November 2013

 

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Featured events this month:

Coombe 8 Multi-Terrain - 24 November

12 John Wilson   0:53:39
57 Tom Miller   1:00:41
61 Paul McGurk   1:01:02
123 Jack Langman   1:07:54
133 Claudie Combelas   1:08:40
137 Brian Hewetson   1:09:04
146 Cath Fenn   1:09:48
147 Liz Pharoah   1:09:48
148 Sarah McNaney   1:09:58
154 Clare Rowntree   1:10:35
156 Robert Dimbleby   1:10:42
206 Fraser Barrett   1:16:47
209 Martin Gavin   1:17:04
210 Anthony O'Shea   1:17:04
211 Paul Regan   1:17:04
242 Linda Richards   1:24:05
245 Tony French   1:24:15
265 Clare Weston   1:32:16
268 Lee Hill   1:32:32

Clowne Half-Marathon - 24 November

88 Tony Forde   1:33:46 PB

Tempo Winter Series - Race 2 - 24 November

  Spencer Davies   50:21

Race two in the Tempo Winter Series took place in near perfect conditions for running - calm, still and cool.

Enigma Track Marathon - 23 November

  Tony Bowe   4:11:58

Coventry 10k - 17 November

  Spencer Davies   45:09
  Simon Jones   46:07
  Alex McBain   48:10
  Richard Wise   48:11

Autumn Shakespeare Raceway Half-Marathon - 16 November

50 Lyn McDonald   1:32:09 PB

Autumn Shakespeare Raceway 10k - 16 November

34 Tommy Dempsey   42:56
65 Richard Hands   46:01
  Angela Hands   63:03

Dirt Half - 16 November

  Sarah McNaney   1:54:10
  Craig McNaney   1:54:10
  Chris Jones   2:07:23
  Linda Richards   2:18:42

 

 

 

 

We entered this race a while back on a whim to see what it would be like to run a half marathon distance but on trails and I can honestly say we loved it!.  We guessed it would be something like 2 laps of the Thunder Run back to back and it was. The start was the other side of Milton Keynes in the sunny resort of Leighton Buzzard and was very well organised with plenty of marshals around to supervise and guide us round.  The first 6 miles lulled us into a false sense of security as it appeared to be relatively mud-free and flat. However, this soon changed as we turned off the canal towpath and immediately had approximately one mile of very steep uphill through thick gloopy mud.  I was very glad to see a water station at the top of the climb before we headed off into the fantastic woods. This part of the run slowed us down a lot as there were tree roots and mud to contend with but it didn't dent our spirits, we carried on with smiles on our faces chatting away!.
The finish seemed to come round very quickly. After a very flat final couple of miles we turned the corner to see the 'finish' banner ahead.
The only downside to the race was the lack of shower facilities at the end. Yes, you could have a shower if you wanted, providing you paid the leisure centre the princely sum of £3.40. Baby wipes and flannels it was before heading off to the local pub for a well deserved drink and something to eat.
Would I recommend this as one to do - yes definitely :-) - Sarah

Seagrave Wolds Challenge - 9 November

138 Claudie Combelas   2:28:01
275 Brian Hewetson   3:16:01

Brian Hewetson and I ran this cross-country race at the weekend. There were 535 runners and 527 finishers over the 15.6 mile run. It’s a great route which includes hills, muddy fields, tracks, canal and river towpaths in the Leicestershire countryside between Leicester and Loughborough. It’s a walkers' and runners' challenge which means several stops with hot and cold drinks, cakes, flapjacks, sandwiches and jelly babies. and there's hot soup and custard and crumble at the finish. we chatted to a couple of Sphinx runners, but there didn't appear to be any other Coventry participants around. It’s a cheap one to enter too. Highly recommended - Claudie

Details on the Seagrave Challenge website

Enigma Fireworks Marathon - 9 November

  Tony Bowe   4:23:10

Birmingham Cross-Country League Race 1 at Newbold Comyn, Leamington Spa - 9 November

Ladies' Team 26th, 417 points

100 Lyn McDonald   34:19
157 Liz Pharoah   37:48
160 Claire Rowntree   38:02
224 Linda Richards   42:06

Full results on Bham League web site

 

Men's 'A' Team 13th, 518 points
Men's 'B' Team 8th, 833 points

57 Martin Winch   43:18
60 Mick O'Shea   43:34
71 John Wilson   43:54
100 Stuart Lumsden   45:05
107 Richard French   43:35
123 Steve Turvey   46:32
130 Steve Flanagan   46:39
132 Paul Stead   46:42
135 Rob Barry   46:47
152 Richard Hodge   47:27
160 Pete Fellows   47:51
174 Mark Baker   48:53
177 Steve Mason   49:00
178 Jonathan Seed   49:00
191 James Joyce   50:01
197 Peter Kirkhope   50:18
222 Tommy Demspey   51:56
226 Paul McGurk   52:21
237 Spencer Davies   53:14
253 Craig McNaney   54:33
260 Eddie Simmonds   56:06
263 Simon Davies   56:38
275 Kevin Coughlan   58:30
285 Jack Langman   61:09
287 Kieran   61:19
291 Fraser Barrett   63:31

Full results on Bham League web site

 

I’m still on a high!

I’ve had some amazing experiences with Northbrook over the years, including promotion last year from Division 3 to Division 2 but for some reason Saturday at Newbold Comyn, for me, epitomised what Northbrook as a club is all about. The day started with a great Women’s League race, with Lyn, Liz, Claire & Linda making up a strong ladies team finishing 26th on the day, above our local rivals Massey Ferguson and Sphinx AC. A great result which I’m sure will encourage more of our ladies to turn out at the next race at Burbage Common in Nuneaton in December.

The men's race was the usual chaotic 750+ runners squeezing their way around the tight Newbold Course. A slight change in course removed some of the bottlenecks but still made it difficult to overtake early on if a good start hadn’t been made. Steve Flanagan made the early running (yes, Steve Flanagan) although it does appear that the early exuberance cost Steve dearly a little later on. Still, there is talent there and I’m sure it won’t be long before Steve is up there at the end too. The course was a long one (6.75 miles), including the climbing of Kilimanjaro three times, a ditch the size and depth of the English Channel and some tough underfoot conditions elsewhere. Overall therefore a PERFECT cross country course. Martin Winch and I made some early running, but were soon caught by the ever present Mick O’Shea after the first lap. My birthday celebrations cost me some time on the second lap but this didn’t stop Martin and Mick from battling it out for that first counter prize. Martin finished the strongest, pulling out a 15 second lead in the last lap to claim the victory, a first for a number of seasons to have a new name at the head of the field for Northbrook. A great sight.

The rest of us came back in droves (I counted them out, and counted them back in). The grin on Steve Flanagan’s face at the end of the race painted the whole picture. This was a great day. It was an emotional day for Rich Hodge, who this time last year was having back surgery, and just 12 months later staking a claim for a first team counter. Also fantastic to see James Joyce back from injury and Stu Lumsden in his first XC race for the club. A special thanks also has to go to the supporters, some of who (Corinna & Sarah) managed to get muddier than the runners, but shared the same grin as the runners at the end.

Overall it was a great result for Northbrook Men in our first season back in Division 2. The higher standard certainly showed, with our first three counters in the first 71 places would have been top 15 last season. Just goes to show how much we are going to rely on every runner to give their all. Rich said it all in his Facebook post mentioning that our B team took points from the Sphinx A team, showing just how important it is to get as many runners out as possible, it is impossible to have too many.

Northbrook ‘A’ sit in 13th place after Race 1, 3 places and 200 points above the relegation places. We are just 10 points behind local rivals Massey Ferguson, and 190 in front of Sphinx who unfortunately occupy one of the relegation places at the moment. Our ‘B’ team also did extremely well, coming 8th on the day, smack bang in the middle of the table - John

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile - 3 November

  Lyn McDonald   34:35
  Richard Hands   35:54
  Spencer Davies   36:49
  Tony Mackness   37:02
  Linda Richards   45:34
  Angela Hands   51:26

First race in the 2013/14 series. Great to have 6 Northbrook vests out on a windy course but with lots of support - Linda

Warwick Relays - 2 November

Northbrook Ladies 'A' Team - 3rd position
total time 41:52

  Alix Almond   13:31 leg 1
  Lyn McDonald   15:57 leg 2
  Cath Fenn   14:25 leg 3

Northbrook Ladies 'B' Team - 12th position
total time 52:43

  Clare Weir   15:52 leg 1
  Linda Richards   19:03 leg 2
  Claudie Combelas   17:48 leg 3

Northbrook Men's 'A' Team 10th position
total time: 50:30

  Steve Turvey   12:20 leg 1
  Mick O'Shea   12:04 leg 2
  Richard Hodge   12:48 leg 3
  Rob Barry   13:18 leg 4

Northbrook Men's 'B' Team 18th position
total time: 55:37

  Spencer Davies   14:19 leg 1
  Steve Flanagan   12:48 leg 2
  Damian Pharoah   13:43 leg 3
  Mick O'Shea   14:47 leg 4

Northbrook Mixed Team 4th position
total time: 65:02

  Aimee Morse   16:46 leg 1
  Rob Barry   15:40 leg 2
  Tony Hughes   16:43 leg 3
  Alix Almond   15:53 leg 4

COD RC Double Marathon - 2 November

Tony Bowe

9am Pumpkin Marathon   5:12:59
4pm Spooky Halloween Marathon   6:15:09