Monday 31 March 2014

Previously published on www.manxathletics.com



Michael George has confirmed that he will not be defending his Manx Telecom Parish Walk title in 2014. 

The 48 year old Welbeck Hotel proprietor will have an operation on his knee next week. His preparation came to a halt when on a family holiday in Australia over Christmas and, despite some training since, the knee has continued to cause concern to the point where he thought his athletics career may have been over.

He has chosen to have private treatment to shorten the wait for the necessary treatment and to recuperate at a time of year when his business can cope.

In 2012 he set the pace for a record breaking Parish Walk only to be passed by joint winners, Richard Gerrard and Vinny Lynch, in the final seven miles. He was determined to avenge his defeat last year but vowed that, no matter what happened, it would be his final Manx Telecom Parish Walk.

After tasting victory he soon changed his mind and his success gave him confidence, with guidance from coaches Martin and Graham Young, to “raise the bar” in 2014. This is not a reference to any structural changes at the Welbeck but to a belief that the record will not last for too many years.

But don’t be fooled if you see him on the start line. “If all goes well I will walk some of the course as a part of my rehabilitation" he said on Thursday evening.   
(photo Ben Lambden)

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Latest Manx Telecom Parish Walk entries



Michelle Alford - NEW
Libby Astley - NEW
Rebecca Bailey - ID no =9614;  Debut - 2013
Jeff Banks - NEW
Miroslava Brigantova - ID no =7438;  Debut - 2010
Neil Brown - ID no =8582;  Debut - 2011
Michael Callister - NEW
Tony Comerford - NEW
Gary Conwell - ID no =8373;  Debut - 2011
Helen Cross - ID no =9633;  Debut - 2013
Michelle Devine - ID no =2496;  Debut - 2009
Mark Doyle - NEW
Peter Fisher - ID no =8619;  Debut - 2011
Peter Gee - NEW
Christopher Hancox - ID no =9085;  Debut - 2012
May Hooper - ID no =8564;  Debut - 2011
Michael Jackson - NEW
James Jaycock - NEW
Geoff Orrell - NEW
Edward Quayle - ID no =8009;  Debut - 2010
Mark Robinson - NEW
David Smith - ID no =1692;  Debut - 2011
Gillian Smith - NEW
Wendy Tang - ID no =8126;  Debut - 2010
Andrew Thomson - NEW
Alan Tune - NEW
Kelly Uren - ID no =8485;  Debut - 2011
Lee Whetnall - NEW
Barry Williams - ID no =7178;  Debut - 2000
Rebecca Williams - NEW
Carolyn Wood - ID no =7265;  Debut - 2008
Stephanie Woods - NEW

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Latest entries analysed

Joseph Brownless - NEW
Susan Carine - NEW
Anee Du Toit - ID no =7571;  Debut - 2011
Julie Ellison - ID no =7621;  Debut - 2010
Leyla Faragher - NEW
Danny Hall - ID no =7695;  Debut - 2010
Dave Hill - ID no =3551;  Debut - 2003
Sarah Kenna - NEW
Michelle Lees - NEW
Dee Newson - NEW
Garrie Parker - NEW
Liam Parker - ID no = 7968; 2  finishes and best time of 17:58:35 in 2013
Donna Potter - NEW
Cedric Quayle - ID no =5733;  Debut - 2002
Patrick Reid - ID no = 483; 2  finishes and best time of 22:41:20 in 2007
Charlotte Robinson - NEW
Callum Shepherd - NEW
Dariusz Stefanski - NEW
Chloe Teare - NEW

Test

Just realised that the link between the blog for the Manx Telecom Parish Walk and the Facebook page was not working. This is just to test that it is successfully re-activated.

Sunday 16 March 2014

Manx Telecom Parish Walk entry update



811 entries (Thursday 11 pm) - 147 previous finishers with 428 finishes
Entries to date
ID
Finishes
First finish
PB
Year
Debut
Richard Gerrard
538
6
2008
14:42:32
2012
2007
Michael George
447
8
2004
14:44:49
2013
2003
David Mapp
9402
2
2012
16:09:34
2013
2012
Michael Bonney
442
5
2007
16:25:30
2013
2007
Simon Briggs
8185
2
2012
16:29:26
2013
2011
Phil Marshall
517
2
2008
16:32:31
2012
2002
Chris Cale
100
11
2003
16:43:22
2013
1997
Andrew Titley
34
12
2001
16:50:51
2013
2001
Tony Okell
631
4
1999
16:53:50
2010
1999
David Walker
6885
3
2010
16:54:57
2013
2009
Brian Kelly
4009
3
2011
16:56:27
2013
2010
Doug Allan
183
5
2000
17:22:15
2003
1978
Dale Farquhar
7634
1
2013
17:35:22
2013
2010
Samantha Bowden
562
4
2009
17:37:31
2012
2013
Alan McCulloch
12
5
2005
17:42:14
2008
2004
Dick Callin
1303
2
2010
17:51:35
2010
1984
Karen Lawrie
355
4
2008
17:53:10
2013
1996
Tony Mackintosh
4660
2
2012
17:53:10
2013
1999
Stephen Corkill
586
4
2009
17:55:12
2012
2008
Anthony Kneale
50
22
1983
17:56:03
1996
1980
Tommy Kelly
621
4
1982
17:59:54
1983
1981
Dave Mackey
131
1
2008
18:03:17
2008
2007
Chris Moore
104
4
2009
18:04:03
2013
2009
Philip Vermeulen
7383
3
2011
18:18:54
2013
2011
Stephanie Quayle
9413
2
2012
18:24:31
2013
2012
Jane Foster
7647
3
2010
18:36:24
2011
2010
Stewart Jones
3698
3
2011
18:36:28
2013
2011
Noel Ash
754
4
2010
18:38:32
2011
2008
Marie Gilbertson
407
9
2005
18:43:45
2010
1998
Kersten Mosig
9410
2
2012
18:51:28
2013
2012
Carl Senogles
82
2
2009
18:51:35
2011
2008
David Cretney
145
3
2006
19:01:54
2009
1999
Jonathan Kneen
4318
3
2011
19:12:43
2013
1997
Darren Gorry
7426
3
2011
19:12:43
2013
2011
Malcolm Newton
403
7
2003
19:12:45
2009
2001
Suzannah Corkill
1798
4
2010
19:16:55
2013
2009
David Clucas
142
3
2007
19:18:38
2013
1982
Stuart Gibson
3073
2
2011
19:27:35
2011
2009
Werner Alberts
7496
2
2012
19:28:11
2013
2011
Andrew Dixon
7590
2
2012
19:29:18
2013
2010
Bernadette Devlin
60
4
2003
19:36:20
2013
2006
Selwyn Callister
572
7
2003
19:36:34
2006
1993
John Callow
314
8
2005
19:39:01
2011
2004
Karen Chiarello
1514
1
2013
19:42:45
2013
2009
Mark Whear
7097
2
2012
19:42:57
2013
2007
Mike Kaighin
3932
3
2011
19:43:35
2011
2008
Craig Riley
5944
1
2013
19:47:49
2013
2006
Angela Martin
39
3
2009
19:50:20
2011
2005
Mark Storry
8111
1
2013
19:52:46
2013
2010
Nour Addine Ayyoub
7403
3
2011
19:52:46
2013
2011
Dermot Otoole
175
19
1995
19:53:04
2005
1977
Colleen Cubbon
119
3
2009
19:53:52
2013
2009
John Watterson
7010
3
2007
19:56:23
2012
2001
Stephen Caley
1297
2
2012
19:57:26
2013
2007
Craig Blenkinsop
1052
1
2013
20:04:35
2013
2003
Alan Brew
8
5
2002
20:08:12
2005
2002
Andrew Dawson
8745
1
2013
20:16:05
2013
2013
Darrin Oldam
5414
1
2013
20:17:09
2013
1993
James Shipsides
9058
1
2013
20:18:45
2013
2013
Frank Feeney
211
6
2008
20:19:06
2013
2006
Danie Malan
9397
1
2013
20:19:22
2013
2012
Dudley Butt
187
5
2002
20:19:28
2006
2000
James Vickers
8157
3
2011
20:20:37
2012
2010
Emma Shilling
8081
3
2010
20:20:57
2012
2010
Tony Dugdale
625
2
2008
20:26:45
2009
2007
David Anderson
137
3
2005
20:30:54
2009
1990
Stephanie Gray
584
8
2006
20:34:48
2010
2005
Mkubwa Mahzei Ziad
8574
2
2012
20:35:36
2013
2011
Michael Lyall
9437
1
2013
20:35:36
2013
2013
Anne Dooley
2559
4
2010
20:35:38
2012
2009
John Gallagher
2967
2
2012
20:42:04
2013
2008
Wynand Bezuidenhout
9449
1
2013
20:42:11
2013
2013
Julia Kiefer
7811
1
2013
20:45:01
2013
2010
Margy Creer
9426
2
2012
20:48:42
2013
2012
Ludmila Smith
9171
1
2013
20:48:42
2013
2012
Alan Teare
13
5
2008
20:50:10
2013
2004
Paul Morgans
495
3
2006
20:50:49
2007
1996
Robert Wright
553
4
2006
20:54:49
2007
2004
June Melvin
5022
4
2010
20:58:42
2013
2002
Sharon Whitehouse
573
3
2006
21:03:29
2011
1998
Courtenay Heading
7714
2
2012
21:06:10
2012
2010
Russell Walker
8656
2
2012
21:07:52
2013
2011
Rosie Snape
558
3
2007
21:10:51
2012
2003
Michael Crook
444
7
2002
21:13:36
2009
2001
Chris Dulson
2640
1
2011
21:17:26
2011
2004
Aaron Curphey
2330
1
2013
21:27:14
2013
2006
Sarah-Jayne Sleddon
9424
1
2012
21:27:41
2012
2012
Matthew Haddock
436
2
2006
21:28:10
2007
2002
Kath Black
9335
1
2013
21:30:05
2013
2012
Andrew Hudgeon
3685
1
2012
21:31:40
2012
2002
Brendan Corrigan
9064
1
2013
21:31:51
2013
2012
Geraldine Cannon
1407
3
2010
21:32:48
2013
2009
Phil Christian
7493
1
2012
21:32:54
2012
2010
Dawn Henley
3501
1
2013
21:33:00
2013
2006
Gordon Erskine
235
4
2006
21:33:31
2007
2004
Gary Lamb
7832
1
2013
21:43:37
2013
2010
Chaz Gardner
2156
1
2013
21:48:16
2013
2011
Martin Allan
694
1
2013
21:50:10
2013
2000
Keith Green
3205
4
2010
21:50:35
2010
1999
Rudi Strydom
2302
2
2012
21:50:56
2013
2012
Michael Hickey
458
2
2007
21:55:47
2011
2013
Ben Harris
57
3
2006
21:58:46
2012
2001
Mark Denton
7582
2
2011
22:06:17
2012
2010
Paul C Du Toit
8615
1
2012
22:08:11
2012
2011
Philip Du Toit
8615
1
2012
22:08:11
2012
2011
Steven Quinn
8023
1
2013
22:08:32
2013
2010
Ed Burn
191
3
2009
22:09:38
2011
2007
Nicola Raven
5859
1
2013
22:11:55
2013
2008
Alison Kenyon
9458
1
2013
22:11:55
2013
2013
Claire Jackson
3779
2
2012
22:12:57
2013
2001
Damian Bird
9436
1
2012
22:18:05
2012
2012
John Hanbidge
321
1
2005
22:18:25
2005
2000
Paul Wheeldon
498
4
2009
22:19:12
2011
2009
Richard Highfield
8641
1
2013
22:23:10
2013
2011
Dot Saunders
6083
1
2013
22:23:13
2013
2002
Wally Saunders
8066
2
2011
22:25:00
2013
2010
Zoe McAndry
653
4
2005
22:30:32
2007
2002
Amanda Dougherty
26
3
2009
22:32:34
2012
2007
Donny Strathie
181
6
2008
22:34:21
2009
2005
Shaun Nesbitt
5304
2
2012
22:36:14
2012
2008
Sandra Halpin
3317
2
2011
22:37:04
2011
2005
Roy Brook
9440
1
2012
22:39:52
2012
2012
Anthony McNally
9442
1
2012
22:43:42
2012
2012
Simon McNally
9441
1
2012
22:43:42
2012
2012
Gary Poole
219
1
1996
22:44:48
1996
1982
David Whorrall
163
7
2000
22:45:17
2011
1997
Anne Baggesen
7368
1
2012
22:46:21
2012
2010
Haydn Kenna
246
2
2000
22:49:12
2000
1999
Kim Makin
4697
2
2010
22:51:28
2010
2005
Robbie Stockton
546
3
2009
22:54:52
2009
2003
Terry Brown
8724
1
2012
22:58:13
2012
2011
Andy Walton
6938
3
2010
22:59:39
2013
1999
Roberta Convery
1728
1
2011
23:01:00
2011
2002
Stuart Headon
9464
1
2013
23:04:51
2013
2013
Sandra Finnegan
9467
1
2013
23:09:06
2013
2013
Sara Vaughan
9139
1
2013
23:11:23
2013
2012
Emily Knight
8355
1
2013
23:16:13
2013
2011
Edric Cross
9354
1
2013
23:19:52
2013
2012
Garry Asling
7449
2
2011
23:22:51
2013
2011
Nigel Whitehouse
475
1
2006
23:24:43
2006
1986
Stephen Sutherland
6528
1
2013
23:24:54
2013
2005
Steve Curtis
2349
1
2013
23:28:35
2013
2006
Rebecca Stride
8115
1
2013
23:29:21
2013
2010
Kevin Ford
372
2
2006
23:46:52
2006
2006
Peter Lewis
509
1
2008
23:48:45
2008
2003