Club membership was at a record level of 68 with many new juniors joining. Financially we showed a small deficit, but Ian Milne, now back in action at the AGM was confident that a new family membership fee of £20 and a higher entry fee for the WPM would set us right.
Summer away training runs were well established.
After indulging his creative writing skills over some years Paul Keetley stood down as Newsletter editor, to be replaced by Steve Mead who looked likely to continue the surrealist house style.
Simon Brister volunteered his legal skills to check out the validity of our insurance cover.
Grand Prix ; Karl Webster 1st. H’cap Dave Furness. Tracey Erskine 1st L and H’cap.
The annual dinner was once again held at the Red Lion, preceded by the Cross country Champs at
Brickyard Farm.(Dan Yates 1st, James Arnold 2nd, Karl Webster 3rd, Tracey Erskine Ist F)
In the inaugural LARA 5k Challenge we won the mixed team trophy that we had donated,
(Dan Yates 1st in 15.32), with N.Derbys 2nd and Ripley 3rd.
Women’s team 3rd in the Robin Hood Half and Simon Flitter 2nd in associated fun run from a field of 2000).
We took over the organisation of the Winster Hill race which had become very popular.
Ricky’s Race moved to a new 3,5 mile course from the 3 Stags at Darley Bridge
(Simon Brister 1st, Roy Marlow of DPFR 2nd, Jackson-Horner of Milltown 3rd.
Temporary member Tom Hanssen of Belgium was 6th.
County Cross country at Darley Park :
3rd Vets team, Brian Howitt 1st vet 60, Tracey Erskine 1st FV.
WPM : John Hurley 5th(2.56.45) Kinder Downfall : 1st team(but no prize!)
Hathersage: Dan Yates 3rd
Tigers 10 : Karl Webster 2nd(59.47), also won the entire series on aggregate, with Steve Mead the only
other MAC to complete the series finishing in a very good 45th position.
Tracey Erskine : 1st Chesterfield Half and County 3000m track 1st FV.
Maniac 800m: Simon Flitter 1.44 Ditto Mile: Dan Yates 3.42(NB both downhill at Meltham).
Beetroot: 1st Esmond Tressider 25.56 (course record and still unbeaten in 2006),
2nd Dan Yates, 3rd Alex Metaxas
English Fell Running Champs : Top placings from Dan Yates, Polly Veazey-French, Alex Metaxas and Esmond Tressider (2 or 3 ran abroad but details not recorded).
John Heald ran in the London Marathon.
