Joe Cox half marathonr results

The very first Joe Cox half Marathon took place on Easter Sunday in very interesting running conditions. The heavy snow that began falling at about 8.00am deterred all but the hardiest of runners. Only 140 of the 270 runners who had entered in advance came along for the race and so it took place with a much smaller field than expected.

However, after consulting the race referees and local police the race was given the all clear and started on time at 11.00am. The snowfall persisted until well into the race. (Actually it was at it's heaviest during the junior fun runs). For the second half of the race the snow had stopped and the roads had started to clear and considering the conditions underfoot the times were not too bad. Congratulations to Will Speake of Bildeston who led the men's race from start to finish and to Tamara Jordan who did the same in the ladies race. The team prize went to Stowmarket Striders (Richard Jordan, Nick Stephens and Tamara Jordan).

Thank you to everyone who ran and helped - especially the marshals who had to stand out for up to three hours in some pretty unpleasant conditions (It was character building for them). Thanks also to our sponsors Tomlinson Grouncare. All profits will be donated to the MS charity in memory of Joe Cox.

This was the first ever Joe Cox Half Marathon at a brand new venue. As a club we have already noted a number of improvements to make for next year but we really would appreciate your views on the race. We want to make it better every year and your views help us do that. You can send us your comments by emailing the club via the "Contact us" links.

Chris Gladwell

Race Results

Pos	First Name	Surname	Club Name	Age	Sex	Time
1	William	Speake	Bildeston Bounders	37	M	01:14:22
2	David	Reed	St. Edmund Pacers	46	M	01:17:55
3	Chris	Cooke	St. Edmund Pacers	46	M	01:19:35
4	Richard	Jordan	Stowmarket Striders	50	M	01:20:04
5	Stephen	Pettit	Ely Runners	43	M	01:20:39
6	James	Beeton	Newmarket Joggers	42	M	01:21:28
7	Neil	Gray		37	M	01:22:53
8	Nicholas	Stephens	Stowmarket Striders	44	M	01:24:23
9	Ben	Caisey		33	M	01:25:10
10	James	Heath	St. Edmund Pacers	48	M	01:26:14
11	Andrew	Buck	Sudbury Joggers	43	M	01:26:19
12	Tamara	Jordan	Stowmarket Striders	30	F	01:26:31
13	Tim	Fox	St. Edmund Pacers	41	M	01:27:00
14	Paul	Mc Clelland	Harlow RC	41	M	01:27:33
15	Roger	Hobbs		47	M	01:30:04
16	Jason	Ridgeon		40	M	01:30:08
17	Amanda	Henry	Sudbury Joggers	34	F	01:30:09
18	Graham	Chapman	Ely Runners	52	M	01:31:36
19	Robin	Belsom	Ipswich Jaffa	48	M	01:31:58
20	Brian David	Corbett	Cambs & Coleridge	51	M	01:32:27
21	Paul	Horne	Vegetarian C & Ac	48	M	01:32:33
22	Jeremy	Zielinski		56	M	01:32:34
23	Chris	Chorley	Bungay Black Dog	45	M	01:32:45
24	Steven	Hunt	Hadleigh Hares	48	M	01:33:11
25	Paul	Deasy		34	M	01:33:15
26	Ray	Clayden	Ipswich Jaffa	52	M	01:34:26
27	Andrew	Smith	Grange Fm & Dunmow	43	M	01:34:37
28	John	Wharton	Bungay Black Dog	53	M	01:34:45
29	John	Rizzo-Naudi	Triathlon Essex	21	M	01:35:00
30	Alex	Fortune		32	M	01:35:04
31	Tim	Earl	Triathlon Essex	25	M	01:35:27
32	Steven	Neaves	Stowmarket Striders	51	M	01:35:34
33	Barry	Clarke		28	M	01:35:38
34	Jason	Bloomfield	Stowmarket Striders	36	M	01:35:55
35	Graham	Statter	Bishops Stortford RC	49	M	01:35:58
36	David	Marsh	Ipswich Jaffa	30	M	01:37:37
37	Gregor	Kennedy		39	M	01:38:00
38	Malcolm	Savage	Springfield Striders	61