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OWLS AC. LEICESTER
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Midland Cross country champions!! again!! 4 X 6km @ Brooksby college, good X country course, 2 laps per leg (same as counties 3 yrs ago!! Going very firm!! Relay good team performance, ha ha had to pop that in there. No official results yet but Rob's timing: Ryan 1st leg, 18.05 2nd place behind Rob Birchall....only 5 seconds though," I was breathing down his neck all the way". I passed onto Mr O'neil who had the unenviable task of racing Birchfields Kenyan recruit..... (can't remember his name now) but he got 2nd fastest lap in the 6 stage last week. Chris ran 19.07, the Kenyan ran 17.49, about 1.20 down Vince on 3rd leg (ran 19.12), had a very good performance, slowly chipped away at the lead, eventually got within less than 10 secs of Birchfield on final change over so there was a really good race in progress. Finally we had Brommers on last leg....... who would Birchfield have?? was it going to be one of the big guns, Keska, Openshaw?? was it b****x, they freaking s*** it, They didn't have anybody on last leg did they!! So Brommers just cruised around 19.20'ish (In trainers!!) 2nd place were some 5 mins behind!! prize was Holsten pils each, lovely!! Support was great with Wayne, my ma + pa, Doyle, Mr Orr, Mr Miles + Mr Brutnall senior!! Not a bad 7 days all in all silver @ 6 stage + gold on the real stuff!! F.A.O Mr Ashford, were you watching?? were you impressed?? cuz if you weren't you must be blind!! I think you will have to agree it was a very good performance, + we still ain't started yet.....! Keep watching my friend keep watching!! "Up the Owls"
Race Report for OWLS Midlands 6 Stage Silver Medal, Held Saturday 27th Sept. Sutton Park, Birmingham.
OWLS created a bit of history by wining their first ever Midland 6 Stage Medal heading all the other major Midlands Clubs with the exception of Birchfield who finished with 1 hr 48 mins 23 secs.. In a truly remarkable team performance they came home in a combined total of 1 hr 51 mins 32 secs ahead of 3rd place Telford with 1 hr 52 mins 12 secs. The OWLS B backed up their A team with a fine 33rd place being the 6th B Team Overall Individual times and places were :- OWLS A Team. 1. Ryan Falkner (2) 17 : 54. 2. Vincent Schmitt ( 8) 18 : 57. 3. Paul Miles (8) 19 : 24. 4. Chris O'Neil (6) 19 : 09. 5. Nick Mapp (2) 17 : 54. 6. Rich Bromley (2) 18 : 14.
OWLS B Team.
1. Tim Doran (55) 20 : 59. 2. Theo Boyce (27) 18 : 36. 3. John Bailey ( 32) 21 : 27. 4. Neil Carter ( 32) 21 : 10. 5. Alan Gayler ( 34) 20 : 59. 6. Dan Doyle ( 33) 20 : 48.
Ryan and Nick also were joint 8th in the 10 fastest laps of the day.
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