{"id":4489,"date":"2015-11-09T08:47:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T08:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2015-11-13T22:55:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T22:55:00","slug":"weekend-roundup-7th-and-8th-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4489","title":{"rendered":"Weekend roundup &#8211; 7th and 8th November"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Gwent Cross Country<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-7fc3469004af393816a642407927bfde-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"4\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"4\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"gwent xc 2015\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a 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It was mostly dry but muddy underfoot. It was a record field with 501\u00a0starters (up from 399 in 2014). <strong>Marcus Bennetto<\/strong> continues his excellent run of form finishing in 129th, <strong>Dan Sandford<\/strong> was 148th, <strong>Ian Smith<\/strong> 161st, myself 189th with\u00a0 <strong>Alan Robertson<\/strong> completing the A team in 351st. <strong>Chris Moore<\/strong> was not far behind in 365th followed by <strong>Andrew Kaye<\/strong> 385th &amp; <strong>David Jenkins<\/strong> 448th. The men&#8217;s A team are now lying 3rd in Division 3 only 182 points behind Penarth &amp; Dinas so come on Gents. Bristol next on December 5th then Monmouth in February.<\/p>\n<p>The ladies also had a record field with 295 starting. FoDAC fielded their strongest team yet &amp; have a substantial lead in\u00a0Division 3. <strong>Helen Brown<\/strong> first FoDAC in 21st, <strong>Ann Nixon<\/strong> in 35th, <strong>Cherry Fowler<\/strong> 76th, <strong>Sherryl Hall<\/strong> 86th &amp; <strong>Helen Lipscomb<\/strong>\u00a0111th completing the A team. <strong>Lynn Park<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Stefanie<\/strong> <strong>Francis<\/strong> also ran<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <strong>Julie &amp; Vicki Bennetto, Jonathan Carter &amp; Helen<\/strong> for their support out on the course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sodbury Slog<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image85.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4487 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image85.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"470\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image85.jpeg 960w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image85-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/fodac.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image85-900x675.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Presented by Bitton Road Runners and described as a lung-busting, trainer-ruining, hill-climbing, multi-terrain challenge held over and through some of South Gloucestershire&#8217;s most stunning countryside this race was clearly an attraction for a number of our Forest runners.<\/p>\n<p>Attracting around 1300 runners annually the route uses the same paths, fields, ditches and mudbaths since it&#8217;s original inception in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Spike\u00a0Powles\u00a0in 45th led the way for the men with Sue Shergold leading\u00a0 the way for the ladies in 331st.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Daren Smith<\/strong> (1:14:17), <strong>Tony Pownall<\/strong>(1:33:46), <strong>John Russell<\/strong> (1:15:12), <strong>Spike\u00a0Powles<\/strong> (1:13:58), <strong>Michael Marks<\/strong> (1:34:29), <strong>Ian James<\/strong> (1:42:22).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ladies<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sue Shergold<\/strong> (1:33:38), <strong>Karen Barnett<\/strong>(1:48:09), <strong>Bev James<\/strong> (2:03:07), <strong>Vanessa Pegler<\/strong>\u00a0(1:48:08).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gwent Cross Country [Show slideshow] Race Report from our very own Forest Jooligan:- &#8220;Great turnout at Cardiff XC today, especially with so many Sloggers &amp; Slags. 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