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February 14: Paul Munday wins February Kanter

ByMick Bromilow

There was a turnout of 15 runners for the special Valentine-Day edition of the Keyhole Kanter race – the lowest numbers of the series, but low numbers were to be expected.  There was one newcomer this month –  welcome Stewart Wells, and many reports of injury, aches and general malaise, which also zapped numbers.

Temperatures were 7C, with a no wind and dry underfoot.  Perfect for PBs.

Although there were only four personal bests, this was the fastest Kanter, on average ever, with an average finishing time of 24:17. Only two runners ran over handicap.  A fantastic effort tonight from everyone!  There were some interesting battles, with Harry Stiles dropping his dad like a hot potato towards the end of the race.  Debra Brent and Chris Tighe started together, but Chris has clearly had a good month of training as he gained 20 seconds over the course.  Jeremy Vick and Paul Munday started within 5 seconds of each other.  Paul overtook Jeremy to win that battle by 23 seconds.

The top three male course times were Tom Inchley (14:18), Andrew Wasdell (15:31) and Paul Munday (16:05). The top three female times were Karen Tincknell (18:56), Debra Brent (19:23) and Catherine Gould (22:27).

Four PBs were recorded tonight: Debra Brent (4th PB in a row!!!!), Harry Stiles (2nd in a row and taking 51 seconds off his PB!!), Tom Inchley (2nd in a row!!) and Stewart Wells.

Here is the final race table (note: green indicates a time above handicap; red indicates a time below handicap).

February Kanter Start Finish Time Points
1 Paul Munday 6:35 22:43 16:08 30
2 Jeremy Vick 6:30 23:06 16:36 29
3 Stewart Wells 4:00 23:15 19:15 pb 28
4 Harry Stiles 4:15 24:12 19:57 pb 27
5 Martin Brent 6:45 24:13 17:28 26
6 Andrew Stiles 4:15 24:14 19:59 25
7 Kevin Church 6:20 24:17 17:57 24
8 Peter Tye 4:50 24:18 19:28 23
9 Christopher Tighe 5:20 24:23 19:03 22
10 Andrew Wasdell 9:05 24:36 15:31 21
11 Karen Tincknell 5:45 24:41 18:56 20
12 Debra Brent 5:20 24:43 19:23 pb 19
13 Tom Inchley 10:35 24:53 14:18 pb 18
14 Catherine Gould 2:50 25:17 22:27 17
15 Stuart Fogarty 6:35 25:30 18:55 16

After five races, the League Table looks as follows, where only the best four results count.

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Total
1 Harry Stiles 30 22 15 30 27 109
2 Andrew Stiles 29 20 14 29 25 103
3 Debra Brent 29 24 27 19 99
4 Peter Tye 28 21 16 23 88
5 Andrew Wasdell 17 16 25 18 21 81
5 Malcolm Kidby 14 30 16 21 81
7 Martin Brent 20 9 25 26 80
7 Miriam Drewett 16 25 26 13 80
9 Tim Inchley 25 11 28 11 75
10 Tom Inchley 19 13 24 18 74
11 Jeremy Vick 27 7 10 29 73
12 Paul Munday 26 15 30 71
13 Kevin Church 6 21 19 24 70
14 Ed Williamson 27 22 20 69
14 Elliot Hind 17 30 22 69
16 Steve Martin 21 18 29 68
17 Karen Tincknell 18 28 20 66
18 Catherine Gould 13 23 17 53
18 Stuart Fogarty 23 14 16 53
20 Simon Booth 26 23 49
21 Christopher Tighe 26 22 48
22 Linsey Ryall 9 20 17 46
23 Seb Steel 8 12 23 43
24 Matthew Martin 22 14 36
25 Ian Lamb 8 27 35
26 Amy Inchley 18 15 33
27 Markus Hollersberger 7 24 31
28 Mark Ryall 28 28
28 Stewart Wells 28 28
30 Nigel Smith 24 24
31 Mark Bell 19 19
32 Karl Saunders 15 15
33 Danny Simmons 12 12
34 Mark Dowson 11 11
35 Carl Reynolds 10 10
35 Simon Billenness 10 10
37 James Barclay 5 5

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