January 2011

 

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Featured events this month:

Midland Counties Cross-Country Championships at Leamington Spa - 29 January

Men - approx 12km

149 Richard Hodge   50:45
165 Howard Andersen   51:25
187 Pete Fellows   53:09
213 Mike Wheeler   55:34
243 Mark Baker   59:07

Ladies - approx 8km

46 Becky Smith   37:57
107 Cath Fenn   43:05
179 Linda Richards   56:06

Full results at www.midlandathletics.org.uk

Midland Masters Cross-Country Championships - Droitwich - 23 January

22 Howard Andersen   35:11

ULTRArace 45/90 - 22/23 January

Day 1
27 Dave Fawkner   8:02:00
63 Alix Critchley   9:32:50
64 Paul Stead   9:32:50
Day 2
23 Dave Fawkner   9:44:00

A 45 mile Ultra from Tring to Northampton, or a 90 mile Ultra when you run it in both directions.
I really don't know what I can say to describe this race, but hideous, long, tiring, monotonous, uninspirational and painful are words that come to mind. The fact I got up the next day to run the course in reverse was just daft! The course was pretty much flat all the way for nearly 47 miles, and it was nearly all along the Grand Union Canal, so the views never really changed apart from when passing through the beautiful Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard! lol

Having said that, the feeling of completing nearly 94 miles over 2 days was well worth a little pain. I'm just hoping for more hills next time! :o) - Guess who

Gloucester Marathon - 23 January

67 Mark Baker   3:24:34
247 Corinna O'Connor   4:10:29

 

This was the first marathon of the year. After an urban 4 miles from the start, we completed 3 undulating laps of a 7 mile countryside loop, similar to our Northbrook 10Km route. A final mile along a country lane completed the route. Corinna and myself were using this race as preparation for events later in the year. We were both happy with our results. There is also a 50km race at the same time, which I ran 2 years ago; it follows an amended course, but with 4 laps of the loop - Mark

Not The Roman IX - 16 January

64 Richard Hands   50:09  
103 Dave Fawkner   52:38  
117 Robert Simpson   53:24  
165 Allan Walsh   55:34 PB
175 Jack Langman   56:10 1st V70
181 Tony Hughes   56:03 PB
205 Craig Robinson   57:15  
211 Charles Jones   57:47  
312 Corinna O'Connor   62:13  
334 Helen Morris   63:08  
367 Anne Hughes   64:42 PB
358 Claudie Combelas   64:43  
402 Roy Pye   67:31  
496 Linda Richards   72:52  

Midland Women's Cross-Country League Race 3 at Wyken Croft - 15 January

25 Rebecca Smith   26:38
156 Corinna O'Connor   34:59
198 Linda Richards   38:51

Birmingham Cross-Country League Race 3 at Wolverhampton - 15 January

45 Nathan Holmes   37:29
80 Richard Hodge   38:58
98 Howard Andersen   39:46
114 Tony Hoy   40:21
118 Paul Andrew   40:28
122 John Wilson   40:40
134 Steve Bottomley   41:14
143 Pete Fellows   41:36
150 Richard French   42:00
178 Mark Baker   44:24
210 Dave Crabbe   48:37
229 Andy Houston   53:45
233 Fraser Barrett   63.:04

Full results at www.birminghamccleague.co.uk

Northbrook finished 15th on the day and are still 15th overall, one place above the relegation zone. However, the safety margin was reduced from 200 points to 44 points, due to some injuries to a few key runners. 

The final race could decide whether Northbrook or Centurions stay in Division 2, so a strong turnout is needed for the final race in February - Mark

Trig Points Race - 9 January

64 Alix Critchley 2:32:42
65 Dave Fawkner 2:32:43
68 Paul Stead 2:34:50

 

Paul, Alix and Dave finding the trig points

Trig Point trio Paul, Alix and Dave triangulating their way around Cannock Chase

 

 

 

 

On a bright, chilly Sunday morning I was happy to join Alix and Paul to tackle this tough course around 16 miles of Cannock Chase. The course was hilly, icy and muddy in parts, but the varied terrain and options on route choice kept the race interesting. A fun day out for all, finished off nicely with a cup of soup and some millionaire cake! :o) - Dave

Warwickshire County AA XC Champs - 8 January

Combined Senior and Master Ladies' race - 6Km

8 Rebecca Smith 25:48 2nd in Masters
18 Alix Critchley 27:03 13th in Seniors
62 Corinna O'Connor 34:08 26th in Masters

 

Combined Senior and Master Mens' race - 10Km

65 Howard Andersen 39:18 26th in Masters
84 Tony Hoy 40:21 37th in Masters
91 Paul Stead 41:19 50th in Seniors
95 Richard French 41:39 45th in Masters
105 Pete Fellows 42:18 54th in Masters
118 Dave Fawkner 44:00 54th in Seniors
132 Mark Baker 46:01 75th in Masters

Northbrook men finished as 9th Team
in the Men's Masters competition.

 

The official results are presented as Seniors and Masters categories as well as combined categories. The tables here show the combined positions, with the respective category postion in the final column. 

Godiva New Year 5 mile Road Race - 2 January

30 Howard Andersen   29:45 2nd M50
33 Richard Hodge   30:41  
38 Pete Fellows   31:10 1st M55
41 John Wilson   31:26  
44 Mike Wheeler   32:22  
48 Paul Stead   32:53  
58 Nigel Bassnett   34:25  
62 Lyn McDonald   34:41  
64 Craig McNaney   34:56 PB
70 Tony Hughes   35:16  
74 Sarah McNaney   35:40 1st F50 PB
76 Jack Langman   36:18 1st M65
87 Dave Cooper   38:25  
92 Corinna O'Connor   39:23  
104 Sean O'Connor   41:26 PB
110 Anne Hughes   42:25 1st F55
114 Mick Duggan   43:40  
134 Linda Richards   46:42  

Full results at Coventry Godvia Harriers website