2nd November 2002	BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE- SENNERLEYS PARK
	6th place in Division One in the opening fixture is one of our best results for a while - particularly as we finished a B team as well. Matt Jones is coming back into form with his 22nd. Pete Benyon and myself zapped through the field into the 30s - more to come from Pete in particular. Andy Allen returning from injury and illness posted a solid performance - he'll definitely be top 30 again in a month's time. The big surprise was Chris Minor with 47th - a fantastic result for a 17 year old in his first Birmingham League race. Steve Heathcote completed the top six on his Stoke Birmingham League debut - but appears to have been omitted from the official team score - we'll sort that out in due course. Close behind was Leigh Dooley - the official 6th counter - indicating the importance of having strength in depth. Amazingly Andy Mawdsley in 65th was out of the count - but I'm sure he'll be fighting for that place next time out. Gavin Walters was 9th home in 71st - a great start for another youngster. New signing Jamie Pringle completed the top 10 Stoke lads in 79th. Richard Sinclair came home in 101st still digesting the donut he ate just before the start! Andy Prophett battled round the course he dislikes the most - but a lot better than in the same event last year. Mark Sinclair also completed the course. Hopefully we can carry this through to the next fixture - especially when you consider who is still missing. There was also an outstanding run from Suzanne Owen in the Senior Ladies Reebok Challenge race held at the same venue - 10th place was a big improvement, and Suzanne beat a number of athletes who had beaten her in the opening fixture at Liverpool a couple of weeks earlier. John Danahay
	22. Matt Jones 34. Pete Benyon 37. John Danahay (V40) 44. Andy Allen 47. Chris Minor 56. Steve Heathcote 63. Leigh Dooley 65. Andy Mawdsley 71. Gavin Walters 79. Jamie Pringle 101. Richard Sinclair 124. Andy Prophett 141. Mark Sinclair Teams: 6. Stoke AC 8. Staffs Moorlands	37.13 37.51 38.12 38.41 38.46 39.11 39.20 39.23 39.47 40.02 40.58 42.16 44.18 246 354