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Manx Masters make their marks! 

The Spring 2008 edition of 'Masters Athletics' has the Masters Road Walk Rankings 2007 and Manx veterans figure very well in the published listings, including several of our club members. I've extracted the details for the local walkers that caught my eye below. Very well done to all.

5K: M35: 1. Chris Cale 26.38; M40: 5. Michael George 24.04; 6. Jock Waddington 24.54; M45: 1. Peter Kaneen 22.45; M60: 4. Alan Callow 27.59. 10K: M35: 3. Chris Cale 53.56; 6. Mark Hempsall 57.45. M40: 2. Steve Partington 46.07; 5. Michael George 49.09. M45: 1. Peter Kaneen 45.44; 3. Sean Hands 51.45. M50: 3. Andy Green 52.49. M60: 5. Doug Allan 58.10; 6. Alan Callow 58.50. 20K: M35: 3. Chris Cale 2.03.40; M40: 3. Michael George 1.43.42; 6. Jock Waddington 1.54.26; M45: 1. Peter Kaneen 1.36.17; 4. Vinny Lynch 2.06.57; 6. Selwyn Callister 2.14.43. 50K: M40: 1. Michael George 5.15.11; 5. Andrew Titley 6.01.31. 100Miles: 1. Andrew Titley 21.34.46.

5K: W45: 3. Marie Jackson 27.35; 5. Jane Mooney 30.08. W55: 3. Enid Watson 32.34; W60: 2. Sarah Goldsmith 36.31; W65: 2. Brenda Charlton 38.20. 10K: W40: 3. Jackie Campbell 59.41; 5. Lisa Motley 61.50; W45: 1. Marie Jackson 55.46; 4. Jane Mooney 62.22; 6. Alison Brand 63.46; W60: 2. Sarah Goldsmith 73.53; 3. Hilary Musson 82.02; 4. Liz Adams 84.54; W65: 3. Brenda Charlton 79.01. 20K: W40: 3. Lisa Motley 2.13.31; W45: 1. Marie Jackson 1.57.20; 2. Jane Mooney 2.07.47; W60: 1. Sarah Goldsmith 2.32.02.

Sorry if I've missed anyone &/or made any mistakes, please let me know! Regards, Adrian Cowin.

I can tell you that Brenda Charlton is as pleased as Punch! She says 'just by carrying on walking gives me so much pleasure, that it really tickles me to also make it into the rankings, and I'm so happy to see the likes of Sarah (Goldsmith), Enid (Watson) and others well up in the lists as well, & it's nice to see Hilary Musson ranked too'.

Golden Girls:  -

 
Brenda Charlton & Sarah Goldsmith; very happy to walk into the limelight!
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Enid Watson & Marie Jackson both made their impact in 2007.
Also in 2007, as in 2005 & 2006, Andrew Titley exclaimed '...and I will walk 100 miles!', but unlike The Proclaimers with their '...500 miles', Andy actually got  to number one in the charts!!
(L to R) Lisa Motley, Andy Green & Chris Cale made hits in the rankings.
(All pictures by Adrian Cowin)
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Well done to Stan Sille for finishing 12th in the Nacht von Loon 15hr Walk in Holland on Sunday, covering 115.7km (6km more than last year).
Stan pictured here in our 100mile walk (2006). (AC)
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Scan above is from Manx Pictorial issue 3 of the 'Peel to Douglas Marathon' in 1938. Results from the Peel to Douglas Run 2008 can be seen at www.manxharriers.com
Fresh from the FLM!!
Pictured below are 3 of our members that ran in London & then were out for a much shorter run at the 1st Dave Philips Road Run on the new course in St. Johns on Friday. www.westernac.org
(L to R) Lesley Christian, Wendy Sandford & Maureen Kelly.
Thanks to Murray Lambden for the photo.
Well done to the 'Manx' athletes who ran in the Flora London Marathon, including our club members: Alan Kelly, David & Lynne Quine, Phil Motley, Sue Ackroyd, Wendy Sandford, Maureen Kelly, Lesley Christian, Martin Bell and Bethany Clague. Some '2nd claim' members were also running: Richard Radcliffe, Geoff Hall, Moira Hall and Ian Callister.
Check the list by Murray Lambden at www.manxathletics.com
Bethany Clague, pictured here ready for her good run in the FLM: -
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  Isle of Man Marathon '08: -

Details & Forms available here

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Website for the 2008 End to End Walk: here

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BMAF 5k Road Running & Walking Championships at Horwich Carnival Races, June 22nd: Click here.

IoM Athletics Fixtures List: here

"Brass Monkey Gang" 2008: here

50 marathons / 50 years: Gareth Evans - here

Vets Road Running Shield, final positions: here

Vets Walking Leagues, final positions: here  

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Salclear Isle of Man Marathon and Half Marathon.

A record combined field of 305 finishers! And new course records: -

Alan Postlethwaite (IoM Northern AC) knocked 11mins19secs off the V60+ record to set a new mark of 1:26:49. He also still holds the V45-49 & the V55-59 records.

Jean Snelling (York Knavesmire Harriers) set a new standard for the Ladies V70+ at 2:19:36. There was not a record in the age group previously.

For the first time we had the new official Vets cateory of Men 35-39 this year. So we have the initial values set by Michael Garrett (Manx Harriers) at 1:25:52 in the Half Marathon, & 3:05:15 by Mark Clague (Manx Harriers) in the Marathon. Mark also won the Isle of Man Championship.

See the Course Records here.

Picture by Murray Lambden. More shots at www.manxathletics.com and more than 500 at http://manxroadraces.fotopic.net/c1345914.html