Clubs are fighting for honor at the 27th Straggyrs Green Belt Relay on Hampton Court on 17-18 May
Ranelagh Harriers came on top of this 22-phase event around the outskirts of London, the mixed team of Thames Hare & Hounds received an early advantage thanks to James McMullen and Richard Ollington.
Ranelagh Dan Peter Robins and Erin McDaid had helped them to help a one -minute lead after six legs.
Clafam Chasers Women had a link of good performance early on thanks to Georgie Bruinvels and Tracy Barlow in phases three and four and they would score repeated victories on day two.
The general stage victory of Thames’ Lizzy Apsley on phase seven was a highlight: a theater record with about six minutes and only the sixth ever a victory for a woman. She was the second fastest overall on the penultimate phase.
Towards the end of phase 11 from Toot Hill to Blackmoor and the overnight stay, Ranelagh’s men led with almost seven minutes from Clafam Chasers mixed team.
They were withdrawn by Thames’ James Hoad on stage 12 when Clafam lost ground, but Peter Robins increased that Ranelagh increased their lead, over Thames at phase 14 to more than 11 minutes.
Further on, Clafam’s women were the efforts of Bruinvels and Barlow for more than an hour on Ranelagh’s women.
Then Ranelagh raised their lead in general, Evite Thames’ Paddy Roddy took four minutes from their lead on the hilly stage 16 to Tatsfield and their Richard Ollington three on leg 20 to Ripley.
The Ranelagh -winning margin was more than 15 minutes from Thames Mixed Squad.
General (220 m): 1 Ranelagh Men 21:37:14; 2 Thames Hare & Hounds Mixed 21:50:25; 3 clafam -Aijvolgers Mixed 9:53:13
M40: 1 Serpentine 23:56:20
Women: 1 Ranelagh 62:10:39; 2 CLAFAM Chasers 64:56:10
59 Complete teams ready
Day 1
Phase 1 (Hampton Court to Staines, 12.70m)
Fastest: M leyshon (Rane) 74:59
Women: C O’Shea (VP & Th, W35) 84:51
Phase 2 (Staines to Boveney, 9.42m)
Fastest: J McMullan (Thh) 56:49
Phase 3 (Boveney to Little Marlow, 11.20m)
Fastest: R Ollington (Thh) 64:53
Women: G Bruinvels (Clap, W35) 70:10
Phase 4 (Little Marlow to Great Kingshill, Hilly 11.80m)
Fastest: J Hoad (Thh) 72:56
Women: T Barlow (Clap, W35) 82:59
Phase 5 (Great Kingshill to Chipperfield, Hilly 13.50 m)
Fastest: P Robins (Rane) 75:37
Phase 6 (Chipperfield to St Albans, 8.50 m)
Fastest: E McDaid (Rane) 49:31
M60: 1 B Reynolds (Thh) 52:19
Women: M Lennon (W55) 62:36
Phase 7 (St Albans to Letty Green, 11.60m)
Fastest: L Apsley (Thh, W) 68:26
Phase 8 (Letty Green to Dobbs Weir, 10.70m)
Fastest: J Killip (Rane) 59:57
Women: G Reynolds (Beeches) 63:29
Phase 9 (Dobbs Weir to High Beech, 10.20m)
Fastest: P Roddy (Thh) 54:51
Women: N Sheel (Serp) 64:56
Phase 10 (High Beech Toot Hill, 9.00m)
Fastest: J Smith (Rane) 55:47
Phase 11 (Toot Hill to Blackmore, 7.50 m)
Fastest: J Neville (Burg Hr) 42:58
Day 2 (100.65m)
Phase 12 (Blackmore to Thorndon Park, 10.75m)
Fastest: J Hoad (Thh) 59:31
Women: P Warrack (DR) 71:23
Phase 13 (Thorndon Park to Cranham, 6.60m)
Fastest: M raeside (blow) 37:32; J Whistler (Rane) 37:57
M55: C Allen (Strag) 40:05
Women: B Murray (Thh) 41:36
Phase 14 (Cranham to Davy Down Qe 11 Bridge, 9.0m)
Fastest: P Robins (Rane) 50:14; E Neville (Thh) 51:29
Women: G Bruinvels (Clap, W35) 57:06
Internship 15 (Stone Lodge to Lullingstone Park, 9.40m)
Fastest: D Ready (Rane) 58:53
M60: B Reynolds (Thh) 59:28
Women: T Barlow (Clap, W35) 58:33
Internship 16 (Lullingstone Park to Tatsfield, Hilly 13.10m)
Fastest: P Roddy (Thh) 76:52
Women: G Reynolds (Beeches) 88:56
Phase 17 (Tatsfield to Mertham, 10.50 m)
Fastest: H Wyber (Serp) 60:51
Phase 18 (Mertham to Box Hill, Hilly 9.60m)
Fastest: H Gutteridge (Klap) 59:22
Phase 19 (Box Hill to West Pendant, 8.40m)
Fastest: C Mason (Klap) 53:22
Women: N Hornzee (Strag, W45) 62:31
Phase 20 (West Herger to Ripley, 6.00 m)
Fastest: R Ollington (Thh) 30:28
Women: E McKever (Rane, W45) 40:47
Phase 21 (Ripley to Walton Bridge, 8.40m)
Fastest: R McDonald (Rane) 47:45
Women: L Apsley (Thh) 49:43
Phase 22 (Walton Bridge to Bushy Park Sports Center, 7.1 m)
Fastest: S Walker (Wimb W) 46:32
Women: N Sheel (Serp, W35) 50:41
