Woodchester Park
Hosted by Stroud & District AC, this challenging and hilly course follows along the woodland tracks through Woodchester Park for approximately 8 miles. The Woodchester Park run makes up one of three races in the Roger Briers Race Series, the other 2 including the Stroud Beer race and Standish Woodland Chase – the prize medals for each course interlock!
Well done to Anne Gardiner, Anna Field and Jessica James for completing the course in fantastic times!
- Jessica James – 1:28:28
- Anne Gardiner – 1:30:46
- Anna Field – 1:30:46
Bedford Running Festival 20
The Bedford Running festival is more than one running event, with options for mile, 5k, 10k, half marathon and 20 mile races. The race village brings out the festival vibe, with music, food and drink, wellbeing areas, fun fair and even an outdoor cinema.
Running for RSE was Sharon Smith, who completed the 20 mile course in a brilliant time of 2:46:22!
Great North Run
The famous Great North run attracted over 60,000 runners this year, following Sir Mo Farah as he completed his last run on the course. The half marathon run is famous for its unbeatable atmosphere, on route entertainment and fly bys from the Red Arrows, making it an event on many people’s bucket lists.
A huge well done to Linda Edwards who finished the race in an (unofficial) time of 2:29 and Paul Robertson who finished in 1:56:27!
Chedworth Roman trail
The Chedworth Roman Trail was the next race in the RSE club championship, and although previous runners joked about its hilly course, the hills were the last thing on everyone’s minds after the unexpected events that unfolded! The course follows a 10 mile undulating lap of scenic Cotswold countryside through Stowell Park, the Coln Valley, and close to the famous Chedworth Roman Villa. The already challenging race became even harder as runners navigated around a hornets nest (many getting stung in the process!) and torrential rain caught runners by surprise!
Well done to our club runners for persevering!
- Mark Garrett – 1:24:11
- Ollie Hazel – 1:24:56
- Elliot Gardiner – 1:37:01
- Daniel Drayton – 1:38:06
- Paul Beaumont – 1:38:59
- Alan Powderhill – 1:41:03
- Robert Baker – 1:55:19
- Fran Penny – 1:57:20
- Kirsty Pitts – 1:57:19
- Nadine Brown – 1:57:20
- Zoe Markham-Lee – 2:14:44
- Sharon Smith – 2:17:49
- Elaine Chapman – 2:17:50
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Tamar Trails parkrun
- Darren Jenner – 26:03
- Felicity Crotty – 35:10
Lydiard parkrun
- Anne-Marie Davies – 29:48
Cheltenham parkrun
- Phil Southworth – 23:31
Osterley parkrun
- Steve Sandercock – 23:24
Cirencester parkrun
- Jon Campbell – 21:34
- Daniel Drayton – 22:32
- Paul Billinghurst – 23:28
- Phil Newman – 24:43
- Liz Hulcup – 26:04
- Sue Navin – 27:09
- Ellie Witnall – 27:47
- Nadine Brown – 27:59
- Vicki Mason – 28:56
- Maria Yates – 30:52
Seven Fields parkrun
- Annie Burbridge – 29:37
University Parks parkrun
- Taryn Hancock – 29:57
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Gateshead parkrun
- Paul Robertson – 25:20
Cirencester parkrun
- Jon Campbell – 21:51
- Daniel Drayton – 23:41
- Steve Sandercock – 23:58
- Phil Newman – 24:19
- Robert Baker – 26:09
- William Cobbett – 26:48
- Maria Yates – 34:52
Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun
- Darren Jenner – 23:45
- Felicity Crotty – 31:08
Wolford parkrun
- Liz Hulcup – 29:12
Save the Date!
- 16th September – Social at Porters Bar, Cirencester – 8:30pm
- RSE’s Martin Page will be playing with his band Loaded Dice!
- 17th September – Angels 10k (RSE Championship race)
- 1st October – Run Upcote 5 mile race (RSE Championship race)
- 29th October – Stroud Half Marathon (RSE Championship race)
The next RSE club report will be Mon 25th/Tues 26th September
If you would like a run or race included in the club report, don’t forget to fill in the form below by Sunday 5pm.