On Saturday 11th January, 11 Massey ladies took part in the Midland Women’s League Division 2 XC Race 3 at Top Barn Worcester. The temperatures were -6 degrees, the ground was frozen solid and the course was so foggy that the Marshalls had to form an arch to show runners where to go. However that did not stop the women from putting in a fantastic performance. First home for the team was Zoe Moore who finished in 50th place, closely followed by Sue Leonard (68th) Joy Woolass (93rd) and our fourth lady was our only Senior runner Niamh Ling (117th) who only joined the club this year but is now becoming a regular counter on the A team.
There was also great runs from the rest of the Massey’s ladies with Sonia Karamat finishing 133rd, Joanna Kisiala (151st), Debbie Davis (182nd), Sheila Johnson (201st) Mylene Feeney (216th), Samantha Nicholson (236th) & Brenda Lee (237th).
As we all know each club entered into these events are required to provide a least one Marshall and without one we would lose valuable points, so a big thanks to the wonderful Dave Johnson who stepped up to the mark by volunteering to fill this vital role, he even managed to multitask by taking a few photos. There was also the fabulous Sally Slevin who came all the way to Worcester to loudly cheer on all the Massey’s ladies on this chilly winters day and who also supervised the tea, homemade cakes and tent for us.
In the end the Massey’s ladies Masters Team finished 9th out of 23 (with 115 points) narrowly missing out on 8th place by only one point but overall finished 16th out of 26 teams. With only one race to go, can the ladies move any higher up the table? I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens in the final race due to be held at Coombe Abbey next month.
– Zoe Moore
50 | Zoe Moore | 00:26:58 |
68 | Sue Leonard | 00:27:50 |
93 | Joy Woolass | 00:28:52 |
117 | Niamh Ling | 00:30:06 |
133 | Sonia Karamat | 00:31:24 |
151 | Joanna Kisiala | 00:32:47 |
182 | Debbie Davis | 00:34:51 |
201 | Sheila JOHNSON | 00:37:46 |
216 | Mylene Feeney | 00:39:16 |
236 | samantha Nicholson | 00:46:16 |
237 | Brenda Lee | 00:46:52 |