First 5 men

Race Winner Carl Thomson 48(left), Ed Shillabeer 3rd and Jason Le Noury 49 2nd (right)

 

First time Church competitors, Phil Lockwood 51(left) and Michael Harran 41(right)

 

Photos 2008

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2008 report and results

 Sunday September 7^th 2008

 

Sarnia Walking Club 19.4 miles Church to Church Walk

South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey

 

Battle for second as Thomson takes title

Carl Thomson secured his second win in the annual Church to Church Walk in Sunday`s race, which was walked in warm conditions, following the wet and windy weather of the previous days.

 

His winning time of 2.58.23 was only nine seconds down on his 2000 win, but this time was on his own throughout, except when passing the women walkers who are set off 30 minutes before the men. He walked well to pass 5 miles in 44.27, some five and a half minutes clear of the chasing group, consisting of Jason Le Noury, Phil Lockwood and Ed Shillabeer.

 

Carl went through 10 miles, holding his form well, in 88.45 before slowing down by a few minutes to reach Vale Church and the 15 miles point in 2.15.14. The final 4.4 miles was hard going before he crossed the line, taking 43 minutes for the final stretch, although his victory was never in doubt.

 

The race for second place was the highlight of the 2008 edition of the annual Church to Church Walk, with the young, the inexperienced and the Master battling it out until the final miles.

The trio of young Jason Le Noury, the inexperienced Phil Lockwood and Past Winner and Masters walker Ed Shillabeer in close order.

 

Within striking distance of each other for a good deal of the way, Lockwood made a determined effort around 13 miles to open a gap. He succeeded in soon getting away by 100 metres, but was soon looking strained with some way to go and in his first race of this distance.

 

Passing 15 miles in 2.24, there was no way of closing down Carl Thomson, but still had first Shillabeer and then Le Noury still in contention close behind.

 

Lockwood seemed to falter as he headed uphill to the 16 miles point at the Vale School and half a mile later on the down hill section to the Bridge Le Noury made inroads to overtake and regain second place.

Le Noury pushed on to cross the line in a new personal best time by 11 minutes, 3.08.28, to get himself in the Guernsey Top 20 for the course.

 

Ed Shillabeer also passed the struggling figure of Lockwood as he got into third place, three minutes behind Le Noury.

 

Phil Lockwood stuck to the task and despite “hitting the wall” over the final three miles can be well satisfied with his 3.17.03, which was well inside his pre race prediction of 3.30.

 

Womens winner Jayne Le Noury has had a long wait to secure her third Church to Church Walk win, with her previous wins being in 1976 and 1977. Thirty years on and once again she finishes in first place and incredibly only 2 minutes outside her personal best time set in 1982. In 2008 she walked just outside four hours in 4.00.45.

 

Second woman home Rose Druckes finished 19 minutes behind in 4.19, with a smiling mother and daughter Karen and Katie Robinson finishing together in third place.

Belinda Doyle from Sark found the going tough, well down on her best time, as she finished almost 6 minutes ahead of Germany`s Gabriele Shcütte.

 

 

Michael Harran, from Surrey WC, in his first Church Walk, got the better of local walker John Dedman, after walking together for a lot of the race to take fifth place in the mens section.

 

Local  Kevin Le Noury, walking for the 33^rd time in this event lost out the next place to a faster finishing David Hoben from England. Returning walker Bernie Hercock just broke the 4 hours mark, ahead of Mick Le Sauvage who completed his 47^th walk. Alan Roger walked a lonely race to take last spot in the mens field.

 

 

The Sarnia Walking Club would like to thank all those involved with the walk today, walkers, sponsors and officials.

 Apologies for bad format below!

Guernsey
Church to Church 19.4 miles Walk
Sunday September 7th 2008
Pos.	No.	Name	Club	Country	Age	Time
		MEN
1	48	Carl Thomson	Sarnia WC A	Guernsey	M40	2.58.23
2	49	Jason Le Noury	Sarnia WC A	Guernsey	M	3.08.28
3	54	Edmund Shillabeer	London Vidarians	England	M65	3.11.27
4	51	Phil Lockwood	Sarnia WC A	Guernsey	M35	3.17.03
5	41	Michael Harran	Surrey WC	England	M70	3.40.36
6	52	John Dedman	Sarnia WC B	Guernsey	M35	3.46.16
7	45	David Hoben	Surrey WC	England	M55	3.52.04
8	50	Kevin Le Noury	Sarnia WC A	Guernsey	M50	3.52.15
9	43	Bernard Hercock	Enfield & Haringey	England	M70	3.59.10
10	47	Mick Le Sauvage	Sarnia WC A	Guernsey	M65	4.23.03
11	46	Alan Roger	Sarnia WC B	Guernsey	M50	4.35.01
	53	Tony Harran	Surrey WC	England	M45	DNF
		WOMEN
1	93	Jayne Le Noury	Sarnia WC B	Guernsey	W45	4.00.45
2	96	Rose Drückes	Sarnia WC B	Guernsey	W60	4.19.28
3=	95	Karen Robinson	Unattached	Guernsey	W45	4.39.06
3=	94	Katie Robinson	Unattached	Guernsey	W	4.39.06
5	92	Belinda Doyle	Unattached	Sark	W45	5.11.02
6	100	Gabriele Schütte	Unattached	Germany	W70	5.16.50
With thanks to our Event Sponsors:
Walkers, Fletchersports, Rose Drückes, P & B Drückes Horticulturists, Jenny Elliott
Healthspan, Harrods Bank Ltd, Guernsey Candles, Relate Guernsey Ltd, Taj Mahal Restaurant, KPMG
Network Insurance, Swoffers Estate Agents, Landsbanki Guernsey Ltd, Rothschild
States of Guernsey Culture & Leisure Dept, Trust Corporation of the Channel Islands, Saffery Champness
Organised by Sarnia Walking Club
Thanks to all walkers and helpers for making todays event another success
						Guernsey Church to Church Walk 2008 Definition of a Channel Islander “A person who was born or has been resident in Channel Islands for 12 months immediately prior to walk” Men: Open Winner (sponsor Rose Drückes) Carl Thomson 2nd Jason Le Noury 3rd Edmund Shillabeer     Victory Cup (First Channel Islander) (sponsor Harrods Bank Ltd) Carl Thomson 2nd Jason Le Noury 3rd Phil Lockwood     Newcomer (First Channel Islander) (sponsor Network Insurance) Phil Lockwood     Under 19 (sponsor Taj Mahal Restaurant) No Entry Women: Open Winner (sponsor Rose Drückes) Jayne Le Noury 2nd Rose Drückes 3rd= Karen and Katie Robinson     Star Perpetual Trophy (First Channel Islander) ( sponsor Network Insurance) Jayne Le Noury     Jenny Elliott Salver (First Guernsey woman O/35) (sponsor Jenny Elliott) Jayne Le Noury     Newcomer (Open) (sponsor Guernsey Culture & Leisure Dept) Karen Robinson   Katie Robinson     Under 19 (sponsor Swoffers Estate Agents) No Entry     Men or women: Veterans tankard: 40 to 49 male or female (sponsor Guernsey Candles) Carl Thomson     Super Veteran Trophy: 50 to 69 male or female (sponsor Healthspan) Edmund Shillabeer     Vets Over 70 : male or female Michael Harran     Team Trophies: Fletchersports Team: (Men, women, mixed) (sponsor Fletchersports) Sarnia WC A Named team of 3 walkers to score:     Carl Thomson, Jason Le Noury, Phil Lockwood (Based on overall actual finish times)       Parish Shield :(first Parish with 3 over line) (sponsor Landsbanki Guernsey Ltd) Vale Jason Le Noury, Phil Lockwood, Jayne le Noury       Family of 3: (first family across line) (sponsor Trust Corporation of the Channel Islands) Jason, Kevin and Jayne le Noury       Husband and Wife: (first couple over line) (sponsor Relate Guernsey Ltd) Jayne and Kevin Le Noury     Mob match Channel Islands v Overseas (6 a side) No Competition 6 a side based on actual walk times for positions           Momentoes: Sponsored by P & B Drückes, Saffery Champness, KPMG, Rothschild