Fell Running Update - Fell Man Turk

Runners from Shrewsbury Athletic Club have competed in the first events
in the Telford Sexarathon and Summer Fell Series in Shropshire and the
Spring Treble Challenge Series in Staffordshire.

Club fell specialist, Steve Turk rose to the Spring Treble Challenge, a
series of three challenging off road races on the Staffordshire
moorlands, finishing 10th in the Hanchurch Hilly event in 32/34, 8th in
the Milford Murder event in 37/37 and 6th in the Darlaston Ups and
Downs event in 33/11, achieving 6th place overall and top spot in the
Mens' over 40 category for the Series. In the Hanchurch Hilly, Steve
Waters was 11th in 32/36 and Chris Wakeman 35th in 36/30.

The Telford Sexarathon Series got under way with the staging of the
Lilleshall 5 Mile Race in Telford. Steve Waters, unable to compete in
the 2011 Series through injury, made an excellent comeback, leading the
squad home in 34th place in 31/04. He was followed by Tim Smith, 46th
and 7th in the Over 40 category in 31/59, with Chris Wakeman 66th and
8th in the over 50 category in 33/41. Emma Sheekey finished 170th and
4th in the Female over 40 category in 41/42.

The Wrekin Streak, the first in the Summer fell Series, was staged in
some of the event's worst conditions of wind and rain, but undeterred,
Dan Croft had an outstanding run, finishing 9th in 20/24 and 3rd
Veteran over 45, with Dom Kirby 16th in 21/41 and son Ross, 2nd in the
Under 16 category in 23/55 while achieving a highly creditable 43rd
place in the senior event of over 100 runners.