37th Across Wales Walk

2 September 2000

One of the best?

 The Across Wales Walk

37th Across Wales Walk in summary:

Near ideal walking conditions throughout the day .

  • 98 starters, 88 finishers.
    5 retirements at CP3 after 25 miles.
    5 retirements at CP4 after 32 miles.
  • 4 successful double crossings including first ever female double by Susan Denham-Smith.
  • Fastest time 8 hours 49 minutes by Ian Doherty.
 Peter Gretton enjoys refreshments at CP2

This page provides provisional reports and timing information for the 37th Across Wales Walk.

  1. Entrants and completion times

If you took part in the 37th Across Wales Walk, please click here to record your experiences and comments in the Across Wales Walk Guest Book

Welcome to Clun........... .........New Memorial Hall: the night before.
Judith Lamb serves drinks to Brian Cole Michael Griffiths at CP2
'"Playin' my piano de other day'"
Nick Hall and Rob Young at CP2		 Michael Pinner and Matt Clarke arrive at CP2
   
Checker Richard Rosser in action.... ........and with Roy Bradley
Busy times at CP2
Chas Stephenson at CP2 Double-crosser Peter Stevenson at CP2
Linda McCarthy at CP2 Double-crosser Clive Lungmuss at CP2
Tom Shepherd at CP2 Tom, Robert Bills and Nev Tandy at CP2
Andrew Papps of North Powys RAYNET and Rachael Bamford of West Birmingham Hostelling Group confer on timings at CP2
Ian Doherty takes on 'alcohol fuel' at CP5 before returning the fastest time of 8h 49mins David Yorston and the Sorensen family rest at CP5
Another terrific sunset at CP5
Susan Denham-Smith completes the first ever female double crossing of the Across Wales Walk Bob Gold's new sign lights up the night at Clarach Bay
Stuart Lamb and Bob Gold award the certificates at the presentation ceremony, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Bob hands a certificate to one of the 88 successful entrants
Peter James of Clun adds another certiificate to his collection Nev Tandy, on his 31st completion, delivers a vote of thanks to the organisers.
Stuart Lamb and Richard Swift Regular West Birmingham Checkers: Derek Norton, Jill Coates, Maggie Gold and Pat Meredith relax at the end of another Across Wales Walk

37th ACROSS WALES WALK: entrants and completion times

To download a table of entrants and times (Excel 97 format, approx. 117Kb) click here.

A full report on the event will follow in the the next month. Meanwhile, if anyone has photos or reports on the event, please e-mail them to me for inclusion on the site.

Stuart Lamb

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