Pictured: L to R: Martin Dent, David Stocks, Shannon Jones
The Moderate courses for Runners Shop Twilight Series event # 11 on Black Mountain on Wednesday were exceptionally challenging, but Martin Dent seemed to overcome those challenges easily to record the fastest time of 34 min 03 sec for the 5.6 km Moderate 1 course, with David Stocks second in 37 min 53 sec. Shannon Jones was the fastest woman in 50 min 04 sec. Andrew Kerr was fastest in 26 min 19 sec on the 3.6 km Moderate 2 course, with Kathie Dent the fastest woman in 48 min 14 sec.
The full results are here and the Winsplits are here. The maps and photos from the event are here
After the age/gender handicap factors were applied the top ten competitors were:
Competitor | Handicap | Corrected times |
Martin Dent | 0.920 | 5 min 35.64 sec |
David Stocks | 0.910 | 6 min 09.36 sec |
Shannon Jones | 0.736 | 6 min 34.81 sec |
Andy Hogg | 0.860 | 6 min 26.39 sec |
Andrew Kerr | 0.940 | 6 min 52.29 sec |
Mark Bourne | 0.960 | 7 min 01.71 sec |
Alison Inglis | 0.640 | 7 min 14.86 sec |
Paul de Jongh | 1.000 | 7 min 20.89 sec |
Emily Walter | 0.680 | 7 min 30.38 sec |
Owen Radajewski | 0.820 | 7 min 31.38 sec |
After the scores from event # 11 were applied, Dent had the best possible score, with six wins. The top five best six scores in the standings are:
- Martin Dent RR A 750
- Shannon Jones AO A 740
- Ryan Stocks BS A 736
- David Stocks BS A 734
- Paul de Jongh BS A, Eric Morris BN N 720
The next event will be at Mt Taylor on Wednesday 10 February.