29th November 2003	BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE- NORTHAMPTON
	Yet again a very small Stoke AC team trod on Birmingham League dirt at Northampton. Paucity in numbers was made up by committed effort and 8th place in the team race at least consolidated our position in the middle of the league. We've got to do better in getting runners out though! Andy Allen yet again led us home with his mandatory top 25 position. I recovered from a double somersault with curl after half a mile to maintain my improved form since my 40th birthday rebuild last year. Andy Mawdsley ran an excellent 45th in his last Birmingham League race before jetting off to Australia. Andy has been a committed Stoke runner for nearly 10 years and our thanks and best wishes go with him.  Steve Heathcote showed a glimpse of his potential in getting into the top 50. I am sure that he will use this as a trigger to improve massively this season. Paul Hodgkinson also showed substantial improvement against Sennerleys Park - top 75 next time Paul? Our 6th counter was Adrian Thiemicke, again overcoming a lack of training to hit the top 100. I sure that Andy Prophett will run a lot better when he can train for more that a couple of days without a bug - there must be something in the water at Cheltenham. Full Birmingham League Division One results at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave_macn/ John Danahay
	23. Andy Allen 30. John Danahay (M40) 45. Andy Mawdsley 50. Steve Heathcote 85. Paul Hodgkinson 97. Adrian Thiemicke 133. Andy Prophett Teams: 1. Loughborough Uni 2. Birmingham Uni 3. Tipton 4. Coventry Godiva 5. Birchfield 6. OWLS 7. Trentham 8. Stoke AC 9. Staffs Moorlands 10. Kidd & Stourport 11. Rugby & Northampton 12. Halesowen 13. Leamington After 2 Fixtures: 1. Loughborough Uni 2. Birmingham Uni 2. Birchfield Harriers 4. OWLS 5. Coventry Godiva 6. Tipton 7. Trentham 8. Staffs Moorlands 9. Stoke AC 10. Kidd & Stourport 11. Rugby & Northampton 12. Halesowen 13. Leamington	34.38 35.10 35.55 36.03 38.06 38.32 41.57 71 153 168 192 218 241 318 330 347 347 399 458 532 196 314 314 376 406 431 665 666 678 763 817 883 918