Results

Pete Wickins scored his first victory in the GIAAC’s 1999/2000 winter programme, when he won the penultimate race of the season, the double full-course at L’Ancresse. After nearly nine months of various road and cross country events, there were 30 plus starters for Sunday’s 9.5 mile stint.

Attacking Doyle Hill at three miles, the veteran saw off the early challenge of Carl Thomson and Colin Ozanne, although by the end of the first circuit Thomson looked to be regaining ground. The relentless north-westerly made for hard work at the start and finish of each lap, and times probably suffered as a result, with Wickins’ winning time just outside the hour mark.

That said, Shanine Wray’s 74-44 for first woman is a very good time in any conditions and is a clear reflection of the progress she has been quietly making since correcting a tendency to over-train earlier in the year. Just over two minutes behind, Helen Tucker can likewise look back with satisfaction at her achievements in a first season with the club.

Position	Name	Time
1	Pete Wickins	60.11
2	Carl Thomson	61.17
3	Colin Ozanne	61.57
4	Paul Cherry	63.32
5	Nigel Le Tissier	65.19
6	Ben Dunning	65.55
7	Tony Clarkson	66.08
8	Martin Spratt	66.17
9	Paul Davies	68.46
10	Rene Herve	69.32
11	Pete Le Feuvre	69.45
12	Patrick Down	70.16
13	Rene Fischer	71.11
14	Alan Solway	71.54
15	Phil Alexander	72.32
16	Colin Guilmoto	73.34
17	Chris Tostevin-Hall	74.16
18	Shanine Wray (1^st woman)	74.44
19	Brian Horsepool	74.58
20	Roger Naftel	76.50
21	Helen Tucker	77.09
22	John Dedman	79.43
23	Kevin Le Noury	79.46
24	Paul Rumens	79.54
25	Graham Le Poidevin	80.31
26=	Millie White Andrew Ozanne	93.03