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I glanced back to the edge, Andy was not in sight, so I<br />
pushed through the heather to Fairbrook, crossed and joined the<br />
main path just as Andy appeared out of the heather somewhere! This<br />
is where the Cluther Rocks run came into its own as I fought to<br />
keep up with Andy through yet more heather but could not. He sped<br />
off to the finish as I wallowed on, hardly able to speak to the<br />
spectators (Chris and Diane) on the way down to the last stream.<br />
We were among the 6:35 starters but others started at 7:00 (I<br />
think) and the usual combinations of springs were run; 1,2,3,4 or<br />
1,3,4. Tim Tett, spectating for the night brought some order out<br />
of the chaos by recording times and spring combinations.<br />
All in all a wonderful race.<br />
Graham<br />
Berry<br />
4 S] prings<br />
3 springs<br />
1 Andy Harmer 1.45.50 1 Mike Pedley 1:36:40<br />
2 Graham Berry 1.47 2 Mike Browell 1:56:20<br />
3 Alan Yates 2.01.10 Michael Kirk-Smith 1:56:20<br />
Neil Goldsmith 2.01.10 4 Kev Borman ; 1:57:40<br />
5 C. Hird 2.02 5 Pete Gorvett 2:00:00<br />
6 Hugh Cotton 2.08<br />
7 Jim Fulton 2.09<br />
Peter Kohn 2.09<br />
9 Chris Stamp 2.10<br />
10 Andy Bell 2.13<br />
11 Jonathon Cant 2.15<br />
12 Clive Last 2.16<br />
13 Richard Horsfield 2.53<br />
ALPORT 12 JUNE 1991<br />
It seems that word has spread around the club that the Alport<br />
race is another classic in the same mould of the Crookstone et al,<br />
as this year saw a vast increase in numbers. The first crossing<br />
above Birchin Clough confused many as the bright evening sun<br />
reflected off Alport trig in the distance. The bright reflection,<br />
coupled with the inability to see the steeply incised Alport<br />
valley gave the impression that Alport Valley had miraculously<br />
disappeared and that the trig point itself was only a few hundred<br />
metres away. The nagging doubts that someone, no names mentioned,<br />
had positioned a new trig on the South side of the valley, were<br />
soon dispelled as the runners streamed over Grindlegrain Tor into<br />
the chasm below.<br />
The three orienteers, Tim, Alistair and Charlie, had broken<br />
away by this stage with little separating them as they started the<br />
descent through Alport Castles. Charlie started to feel the pace<br />
as did Tim, but fortunately Alistair was in no position to take<br />
the lead - he hadn't brought his compass or map! The race was<br />
finally decided on the run in through the woods with Tim making an<br />
emphatic bid for home with the added bonus of breaking Andy<br />
Harmer's inaugural record of 1.00.43 from 1986.<br />
Tim Tett<br />
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