February 2011 – Willett 5k Time Trial

Andy Olden, takes it by some margin.

It had been a miserable day, but by the evening of the time trial conditions, though still a little damp, were good for running in. This was reflected in the overall times of the group when compared to last month. Two runners who had particularly difficult runs on their last outings were Andy Olden and Daryl Davies. With both back on form they made a nonsense of the handicaps they were awarded and stormed to convincing first and second places. There was an impressive performance too from Laurence Hegan – 25:32 in January down to 22:09 in February.

We had two runners who went sub-20 minutes. Anthony Clark was fastest man on the night, and time trial debutant Baz Barry. Baz was awarded a harsh handicap, hence he finished near the top of the timings but only 14^th in the rankings. Now Baz has a score on the board his handicap next month will have a little less guessing and a little more science about it!

Not only was Lynn Hutchings first lady home in 9^th place (7^th best time), but she also ran faster than most of the men. There is more than a little rivalry in the Hutchings family at the moment, with Lynn fastest and John and Gerry not so very far behind.