After weeks of international scrutiny (at least I was thinking about it whilst on my travels!) I can now officially declare the results of this year's hottly contested Grand Prix and Club championships.
For the women there were swaps at the top all the way through the season as one injury or illness or another temporarily sidelined each of the Harriers in turn. In the end it was tight in the Grand Prix but the Club Championship was more clear cut with Julie Beveridge featuring in both. Julie was the clear winner of the Club Championship with 46 points to Joanne McEvoy's 37 points. Karen Allen was sidelined for the tail end of the season but still finished third with 33 points. In the Grand Prix however, Julie and Joanne were tied on 56 points and 10 races each. Following the usual rule of one champion per competition, Joanne therefore wins the Grand Prix trophy with Karen in 3rd again. Well done to all the ladies who made this one of our largest and most competitive championships ever.
In the men's Club Championship, injuries and illnesses also played a part. However, despite being out of action since the 11th race of the series with an injury, Stephen Reilly had established such a lead in the early part of the season that he retained the Club Championship with a total of 123 points. So very well done to Stephen. Eddie Reid chased hard but a series of setbacks held back his challenge in the later part of the season as he finished second. David Herbertson continues to improve and this was confirmed by a well earned third place. The Grand Prix was a much more difficult one to predict with several changes in the lead throughout the season. In the end it was the omnipresent Russell Couper who triumphed, having completed every one of the 16 races in the series. Not only that, I am informed that Russell has only missed 2 races in his entire Grand Prix career (and one of those was because he was in hospital). A remarkable record. Whilst we are on the subject of records, Russell's total score of 198 points was the highest winning total ever in the Grand Prix (however this does mean that there will considerably less joker assistance next year!). A great effort by Jim Holmes, particularly on the final event of the year (Vertical Mile) secured second place for Jim with 191 points, pipping Eddie Reid by a single point.
Well done to all who competed regularly this year. The final results tables are available via the usual Grand Prix links in the menu to the left.
Alan
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Well done to all winners!
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