Ekiden Marathon Relay Results

Although a thin layer of cloud was between the sun and Woodbridge, the
temperature at the start of this relay was a staggering 25^oC. This was
certainly going to be a hot one!

As the first runners came in the hot and humid conditions was confirmed by
their buckets of sweat! Even the spectators were taking precautions from
the sun. So bad was the heat that our Newsletter editor, Chris, had writers
block for this write up!!

Water stops were with a difference over last year with water hoses cooling
down the runners at a couple of points around the 2.5km route. By lunchtime
it is estimated that the temperature reached, if not exceeded, 30^oC!

Everyone survived and here are the Stowmarket Striders results...

Team A - 5th Place in Men's Open category (7th overall)

Leg	Name	Place in Leg (35)	Minute per Mile	Time	Overall Time
7.2k	David Boggis	10th	6:31	29:11	0:29:11
5k	Tom Jarret	3rd	6:14	19:24	0:48:35
10k	Malcolm Penn	9th	6:30	40:28	1:29:03
5k	Stuart Green	4th	6:20	19:41	1:48:44
10k	Nick Stephens	6th	6:16	39:58	2:27:42
5k	Martin Pottage	6th	6:48	21:09	2:48:51

Team B - 7th Place in Ladies Open category

Leg	Name	Place in Leg (35)	Minute per Mile	Time	Overall Time
7.2k	Ellen Boughton	25th	8:16	37:00	0:37:00
5k	Mary Tricker	31st	9:04	28:13	1:05:13
10k	Katy Nash	26th	8:23	52:09	1:57:22
5k	Maria Reynolds	25th	8:39	26:53	2:24:15
10k	Gail Sparkes	26th	8:32	53:07	3:17:22
5k	Anne Fish	-	8:45	27:08	3:44:30

35 teams ran in the Ekiden Marathon Relays.

Rich