Handicap League race 5 of 6
Mike Doyle won the race but Terry Greening was confirmed as the 2002 champion after the fifth fixture in the GIAAC's handicap league.
While the faster runners featured strongly more strongly than usual, with Mike Doyle emerging as the race winner from Pete Wickins, Greeningšs fifth place was enough to seal the league with one race remaining.
With athletes able to discard their poorest scoring race even a disaster in the last event cannot prevent Greening from taking the title.
After starting at Fort George the 4 mile race route took the runners along Fort Road before turning towards the coast at the Varclin and joining the cliff paths half a mile south of Fermain. After following the paths from Fermain to Vallette the race finished with a punishing climb up the footpath that runs parallel with the Val Des Terres road.
Starting on a 13 minute 50 second handicap Doyle moved steadily through the field followed by Wickins, who had started 20 seconds in arrears. After a strong run Caroline Creed, off nearly 7 minutes in front of Doyle, held the lead until mid-way up the final climb where she was passed by Doyle and dropped to third place on the run in as Wickins overtook her in the final straight.
Despite a long break from serious racing Creed was the fastest woman on the day with an actual time of 34 minutes 39 seconds.
Paul Ingrouille was the fastest overall with a time of 26 minutes 5 seconds, which took him from the position of handicap back-marker up to 10th place.
Fourth placed Fiona Argent moves up to second place in the league table just clear of Kevin Le Noury, whose 18th place, put an end to his title hopes but still leaves him with a chance of the runners up spot.
Lead standings after 5 races of 6. (poorest race discarded)
1.Greening 191pts
2.Argent 181
3.Le Noury 177
4.Guilbert 148
5.Wickins 146
6.Addy 144
7.Ferguson 143
8.Nick Loveridge 142
9.Ozanne 137
10=Naftel 136
10=Paul Vaudin 136
Fastest Times
Men. Ingrouille 26.05, Doyle 27.12, Wickins 27.23
Women. Creed 34.39, Tucker 35.29, Argent 35.33
| Pos | Athlete | Time | H'cap | Actual |
| 1 | Mike Doyle | 41.02 | 13.50 | 27.12 |
| 2 | Pete Wickins | 41.33 | 14.10 | 27.23 |
| 3 | Caroline Creed | 41.39 | 7.00 | 34.39 |
| 4 | Fiona Argent | 42.13 | 6.40 | 35.33 |
| 5 | Terry Greening | 42.38 | 6.40 | 35.58 |
| 6 | Roger Naftel | 42.47 | 11.00 | 31.47 |
| 7 | Colin Guilmoto | 42.48 | 9.00 | 33.48 |
| 8 | Colin Ozanne | 42.58 | 13.10 | 29.48 |
| 9 | John Addy | 43.02 | 12.00 | 31.02 |
| 10 | Paul Ingrouille | 43.05 | 17.00 | 26.05 |
| 11 | Phil Guilbert | 43.07 | 11.50 | 31.17 |
| 12 | Damien Macnamara | 43.14 | 13.00 | 30.14 |
| 13 | Shane Loveridge | 43.15 | 1.20 | 41.55 |
| 14 | Gordon Mercier | 43.16 | 14.40 | 28.36 |
| 15 | Helen Tucker | 43.29 | 8.00 | 35.29 |
| 16 | Brian Johnson | 43.44 | 11.00 | 32.44 |
| 17 | Robbie Beck | 43.59 | 11.30 | 32.29 |
| 18 | Kevin Le Noury | 44.04 | 8.00 | 36.04 |
| 19 | Rene Herve | 44.15 | 8.10 | 36.05 |
| 20 | Ian Bloese | 44.19 | 7.30 | 36.49 |
| 21 | Eric Le Breton | 44.25 | 9.20 | 35.05 |
| 22 | Martin Spratt | 44.29 | 12.40 | 31.49 |
| 23 | Sue Black | 44.48 | 5.20 | 39.28 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Mace | 44.59 | 13.00 | 31.59 |
| 25 | Dave Gavey | 45.16 | 9.00 | 36.16 |
| 26 | Rob Ferguson | 45.39 | 7.30 | 38.09 |
| 27 | Andrew Walker | 45.44 | 10.50 | 34.54 |
| 28 | Peter Roffey | 46.00 | 8.00 | 38.00 |
| 29 | Elaine Monkhouse | 46.13 | 6.50 | 39.23 |
| 30 | Peter Touzeau | 46.59 | 9.30 | 37.29 |
| 31 | Ian Garner | 47.05 | 8.50 | 38.15 |
| 32 | Ted Fallaize | 47.33 | 1.50 | 45.43 |
| 33 | John Dedman | 49.33 | 11.20 | 38.13 |
| 34 | Anne Setters | 49.40 | 5.10 | 44.30 |