Marrakech Marathon
This week we are celebrating the winners of our club awards, but one club member was missing, with a very good excuse, as Phil Southworth was racing the Marrakech Marathon!
More than 14,000 runners from all over the world headed to Morocco for the event, a race famed for its beautiful scenery – think alleys of palm trees! The single lap course follows the flat road through the city, to the side of the city’s 12th-century ramparts and through the Menara gardens.
Congratulations to Phil who completed the course in a brilliant time of 4:19:49!
There were more hills than I was expecting, and it was difficult to decide what to wear as it started in 4C, and ended in 12C!
Phil Southworth
parkruns
Wotton parkrun
- Linda Edwards – 31:41
Cirencester parkrun
- Dylan Boreham – 22:04
- Ben Chapman – 23:56
- Daniel Drayton – 24:03
- Andy Sworn – 27:08
- Elaine Chapman – 29:23
- Carol Sworn – 29:24
- Maria Yates – 29:28
- Sylvia Warman – 35:13
Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun
- Darren Jenner – 23:54
- Felicity Crotty – 32:14
RSE Awards Evening!
After a year of racing, cheering and support, it was time to celebrate at the annual RSE awards evening. The club crowned the winners of the RSE race championship in short stuff, endurance and overall specialisms, as well as announced the winners of the Most Improved and Rochelle Ravenscroft Runner’s Runner awards! It was a fantastic evening hosted at club HQ, Somewhere Else, with food from Asha’s Kitchen and a draw to raise money for the club charity, Cirencester Opportunity group (well done for winning the draw, Maria!).
A huge thank you to Nadine Brown and Tracey Pitts, who organised the celebrations and awards, Sarah Page for organising the charity draw, David Witnall, Elaine Chapman and Kevin Joynes-Creed for presenting, and to Pauline Tilbury, whose speech perfectly summed up the amazing achievements of the club in a surprisingly busy running year! Thank you also to Somewhere Else (and Sampo!) for the fantastic food and allowing us to (once again) take over the bar.
Here are your 2022 winners:
- Most Improved – Alan Powderhill
- Rochelle Ravenscroft Runner’s Runner Award – Caroline Joynes-Creed
Endurance Men’s
- 1st – David Witnall
- 2nd – Mark Garrett
- 3rd – Phil Southworth
Endurance Women’s
- 1st – Elaine Chapman
- 2nd – Ellie Witnall
- 3rd – Sarah Page
Short Stuff Women’s
- 1st – Nia Glover
- 2nd – Ellie Witnall
- 3rd – Elaine Chapman
Short Stuff Men’s
- 1st – Mark Garrett
- 2nd – David Witnall
- 3rd – Phil Southworth
Overall Men’s Championship
- 1st – David Witnall
- 2nd – Mark Garrett
- 3rd – Phil Southworth
Overall Women’s Championship
- 1st – Ellie Witnall
- 2nd – Elaine Chapman
Save the Date!
Dates to add to your diary:
- Sunday 11th June 2023: Fairford 10k
