Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Marathon feature by Adrian Cowin Imagine flying 1,000 miles, then driving 300k to do a 20k race walk in Italy that you have spent the last 7 months banging your head against a brick wall trying to enter.  Imagine you then get disqualified after doing less than half distance, receiving the first two cards for 'bent knee' which hasn't happened to you before in your career, despite having competed in Holland, England and Ireland.  Imagine you try and ease the pain of what has just happened by having lunch and a beer in a cafe by the course and they give you this: Imagine you won't feel too sorry for him though, he got to spend the whole week in the sun on the Adriatic Coast. NB - Michael George's week ended more successfully with victory in the Haldane Fisher Syd Quirk Half Maraton Walk on Sunday. Lloyd Taggart and Jackie Lee (above) took victory in the Syd Quirk Half Marathon - Jackie became the 6th fastest woman on the course, despite the awful weather. Here are the sub 1:35 times: Position Surname Christian Name Time Year 3 Walker Brenda 01:17:10 1992 5 Lockley Margaret 01:20:38 1980 12 Rushton Karen 01:23:19 1996 18 Oddie Maureen 01:26:13 1986 10 Noon Marie 01:26:42 2000 10 Lee Jackie 01:27:43 2009 17 Tewkesbury Rachael 01:28:45 2008 24 Gomer Anne 01:30:10 1986 17 Quirk Stephanie 01:30:51 1988 20 Corlett Irene 01:31:53 1988 18 Griffiths Gail 01:32:29 2009 22 Mooney Jane 01:32:49 1996 20 Griffiths Gail 01:33:10 2006 23 Griffiths Gail 01:33:10 2008 13 Gomer Anne 01:33:43 1987 26 Boyde Nikki 01:34:03 2008 17 Gomer Anne 01:34:17 1982 14 Corlett Irene 01:34:38 1987 29 Rogan Emma 01:34:49 2008 30 Loader Debbie 01:34:56 2008   29 Syd Quirk finishes for Alan Pilling but none as wet as this one! (Photo Adrian Cowin). Here is the almost complete lists (the 1989 results are not available, even at the museum) Time Year 01:40:49 1982 01:40:42 1983 01:34:28 1984 01:48:40 1985 01:36:10 1986 01:42:06 1987 01:35:30 1988 01:33:47 1990 01:34:29 1991 01:39:58 1992 01:40:24 1993 01:34:13 1994 01:35:29 1995 01:35:59 1996 01:35:45 1997 01:49:38 1998 01:38:05 1999 01:43:32 2000 01:49:22 2001 01:42:33 2002 01:45:30 2003 01:43:04 2004 01:42:14 2005 01:44:15 2006 01:49:49 2007 01:51:13 2008 01:59:38 2009 Stats by Murray Lambden

 

 

 

 

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