July 2011

 

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Featured events this month:

3rd Adidas Thunder Run - 30 to 31 July

4th placed male team of 5
193 miles

Leg     Time
1 Mark Baker   00:46:08
2 Dave Halford   00:44:21
3 Dave Fawkner   00:44:40
4 Steve Bottomley   00:42:47
5 John Wilson   00:42:10
6 Mark Baker   00:47:07
7 Dave Halford   00:45:47
8 Dave Fawkner   00:45:01
9 Steve Bottomley   00:42:34
10 John Wilson   00:42:13
11 Mark Baker   00:48:21
12 Dave Halford   00:47:33
13 Dave Fawkner   00:46:16
14 Steve Bottomley   00:43:19
15 John Wilson   00:45:11
16 Mark Baker   00:54:04
17 Dave Halford   00:55:31
18 Dave Fawkner   00:54:52
19 Steve Bottomley   00:45:13
20 John Wilson   00:46:25
21 Mark Baker   00:54:35
22 Dave Halford   00:51:58
23 Dave Fawkner   00:48:38
24 Steve Bottomley   00:44:08
25 John Wilson   00:45:44
26 Mark Baker   00:47:04
27 Dave Halford   00:49:27
28 Steve Bottomley   00:45:13
29 Dave Fawkner   00:46:49
30 John Wilson   00:50:42
31 Steve Bottomley   00:47:56
      24:21:47

81st placed mixed team of 8
156 miles

Leg     Time
1 Tony Hughes   00:51:02
2 Cath Fenn   00:50:16
3 Sarah McNaney   00:50:49
4 Linda Richards   01:05:48
5 Craig McNaney   00:49:07
6 Corinna O'Connor   00:59:52
7 Anne Hughes   00:59:10
8 Sean O'Connor   01:02:20
9 Tony Hughes   00:50:20
10 Cath Fenn   00:50:46
11 Sarah McNaney   00:55:51
12 Linda Richards   01:08:36
13 Craig McNaney   00:55:41
14 Corinna O'Connor   01:00:21
15 Anne Hughes   01:09:10
16 Sean O'Connor   01:09:03
17 Tony Hughes   00:56:51
18 Cath Fenn   00:54:55
19 Sarah McNaney   00:56:10
20 Linda Richards   01:08:43
21 Craig McNaney   00:50:53
22 Corinna O'Connor   01:02:55
23 Anne Hughes   01:00:02
24 Sean O'Connor   01:06:13
25 Tony Hughes   00:54:00
      24:18:54

 

 

The Thunder Run is an endurance event with runners competing either solo, in pairs or in teams of five or eight to cover as much distance as they can in 24 hours. It's run as a relay around a 10k course, off road with plenty of technical bits - running through woods, up and down hills, through fields.

The course, the organisation, the campsite, the scenery, the facilities, the marshalls, were second to none. From the perspective of a soloist, it was a fabulous event. The atmosphere was like nothing I have ever experienced in a running event. This was a mix between a running race and Glastonbury (without the bands). The encouragement from both participants and supporters defied belief - "Come on number 75". A great sense of friendliness, camaraderie and fellowship pervaded. The feeling of sharing in a common challenge bound us together in brotherly and harmonious action. Will I do it again? The quads say no, but I think the head will overrule them - Tony Bowe

Solo performances:

Paul Stead - 100 miles

Leg   Time
1   01:08:49
2   01:16:21
3   01:23:57
4   01:28:46
5   01:28:35
6   01:49:31
7   01:50:38
8   01:57:51
9   02:08:49
10   02:00:26
11   01:17:29
12   01:23:51
13   01:25:28
14   01:33:51
15   01:30:56
16   01:22:49
    25:08:07

Tony Bowe 60 miles

Leg   Time
1   01:12:26
2   01:13:41
3   01:15:53
4   01:15:56
5   02:29:04
6   01:37:09
7   02:58:09
8   01:53:35
9   06:28:34
10   02:17:19
    22:41:46

Alix Critchley - 62 miles

Leg   Time
1   01:08:48
2   01:16:15
3   01:24:04
4   01:28:46
5   01:28:34
6   01:49:31
7   01:50:38
8   01:57:52
9   02:08:48
10   02:00:26
    16:33:42

 

The Good, Bad & Ugly Relay - 27 July

1 Paul Lawlor 21:43   Kevin Coughlan 23:18   Richard French 20:08 69:092
2 Ashley Miles 17:34   Janine Miles 29:38   Mitch Timms 21:18 69:301
3 Dave Cooper 23:11   Jo Moyse 26:09   Tony Mackness 20:45 70:05
4 Leanne Trerise 23:18   Joe Kelly 21:16   Mike Wheeler 19:19 70:533
5 Helen Morris 26:01   Steve Mason 21:40   Alan Beeby 23:23 71:04
6 Roger Ladbury 25:53   Rebecca McLeod 24:15   Tony Hughes 21:20 71:28
7 Fraser Barrett 28:22   Andrew Ralph 21:05   Lyn McDonald 22:09 71:36
8 Lucy Smith 21:30   Mallory English 20:49   Bernard Blundell 22:20 71:393
9 Rob Pool 23:48   John Ralph 25:22   Cath Fenn 22:38 71:48
10 Tony Granycombe 25:18   Gemma Nash 26:16   Clive Horton 20:23 71:57
11 Tony Williams 22:27   Steve Bottomley 19:42   Dave Fawkner 21:26 72:354
12 Linda Richards 29:14   Andy Miles 23:37   Pete Fellows 20:22 73:13
13 Anne Hughes 26:22   Craig Robinson 22:25   Andrew Pitt 24:39 73:26
14 Allan Walsh 23:02   Sean O'Connor 27:33   Lucinda Wilson 24:08 74:43
15 Jason Nicholson 20:10   Sharon Thompson 26:43   Tony French 30:53 77:46

1 includes 1 min handicap
2 includes 4 min handicap
3 includes 7 min handicap
4 includes 9 min handicap

Mark Baker had his work cut out to organise the runners assembled on the green into 15 mixed-ability teams, each team made up of 3 people of different standards based on recent handicap times. Team members themselves decided their running order. The start and finish point was the junction of Hawkes Mill Lane and Browns Lane, and the route took in the long drag up Wall Hill Road, a left turn into Bridle Brook Lane, a left into Hawkesmill Lane followed by the steepish uphill climb, and ending with a fastish downhill to the finish.

Guests from Sphinx repaid the invitation by taking the second prize, but a good anchor leg run by Paul Lawlor making a welcome return to club night helped clinch the top prize, assisted by Kevin Coughlan and a superb last leg run by Richard French.

Prizes were bottles of wine for the winning team, and chocolates for the first and second runners-up.

Good, Bad & Ugly winners Good, Bad & Ugly Relay 2011 winners
l-r Kevin Coughlan, Richard French and Paul Lawlor
Good, Bad & Ugly winnersGood, Bad & Ugly Relay 2011 1st runners-up
l-r Janine Miles, Ashley Miles and Mitch Timms
Good, Bad & Ugly winners Good, Bad & Ugly Relay 2011 2nd runners-up
l-r Jo Moyse, Dave Cooper and Tony Mackness

 

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Outlaw Triathlon

Iron distance triathlon - swim 2.4miles, cycle 112 miles, run 26.2 miles

Corinna O'Connor

  swim   1:21:30
  T1   9:35
  cycle   7:16:00
  T2   7:11
  run   4:29:56
      13:24:14

Trentham 10 mile - 17 July

41 Mark Baker   67:30

Rowheath 5k - 14 July

21 Richard Hodge   17:54
31 John Wilson   18:27
50 Pete Fellows   19:22
82 Tony Hughes   21:02
92 Craig McNaney   21:31
98 Sarah McNaney   21:45
99 Lyn McDonald   21:48
127 Dave Cooper   23:48
152 Anne Hughes   26:14

Northbrook Race the Train - 13 July

  Alix Critchley   45:22
  Clive Horton   45:31
  Andy Ralph   46:09
  Pete Fellows   46:25
  Paul Stead   46:26
  Richard French   46:31
  Tony Mackness   46:54
  Cath Fenn   51:43
  Craig McNaney   51:43
  Kevin Coughlan   52:01
  Sarah McNaney   52:05
  Steve Mason   52:31
  Mark Baker   53:27
  Roger Ladbury   53:37
  Corinna O'Connor   59:09
  Kerry Whitehouse   59:37
  Gemma Nash   59:45
  Helen Morris   59:46
  Anne Hughes   59:56
  Tony Hughes   60:13
  Mal Boileau   60:16
  Abbe Humphries   60:56
  John Ralph   60:57
  Fraser Barrett   63:09
  Tony French   67:05
  Kevin Viner   71:03
  Mark Dalton   71:13
  Tony Granycombe   71:25

With a map and route directions on the web site and handed out before the event you might think that experienced club runners would have no difficulty in following signed local footpaths. Once again Northbrook AC members have proved that they are no ordinary club runners.

The leading posse of seven broke away early and successfuly navigated their way as a group to Duggins Lane where it then turned into an every man/woman for him/herself race to the finish. It was a similar story with the follow-up group led home by Cath and Craig.

Things got a bit ugly though further back when a few decided to try some deviations from the official route and, despite the best efforts of cycling Andy Kelshall to marshal them back on track, they did manage to add some significant distances to the overall route.

Under the circumstances the official distance of just under 10k and the recorded times are both somewhat academic.

Allesley Festival 5k - 10 July

5 Trevor Knight   19:36
12 Nigel Bassnett   21:44
13 Tony Forde   21:48
14 Cath Fenn   21:50

Milton Keynes 10k - East Midlands Grand Prix Race 8 - 5 July

Pos   Cat   Time M/F Cat Pos  
75 Mark Baker M45   39:37 71 9  
171 Lyn McDonald F35   44:15 18 5  
198 Charles Jones M55   45:10 173 13  
240 Dave Cooper M40   47:08 204 41 PB

 

EMGP Series Positions after Race 8

Pos   Cat   Silvstne Rugby Bedford Corby Banbury Harbrgh Weedon MK
4 Lyn McDonald F35   8   4   6 3   5
7 Charles Jones M55   18 9 5 10   9 9 13
29 Dave Cooper M40   70 33 34 35 42 35   41

Full results at www.mcs.open.ac.uk/mkac/the_emgp

Stratford Summer 6 - 2 July

10 Richard Hodge   35:22
21 John Wilson   37:21
30 Pete Fellows   37:56
65 Tony Hughes   42:11
103 Mark Dalton   47:30
112 Kevin Coughlan   48:16
131 Anne Hughes   50:37

Nice little race and a chance to pick up some useful WRRL points with my current run of good form. Lovely summer's evening and a fairly flat race, apart from the nasty little hill just on the 5 mile marker - Richard