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MASTERS ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY

Race 2 8K M 50 – 60+ overall in the race only 19 seconds behind the winner.
Equally as dominant but in second place was David Butler
Once again, as in race One, we had a group of runners (ENG) who came in a full minute ahead of the third runner.
setting a strong pace, not only in an attempt to win their
1. Martin Rees Wal 26:09, 2. David Butler Eng 26:39, 3.
age group but also to be the first across the line. Within this John Sharpland Eng 27:39
group were a strong contingent of England runners
including Guy Bracken, Phillip Parry, Bob Atkinson and
Christopher Harry as well as Gary Keenan (NI), Stan

McKenzie (SCOT) and Martin Rees (WAL). At the
finishing line it was Harry from Parry by the narrowest of
margins with Keenan in third place.

Harry beats Parry by a single second! Robert
Atkinson
M50: As already stated this was an enthralling encounter
between Harry, Keenan, Parry and Bracken. The group Martin Rees
swopped positions each lap until the final lap when Harry
and Parry edged out a lead over the other two and all that
was left was the sprint for the line.
1. Christopher Harry Eng 25:50, 2. Phillip Parry Eng
25:51, 3. Gary Keenan NI 25:58
Teams 1. England (1, 2, 4, 7) 14 pts 2. Republic of
Ireland (6, 8, 9, 13) 36 3. Northern Ireland (3, 10, 15, 25)
53 4. Scotland (5, 17, 19, 21) 62 5. Wales (11, 14, 18, 22)
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M55: This race was a race between two previous winners
in the M50 age group who had moved up into the M55’s.
Tommy Payne (ROI) 2009 and Robert Atkinson (ENG)
2011. As the race developed Atkinson was running fast
enough to be able to build up a lead that also allowed him
to get amongst the runners at the front of the race. Further
down the field Martin McDonald (ROI) and Paul
Thompson (SCOT) were fighting out for the bronze medal.
1. Robert Atkinson Eng 26:02, 2. Tommy Payne ROI
26:39, 3. Paul Thompson Scot 27:10
Teams 1. England (1, 5, 7) 13 pts 2. Republic of Ireland
(2, 4, 11) 17 3. Scotland (3, 9, 10) 22 4. Wales ( 12, 14,
15) 5. Northern Ireland (6, 17, 18)

M60: This age group was dominated by Martin Rees
(WAL) who put in such a strong run that he finished 6th

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