AC, 26.34
13th Graham Jones, Shrewsbury Ac, 26.55, 3rd over 40
14th Mark Bollam, Mercia, 27.07
15th Mark Fenn, Unattached (Telford) 27.10
17th Henry Thomas, Telford AC, 27.15
18th Andy Smith, Telford AC, 27.17
19th Tony Nicholls,Wrekin Road Runners, 27.20.


Leading womens placings
5th Gill Harris, Mercia 33.47 1st over 40
6th Gill Middleville, 34.18
7th Terri Davies, Maldwyn Harriers, 35.19, 2nd over 40
8th Wendy Jane Walton, Shropshire Shufflers, 36.05, 3rd over 40
9th Alison Lewis, Telford Harriers, 36.15
10th Carol Dredge, Mercia, 37.32
11th Helen MacDonald Jones, Newport, 37.40, 1st over 50
12th Jane Mapp, Ludlow, 38.13
13th Joanne Sharp, Ludlow, 41.46
14th Caroline Orrells, Maldwyn 43.40
15th Julie Jones, 44.07
16th Shiela Richards, Shropshire Shufflers, 44.53, 2nd over 50
17th Pauline Richards, Mercia, 48.59, 3rd over 50.


The next race in the Shropshire Fell Running Series is the Pontesbury Hill Race from Mary Webb School on Wednesday 25th May, starting at 7.30 pm, entries on the night welcome.
Paul Sanderson

            Ave Leaders Time 0.02
Race
No		 Poss Series No NAME CLUB Cat TIME % LS
794 1 591 Michael James Shrewsbury AC SM 0:22:43 109.77
855 2 402 Matthew Collins MDC SM 0:23:19 106.94
879 3 257 Peter Vale Mercia SM 0:24:27 101.98
834 4 609 Robin Sedman-Smith Telford AC SM 0:24:36 101.36
798 5 284 Roger Lamb Mercia M40 0:25:01 99.67
766 6 19 Andy Davies (2) Mercia SM 0:25:13 98.88
837 7 322 Stewart Bellamy Droitwich SM 0:25:53 96.34
805 8 139 Ian Hughes Shrewsbury AC SM 0:25:58 96.03
801 9 130 Haydn Jones Maldwyn Harriers M40 0:26:04 95.66
767 10 553 Chris Taylor Mercia M40 0:26:07 95.48
863 11 103 Edward Davies Mercia M40 0:26:30 94.09
856 12 188 Kevin Francis Shrewsbury AC SM 0:26:34 93.86
793 13 120 Graham Jones Shrewsbury AC M40 0:26:55 92.64
761 14 593 Mark Bollom Mercia SM 0:27:07 91.95
788 15 199 Mark Fenn Telford Harriers SM 0:27:10 91.79
780 16 761 Duncan Nigel Edwin Beales U/A M40 0:27:13 91.62
824 17 132 Henry Thomas Telford AC M40 0:27:15 91.50
806 18 24 Andy Smith Telford AC M40 0:27:17 91.39
884 19 595 Anthony Nicholls Wrekin RR SM 0:27:20 91.23
872 20 775 Mark Leyland U/A SM 0:27:24 91.00
833 21 38 Bob Dredge Mercia M50 0:27:32 90.56
842 22 727 Paul Johnson U/A SM 0:27:37 90.29
882 23 145 Jamie Davies Telford AC SM 0:27:41 90.07
861 24 729 Roland Stafford U/A SM 0:27:42 90.02
836 25 315 Steve Jones Wrexham SM 0:27:43 89.96
812 26 606 Tim Smith Shrewsbury AC SM 0:27:49 89.64
765 27 218 Mick Legema Ludlow M40 0:27:51 89.53
779 28 306 Simon Norwood Ludlow SM 0:27:54 89.37
787 29 182 Ken Fotherby Wolverhamton & Bilston M40 0:27:56 89.27
760 30 290 Russel Map Ludlow M40 0:27:58 89.16
789 31 235 Noel Hogan Newport & Dist SM 0:27:59 89.11
785 32 728 Louise Taylor Telford Harriers SL 0:28:14 88.32
853 33 769 Matt Venables U/A SM 0:28:15 88.27
784 34 399 Lee Aston Telford AC SM 0:28:17 88.16
846 35 331 Tim Jones Shropshire Shufflers M40 0:28:26 87.70
828 36 730 Geoff Beech Telford Harriers M40 0:28:30 87.49
820 37 428 Anna Bartlett Shrewsbury AC SL 0:28:37 87.13
819 38 580 Richard Hornsby Ludlow SM 0:28:45 86.73
797 39 23 Andy Lewis Shrewsbury AC M40 0:28:58 86.08
795 40 70 Darren Ellis Ludlow SM 0:29:04 85.79
802 41 763 John Clemens Mercia M60 0:29:09 85.54
817 42 673 Robin William Guy Newport SM 0:29:16 85.20
870 43 773 Joseph Welch Mercia SM 0:29:20 85.01
876 44 10 Alaister Drummond U/A SM 0:29:22 84.91
781 45 314 Steve Jones Eryri M40 0:29:25 84.76
883 46 618 Glynn Roberts Shropshire Shufflers SM 0:29:35 84.29
776 47 123 Graham Spencer Mercia M50 0:29:38 84.15
777 48 260 Philip Johnson Mercia M40 0:29:43 83.91
875 49 466 Jamie Drummond U/A SM 0:29:49 83.63
764 50 569 Graham Dews Midland Vets M40 0:29:49 83.63
825 51 16 Andrew Spredborough Ludlow M40 0:29:52 83.49
807 52 36 Billy Llewellyn U/A M40 0:30:00 83.12
873 53 776 Grace Chillingworth Shrewsbury AC SL 0:30:03 82.98
782 54 245 Paul Sanderson Telford AC M50 0:30:12 82.57
869 55 774 Melanie Price U/A L40 0:30:14 82.48
864 56 732 Neil Postans Shufflers SM 0:30:15 82.43
878 57 709 Gavin Stewart Mercia SM 0:30:18 82.29
858 58 119 Grahame Hughes Mercia M40 0:30:25 81.98
843 59 694 Mike Young Worcester AC M40 0:30:39 81.35
792 60 736 Sandy Mackenzie Newport & Dist SM 0:30:43 81.18
877 61 269 Rick Robson Mercia M40 0:30:48 80.96
840 62 97 Derek Owen Shrewsbury AC M50 0:30:51 80.83
775 63 346 Vaughan Griffiths Maldwyn Harriers SM 0:30:52 80.78
865 64 733 Mike Carmont Eryri SM 0:31:03 80.31
829 65 99 Duncan Jones Mercia SM 0:31:08 80.09
770 66 72 Dave Clarke U/A SM 0:31:15 79.79
852 67 434 Andy Pryce Flash Welshpool SM 0:31:27 79.28
860 68 734 Duncan Rose Shrewsbury M50 0:31:32 79.08
803 69 68 Colin Williamson Shropshire Shufflers M60 0:31:34 78.99
823 70 766 Brian Morris Shropshire Shufflers M60 0:31:38 78.83
832 71 667 David O'Dowd U/A M40 0:31:42 78.66
778 72 124 Graham Wood Ludlow M40 0:31:42 78.66
822 73 735 Martin Godwin U/A SM 0:31:43 78.62
762 74 258 Phil Harris Mercia M50 0:31:47 78.45
826 75 742 Eddie Austrums Mercia M50 0:32:04 77.76
783 76 619 John Bale U/A M40 0:32:15 77.32
866 77 772 Alex Pride U/A SM 0:32:21 77.08
848 78 366 Adrian Donnelly Shropshire Shufflers M40 0:32:22 77.04
816 79 765 Nick Evans U/A M40 0:32:54 75.79
881 80 777 Robert Underhill U/A SM 0:33:09 75.22
813 81 6 Alan Morris Shropshire Shufflers M60 0:33:21 74.77
796 82 672 Richard Guy Newport SM 0:33:27 74.54
773 83 52 Chris Cobbold U/A SM 0:33:29 74.47
844 84 583 Malcolm Purchase Wrexham SM 0:33:38 74.14
810 85 272 Rob Beeston Shropshire Shufflers M40 0:33:39 74.10
800 86 601 Richard Paddock Shropshire Shufflers M40 0:33:41 74.03
874 87 607 Robert Tedcastle Shrewsbury AC SM 0:33:46 73.84
763 88 113 Gill Harris Mercia L40 0:33:47 73.81
804 89 134 Ian Beattie U/A M40 0:33:55 73.52
791 90 762 Bernie Holobrook Newport & Dist M40 0:33:57 73.45
862 91 88 David Jones Dark Peak M50 0:34:00 73.34
850 92 576 Adam Stockwell U/A SM 0:34:05 73.16
839 93 181 Keith Richards Mercia M40 0:34:10 72.98
821 94 751 Dave Nichols Mercia M50 0:34:14 72.84
885 95 778 Gill Middleville U/A SL 0:34:18 72.70
827 96 213 Michael Edwards Wrexham M60 0:34:20 72.63
790 97 87 David J Heath Newport & Dist M50 0:34:26 72.42
867 98 771 Julian Pride U/A SM 0:34:42 71.86
868 99 747 Dan Fleetwood Shrewsbury AC SM 0:34:45 71.76
831 100 750 Tom Mellor U/A SM 0:34:54 71.45
808 101 1 Alan Hodgkiss Telford AC M60 0:35:05 71.07
771 102 752 Terri Davies Maldwyn Harriers L40 0:35:19 70.60
859 103 592 Ralph Jones Shrewsbury AC SM 0:35:48 69.65
786 104 641 Wendy Jane Walton Shropshire Shufflers L40 0:36:05 69.10
857 105 748 Paul McCullough Newcastle AC SM 0:36:27 68.41
811 106 600 Richard Burton Shropshire Shufflers M40 0:36:31 68.28
845 107 110 Geoff Cowell U/A M40 0:36:36 68.13
818 108 9 Alison Lewis Telford Harriers SL 0:36:51 67.67
830 109 420 Carol Dredge Mercia L40 0:37:32 66.43
849 110 768 Nicholas Kingston Mercia M50 0:37:34 66.38
815 111 131 Helen MacDonald-Jones Newport & Dist L50 0:37:40 66.20
814 112 764 Gemma Morgan Ludlow SL 0:37:44 66.08
769 113 149 Jane Mapp Ludlow L40 0:38:13 65.25
809 114 60 Chris Morgan Ludlow M40 0:38:21 65.02
871 115 116 Gordon Trevor Shrewsbury AC M50 0:38:29 64.79
854 116 770 Sam Plant MMU Cheshire SM 0:39:08 63.72
851 117 577 Vincent Stockwell Mercia M50 0:39:28 63.18
880 118 657 Mike Murray U/A M50 0:40:52 61.02
799 119 602 Phil McVeigh Shropshire Shufflers SM 0:41:44 59.75
847 120 154 Joanne Sharpe Ludlow L40 0:41:46 59.70
772 121 758 Carolline Orrells Maldwyn Harriers L40 0:43:40 57.10
774 122 419 Julie Jones U/A L40 0:44:07 56.52
835 123 767 Jue Williams Ludlow SM 0:44:52 55.58
841 124 530 Shiela Richards Shropshire Shufflers L50 0:44:53 55.56
838 125 247 Pauline Richards Mercia L50 0:48:59 50.91