Lancashire Constabulary Sports & Social Club - PSUK 10 Mile Road Race Championships

The 2005 event was hosted by the PSNI in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Eleven Lancashire athletes flew from Liverpool to Belfast on Friday 16 September for a three day stay in Bangor.

The team had a relaxing day before the race and took a trip up the Antrim coast visiting the Giants Causeway, Bushmills Distillery and the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. Mixed weather, sunshine and showers, made the scenery evermore dramatic and the team enjoyed an excellent afternoon sightseeing.

The race started early Saturday, at 10.10 am from Bangor Park. The police race followed the Bangor Classic 10k open race that started at 10 am. The Police Sport UK 10 mile course started with a lap around the park before passing through Bangor town centre. It then negotiated the coastline eastwards beside the Belfast Lough with views looking out to the Irish Sea. The course was one lap and predominantly flat with some contra-flow sections that allowed runners to see the lead runners pass by. However, there were some short inclines that reduced overall times fractionally.

The Lancashire team returned some tremendous finishing times. Mike Riley (Central Division) was first in just on the hour with five more of Lancashire runners under 70 minutes. The ladies put in great performances with Sue Harrison picking up the 2nd Veteran 50+ prize at the award ceremony that took place that evening.

The overall race was well fought with Steve Rees-Jones (Hampshire Police) and Steve Cairnes (Lothian & Borders Police) finishing in 50.54 in a tie. The first lady was Derbyshire Police', Christine Howard finishing in 61 minutes.

Lancashire Team

1	32	599	Mike Riley	Lancashire	MO	01:00:46
2	57	603	Ian Pudge	Lancashire	MO	01:03:55
3	62	602	Dave Old	Lancashire	M40	01:04:22
4	92	605	Roderick Graham	Lancashire	M45	01:07:15
5	111	604	Derek Snalem	Lancashire	M45	01:08:36
6	112	597	Steve Broadbent	Lancashire	M45	01:08:39
7	188	601	Michael Horne	Lancashire	M45	01:15:55
8	206	611	Adele Brookbanks	Lancashire	F35	01:17:56
9	218	600	Jon Shaw	Lancashire	M40	01:19:36
10	253	607	Julie Yates	Lancashire	F35	01:26:37
11	267	606	Suzie Harrison	Lancashire	F50	01:33:05

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Overall Results - Lancashire runners in bold type

Pos	No.	Name	Force	Cat	Time
1	777	Steve Rees-Jones	Hampshire	MO	00:50:54
1	626	Steve Cairns	Lothian & Border	MO	00:50:54
3	535	Justin Clifford	Devon & Cornwall	MO	00:54:46
4	692	David Hall	West Mercia	MO	00:55:04
5	785	Iain Campbell	Metropolitan	M45	00:55:25
6	568	Michael Harvey	Fife	M40	00:56:16
7	791	John Hine	Metropolitan	MO	00:56:22
8	694	Phillip Kibble	Wiltshire	M40	00:56:23
9	772	Phil Monks	Cheshire	MO	00:56:27
10	652	Stephen Jones	Norfolk	MO	00:56:37
11	765	Malcolm Fowler	Cheshire	M40	00:56:47
12	720	Paul Allen	Hertfordshire	M40	00:57:46
13	842	Simon Newton	West Yorkshire	MO	00:57:47
14	745	Carl Dunne	West Midlands	MO	00:57:48
15	788	Tony Forder	Metropolitan	M45	00:57:51
16	510	Iain Taylor	Central Scotland	MO	00:57:52
17	767	William Heaton	Cheshire	M40	00:57:53
18	748	Martin Slevin	West Midlands	M40	00:58:09
19	719	Angus Crosby	Hertfordshire	MO	00:58:40
20	570	Andrew Pilling	Greater Mancheste	MO	00:58:50
21	743	Harvey Rose	West Midlands	MO	00:59:21
22	693	Stuart Dinwoodie	Wiltshire	M40	00:59:25
23	688	Simon Morley	Sussex	M45	00:59:37
24	554	Derek Walker	Essex	MO	01:00:07
25	579	Daniel Appleby	Greater Mancheste	MO	01:00:12
26	613	Mark King	Leicestershire	MO	01:00:17
27	618	Duncan Malloy	Leicestershire	M40	01:00:20
28	793	John Knight	Metropolitan	MO	01:00:21
29	690	Jon Frost	Sussex	M40	01:00:27
30	696	Nigel Cook	Kent	M40	01:00:29
31	630	Steven Laurie	Lothian & Border	MO	01:00:42