Bromsgrove & Redditch Athletic Club : 5-4-08 Midlands 12 & 6 stage road relays Sutton Park photos

08 Jan

Event - Gloucester CC League

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Midland Counties Athletics Association

Men's 12 stage & women's 6 stage road relays

Sutton Park, Birmingham

Saturday 4th April 2008

Rich Lomas warms up for leg 1 Jeanette Malin sets off on leg 2

Left: Richard Lomas warms up before leg 1. Right: Jeanette Malin sets off on leg 2

Rich Lomas starts the hill on leg 1 Jane Anderson early on in leg 1

Left: Rich Lomas at the start of the early hill. Right: Jane Anderson with Stroud and Stafford runners on leg 1.

Mike Hanson waiting in the pen Jayne Parsons setting off on leg 4

Left: Mike Hanson and the other leg 3 runners wait to takeover. Right: One of three new women racers for B&R, Jayne Parsons has time to wave at the start of leg 4.

Richard Malin ran B&R's fastest long leg Len quartly gives Jimmy Atkins race instructions

Left: Richard Malin ran the fastest long leg for B&R. Right: Len Quartly gives race instructions to Jimmy Atkins.

A sweaty John Dinneen after the finish Mike Hanson recovered after finishing

Left: a very sweaty John Dineen after his short leg. Right: A more composed Mike Hanson obviously please with his effort.

Melanie Hepke ran leg 5 on her B&R debut The photographer couldn't keep up with Pete Hawcroft

Left: Melanie Hepke made her B&R race debut on leg 5. Right: Pete Hawcroft was too quick for the photographer to snap anything but his back.

Louise Parkes ran the fastest leg for the women's team Richard Shardlow heading towards the Jamboree Stone

Left: Another debutant Louise Parkes ran the fastest leg for the women's team. Right: Richard Shardlow nears the Jamboree Stone on a long leg.

Jimmy Atkins sets off on his short leg Richard Shardlow finished after a reat effort

Left: Jimmy Atkins sets off in the right direction on his short leg. Right: Richard Shardlow finished after his great effort.

B&R women's team (missing Jayne Parsons) at the Midland 6 stage road relays 2008 Paul Atkins emerges from the team tent to run his long leg

Left: The women's team. Louise, Jeanette, Jane, Caroline & Melanie (sorry Jayne is missing). Right: Paul Atkins emerges from the team tent to run his long leg.

Caroline and Louise shelter from the hail Pete Hawcroft & Len Quartly seek nutritional advice

Left: Caroline & Louise have their valet shelter them from the elements. Right: Pete "I'll have sixpence of chips please miss", Len "And a spam fritter for me please" treating their bodies as temples.

Calvin starting his short leg Len greets Kevin Lanckham after his long leg

Left: The sun shines on the righteous. Calvin Scoltock starts his leg. Right: Team manager Len greets Kevin Lanckham after his long leg.

Ian Keyte ran B&R's fastest short leg Calvin sprints to the finish

Left: Ian Keyte ran B&R's fastest short leg. That's hail in his hair not dandruff. Right: Calvin sprints to the finish after being hailed on during his leg.

Photos by Phil Anderson. More to follow from Pete Hawcroft.