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2008 Pictures!

Many thanks to all who emailed the Straw Race and let us link to their pictures. If you have some we can link to/use on the site then please let us know - Contact the Straw Race here
  1. David S Brett (Click on the Oxenhope Straw Race 2008 link)
  2. Kevin Campbell-Wright (A collection of photos in Flicker)

2008 Prize Winners

Runners

Male Athletes - Shane Green & Stephen Bottomley 16 minutes
Female Athletes - Helen Glover & Fiona Raby 20 minutes
Mixed Athletes - Kim Robinson & Jack Cawood 26 minutes
Male - Thomas Davis & Richard Snowden 20 minutes
Female - Laura Greenham & Kaisleigh Greenham 21 minutes
Mixed (joint) - Angela Holmes & Robert Holmes , Chas Stansfield & Francesca Young 30 minutes
Male Vets - Mick Berry & Colin Moses 19 minutes
Female Vets - Jean Gough & Jane Schofield 31 minutes
Mixed Vets (joint) - Geoff Hayes & Linda Grainger, Simon Hassell & Deborah Hassell 34 minutes

Fancy Dress Winners

Male - Jarod Gray & Tim Charlton
Female - Jane Hargreaves & Sarah Wasley
Mixed - Gemma Carlisle & Michael Godfrey
Combined - Adam Balderstone, Ross Balderstone, Lisa Richmond & Julia Brown
Combined - Richard Wood, Karen Cobb
Combined - Jarrod Stoney, Amanda Stoney
Combined - Liz Hutchinson, Stephen Ashworth
Combined - Martin Lonsdale, Jurgen Brau
Combined - Derick Johnson, Christine Johnson

2008 Race Results

Position Team No. Start Time Finish Time Time First Runner Second Runner Category
1 150 12:11:00 12:27:00 00:16:00 Stephen Bottomley Shane Green Athlete Male
2 1 12:00:00 12:17:00 00:17:00 Willy Smith Russell Fairhurst Athlete Male
3 14 12:03:00 12:22:00 00:19:00 Niall Burke Dave Alcock Athlete Male
4 99 12:29:00 12:48:00 00:19:00 Mick Berry Colin Moses Veteran Male
5 87 12:25:00 12:45:00 00:20:00 Thomas Davies Richard Snowden Male
6 161 12:27:00 12:47:00 00:20:00 Zack Whitehead Liam Dunne Athlete Male
7 42 12:11:00 12:31:00 00:20:00 Ian Page Keith Binns Veteran Male
8 6 12:00:00 12:20:00 00:20:00 Helen Glover Fiona Raby Athlete Female
9 112 12:31:00 12:52:00 00:21:00 Laura Greenham Kaisleigh Greenham Female
10 93 12:07:00 12:28:00 00:21:00 Ray Causton Steve Curtis Veteran Male
11 75 12:21:00 12:42:00 00:21:00 Alistair McDowell R Hirst Male
12 7 12:00:00 12:22:00 00:22:00 Ady Thomas Liam Spencer Athlete Male
13 80 12:23:00 12:45:00 00:22:00 Paul Feather Joe Parker Veteran Male
14 25 12:06:00 12:28:00 00:22:00 Sharron Smith Mary Green Athlete Female
15 8 12:01:00 12:24:00 00:23:00 Charlie Marshall Fraser Harder Athlete Male
16 111 12:31:00 12:55:00 00:24:00 Paul Atkinson Ben Charles Male
17 81 12:23:00 12:48:00 00:25:00 Aileen Baldwin Debbie Smith Female
18 20 12:05:00 12:30:00 00:25:00 Mark Holmes Rob Bell Athlete Male
19 21 12:05:00 12:30:00 00:25:00 Rob Littler Sam Tattersall Athlete Male
20 157 12:43:00 13:08:00 00:25:00 Victoria Wadsworth Simon Green Male
21 63 12:17:00 12:43:00 00:26:00 Martin Butcher Allan Carr Veteran Male
22 167 12:45:00 13:11:00 00:26:00 Bruce Carter Anthony Horrocks Male
23 82 12:24:00 12:51:00 00:27:00 Ian Ferguson Albert Chippendale Veteran Male
24 116 12:33:00 13:00:00 00:27:00 Nicola Leng Charlotte Leng Female
25 121 12:34:00 13:01:00 00:27:00 Rebecca Howlett Katie Green Female
26 9 12:01:00 12:28:00 00:27:00 Tim Hird Laura Cawood Athlete Mixed
27 10 12:01:00 12:28:00 00:27:00 Kim Robinson Jack Cawood Athlete Mixed
28 156 12:43:00 13:10:00 00:27:00 Nigel Longbottom Matt Senior Male
29 158 12:44:00 13:11:00 00:27:00 Christian Congreve Darren Sabey Male
30 11 12:02:00 12:30:00 00:28:00 David Hird Rory Kroon Athlete Male
31 15 12:03:00 12:31:00 00:28:00 Mark Littler Richard Stott Athlete Male
32 34 12:09:00 12:37:00 00:28:00 Peter Clarke Barry Anderson Veteran Male
33 43 12:11:00 12:39:00 00:28:00 Phil Earle Ivan Tough Male
34 108 12:14:00 12:42:00 00:28:00 Joe Atherton Peter Bailey Athlete Male
35 24 12:06:00 12:35:00 00:29:00 Alan Chadwick Lee Hunt Athlete Male
36 35 12:09:00 12:38:00 00:29:00 Tracey Baron Natalie Sheard Athlete Female
37 39 12:10:00 12:39:00 00:29:00 Lottie Louise McDowell Lydia Shelton Female
38 61 12:17:00 12:46:00 00:29:00 Jonathan Isherwood Chris Isherwood Male
39 153 12:42:00 13:11:00 00:29:00 Jonathan Pridgeon Jimmy Smith Male
40 166 12:45:00 13:14:00 00:29:00 Stuart Henry Ross Moyers Athlete Male
41 90 12:26:00 12:56:00 00:30:00 Ben Waters Andrew Holt Male
42 89 12:26:00 12:56:00 00:30:00 Angela Holmes Robert Holmes Mixed
43 18 12:04:00 12:34:00 00:30:00 Paul Brannon Liam Brannon Athlete Male
44 72 12:20:00 12:50:00 00:30:00 Les Annalls Carl Potter Veteran Male
45 73 12:21:00 12:51:00 00:30:00 Chas Stansfield Francesca Young Mixed
46 86 12:25:00 12:56:00 00:31:00 Matthew Savage Karl Helliwell Male
47 115 12:32:00 13:03:00 00:31:00 Liam Marsh Matt Dickinson Male
48 117 12:33:00 13:04:00 00:31:00 Leigh Sugden Nathan Thornton Male
49 36 12:09:00 12:40:00 00:31:00 Jean Gough Jane Schofield Veteran Female
50 62 12:17:00 12:48:00 00:31:00 Craig Marsden Patrick McHale Male
51 113 12:32:00 13:04:00 00:32:00 Lynn Leng Sandra Butterfield Veteran Female
52 164 12:43:00 13:15:00 00:32:00 Andy Hunt Nicola Bradford Male
53 159 12:44:00 13:16:00 00:32:00 Mark Robinson Paul Jarvis Male
54 162 12:45:00 13:17:00 00:32:00 Harriott Morgan Helen Davies Female
55 163 12:45:00 13:17:00 00:32:00 Joy Warman Ann Francis Female
56 120 12:34:00 13:07:00 00:33:00 Richard Orme Stephen Rollason Athlete Male
57 53 12:14:00 12:47:00 00:33:00 Craig Feather Michael Todd Male
58 165 12:44:00 13:17:00 00:33:00 Charlotte Biggs Helen Dudman Female
59 28 12:07:00 12:41:00 00:34:00 Tom Janion Shaun Dixon Athlete Male
60 76 12:22:00 12:56:00 00:34:00 Geoff Hayes Linda Grainger Veteran Mixed
61 95 12:28:00 13:03:00 00:35:00 Paul Wojtas Jonathan Holmes Male
62 128 12:03:00 12:38:00 00:35:00 Sally Littler Katie Stott Female
63 17 12:04:00 12:39:00 00:35:00 Jared Gray Tim Charlton Male
64 139 12:38:00 13:13:00 00:35:00 Robert Race Antony Bennison Male
65 143 12:40:00 13:15:00 00:35:00 Thomas Whitaker J O'Brien Athlete Male
66 155 12:43:00 13:18:00 00:35:00 Simon Earnshaw Rob Pyrah Male
67 148 12:25:00 13:01:00 00:36:00 Judith Cobb Claire Scott-Grice Female
68 77 12:22:00 12:58:00 00:36:00 Lee Booth Christopher Bottomley Male
69 124 12:35:00 13:11:00 00:36:00 Kerry Page Darnell Page Female
70 32 12:08:00 12:45:00 00:37:00 Earl Crabtree Jake Norris Athlete Male
71 44 12:11:00 12:48:00 00:37:00 John Dennis Patrick & George Dennis Male
72 107 12:14:00 12:51:00 00:37:00 Sarah Atherton Emma Bingham Athlete Female
73 78 12:22:00 12:59:00 00:37:00 James Lee Nick Allen Male
74 123 12:34:00 13:11:00 00:37:00 Kate Howlett Andrew Gallamore Mixed
75 134 12:37:00 13:14:00 00:37:00 Rob Pullan Richard Ellis Male
76 136 12:37:00 13:14:00 00:37:00 Lee Collins Chris Newman Male
77 19 12:04:00 12:42:00 00:38:00 Christian Potter Mark Christie Athlete Male
78 23 12:06:00 12:44:00 00:38:00 James Powell Graeme Buckley Athlete Male
79 29 12:08:00 12:46:00 00:38:00 Richard Topovowsky Richard Handley Athlete Male
80 130 12:36:00 13:14:00 00:38:00 Chris Day Ben White Male
81 131 12:36:00 13:14:00 00:38:00 Steven Potts Daren Girvan Male
82 135 12:37:00 13:15:00 00:38:00 Robbie Davison Gary Peters Male
83 160 12:44:00 13:22:00 00:38:00 Julie Robinson Martine Binns Female
84 83 12:24:00 13:03:00 00:39:00 Paul Ormerod Neil Mathew Veteran Male
85 94 12:28:00 13:07:00 00:39:00 Carl White Damien Kilburn Male
86 74 12:21:00 13:00:00 00:39:00 Audrey Butler Fran Cameron Veteran Female
87 132 12:36:00 13:15:00 00:39:00 Graham Robinson Mick Butterfield Male
88 30 12:08:00 12:48:00 00:40:00 Paul McKeaver Chris Latham Athlete Male
89 118 12:33:00 13:13:00 00:40:00 Samanatha Brown Valerie Brown Female
90 145 12:40:00 13:20:00 00:40:00 Oliver Brown John Johnson Male
91 51 12:13:00 12:54:00 00:41:00 James Oliver Jonathan Hardaker Male
92 114 12:32:00 13:13:00 00:41:00 Arthur Leng Joe Knutny Veteran Male
93 12 12:02:00 12:44:00 00:42:00 Janahan Ragunathan Dhanesh Ahir Athlete Male
94 26 12:07:00 12:49:00 00:42:00 Dean McKeaver Nathan Wildman Athlete Male
95 47 12:12:00 12:54:00 00:42:00 Philip Gledhill Tim Hartington Male
96 154 12:12:00 12:54:00 00:42:00 Jimmy Christian Andy Holden Male
97 119 12:34:00 13:16:00 00:42:00 Rebecca Kellett Karen Kinnaird Female
98 46 12:12:00 12:56:00 00:44:00 Joe Barnfather Matthew Smith Male
99 38 12:10:00 12:55:00 00:45:00 Jane Hargreaves Sarah Wasley Veteran Female
100 54 12:14:00 12:59:00 00:45:00 C Pickles E Newburn Male
101 122 12:34:00 13:19:00 00:45:00 Peter Howlett Chris Humpage Male
102 79 12:23:00 13:09:00 00:46:00 Iain McKenna Michael Hutton Male
103 144 12:40:00 13:26:00 00:46:00 David Johnson Phil Blackwell Male
104 13 12:02:00 12:49:00 00:47:00 Chris Barber Raj Singh Athlete Male
105 27 12:07:00 12:54:00 00:47:00 Gareth Hunt Jonathan Chandler Athlete Male
106 55 12:15:00 13:02:00 00:47:00 Laura Cook Elaine Barker Female
107 56 12:15:00 13:02:00 00:47:00 Justin Phillips Alex Cavanagh Male
108 57 12:15:00 13:02:00 00:47:00 Harry Stevenson Stuart Bleese Male
109 97 12:29:00 13:16:00 00:47:00 Caroline Makin Jackie Gerrard Female
110 129 12:36:00 13:24:00 00:48:00 James McCarthy Trevor Haigh Male
111 31 12:08:00 12:57:00 00:49:00 Nik Woodhead Greg Wadsworth Athlete Male
112 85 12:41:00 13:31:00 00:50:00 James Benn Dale Spencer Male
113 146 12:41:00 13:31:00 00:50:00 Noel Partridge Michael Tyler Male
114 147 12:41:00 13:31:00 00:50:00 Neil Kennedy Paul Philips Male
115 66 12:18:00 13:11:00 00:53:00 Gemma Carlisle Michael Godfrey Veteran Mixed
116 141 12:39:00 13:33:00 00:54:00 Lisa Richmond Julia Brown Female
117 142 12:39:00 13:33:00