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Results

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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.

Trophies

Men

1^st Man - Geoffrey Day (Great Bentley RC)

Ladies

1^st Lady - Sarah Williams (Metropolitan Police AC)

Teams

Men's Team - Ipswich JAFFA
Terry Back, Ray Hill, G Macrosson

Ladies Team - Ipswich JAFFA
Gail Pryke, Julie Yallop, Sarah Strivens

Oldest Finisher

Eric Daykin, Road Runners Club

First Diss AC Runner

Mike Walden