Foot and Mouth year – significant because we had to cancel the club cross country, the WPM in May
and again in September when a second attempt failed to produce the entries. This was the main
reason for a loss of £429 in our finances, resulting in the need to increase subs by £1, £2 and £2
(Junior, Senior and Family respectively).
There were never the less many very good performances both individually and collectively from
members in all age groups.
9 County cross country vests were awarded :
Chris Howard,Tracey Erskine, Polly Veazey-French, Shena Bridges
James Arnold,Karl Webster, Alex Metaxas ,Dan Yates, John Selby-Sly.
John Selby-Sly was also county u-20 champ and North Mids u-20 champ(club’s first regional champion).
Dave Erskine staged a comeback with a silver in the vet 40 class.
There were brilliant Junior results at the County track meeting ;
Sam Thorne – gold (1500m), bronze (800m). John Selby-Sly silver ( Steeple chase)
Josh Teece – bronze (1500m) Dan Yates – silver (800m and 1500m)
Robert Ingham – bronze (400 m) Chido lhaenacho – silver (70m hurdles) and bronze (200m)
Polly Veazey-French – bronze (1500m) Rachel Gomery – bronze (70m Hurdles)
Andrew Lloyd ( county Junior vest)
Tracey Erskine was still runing well with a 1st F in the Hangover 5, 1st VF at Bolsover, 5th in Stafford 20
with PB of 2.21. Represented Derbys in the Inter counties cross country.
Christine Howard won the Bolsover, Tigger Tor, Stokesley Duathlon, Police AA cross country,Tough Guy,
Beetroot Race and Kinder Downfall (to name but a few) and ran for Derbys in the Inter-counties
Cross country. At the same event James Arnold and John Selby-Sly saw their selection wasted by being given the
wrong start time by Derbys AAA !
James Arnold did 2.34 in the London and Karl Webster was 2nd in the Downfall.
Brian Howitt was county vet 60 champ in the Clowne Half.
Ricky’s Race : Dan Yates and Polly Veazey-French were 1 st M and F.
Profits were donated to Cavendish Sports Assoc.
Beetroot Race : Karl Webster 1st (towed By dog Harry).
John Hurley continued to win vet prizes, Richard Bradbury had some high placings and recent signings
Steve Holt, John Young and Jim Thorneycroft (the latter finally abandoning his Tour de France ambitions)
all proved keen competitors. Mick Kuskinsky won the final Club 10K in 36.19 after altitude training in
Mexico City.
Karl Webster achieved television fame in the SAS-type survival programme in the Brecon Beacons, only
missing ultimate glory through his reluctance to kill people in the final shootout.
