On Sunday 15th May, a crew of us from the First Actuarial Manchester office will be doing the BUPA Great Manchester Run for Macmillan Cancer Support.

 

Macmillan offers health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer, something which will directly affect 1 in 3 of us. It is truly a worthy cause so please donate generously.

 

Please click "Read more" below to read on... Results now up!

 

RESULTS

 

FA Team

 

Rob Hammond - 00:43:55

Greg Sutton – 00:49:30

Gary Potts - 00:49:46

Sarah Scott - 00:50:45

Qamar Shazad - 00:56:04

Aaron Love - 00:56:09

Emma Fairclough - 01:02:56

Catherine Lockyer - 01:04:16

Stephen Fairclough - 01:05:44

Natalie Ogden - 01:10:19

Hilary Salt - 01:15:03

 

Ringers

 

Dave Williams - 00:41:54

 

Last year's results:

 

FA Team 

 

Gary Potts - 00:49:42

Andy Thompson – 00:59:23

Catherine Lockyer - 01:03:32

Emma Fairclough - 01:03:55

Stephen Fairclough - 01:07:29

Phil Farrell - 01:13:07

Hilary Salt - 01:21:42

Qamar Shazad – DNS

 

Ringers

 

David Williams - 00:42:45

 

Our new contender Rob Hammond is looking to dethrone Gary Potts from the FA top spot.  There’s £10 for charity if Rob beats 40 minutes and there’s £10 for Gary if Gary beats 45 minutes. Let’s hope Gary doesn't slip on any banana skins… And could Rob give Dave Williams a run for his money?

 

Andy Thompson will be looking to make up a better time this year than the 59 mins 23 secs he came up with last year – we’re all rooting for him. UPDATE - Andy T has unfortunately had to pull out of the race due to scheduling conflicts.  New contender Sarah Scott has bravely stepped up to the oche to replace him.

 

If newly qualified Phil Farrell beats 47 minutes, Andy Screen will donate £50 plus £1 for every second he powers under the 47 minute mark. If he can resist all the chocolate biscuits Andy keeps wafting under his nose he might have a chance!

 

The Fairclough Feud is stepping up a gear this year, Stephen has set his sights on beating his significant other Emma, although I’m sure she has other ideas..!

 

Hilary Salt will be keen to keep her title of the fastest Hilary Salt in Manchester.

 

Qamar Shazad is well on track to accomplish his goal of actually starting! 

 

Also remember that it’s Catherine’s birthday so the FA finish line is a little bit further than the official finish line: the entrance to the nearest pub.

 

Other new contenders are myself, Natalie Ogden and Greg Sutton - I'll just be happy to make it over the finish line - I'm trusting them to save me a seat. 

 

We are all training to this fine selection of songs, all hand picked by members of the team:

 

1. Audacity Of Huge (featuring Chris Keating) - Simian Mobile Disco
2. Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
3. It's Thunder And It's Lightning - We Were Promised Jetpacks
4. Summertime Clothes - Animal Collective
5. Julie & the Mothman - Kasabian
6. Ghost Rider - Rush
7. Du Hast - Rammstein
8. Tied Up Too Tight - Hard-Fi
9. All Sparks - Editors
10. Joker And The Thief -Wolfmother
11. Dance of the Knights - Sergei Prokofiev - Dir. Valery Gergiev
12. Come Into The Open - Penetration
13. Lies - Fenech-Soler
14. Pleasure Seekers - The Bronx
15. Trash - The Whip
16. Mama Don't - J.J. Cale
17. Beautiful John - Madder Rose
18. Burn It To The Ground - Nickelback
19. Intervention - Arcade Fire
20. The King Of Rock 'N Roll - Prefab Sprout
21. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor