Bromsgrove & Redditch Athletic Club : 27-10-07 Senneleys Park XC photos

Birmingham Invitation Cross Country League

Midland Women's Cross Country League

Birmingham Cross Challenge

Senneleys Park, Birmingham

Saturday 27th October 2007

Orian, Charlotte & Tamaryn winners of U13 girls team competition

Above: B&R's victorious U13 Girls team at the Birmingham Cross Challenge. Oriana Ball, Charlotte Tongue and Tamaryn Phipps-Jones.

Start of senior womens race A hive of inactivity at B&R race HQ

Left: the start of the senior womens race with eventual winner number 10 to the fore. Right: Meanwhile feverish activity at the tent as B&R's men prepare to race.

Ann Stuart B&R in Senior Womens race at Senneleys PArk 2007 Steve James is the Man from Atlantis

Left: Ann Stuart ahead of a Stourbridge runner nearing the finish -please note lack of any mud, dirt etc. Right: Steve James after a refreshing dip analyses his race.

Start of the senior mens 10km race at Senneleys Park

Above: All three divisions set off in the senior mens race at Senneleys Park.

Eventual winner Jean Ndayisenga tracks Telford Dave Kesterton

Left: Chris Davies (Telford AC) ahead of eventual winner Jean Ndaisenya (Birchfield Harriers). Right: Dave Kesterton (621) 1st B&R runner & 6th in Div. 2 race.

James Hood Jamie Dancyger

Above: James Hood (623) and Jamie Dancyger (627) on the first lap.

John Manley Calvin Scoltock still with two shoes

Left: John Manley (622) & a Pirate of the Caribbean. Right: Calvin Scoltock (615) temporarily wearing two shoes.

Dave Kesterton approaching the water Richard Malin bhangra dancing in the water

Left: Dave Kesterton approaches the water for the first time. Right: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in to the water...Richard Malin.

James Hood obscured but a good splash by Warwick runner Ian Keyte

Left: James Hood glides through the water in contrast to the purple bomber. Right: Ian Keyte's two footed tackle deserved at least a yellow card.

John Manley & jamie Dancyger at the water Gavin Moorhead on the waters edge

Left: Jamie Dancyger in mid-air and John Manley weighs up the best take off point - strangely for a club named after a river, the yellow & blue vested Severn AC runner seems less than at home in the water. Right: Gavin Moorhead about to leap over the stream.

Calvin Scoltock donates his shoe to Senneleys Park water hazard Mark Graham heading for the water

Left: The moment when Calvin Scoltock switched to single shoe mode. Right: Mark Graham heads straight for the middle of the stream.

Phil Anderson trying to sneak round the water Phil Richardson in a watery traffic jam

Left: Phil Anderson hoped to miss as much water as possible by running alongside the crowd - nice try. Right: Phil Richardson finds his way out blocked by a Centurion runner.

Len Quartly & Co reenact the migration of the wildebeest Kevin Lanckham plunges to new depths on the second time through the water

Left: This picture reminds me of the wildlife film where the wildebeest have to cross a crocodile-infested river on their annual migration. Don't worry Len they always pick off the old uns. Doh... Right: Kevin Lanckham discovers the stream has deepened on his second crossing.

Ian Keyte clears the water for the second time Kevin Lanckham sprints to the finish

Left: Another two-footed challange by Ian. Surely he's off this time ref! Right: Kevin sprints for the finish.

Ian Keyte finishes as 4th scorer James Hood sprints for the line with Worcester and Solihull & Small Heath runners

Left: Ian determinedly holds on to his position at the end. Right: James Hood neck and neck with Worcester and Solihull & Small Heath (or is it Halesowen?) runners in the last 50 metres.

The new improved John Manley first home for the B-team Gavin Scoltock finishes after running half the race in only one shoe

Left: John Manley was 7th B&R finisher and led the B-team home. Right: Calvin Scoltock finishing after running half the race in only one shoe.

Gavin Moorhead leads a Halesowen runner down the finishing straight Phil Richardson disappointed that there wasn

Left: A Halesowen runner chases Gavin Moorhead to the finish. Right: Phil Richardson surprised by the finish - he had expected another lap!

The only picture of Jimmy Atkins, too fast for the cameraman Len Quartly about to unleash his sprint finish

Left: Jimmy Atkins proved camera shy and was too quick for the photographer at the finish. Right: Len Quartly about to unleash his sprint finish.

Thanks to John Dineen for taking photographs around the course.