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Holmfirth Men Claim Yorkshire Gold
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Holmfirth’s senior men were in action at the Yorkshire 6 stage road relay championships held at Don Valley stadium, Sheffield, on Saturday 31st August. Fielding four teams for the first time in several years, the club did themselves proud. The ‘a’ team put in a magnificent performance coming home in first place and claiming the gold medals. Matthew Pierson was on the first leg and despite being off colour all week really pulled the stops out, giving the Harriers a 13 second leg over Halifax as he handed over to Richard Smith. Richard increased the lead, and despite Hallamshire moving ahead of Halifax with some quality running, Max Kaye, Dave Watson and Peter Brookes pulled away, leaving Dave Turnbull to storm home on the last leg and claim the glory.This is the last time the Championships will be held at Don Valley as the excellent facilities here are, unfortunately, due for demolition.
1st. Holmfirth ‘A’
2nd. Hallamshire ‘A’
3rd Halifax
Holmfirth’s ‘b’ ‘c’ and ‘d’ teams put in sterling performances finishing 9th, 12th and 16th respectively.
Results.
| Athlete | Time | Finish position |
| 1. Matthew Pierson | 20.03 | 1st |
| 2. Richard Smith | 20.31 | 1st |
| 3. Max Kaye | 21.32 | 1st |
| 4. Dave Watson | 21.11 | 1st |
| 5. Peter Brookes | 21.08 | 1st |
| 6. Dave Turnbull | 20.20 | 1st |
| Total time 2.04.45 | ||
| Athlete | Time | Finish position |
| 1. Stuart Sharp | 20.51 | 5th |
| 2. Alistair Rees | 22.59 | 6th |
| 3. Scott Smith | 22.03 | 5th |
| 4. Simon Findlay | 23.31 | 7th |
| 5. Philip Hewitt | 22.59 | 7th |
| 6. Johnny Sykes | 23.26 | 9th |
| Total time 2.15.19 | ||
| Athlete | Time | Finish position |
| 1. Dan Stewart | 25.20 | 18th |
| 2. Dan Shaw | 23.16 | 16th |
| 3. John Ewart | 23.58 | 14th |
| 4. Robert Hinchliffe | 25.33 | 14th |
| 5. David Roberts | 24.23 | 13th |
| 6. Gareth Humphries | 24.06 | 13th |
| Total time 2.26.36 | ||
| Athlete | Time | Finish position |
| 1. Jake Richardson | 25.18 | 17th |
| 2. Steven Eastwood | 23.20 | 17th |
| 3. Gary Graham | 25.16 | 16th |
| 4. Jared Croft | 25.06 | 16th |
| 5. Robert Robinson | 27.03 | 17th |
| 6. Matthew Rose | 27.06 | 17th |
| Total time 2.33.09 | ||
View the complete Road Relay Championship Results (XLS).
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