For the second successive year Otley Athletics Club's Ian Fisher has qualified to represent Yorkshire in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Rotherham.

Ian produced an excellent performance to finish fourth completing the hilly 11k course in 37.47.

He was supported by Neil Cayton (8th in 43.04) and Dale Foster (80th in 45.09). Tom Hannah brought up the rear (127th in 51.35).

On Sunday Otley entered four teams in the Harrogate Ringway Relay.

In a closely fought battle Otley's A team of Kath Robertshaw, Ray Hawksby, Ian Fisher, Dale Foster and J Armitstead was pipped by Ilkley Harriers by the small margin of 16 seconds.

The Otley team completed the 20 mile course in an aggregate time of 2.14.58.

Other Otley times were as follows: Otley B of J Crapper, Mike Jeffrey, M Jowett, Tom Hannah and Andrew Robertshaw were 7th in 2.28.33.

Otley's C team of E Armistead, T Allen, C Best, N Hodgkinson, and P Dean were 12th in 2.41.12.

The Otley D team of K Jennings, D Burgess, P Robinson, N O'Brien and D Hainsworth were 15th in 2.44.28.

This weekend sees the third race in the West Yorkshire Cross-Country League at Nunroyd Park, Yeadon, and several Otley members are expected to participate in Sunday's event staged by Skyrac Athletic Club.

Otley Athletic Club is a small friendly club which welcomes runners of all abilities at their training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7.15pm at Otley R.U.F.C., Cross Green, Otley.

Further details can be obtainedfrom Tom Hannah on 0113 2842572.

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