Colin and Chris are inseparable.

The Kibworth 6, the most challenging course in the Leicestershire Winter Road Running series, took place on Sunday with the wintry conditions adding to the challenge facing the 392 runners, including 15 from the Club. Andy Hawtin, cemented his early lead in the 2013 Club Championship, with a superb 41st place finish in 37.35 to be first back for the Club.
Carrying on their battle from the cross country season, Colin Mee and Chris Gunstone finished with exactly the same chip time of 40.42 with Colin just edging it on the ‘gun to tape finish’ in 92nd place overall to Chris’s 93rd.
Andy Orme was next to finish, in what was probably his best run for the Club, in 40.59 and 97th place. Andy’s recent rival Steve Leafe, who himself has been in excellent form recently, finished next in 42.11 and 118 th just ahead of a rejuvenated Rob Lower in a chip time of 42.17. Both Steve and Rob are clearly benefitting from the heavy training necessary for the spring marathons they are both tackling. ‘Gun to tape’ Gavin Horton actually finished ahead of Rob in 121st place but his chip time of 42.21 was slower than Rob’s time. There is no evidence at all that Gav false started.
MV65 Ray Udall and Christina Cooper had another close fought inter club battle when they finished in times of 43.34 and 43.37 respectively, with Christina’s excellent run being good enough for a superb 10th place in a high quality women’s race. Malcolm Moore was next across the line in 48.05 leading the way home from Ian Barsby in 50.30 and new Club Chairman, Dave York in 51.50.
Inge Moore ran her usual steady race to finish in 55.35 and 87th place in the women’s race ahead of Carolyn Ife in 59.47 and 108th place. The evergreen Roger Barraclough, in conditions that were alien to his strengths, completed the finishers for the Club in 78.18.
Two of the Club’s women runners lined up with 566 others at Donnington Park in the inaugural Clough/Taylor People’s Run on Sunday. For both it was a very productive outing with Louise Insley’s 43.01 giving her 3rd place in the women’s race and the 1st WV40 prize. Cath Johnson, an avid Derby supporter, ran 71.05 which gave her a very well earned 2nd place in the WV60 category.