Two Bridges: Individual Performances

Woodward Ritchie

Graham MacDonald has kindly drawn up some statistical tables for individual performances, who has run most and other categories: they make interesting reading and they are reproduced here.

Frequent Competitors (1968-2003) Club Run In Finished
       
Ken Shaw Aldbourne RRC 30 28
Peter Hart Leamington C & AC 26 26
Derek A Walton Altrincham AC 24 24
Bob Emmerson Leamington C & AC 22 22
Graham Smith Tipton Harriers 20 20
Bill Humphries South London Harriers 20 19
David N Adams Hamilton Harriers 19 19
Bill Carr Tipton Harriers 19 17
Colin Hunt Tipton Harriers 18 17
Don Turner Pitreavie H/Epsom & Ewell H 16 16

Best Performances: Original Distance of 36 miles 365 yards (1968 – 1995)

MEN

Andy Holden Tipton H 3:21:46 1st 1980
Alex Wight Edinburgh AC 3:24:07 1st 1972
Cavin Woodward Leamington C & AC 3:24:45 1st 1978
Jim Wight Edinburgh AC 3:24:49 2nd 1972
Alastair Wood Aberdeen AAC 3:25:49 3rd 1972
Mark Pickard Epson & Ewell AC 3:26:01 1st 1981

WOMEN

Trudi Thomson Pitreavie AAC 4:06:45 11th 1994
Hilary Walker Serpentine RC 4:15:23 15th 1990
Ann Franklin Mynyddwyr  de Cymru Fell RC 4:17:59 22nd 1985

Best Performances: 35 miles 485 yards (1996 – 2003)

MEN

Simon Pride Keith & District 3:27:40 1st 1998
Simon Lund Wigan Phoenix 3:34:12 1st 1996
Lee Harris Wigan Phoenix 3:36:36 2nd 1996
Brian Cole Royal Marines 3:39:48 1st 2003
Colin Hunt Bo’ness RR 3:40:14 3rd 1996
Renier Steyn Mr Price South Africa 3:41:13 2nd 1998

WOMEN

Kath Charnock Wigan Phoenix V35 4:08:21 7th 2001
Eleanor Robinson Border Harriers V35 4:17:05 12th 1997
Hilary Walker Serpentine RC V35 4:21:16 13th 1997

 

Fascinating stuff – and there’s a new trivia question for the next club quiz night – who is the only person to appear in the top three on both courses of the Two Bridges Race?    The range of the geographical spread is also indicated – Scotland, England, Wales, South Africa are all represented in the top performances.    All I can say is thanks, Graham, for the trouble taken!