Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon results         Photos: runners   walkers Pos Name Time Year 1 Steve Kelly 01:06:53 1978 1 Steve Kelly 01:09:09 1981 1 Steve Kelly 01:10:09 1986 1 Steve Kelly 01:10:26 1977 1 Allan Gage 01:10:58 1990 2 Murray Lambden 01:10:59 1981 1 Kevin Loundes 01:11:16 2008 1 Steve Kelly 01:11:20 1982 2 Kevin Albinson 01:11:22 1990 1 Steve Kelly 01:11:24 1979 1 Steve Kelly 01:11:28 1985 1 Robbie Callister 01:11:34 1991 3 Robbie Corkish 01:11:50 1990 4 Ray Cox 01:11:52 1990 1 Steve Kelly 01:12:10 1980 1 Alan Bagley 01:12:15 1988 5 Peter Costley 01:12:17 1990 1 Steve Kelly 01:12:27 1983 1 Allan Gage 01:12:36 1992 2 Colin Halsall 01:12:42 1986 1 Mark Gage 01:13:06 1984 6 Alan Bagley 01:13:28 1990 3 Andrew Garrett 01:13:32 1986 1 Paul Clarke 01:13:35 1994 2 Dave Newton 01:13:41 1979 2 Peter Costley 01:13:54 1991 4 Dave Ronan 01:13:56 1986 3 Murray Lambden 01:14:09 1979 2 Robbie Callister 01:14:11 1994 1 Tony Okell 01:14:11 2000         Steve Kelly in 1979 after winning the Laxey Horseshoe Fell Race The record book of the Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon is dominated by Steve Kelly (centre). He has the four fastest times in the race (top 30 are listed on the left). His perfect 10 (10 wins in 11 years) are detailed below. The event was first held in 1976 and the remarkable decline in standards is demonstrated by the fact that only two of the best 30 times have been set in the past 15 events.   01:10:26 1977 01:06:53 1978 01:11:24 1979 01:12:10 1980 01:09:09 1981 01:11:20 1982 01:12:27 1983 01:11:28 1985 01:10:09 1986 01:14:23 1987

Syd Quirk Half Marathon 1976 to 2010: number of finishers per year: Number of runners per club: IOMVAC 14 Manx Harriers 8 Manx Fell Runners 7 Western AC 5 Manx Tri Club 4 Northern AC 3 A record number of finishers in the Syd Quirk Half Marathon but barely half of the runners were members of clubs.   Is it time to re-introduce club prizes in local events? Yes, its the missing link in Manx athletics. Clubs would be encouraged to find new talent. No, it would make us too insular instead of focusing on UK competition. Change never achieves anything.    pollcode.com free polls
Fell Runners do it on the roads: Lloyd Taggart, Tom Cringle, Rob Sellors & Paul Sykes took a remarkable four of the top six places in the Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon.
Dave Newton (right) was a minute a mile slower than he had ever been before in the Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon - but with good reason. 57 year old Dave was the very first winner of the event in 1976 and ran ever year up to 1981 but had not competed since. Only 2 runners had previously beaten him but he still finished in the top 20% this time. Here are those times: Year Position Time 1976 1 01:17:13 1977 2 01:16:17 1978 2 01:16:26 1979 2 01:13:41 1980 2 01:16:41 1981 3 01:14:35     A patriotic Manxman Dave was well known for his victory celebrations when, using his renowned mobility, he would shape himself into the Three Legs of Mann: Dave was known as the hard man of cross county too with the ability to run straight through pillars:   41 year old Lloyd Taggart (below) broke the over 40 record in the Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon on Sunday. His time of 1:13:54 knocked 39 seconds off Tony Okell's 2001 winning performance. It was the 29th best time in the 35 years the event has been held and one of only two to make the top 30 in the last 16 events. I'm attempting to add an age field to the database of times and the list of sub 1.20 times on the left includes ages where I have obtained dates of birth from the Power of 10 website or if I know their age. Any help with those without an age would be appreciated. email murray@manxathletics.com Gail Griffiths moved up to 7th on the all time list on Sunday (top 50 listed below) in what was sure to be an over 45 year old record too. Brenda Walker 01:17:10 1992 Margaret Lockley 01:20:38 1980 Karen Rushton 01:23:19 1996 Maureen Oddie 01:26:13 1986 Marie Noon 01:26:42 2000 Jackie Lee 01:27:43 2009 Gail Griffiths 01:28:41 2010 Rachael Tewkesbury 01:28:45 2008 Anne Gomer 01:30:10 1986 Stephanie Quirk 01:30:51 1988 Irene Corlett 01:31:53 1988 Gail Griffiths 01:32:29 2009 Jane Mooney 01:32:49 1996 Gail Griffiths 01:33:10 2006 Gail Griffiths 01:33:10 2008 Anne Gomer 01:33:43 1987 Nikki Boyde 01:34:03 2008 Anne Gomer 01:34:17 1982 Irene Corlett 01:34:38 1987 Emma Rogan 01:34:49 2008 Debbie Loader 01:34:56 2008 Jane Mooney 01:35:07 2002 Gail Griffiths 01:35:14 2007 Micky Swindale 01:35:42 2006 Anne Gomer 01:36:07 1984 Sarah Nelson 01:36:18 2007 Dawn Yates 01:37:14 2006 Rosy Craine 01:37:55 2009 Linda Kelly 01:38:59 1994 Gill Stripp 01:39:24 2004 Rose Hooten 01:39:29 1997 Lorraine Stigant 01:39:52 2000 Shirley Moore 01:39:59 2000 Jane Mooney 01:40:24 2005 Lorraine Stigant 01:40:39 2002 Wendy Ross 01:40:47 2005 Rebecca Wallace 01:40:47 2010 Dawn Yates 01:40:53 2005 Wendy Ross 01:40:58 2006 Wendy Ross 01:41:43 2003 Wendy Ross 01:42:26 2004 Louise Russell 01:43:24 2010 Dawn Yates 01:43:34 2004 Micky Swindale 01:43:41 2005 Diane Shimmin 01:43:42 2005 Samantha Hempsall 01:43:48 2010 Elizabeth Corran 01:44:14 2001 Wendy Ross 01:44:34 2001 Delia Skillicorn 01:44:36 2006 Janine Cringle 01:44:55 2006   Stats and photos by Murray Lambden Steve Kelly - 01:06:53 Age - 26 (1978) Steve Kelly - 01:09:09 Age - 29 (1981) Steve Kelly - 01:10:09 Age - 34 (1986) Steve Kelly - 01:10:26 Age - 25 (1977) Allan Gage - 01:10:58 Age - 0 (1990) Murray Lambden - 01:10:59 Age - 25 (1981) Kevin Loundes - 01:11:16 Age - 28 (2008) Steve Kelly - 01:11:20 Age - 30 (1982) Kevin Albinson - 01:11:22 Age - 0 (1990) Steve Kelly - 01:11:24 Age - 27 (1979) Steve Kelly - 01:11:28 Age - 33 (1985) Robbie Callister - 01:11:34 Age - 36 (1991) Robbie Corkish - 01:11:50 Age - 35 (1990) Ray Cox - 01:11:52 Age - 0 (1990) Steve Kelly - 01:12:10 Age - 28 (1980) Alan Bagley - 01:12:15 Age - 33 (1988) Peter Costley - 01:12:17 Age - 26 (1990) Steve Kelly - 01:12:27 Age - 31 (1983) Allan Gage - 01:12:36 Age - 0 (1992) Colin Halsall - 01:12:42 Age - 0 (1986) Mark Gage - 01:13:06 Age - 0 (1984) Alan Bagley - 01:13:28 Age - 35 (1990) Andrew Garrett - 01:13:32 Age - 20 (1986) Paul Clarke - 01:13:35 Age - 31 (1994) Dave Newton - 01:13:41 Age - 26 (1979) Peter Costley - 01:13:54 Age - 27 (1991) Lloyd Taggart - 01:13:54 Age - 41 (2010) Dave Ronan - 01:13:56 Age - 0 (1986) Murray Lambden - 01:14:09 Age - 23 (1979) Robbie Callister - 01:14:11 Age - 39 (1994) Tony Okell - 01:14:11 Age - 39 (2000) Colin Halsall - 01:14:16 Age - 0 (1984) Andy Fox - 01:14:17 Age - 37 (1995) Steve Kelly - 01:14:23 Age - 35 (1987) Paul Clarke - 01:14:29 Age - 36 (1999) Tony Okell - 01:14:33 Age - 40 (2001) Dave Newton - 01:14:35 Age - 28 (1981) Robbie Callister - 01:14:51 Age - 38 (1993) Tony Okell - 01:14:51 Age - 45 (2006) Tony Okell - 01:15:05 Age - 44 (2005) Simon Skillicorn - 01:15:06 Age - 33 (2006) Paul Clarke - 01:15:11 Age - 18 (1981) Kevin Albinson - 01:15:16 Age - 0 (1995) Tony Okell - 01:15:17 Age - 41 (2002) Lloyd Taggart - 01:15:18 Age - 40 (2009) Paul Curphey - 01:15:28 Age - 35 (1996) Kevin Loundes - 01:15:30 Age - 27 (2007) Danny Finn - 01:15:31 Age - 0 (1990) Colin Halsall - 01:15:34 Age - 0 (1987) Kevin Loundes - 01:15:34 Age - 26 (2006) Bernard Cannan - 01:15:37 Age - 0 (1997) Colin Halsall - 01:15:39 Age - 0 (1985) Robbie Corkish - 01:15:41 Age - 37 (1992) Ian Gale - 01:15:42 Age - 40 (2003) Martin Malone - 01:15:44 Age - 36 (2009) Andy Fox - 01:15:44 Age - 36 (1994) John Comaish - 01:15:47 Age - 0 (1981) Murray Lambden - 01:15:51 Age - 40 (1996) Robbie Callister - 01:15:57 Age - 44 (1999) Dave Ronan - 01:16:00 Age - 0 (1985) Stewart Sayle - 01:16:02 Age - 0 (1990) Robbie Callister - 01:16:13 Age - 45 (2000) Dave Newton - 01:16:17 Age - 24 (1977) Paul Curphey - 01:16:20 Age - 37 (1998) Danny Finn - 01:16:21 Age - 0 (1991) Peter Costley - 01:16:24 Age - 32 (1996) Dave Newton - 01:16:26 Age - 25 (1978) Jim Anderson - 01:16:27 Age - 0 (1983) Colin Halsall - 01:16:28 Age - 0 (1990) Darren Gray - 01:16:29 Age - 25 (2006) Bob Cowley - 01:16:34 Age - 0 (1977) Simon Skillicorn - 01:16:36 Age - 32 (2005) Steve Kelly - 01:16:36 Age - 39 (1991) Dave Newton - 01:16:41 Age - 27 (1980) Paul Clarke - 01:16:44 Age - 39 (2002) John Comaish - 01:16:47 Age - 0 (1984) Nigel Armstrong - 01:16:50 Age - 40 (2008) Murray Lambden - 01:16:55 Age - 44 (2000) Christian Varley - 01:17:02 Age - 24 (2008) Danny Finn - 01:17:05 Age - 0 (1988) Alan Bagley - 01:17:06 Age - 36 (1991) Murray Lambden - 01:17:09 Age - 48 (2004) Robbie Lambie - 01:17:10 Age - 27 (1981) Brian Hollinrake - 01:17:10 Age - 0 (1984) Brenda Walker - 01:17:10 Age - 0 (1992) Robbie Lambie - 01:17:11 Age - 26 (1980) Dave Newton - 01:17:13 Age - 23 (1976) Bernard Cannan - 01:17:15 Age - 0 (1998) Bernard Cannan - 01:17:16 Age - 0 (1996) Mike Garrett - 01:17:17 Age - 41 (2010) Robbie Lambie - 01:17:19 Age - 30 (1984) Peter Kennaugh - 01:17:28 Age - 0 (1991) Colin Halsall - 01:17:32 Age - 0 (1983) Donald Harris - 01:17:33 Age - 0 (1976) John Comaish - 01:17:35 Age - 0 (1980) Jim Anderson - 01:17:36 Age - 0 (1984) Ian Gale - 01:17:44 Age - 39 (2002) Murray Lambden - 01:17:48 Age - 49 (2005) Colin Halsall - 01:17:50 Age - 0 (1991) Paul Clarke - 01:17:58 Age - 19 (1982) Mike Garrett - 01:17:59 Age - 37 (2006) Tony Varley - 01:18:02 Age - 0 (1985) Steve Kelly - 01:18:05 Age - 36 (1988) Stuart Christian - 01:18:08 Age - 0 (2010) John Comaish - 01:18:10 Age - 0 (1983) Simon Skillicorn - 01:18:17 Age - 31 (2004) Edward Gumbley - 01:18:18 Age - 0 (2006) Alan Postlethwaite - 01:18:23 Age - 44 (1991) Paul Clarke - 01:18:34 Age - 38 (2001) Murray Lambden - 01:18:39 Age - 50 (2006) Keith Callister - 01:18:42 Age - 0 (1984) John Comaish - 01:18:43 Age - 0 (1982) Murray Lambden - 01:18:43 Age - 42 (1998) Danny Finn - 01:18:49 Age - 0 (1993) John Leece - 01:18:50 Age - 0 (1990) Ian Ellis - 01:18:52 Age - 0 (1990) Christian Varley - 01:18:53 Age - 22 (2006) Andrew Horne - 01:18:59 Age - 0 (1979) Brian Hollinrake - 01:19:00 Age - 0 (1985) Ian Ellis - 01:19:01 Age - 0 (1991) Chris Richard - 01:19:03 Age - 0 (1982) Brian Osborne - 01:19:07 Age - 0 (2003) Mike Garrett - 01:19:10 Age - 35 (2004) Donal Gilman - 01:19:12 Age - 0 (1990) Kevin Wynne-Smythe - 01:19:14 Age - 0 (1991) Mick Hannay - 01:19:16 Age - 0 (1984) Peter Costley - 01:19:16 Age - 30 (1994) Ian Gale - 01:19:20 Age - 38 (2001) Brian Hollinrake - 01:19:24 Age - 0 (1988) Mike Gellion - 01:19:29 Age - 0 (1993) Andrew Horne - 01:19:31 Age - 0 (1977) Graham Young - 01:19:34 Age - 32 (1977) Nigel Armstrong - 01:19:35 Age - 39 (2007) Bob Cowley - 01:19:35 Age - 0 (1986) Kevin Albinson - 01:19:39 Age - 0 (1996) Alan Postlethwaite - 01:19:42 Age - 43 (1990) Alan Postlethwaite - 01:19:43 Age - 47 (1994) Alan Postlethwaite - 01:19:46 Age - 45 (1992) Graham Oates - 01:19:51 Age - 0 (1983) Phil Motley - 01:19:53 Age - 0 (1994) Darren Gray - 01:19:55 Age - 27 (2008) Nigel Armstrong - 01:19:59 Age - 36 (2004)   Position Surname Christian Name Time Year 1 Kaneen Peter 01:44:28 2007 1 George Michael 01:52:16 2010 2 George Michael 01:53:58 2007 1 Brown Carolyn 01:55:29 2005 2 Hands Sean 01:55:55 2005 3 Waddington Jock 01:56:59 2007 1 George Michael 01:57:53 2006 1 George Michael 01:58:51 2009 2 Lambie Robbie 01:59:04 2006 1 Waddington Jock 01:59:12 2008 1 Hands Sean 01:59:58 2004 2 Gerrard Richard 02:02:38 2010 2 Cale Chris 02:03:06 2008 3 Green Andy 02:03:31 2008 1 Allan Doug 02:03:49 2000 3 Jackson Marie 02:04:02 2006 2 Griffiths David 02:04:26 2004 4 Waddington Jock 02:04:38 2006 1 Allan Doug 02:04:40 2001 1 Griffiths David 02:04:49 2003 2 Lynch Vinny 02:05:43 2009 2 Latham Marie 02:05:59 2001 4 Jackson Marie 02:06:39 2008 3 Stubbs John 02:06:40 2001 3 Harkin Eammon 02:07:07 2004 3 Green Andy 02:07:19 2010 4 Thomas Julian 02:07:40 2004 3 Sille Stan 02:07:46 2005 3 Cale Chris 02:07:58 2009 5 Stubbs John 02:07:59 2004 2 Cox Simon 02:08:15 2000 4 Waddington Jock 02:08:41 2009 5 Gerrard Richard 02:09:00 2009 3 Latham Marie 02:09:06 2000 3 Stubbs John 02:09:06 2000 5 Lynch Vinny 02:09:08 2008 5 Allan Doug 02:09:50 2006 2 Stubbs John 02:10:11 2003 4 Harkin Eammon 02:10:11 2005 5 Ross Wendy 02:10:18 2000 6 Hempsall Mark 02:10:30 2008 4 Lynch Vinny 02:10:38 2007 5 Bettridge Peter 02:10:52 2007 6 Corrin Gordon 02:11:06 2000 4 Bonney Michael 02:11:21 2010 6 Walker David 02:11:41 2009 6 Harkin Eammon 02:11:42 2007 7 Goldsmith Brian 02:11:51 2000 4 Goldsmith Brian 02:11:54 2001 5 Callister Ian 02:12:17 2005 Michael George (above) may have been disappointed with his winning time in the walk on Sunday in the Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon but it was a personal best and second best ever in the event. His previous best was set in 2007 - the only time in four attempts that he did not win. Judith Quane (below) improved by more than a minute a mile on her 2009 debut and finished 7th overall