Self-Transcendence 3 x 1 Mile Relay July 2007

SELF TRANSCENDENCE 3 x 1 MILE RELAY

Eastville Park, Bristol

JULY 17th 2007

"If there is selfless teamwork, then victory's goal is absolutely certain."

Sri Chinmoy

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Team	TeamName & Team Members	Time	Category
O	Bitton Road Runners (3)	14.54	1st Senior Men
	Paul Sperin, Allister Sheffield, Mike Blackmore
S	GWR (A)	16.00	2nd Senior Men
	Jon Goodland, Gavin Watkins
F	Oddballs	16.47	3rd Senior Men
	Craig Bridges, Andrew Archer, Pete Skinner
M	Bitton Road Runners (2)	16.51	1st Mixed Team
	Zoe Tucker, Rob Kingdon
B	Severn AC (2)	17.28	4th Senior Men
	Mark James, Gary Barnes, Andrew Brown
D	Team Hurford	17.54	2nd Mixed Team
	Jonathon Hurford, Alison Hurford, George Hurford
K	Bitton Road Runners (1)	18.00	5th Senior Men
	Peter Greenlees, Jonathon Mann, Mark Kingdon
T	Aidan's All Stars	18.20	6th Senior Men
	Tom Burton, Graham Bazley, Aidan Naughton
R	The Latecomers	19.13	7th Senior Men
	James Almond, Mark Brooker, Simon Botten
N	Great Unknown	19.52	8th Senior Men
	John Hargreaves, Alex Towers, Chris Luxton
P	Roadrunner	20.02	1st Vets Team
	Martin Longhurst, Martin Church, Martin Bennett
Q	Odderballs	20.34	9th Senior Men
	Roger Haynes, Ian Haynes, Scott Griffiths
L	Insyte Team A	21.02	10th Senior Men
	Matt Washburn, Brian Robb, Dave Broadbent
J	Weston Allsorts	21.45	11th Senior Men
	Rob Skeen, Jo Gray, Sam Gray
G	Team Andrews	21.52	1st Senior Ladies
	Francesca Andrews, Josephine Andrews, Sharon Andrews
A	Severn AC (1)	21.58	3rd Mixed Team
	John James, Pauline Barnes, Sandra Brown
H	No Name	22.14	2nd Senior Ladies
	Moya Church, Sue Morgan, Louise Cronin
C	Sole Sisters	23.03	3rd Senior Ladies
	Sue Low, Maggie Gibbs, Sarah Bradley
E	Pink Posers	27.26	1st Junior Ladies
	Ella Brown, Charlie Low, Beckie Holloway
I	50s, 60s & 70s	27.36	2nd Vets Team
	Malcolm Offer, Sue Bennett, Pauline Thorn

Timekeepers R Chamberlain, P Keaney

Referee S. M. Payne

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About the author:

Nirbhasa is originally from Ireland but currently lives in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is an enthusiastic multi-day runner, having completed four times the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race - the longest race in the world.

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