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48th Good Friday Walk 2011
22 April 2011
 
This year's race from the Bowyer Arms Radley to Redbridge in Oxford and back took place in glorious sunshine with temperatures creeping into the 20s.
 

The start of the 48th Radley Good Friday Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

The start of the 49th race.
 

The start of the 48th Radley Good Friday Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

The field quickly begins to spread out...
 
 
 

Taking the lead at the start of the 48th Radley Good Friday Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

with the serious competitors quickly taking the lead.

  

but the rest of the field is still close behind. The start of the 48th Radley Good Friday Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

But the rest of the field is still not far behind.
     

The rearguard, at start of the 48th Radley Good Friday Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

...well most of it anyway. This group seems content to take their time.
 
9th Radley Triangle 2011
 

For younger participants and those who favoured a shorter walk there was the 9th Radley Triangle - down over the railway bridge to Lower Radley, around the Lower Radley loop and back.
 

The start of the 9th Radley Good Friday Triangle Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

Some participants seem intent on getting round as quickly as possible....
 

The start of the 9th Radley Good Friday Triangle Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

...while others are out to enjoy the event.
 

Heading towards Lower Radley. The 9th Radley Good Friday Triangle Walk, 22 April 2011. (Photograph by B Crowley)

As the crocodile of walkers, dogs and pushchairs

descends towards Lower Radley,

there is not much room for other traffic.
     
 
A total of £115.58 was raised for the Village Fete Fund.
 

48th Good Friday Walk

Distance: 6.5 miles

Entrants: 43

Finishers: 39

 
Results (Last years position in brackets):

Winner: Philip Jeacock in 2 hours 06 minutes 05 seconds (1)

2nd: Mark West (1)

3rd: John Matthews

4th: Shuan Power

5th: John Orchard

6th: Liz Mildenhall (First Lady) in 2 hours 16 minutes 51 seconds (6)

7th: Peter Wiblin (3)

8th: Charlie McCarthy (5)
 

5th Half Walk : 3 entrants
 

9th Radley Triangle: 80 entrants

 
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