Keswick AC dominated the opening counter of the Cumbria Cross Country League at Cockermouth in early October and there was another successful showing at the second event that took place in Penrith over the weekend.
The weather was fair and the underfoot conditions soft as the senior men and senior women ran an identical course of 7.3km on the fields surrounding Hunter Hall School. The course was an ideal Cross Country route, mixing fast flat running with short and sharp hills.
Keswick’s Russell Maddams completed his second win in two outings, adding victory at Penrith to his success at Cockermouth. Russell had a comfortable win, completing the race in 27:16, over a minute ahead of his closest rival John French of Eden Runners. Joining Russell high up the field in Keswick colours were David Birch (3rd, 29:13) and Josh Hebson (4th, 29:44), the trio taking home the team prize for the Club.
There was some keen competition in the women’s race and the Keswick ladies replicated the success of the men by securing a hard-fought victory over a strong Eden Runners side. Trudy Beetham (2nd, 36:03), Helen Winskill (5th, 38:30) and Kim Clark (7th, 41:24) put in excellent runs to ensure a second team prize for Keswick Athletic Club.
The race also incorporated the Cumbria Cross Country Veteran Championship and a number of category wins were taken by Keswick members. Along with their contributions to team triumph, Russell (MV35), Trudy (FV35), David (MV40) and Kim (MV50) also took victory in their respective age categories. To round off a successful day for Keswick, Club coach Duncan Overton was a different class in the MV60 group, over five minutes clear of the next veteran over 60.
Full Results: http://www.ukresults.net/2011/cumbriaxc10a.html
Photos: http://www.edenrunners.co.uk/webphotos/penrith%20xc2011/index.html
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