July 2015

 

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Featured events this month:

Adidas 24 Hour Thunder Run - 25-26 July

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.

Northbrook 5 A
Mixed team of 5
8th of 113 teams
28 laps in 22h 04m 15s

Leg   Time
1 Stu Lumsden 42:01
2 Amanda Deavy 44:04
3 Martin Winch 42:15
4 Scott Shepherd 42:21
5 Damien Dear 44:47
6 Stu Lumsden 41:51
7 Amanda Deavy 44:22
8 Martin Winch 43:17
9 Scott Shepherd 42:07
10 Damien Dear 53:05
11 Stu Lumsden 41:54
12 Amanda Deavy 44:35
13 Martin Winch 45:26
14 Scott Shepherd 44:19
15 Stu Lumsden 46:04
16 Amanda Deavy 50:31
17 Martin Winch 50:16
18 Scott Shepherd 50:12
19 Stu Lumsden 46:32
20 Amanda Deavy 50:41
21 Martin Winch 53:25
22 Scott Shepherd 52:47
23 Stu Lumsden 47:46
24 Amanda Deavy 51:13
25 Martin Winch 56:29
26 Scott Shepherd 53:24
27 Stu Lumsden 48:50
28 Amanda Deavy 49:41
    22:04:15

Northbrook 5 B
Mixed team of 5
76th of 113 teams
21 laps in 23h 54m 15s

Leg   Time
1 Tom Miller 0:55:45
2 Spencer Davies 0:53:41
3 Amy Burdis 0:54:49
4 Claudie Combelas 1:01:14
5 Peter Kirkhope 0:52:33
6 Spencer Davies 0:58:28
7 Amy Burdis 0:56:06
8 Claudie Combelas 0:59:19
9 Peter Kirkhope 0:52:55
10 Spencer Davies 0:57:45
11 Amy Burdis 0:57:25
12 Claudie Combelas 1:02:07
13 Peter Kirkhope 1:00:08
14 Spencer Davies 1:03:30
15 Amy Burdis 1:06:09
16 Claudie Combelas 1:03:44
17 Peter Kirkhope 1:04:28
18 Spencer Davies 1:10:42
19 Amy Burdis 1:01:28
20 Claudie Combelas 1:09:42
21 Amy Burdis 3:52:17
    23:54:15

 

Solo performance
Sarah Booker
24th 7 laps in 24:45:48

Northbrook Collective
Mixed team of 8
81st of 229 teams
25 laps in 24h 16m 12s

Leg   Time
1 Clare Rowntree 55:04
2 Joe Kelly 49:59
3 Sarah McNaney 54:19
4 Tony Hughes 52:47
5 Craig McNaney 50:49
6 Anne Hughes 67:46
7 Andrew Ralph 50:39
8 Brian Hewetson 55:00
9 Clare Rowntree 53:06
10 Joe Kelly 48:08
11 Sarah McNaney 54:29
12 Tony Hughes 60:16
13 Craig McNaney 56:58
14 Anne Hughes 80:43
15 Andrew Ralph 60:16
16 Brian Hewetson 65:52
17 Clare Rowntree 59:54
18 Joe Kelly 52:56
19 Sarah McNaney 59:30
20 Tony Hughes 58:19
21 Craig McNaney 53:17
22 Anne Hughes 80:54
23 Andrew Ralph 61:01
24 Brian Hewetson 64:45
25 Joe Kelly 49:25
    24:16:12

 

Northbrook Bees
Mixed team of 8
73rd of 229 teams
25 laps in 24h 06m 41s

Leg   Time
1 Joanne Stacey 1:06:16
2 Paul Robbins 0:50:33
3 Corinna O'Connor 1:02:59
4 Steve Turvey 0:46:13
5 Steve Handy 0:49:47
6 Kieran Prescott 0:59:47
7 Rich Cawley 1:00:18
8 Mark Dalton 0:56:34
9 Joanne Stacey 0:59:42
10 Paul Robbins 0:48:26
11 Corinna O'Connor 0:56:44
12 Steve Turvey 0:46:59
13 Steve Handy 0:55:24
14 Kieran Prescott 1:04:20
15 Mark Dalton 1:04:46
16 Joanne Stacey 1:05:32
17 Paul Robbins 0:51:28
18 Corinna O'Connor 1:08:59
19 Steve Turvey 0:49:24
20 Steve Turvey 1:09:32
21 Steve Handy 0:53:17
22 Kieran Prescott 1:06:37
23 Mark Dalton 0:59:08
24 Joanne Stacey 1:02:35
25 Paul Robbins 0:51:21
    24:06:41

Northbrook Aces
Mixed team of 8
92nd of 229 teams
25 laps in 24h 49m 53s

Leg   Time
1 Kate Jones 0:52:40
2 Liz Pharoah 0:59:24
3 Tony Mackness 0:49:25
4 Damian Pharoah 0:50:44
5 Chris Perkins 1:04:53
6 Linda Richards 1:05:15
7 Steve Galvin 0:53:58
8 Dave Cooper 0:58:29
9 Kate Jones 0:50:48
10 Liz Pharoah 0:59:28
11 Tony Mackness 0:52:47
12 Damian Pharoah 0:52:29
13 Chris Perkins 1:05:55
14 Linda Richards 1:07:46
15 Steve Galvin 1:02:56
16 Dave Cooper 1:07:53
17 Kate Jones 0:58:54
18 Liz Pharoah 1:03:42
19 Tony Mackness 0:53:37
20 Damian Pharoah 0:53:45
21 Chris Perkins 1:08:34
22 Linda Richards 1:08:20
23 Steve Galvin 0:54:28
24 Dave Cooper 1:14:34
25 Liz Pharoah 0:59:09
    24:49:53

 

 

 

Team captains Sarah, Amanda and Alan

Notts 5 Mile - 22 July

102 Lyn McDonald   34:41

Worcester 10k - 19 July

  Scott Shepherd   37:59 PB

The course started with a bottle neck which made it so tough to get a quick start. The course was nice, but the tiny cups of water were quite poor and I missed water on both occasions which would have been useful due to the heat. However was a well organised event with a nice medal at the finish.

Dorset Invader Trail Half-Marathon - 18 July

  Sarah Booker   1:53:00 5th lady

Race the Train - 15 July

1 Steve Turvey   50:44
2 Clive Horton   50:44
3 Joe Kelly   50:44
4 Jo Brown   50:44
5 Darron Handley   50:44
6 Lyn McDonald   51:44
7 Guy Bicknell   51:44
8 Tony Mackness   52:14
9 Steve Mason   52:15
10 Richard French   53:04
11 John   53:04
12 Tommy Demspey   55:27
13 Craig McNaney   56:16
14 Mark Parker   56:16
15 Mark Baker   56:16
16 Mark Dalton   56:16
17 Simon Davies   56:16
18 Sarah McNaney   56:16
19 Cath Fenn   56:16
20 Paul McGurk   56:16
21 Andrew Ralph   56:55
22 Steve Galvin   57:05
23 Roger Ladbury   57:31
24 Andy Houston   58:43
25 Kevin Coughlan   58:49
26 Spencer Davis   58:53
27 Martin Gavin   59:42
28 Clare Weir   59:56
29 Gavin Lambert   59:59
30 Rich Cawley   60:10
31 Jason Brannigan   60:53
32 Tara Lambert   60:59
33 Bob Adams   62:15
34 Helen Morris   62:15
35 Linda Richards   62:15
36 Clare Owen   62:15
37 Gemma Darby   62:15
38 Chris Perkins   62:30
39 Liz Pharoah   62:35
40 Helen Wyatt   62:35
41 Julie Liggett   66:00
42 Rachel Liggett   66:00
43 Jo Stacey   66:00
44 Steve Handy   66:25
45 Paul Robbins   66:25
46 Tony French   66:65
47 Laura Stewart   66:55
48 Helen Hodge   82:37
49 Corinna O'Connor   82:37

photo by Cath Fenn

After two damp days, a pleasant mid-summer evening greeted the 40 or so Northbrookers who took the 15 minute train ride from Tile Hill to Hampton in Arden for the annual Race the Train event. Leaving the station the group ambled along to the start in Marsh Lane where they met the ten others who had run from Tile Hill either on the road or along the course in reverse.

With a verbal "Go" from timekeeper Fraser to signal the start, the cohort set off down the lane, gradually picking up the pace until the first off-road section, where the planked boardwalk enforced more of a single file procession. From the start of the proper off-road section running became punctuated by stiles and kissing gates, and some tricky negotiation of the springy planks on the approach to Berkswell village.

Spurred into growth by recent warm, moist weather the lush undergrowth proved most adept at catching hold of runners' shoes and untying their laces, whilst the plentiful brambles, nettles and bountiful oilseed rape left their marks on not a few shins.

Having made it the finish by a more conventional but less interesting route, Fraser was there to count everyone in. Everyone, that is apart from two. After a respectable wait a scout was despatched to locate and bring home the lost souls who had decided to take an extended version of the route.

With everyone accounted for the posse retired to the Bell Inn for refreshment, where the attire attracted the curiosity of some of the locals, one of whom who was of state pension age and judging by his speech had probably been in the pub a while, claimed to be able still to run a marathon in 3˝ hours. It was suggested he might consider talking to Mark about membership - RL

Northbrook 10k - 12 July

25 Stuart Lumsden   37:37  
33 Scott Shepherd   38:33  
39 Amanda Deavy   38:46  
69 Steven Turvey   40:47  
92 Mark Baker   42:19  
98 Mike Wheeler   42:39  
114 Damian Pharoah   43:14  
116 Tommy Dempsey   43:18  
120 Terry Moynihan   43:28  
132 Tony Hughes   44:20  
133 Spencer Davies   44:21  
150 Paul Robbins   45:05  
154 Kate Jones   45:09  
155 Clare Rowntree   45:10  
156 Tony Forde   45:11  
162 Rachel Meredith   45:33  
173 Nick Sadler   46:00  
182 Darron Handley   46:16  
197 Mike Duggan   47:04  
201 Peter Kirkhope   47:12  
226 Charles Jones   48:13  
233 Adrian Powell   48:31  
280 Martin Gavin   51:10  
283 Helen Wyatt   51:22  
298 Jack Langman   52:09  
322 Sarah Sale   53:36  
352 Julie Cozens   55:22  
353 Laura Nye   55:24  
361 Linda Richards   55:53 PB
386 Christopher Perkins   58:08  
441 Helen Hodge   62:41  

Rugby Half-Marathon 12 July

  Sarah McNaney   1:39:18 PB, 1st FV55
  Craig McNaney   1:45:13 1st MV55
  Rachel Liggett   2:07:15 PB
  Simon Sweeney   2:10:41  
  Julie Liggett   2:14:01  
  Tracy Morgan   2:35:17  

As Rugby is my home town, I felt compelled to support their first ever half-marathon and I'm pleased I did as I managed to get a PB by nearly a minute - not a bad achievement on a very hilly course!
For those who have raced at other events in Rugby, the course, or parts of it, would be familiar as, although it starts and finishes in the town, it manages to go out towards Barby and up Cart Hill at about the 6 miles stage.  It then carries on going in an upward direction until you leave Barby and head towards Hillmorton (and another big hill!).  These roads are included in the infamous Rugby 10 so I knew what to expect, but even so they still deliver a shock to the calf muscles! 
There was a couple of sneaky loops added to ensure we all did the correct distance but, apart from that, it was a good morning out.
Well marshalled, well supported, excellent organisation, and plenty of water/energy drink stops.  Oh, and huge piles of biscuits and chocolates at the finishing line.
Good solid runs by all the Northbrookers - special mention to Tracy who suffered a hamstring injury at the 9 miles stage but still finished with a smile on her face - Sarah

Cotswold 226 Iron Distance Triathlon - 12 July

Tony Bowe

  swim   1:02:55
  cycle   6:02:20
  run   4:05:42
      11:20:11

Sinister 7 Ultra - 11 July

  Amy Burdis   29:45:13

My excuse for not marshalling at the Northbrook 10K this year was vengeance.  I had to return to Canada to try to complete the 100 mile race that last year was my first ever DNF.
Over the 100 miles it has 5687m of elevation, several river crossings, bog, all sorts of treacherous terrain, and this year thanks to some heavy rain and hail, extra mud.  It's also stunningly beautiful, friendly and wonderful.
I was reunited with several friends from last year, and supported by my friend Steve. Everything went so much better this time.  I still ended up in lots of pain, but it was worth it to get to the finish line before the 30 hour cut off and receive my finisher's medal and bottle of wine.
I was joint last finisher in 29:45:13, 12th solo female out of 31 starters.

Sphinx Relays - 9 July

Northbrook AC Ladies '1'
2nd, total time: 17:02

  Jo Brown    
  Lyn McDonald    
  Jill Pittard    

Northbrook AC Ladies '2'
3rd, total time: 18:18

  Clare Rowntree    
  Amanda Deavy    
  Kate Jones    

Northbrook AC Mixed '1'
1st, total time: 20:30

  Amanda Deavy    
  Mike    
  Stuart Lumsden    
  Scott Shepherd    

Northbrook AC Mixed '2'
4th, total time: 24:41

  Sarah Sale    
  Damian Pharoah    
  Tommy Dempsey    
  Jo Brown    

Northbrook AC Mixed '3'
14th, total time: 26:17

  Liz Pharoah    
  Steve Handy    
  Martin Gavin    
  Dave Cooper    

 

Northbrook AC Men '1'
1st, total time: 20:41

  Martin Winch    
  Steve Turvey    
  Tony Forde    
  Stu Lumsden    

Northbrook AC Men '2'
4th, total time: 23:06

  Darron Handley    
  Nick Sadler    
  Paul Robbins    
  Spencer Davies    

3 x 1mile for the ladies' teams
4 x 1 mile for the men's and mixed teams

 

Northbrook had a great night at the Sphinx AC 1 mile race, taking 7 teams and winning the Men's and the Mixed, and taking 2nd and 3rd places in Ladies' race.
Great team spirit and lots of fun on the night - Amanda

 

 

 

 

Seven@Severn - 7 July

28 Lyn McDonald   30:28
29 Jull Pittard   30:40
30 Spencer Davies   31:03
40 Charles Jones   32:54

A 7Km race at Draycote Water

Edgehill Half-Marathon - 5 July

64 Spencer Davies   1:45:57

Enigma Summer Festival Marathon - 4 July

  Tony Bowe   3:53:21

Ryton Pools 5 Mile - 2 July

13 Stuart Lumsden   29:51  
25 Scott Shepherd   31:06  
37 Steve Turvey   32:10  
41 Mike Wheeler   32:20  
59 Steve Mason   33:41  
63 Pete Fellows   33:53  
70 Darron Handley   34:17  
71 Simon Jones   34:18  
72 Damian Pharoah   34:19 PB
87 Peter Kirkhope   34:52  
91 Tommy Dempsey   35:04  
92 Sarah McNaney   35:05 PB, 1st FV55
95 Spencer Davies   35:17 PB
99 Paul Robbins   35:37  
103 Tony Mackness   35:59  
116 Richard Hands   36:57  
117 Kevin Coughlan   37:11  
122 Clare Rowntree   37:20  
139 Adrian Powell   38:30  
142 Rich Cawley   38:36  
169 Brian Hewetson   39:50  
171 Helen Wyatt   40:02  
188 Andrew Houston   41:50  
211 Julie Cozens   44:32  
213 Laura Nye   45:18  
232 Julie French   49:43  
238 Tony French   55:50