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Diss 15 & 7½ Mile Road Races
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This year's turnout was the best for some time, maybe influenced by the mild weather of the previous week. The weather on the day was a combination of bright sunshine and blue skies mixed with heavy showers. Runners faced a strongish headwind on the outward part of the loop.
Geoff Day ran a great time that would have been a few seconds quicker had the marshals not been caught napping. Geoff missed out the small loop at the end of the first lap. When he thought he should have been finishing at the end of the second lap he was told to go back and complete the extra loop to make sure he covered the same distance as everyone else, albeit in a slightly different order! Such was his lead that he could have looped the loop half a dozen times before the next person came in sight.
In the ladies race last year's winner Gail Pryke of Ipswich JAFFA was overhauled by Sarah Williams of the Metropolitan Police on the second lap. JAFFA were present in strength and numbers and walked away with both team prizes, the larger numbers in the field making the Men's team battle much more interesting this year.
It was good to see so many athletes from the Eastern region and further afield taking part. Our Club celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year and founder member Reg Wright is still a driving force in the club. Those of you who know him will easily recognise him in the pictures above starting each of the races. The "Diss 15" has not been going quite so long but is the oldest surviving road race in Norfolk and is now named after the late Cyril Comber who organised the first Diss 15 mile race. This was held around an old airfield and not initially proving very popular it was moved onto the roads. For many years the race started and finished outside the old Grammar School on Shelfanger Road but in recent years it has been at its present location at the High School. This avoids running along the main road from Diss to Shelfanger, which now carries much more traffic and the associated risks. The race will continue to be a fixture in the calendar for many years to come and if you didn't run this year, we hope to see you in the future.
1st Man - Geoffrey Day (Great Bentley RC)
1st Lady - Sarah Williams (Metropolitan Police AC)
Men's Team - Ipswich JAFFA
Terry Back, Ray Hill, G Macrosson
Ladies Team - Ipswich JAFFA
Gail Pryke, Julie Yallop, Sarah Strivens
Eric Daykin, Road Runners Club
Mike Walden
| 1 | 1 22:32 | M | Geoffrey Day | Great Bentley RC |
| 2 | 1 29:32 | M | Kevin Vaughan | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 3 | 1 29:58 | M | Adrian Porter | |
| 4 | 1 33:30 | M45 | Allan Dawson | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 5 | 1 35:41 | M45 | Terry Back | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 6 | 1 36:21 | M50 | Richard Blake | Gt Yarmouth RR |
| 7 | 1 36:58 | M | Lauren Markku | |
| 8 | 1 37:02 | M50 | Ray HIll | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 9 | 1 39:10 | M | Stephen Howard | Ely R |
| 10 | 1 42:03 | M40 | Paul Cuthbert | Norwich RR |
| 11 | 1 44:45 | M | Robert King | Norwich RR |
| 12 | 1 44:46 | M40 | Hywel Jones | City of Norwich AC |
| 13 | 1 45:03 | F | Sarah Williams | Met Police AC |
| 14 | 1 45:44 | M50 | Dennis Freeman | Norfolk Gazelles |
| 15 | 1 45:55 | M45 | G Macrosson | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 16 | 1 46:43 | M45 | Martin Auger | |
| 17 | 1 46:57 | F40 | Gail Pryke | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 18 | 1 47:15 | M50 | Peter Downing | (wheel chair athlete) |
| 19 | 1 47:33 | M50 | Trevor Emery | North Norfolk Beach R |
| 20 | 1 48:02 | M45 | Geoff Adams | Wymondham AC |
| 21 | 1 48:10 | M60 | Peter Oldman | North Norfolk Beach R |
| 22 | 1 49:17 | M60 | John Taylor | Eastbourne Rovers |
| 23 | 1 50:16 | M | Gary Betts | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 24 | 1 50:29 | M50 | John O'Leary | Great Yarmouth RR |
| 25 | 1 51:10 | M50 | Mick Moore | Felixstowe RR |
| 26 | 1 51:17 | M | Graham Bainger | Norwich RR |
| 27 | 1 51:37 | M | Paul Sullivan | Norwich RR |
| 28 | 1 52:08 | M | Ian Foskew | Witham RC |
| 29 | 1:52:15 | F | Haley Suttle | Newmarket Joggers |
| 30 | 1 52:36 | M40 | Neil Anthony | |
| 31 | 1 53:05 | F50 | Veronica Manly | Wymondham AC |
| 32 | 1 53:34 | M50 | Clive Kirk | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 33 | 1 53:45 | M60 | Mike Smith | Wymondham AC |
| 34 | 1 55:38 | M40 | Stephen Corbould | Wymondham AC |
| 35 | 1 57:49 | M | James Gannon | Bedford Harriers |
| 36 | 1 58:13 | M | Gavin Thouless | Norwich RR |
| 37 | 1 58:52 | M40 | Alex Hartley | Wymondham AC |
| 38 | 1 59:39 | M | Charles Catchpole | |
| 39 | 1 59:50 | M55 | Verne Barltrop | Road Runners Club |
| 40 | 1 59:54 | M | Julian Long | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 41 | 2 00:04 | M55 | Roger Hobson | Woodbridge Shufflers |
| 42 | 2 00:05 | M60 | Mike Turner | Liverpool Harriers |
| 43 | 2 00:07 | M50 | Tony Heath | North Norfolk Beach R |
| 44 | 2 01:22 | M | Jason Walne | |
| 45 | 2 01:34 | M50 | Dick Dolan | Woodbridge Shufflers |
| 46 | 2 01:37 | F | Julie Yallop | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 47 | 2 02:23 | M45 | Terry Downing | Saffron Striders |
| 48 | 2 02:31 | M55 | Raymond Challis | Grange Farm Trotters |
| 49 | 2 02:46 | M40 | Tony Adolphus | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 50 | 2 02:55 | M40 | Alan Jackson | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 51 | 2 03:20 | F | Sarah Strivens | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 52 | 2 03:20 | M | Timothy Haselwood | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 53 | 2 03:36 | M60 | Patrick Brown | March Braza |
| 54 | 2 05:56 | F45 | Christine Thorne | North Norfolk Beach R |
| 55 | 2 07:04 | M50 | Roger Causon | Felixstowe RR |
| 56 | 2 07:38 | M45 | Chris Browne | |
| 57 | 2 08:19 | F | Lindsay Horton | Great Bentley RC |
| 58 | 2 08:19 | M | Frank Gardiner | Great Bentley RC |
| 59 | 2 09:43 | F55 | Barbara Law | Great Bentley RC |
| 60 | 2 10:23 | M45 | David Gridley | Springfield Striders |
| 61 | 2 10:35 | M45 | Yan Stile | Grange Farm Trotters |
| 62 | 2 10:35 | M40 | Trevor Hammond | Grange Farm Trotters |
| 63 | 2 10:45 | M40 | Eurwyn Jones | Wymondham AC |
| 64 | 2 11:05 | F | Emma Pearce | Lochaber |
| 65 | 2 12:23 | F40 | Elaine Ochiltree | Harlow |
| 66 | 2 12:56 | F45 | Julie Haselwood | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 67 | 2 13:21 | M45 | Gilbert Edwards | |
| 68 | 2 13:21 | M | Matthew Carlo | |
| 69 | 2 14:23 | F55 | Maureen Wright | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 70 | 2 15:01 | M | Andy Presland | Latton Runners |
| 71 | 2 15:11 | F50 | Marianne Kirk | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 72 | 2 16:02 | M | Mike Walden | Diss AC |
| 73 | 2 18:06 | M60 | Tony Lack | Ramsey RR |
| 74 | 2 20:25 | M45 | John Moss | |
| 75 | 2 23:29 | M | Douglas O'Neil | |
| 76 | 2 23:29 | F | Lizzie Bott | |
| 77 | 2 23:49 | F55 | Sandra Butcher | Ramsey RR |
| 78 | 2 24:08 | M65 | Thomas Birch | Norwich RR |
| 79 | 2 27:58 | M | Darren Baker | |
| 80 | 2 28:33 | F45 | Lesley Edwards | |
| 81 | 2 28:51 | M70 | Derek Buttle | |
| 82 | 2 29:49 | M70 | Eric Daykin | Road Runners Club |
| 83 | 2 48:20 | M70 | Peter Jackman | March Braza AC |
| Runners retiring at 7.5 miles | ||||
| DNF | 57:28 | M65 | John Fordham | Ely Runners |
| DNF | 59:37 | M60 | David Brooks | Thurrock Harriers |
| DNF | 1 02:22 | M40 | Martin Patch | Latton Runners |
| Team Results : Men | |||
| 1 | 27 | 5 T Back, 8 R Hill, 14 G Macrosson | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 2 | 41 | 2 K Vaughn, 4 A Dawson, 35 J Long | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 3 | 44 | 10 P Cuthbert, 11 R King, 23 G Bainger | Norwich Road Runners |
| 4 | 72 | 16 T Emery, 18 P Oldman, 38 T Heath | North Norfolk BR |
| 5 | 74 | 17 G Adams, 28 M Smith, 29 S Corbould | Wymondham AC |
| 6 | 145 | 42 R Challis, 51 Y Stile, 52 T Hammond | Grange Farm Trotters |
| Team Results : Ladies | |||
| 1 | 13 | 2 G Pryke, 5 J Yallop, 6 S Strivens | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 1 | 43:14 | M | Jamie Pringle | Diss AC old boy |
| 2 | 47:21 | M | Derek Fiske | Norwich RR |
| 3 | 48:49 | M45 | John Harding | Diss AC |
| 4 | 51:10 | M | Evan Heasley | |
| 5 | 51:27 | M40 | Peter Lambillion | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 6 | 51:54 | M40 | Peter Clarke | |
| 7 | 52:05 | M50 | Mick Johnson | Thetford AC |
| 8 | 52:13 | M48 | Paul Evans | Gt Yarmouth RR |
| 9 | 55:15 | M45 | Francis Ostrowski | Ipswich JAFFA |
| 10 | 55:31 | M | Nick Archer | Springfield Striders |
| 11 | 56:54 | M50 | Dennis Bartram | Wymondham AC |
| 12 | 57:07 | M40 | David Smith | |
| 13 | 57:09 | M | Andy Hickin | Thetford AC |
| 14 | 57:54 | F | Dawn Carver | Norwich RR |
| 15 | 58:23 | M40 | Trevor Horrex | Norwich RR |
| 16 | 58:32 | M | Tim Lambillion | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 17 | 59:05 | M | Jamie Aitken | |
| 18 | 59:07 | M40 | Paul Harvey | North Norfolk Beach R |
| 19 | 59:25 | M | Oliver Cooper | |
| 20 | 59:46 | M40 | Derek Ribbands | Gt Yarmouth RR |
| 21 | 1 00:50 | M | Jonathan Ramsey | |
| 22 | 1 01:55 | M40 | Graham Leonard | Ramsey RR |
| 23 | 1 03:13 | M50 | Mervyn Kesselring | Black Dog RC |
| 24 | 1 03:32 | M50 | Duncam Hockley | |
| 25 | 1 04:22 | M | Simon Bowman | Diss AC |
| 26 | 1 04:28 | M45 | Michael Harvey | North Norfolk Beach R |
| 27 | 1 04:44 | M | Darren Bloomfield | |
| 28 | 1 05:11 | M | Phil Aitken | |
| 29 | 1 05:23 | M | Vincent Burton | |
| 30 | 1 05:23 | F | Lorraine Phillips | Stowmarket Striders |
| 31 | 1 05:57 | F | Frances Alford | |
| 32 | 1 06:00 | F | Naomie Challis | Grange Farm Trotters |
| 33 | 1 06:42 | M40 | Paul Finch | Norwich RR |
| 34 | 1 07:16 | M | Glen Baxter | |
| 35 | 1 08:23 | F45 | Maggie Leonard | Ramsey RR |
| 36 | 1 08:25 | M | Mark Cox | |
| 37 | 1 08:46 | F | Clare Thacker | Thetford AC |
| 38 | 1 08:58 | F | Debbie Gannon | |
| 39 | 1 08:58 | M45 | Tony Britt | |
| 40 | 1 09:20 | M70 | James Kelly | Framlingham Flyers |
| 41 | 1 10:14 | M | Timothy Clarke | |
| 42 | 1 11:02 | F65 | Gena Jackman | March Braza AC |
| 43 | 1 14:20 | F | Tracy Craggs | Waveney Valley AC |
| 44 | 1 16:36 | M65 | Colin Thouless | Norwich RR |
| 45 | 1 16:40 | F40 | Carol Worster | |
| 46 | 1 16:59 | M60 | Gerry Baker | Diss AC |
| 47 | 1 23:38 | F60 | Maura Brown | March Braza AC |
| 1 | 8:43 | 17 | Nicki Gooderham | Diss AC |
| 2 | 8:55 | 9 | Jim Morris | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 3 | 9:34 | 11 | James Cunningham | |
| 4 | 9:51 | 10 | Adam Swan | St Edmunds Pacers |
| 5 | 9:54 | 17 | Charlotte Livingstone | Diss AC |
| 6 | 10:03 | 17 | Jenna Anderson | Diss AC |
| 7 | 10:35 | 17 | Laura Dixon | Diss AC |
| 8 | 10:35 | 12 | Laura Sizer | Diss AC |
| 9 | 10:36 | 13 | Debbie Leonard | Ramsey RR |
| 10 | 10:36 | 18 | Ben Thornton | |
| 11 | 11:49 | 8 | Justine Anthony | |
| 12 | 12:09 | 7 | Scott Sizer | Diss AC |
| 13 | 12:16 | Zara Sauage | Diss AC | |
| 14 | 12:22 | 7 | Jack Anthony | |
| 15 | 12:27 | 10 | Erika Sullivan | |
| 16 | 12:41 | 9 | Elinor Read | |
| 17 | 13:26 | 5 | Sebastian Anthony | |
| 18 | 14:36 | 11 | Declan Craggs | Waveny Valley AC |
| 19 | 14:53 | 9 | Evangaline Challis | |
| 20 | 15:00 | 6 | Abbey Sullivan | |
| 21 | 15:00 | Genette Sullivan | ||
| 22 | 15:21 | Geoff Challis |