Ampthill X/Country Trophy

Sunday 17th October 2004

This year's event attracted a quality field of 150 club and county athletes who tackled a challenging course in historic Ampthill Park.  Ground conditions were almost perfect and the sun shone as competitors grafted up hills and quickened their pace along the flat.  Enthusiastic support added to a lively atmosphere.

In the Junior Race Milton Keynes AC Tom Comerford thwarted the efforts of impressive Peter Howarth to collect the Junior Trophy in a time of 10:46.  In the Main 8K Race Bedford & County rising star Andy Inskip saw his lead over stable mates Alex Turner and Steve Phillips reduce on the second lap but Andy held on to win in 29:21, a margin of just 11 seconds.  Tim Harris came home first for the Flyers in a time of 31:16 [6th].  Bedford & County also collected the Ladies Trophy with impressive Louisa Tanner finishing in 31:59, 3 minutes quicker than nearest 1st Lady Veteran, Jackie Cooper of Garden City Runners.  The Flyers own Kerrie Hamlin [36:22] and Shelley Atkinson-Frost [36:42] were rewarded for sticking to the task and finished 2nd and 3rd.

Final applause was reserved for 84yr old David Blyth of Cambridge & Colleges AC who finished a course that most youngsters would choke at.  David last competed in the Ampthill Trophy 15yrs ago before it was mothballed.  Back then Main Race winner Andy Inskip would have been just 2 years old!  Well done David, we hope to see you back again next year.

Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers wish to thank everyone who has helped to make the Ampthill Trophy so successful.  In particular, the Flyers wish to thank the event sponsors, No-Limitz, Pro Fitness, Saffron Plaza, Ingles Butchers of Ampthill, Pratts Bananas, Budgens and Tesco.

Junior Race          Main Race         Prize Winners         Photos

Race Winner - Andrew Inskip

Main Race Results

Pos.

No.

Time

First Name

Surname

Club

Male

Female

Cat

SM

MV

SL

LV

Note

1

62

29.21

ANDREW

INSKIP

BEDFORD & COUNTY

M

SM

1

2

56

29.32

ALEX

TANNER

BEDFORD & COUNTY

M

SM

2

3

92

30.06

STEVE

PHILLIPS

BEDFORD & COUNTY

M

SM

3

4

74

30.36

MICHAEL

ALDRIDGE

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

SM

4

DISQ

5

86

30.46

PAUL

FARMER

LUTON

M

SM

5

6

49

31.17

TIM

HARRIS

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

SM

6

7

98

31.42

PAUL

MASSINGHAM

STAMFORD STRIDERS

M

SM

7

8

6

31.43

STEPHEN

EARLEY

ROAD RUNNERS CLUB

M

SM

8

9

55

31.59

LOUISA

TANNER

BEDFORD & COUNTY

F

SL

1

10

63

32.08

DAVID

LARKINS

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

MV

1

11

77

32.33

STEVE

JAMES

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

2

12

71

32.52

JEFFERSON

MASON

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

SM

9

13

90

33.10

LAURENCE

GREEN

M

MV

3

14

78

33.31

GODFREY

TOFTS

ROYSTON RUNNERS

M

MV

4

15

37

33.40

ANDY

BIERTON

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

SM

10

16

99

33.48

VINCE

LONG

ROYSTON RUNNERS

M

SM

11

17

75

34.02

STEPHEN

BUSWELL

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

SM

12

18

36

34.15

DAVID

BOWKER

ROYSTON RUNNERS

M

MV

5

19

102

34.25

JULIAN

WILLIAMS

RIVERSIDE ST NEOTS

M

SM

13

20

66

34.29

MCDONOGH

ALAN

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

MV

6

21

15

34.45

NICK

JONES

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

7

22

104

35.12

ALASTAIR

FADDEN

BEDFORD HARRIERS

M

SM

14

23

24

35.14

JACKIE

COOPER

GARDEN CITY RUNNERS

F

LV

1

24

28

35.24

ROBERT

MILLER

BEDFORD HARRIERS AC

M

SM

15

25

69

35.43

TONY

COLE

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

8

26

12

35.54

JONATHAN

ROOTS

BEDFORD AND COUNTY

M

SM

16

27

97

36.06

STEVE

CULLIS

M

SM

17

28

91

36.22

KERRIE

HAMLIN

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

SL

2

29

79

36.23

PAUL

GREEN

ROYSTON RUNNERS

M

MV

9

30

57

36.26

PETER

BENEDICKTER

LUTON

M

SM

18

31

80

36.38

ROBERTO

LATTUADA

ROYSTON RUNNERS

M

SM

19

32

31

36.42

SHELLEY

ATKINSON-FROST

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

SL

3

33

70

37.05

KEN

PRIOR

BIGGLESWADE AC

M

MV

10

34

51

37.16

BJORN

BERNHARDSSON

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

SM

20

35

105

37.17

RICHARD

DERRICK

ST ALBANS STRIDERS

M

MV

11

36

23

37.31

RAY

POWELL

SHAFTESBURY BARNET

M

MV

12

37

20

37.35

TIM

HUNT

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

13

38

95

37.45

JEFF

DOWSETT

STOPSLEY STRIDERS

M

MV

14

39

82

37.55

NEIL

GREGORY

BIGGLESWADE AC

M

MV

15

40

60

37.56

CHRIS

BURWOOD

ROAD RUNNERS CLUB

M

MV

16

41

34

37.59

TIM

LACEY

M

SM

21

42

39

38.02

MARK

KENYON

M

SM

22

43

72

38.06

TRUDI

GREEN

F

LV

2

44

4

38.10

ROBERT

WOODALL

STOPSLEY STRIDERS

M

MV

17

45

61

38.25

JAMES

RUSSELL

M

MV

18

46

93

38.25

CLAIRE

SAPWELL

BRISTOL AND WEST AC

F

SL

4

47

48

38.45

PAUL

MATTHEWS

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

SM

23

48

44

38.47

MARK

PERKINS

M

SM

24

49

101

38.49

GAVIN

HARRISON

SERPENTINE RUNNERS

M

SM

25

50

47

38.58

STEVE

SMITH

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

19

51

29

39.15

CAROLINE

GILBY

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

LV

3

52

67

39.56

JASON

HEMSLEY

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

SM

26

53

96

40.14

RICHARD

HARDY

LUTON

M

MV

20

54

43

40.21

SARAH

BLACKBURN

F

SL

5

55

76

40.24

CHRIS

JENART

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

21

56

106

40.26

ROGER

BEDFORD

M

SM

27

57

16

40.38

NICHOLAS

BARNES

STOPSLEY STRIDERS

M

SM

28

58

85

40.42

MARTIIN

WHITELEY

BEDFORD & COUNTY

M

MV

22

59

73

40.50

AUSTIN

HAFFENDEN

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

M

SM

29

60

14

40.53

MICHELLE

MORRIS

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

SL

6

61

9

41.11

ANDREW

SPYRKA

ST ALBANS STRIDERS

M

SM

30

62

58

41.28

STEVE

POWELL

DUNSTABLE ROAD RUNNERS

M

MV

23

63

59

41.50

GORDON

EARLEY

ROAD RUNNERS CLUB

M

MV

24

64

19

42.09

MICHAEL

WISE

GARDEN CITY RUNNERS

M

MV

25

65

50

42.47

MALIN

BERNHARDSSON

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

SL

7

66

64

42.53

STEVE

HARVEY

M

MV

26

67

94

43.05

DEBBIE

BRYANT

BIGGLESWADE AC

F

LV

4

68

10

43.16

JOHN

ADAM

LBAC

M

MV

27

69

103

43.25

MIKE

HOPES

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

28

70

25

43.34

ARTHUR

MITCHELL

BIGGLESWADE AC

M

MV

29

71

40

43.44

RICHARD

PILLINGER

M

SM

31

72

26

43.56

VICKY

ADAMS

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

SL

8

73

32

43.58

DAVID

SEDGLEY

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

30

74

7

44.07

IAN L

COUSINS

STOPSLEY STRIDERS

M

MV

31

75

65

44.11

MACMILLAN

CAROLINE

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

F

LV

5

76

35

44.31

ANDY

ATHERTON

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

32

77

100

44.58

CHRIS

ADDAMS

BIGGLESWADE AC

M

MV

33

78

45

45.08

SALLY

OLNEY

F

LV

6

79

53

45.17

STEVE

BOWLEY

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

34

80

18

45.23

JEANETTE

CHEETHAM

BEDFORD HARRIERS AC

F

LV

7

81

8

45.31

PAUL

BARTON

M

SM

32

82

68

45.40

ZOE

BELL

WOOTTON ROAD RUNNERS

F

SL

9

83

107

45.49

MARK

JESSOP

M

SM

33

84

109

46.14

RICKY

RASMUSSON

LUTON

M

SM

34

85

54

47.53

ROBBIE

CRAIG

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

M

MV

35

86

83

47.59

GARRY

BROWN

M

MV

36

87

33

48.55

JULIE

BROWN

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

LV

8

88

21

50.24

JAYNE

HUNT

AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK

F

LV

9

89

13

50.58

BRIAN

GRAVES

MILTON KEYNES AC

M

MV

37

90

87

51.19

DERMOT

O'DONOGHUE

GUILDFORD

M

MV

38

91

89

51.49

COLIN

BENNETTS

BEDFORD HARRIERS

M

MV

39

92

81

52.00

PENNY

FLETCHER

BIGGLESWADE AC

F

LV

10

93

108

52.00

JAYNE

RASMUSSON

LUTON

F

LV

11

94

88

55.02

MELANIE

LACY

F

SL

10

95

84

76.55

DAVID

BLYTH

CAMBRIDGE & COL AC

M

MV

40

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Junior Race Results

Pos.

No.

Time

First Name

Surname

Club

M