Running Somewhere Else is doing very well in this year’s Gloucestershire AAA Road Race series.
For those who don’t know what this is, like our club championship, Gloucestershire runs its own championship of 12 races, best 8 races counting. There are prizes in each age group, for each gender, with the top runner in each race getting 10 points, 2nd 9, and so on. Details of the races and the link to the Gloucestershire AAA are under our championship section.
This year, 4 of our runners have been racing in the Gloucestershire AAA races, and are in the top 3 for their age groups.
Men’s Veteran 50 Age Group
Mark Manley is currently in 3rd place. He also picked up county championship medals, Bronze for the 5km and 1 mile event.
Ladies Veteran 35 Age Group
Elaine Chapman is currently in 3rd place. She also picked up a bronze medal in the 5km event.
Ladies Veteran 55 Age Group
Sandie Wood is currently in 2nd place, (only 2 points behind the leader!!). She is the County Champion in the 5km and the 1 mile event. Fantastic work Sandie.
Ladies Veteran 65 Age Group
Sharon Smith is storming her age group in 1st place. She is the county champion for the 5km and 1 mile event. Well done Sharon.
As you can see, some great results. There are 3 races left in the series, Angels 10km, which is the 10km county championship, Stroud Half Marathon, Tewekesbury 5 miler.
Out of interest, I looked at the results, and so far a lot of our runners have picked up points in AAA races throughout the series. There were some 7,8, and 9’s amongst there! Something for some of you to consider for next year!
Men – Tom Cooper, Dave Witnall, Graham Aitcheson, Gareth Roberts, Russell Young, Dave Daniels, Dave Whitlow, Vic Trykush, Paul Coates, and Ted Pitts all collected points in AAA races
Ladies – Nadine Brown, Cheri Edwards, Ellie Taylor, Becky Heal, Sarah Reynolds, Janet Daniels, Linzi Gregory, Emma Hine, Vanessa Poole, Kirsty Pitts, Amanda Tyler, Becca Wilson, Sarah Grey, and Cathy Steer all picked up AAA points throughout the series.