Author Archives: Elaine Chapman

Hi all,

Thursday 24th May saw the 3rd race in the Short Stuff Specialist Championship 2018, the Fountain 5 mile race. It was a brand new race to Running Somewhere Else, a tough, hilly trail run in the Forest of Dean. Another great turn out saw 6 Men, and 11 Ladies racing for Championship points.

Men’s Competition

Another good run from Dave Witnall saw him collect the 10 points, with Mark Manley close behind to pick up the 9 points as second man in. Steve Phelps ran well to collect 8 points.  Well done to Martin Sherriff and Richard Marshall who both collected their first championships points of the year. How has this affected the top 3 of the short stuff specialist championship? The top 3 remains the same, although have moved around. In Tom’s absence, Dave and Mark have moved into 1st and second place, but there are still 5 more races to go, it could all change. It also looks like Ben Chapman and Steve Phelps might have a good battle for 4th place, both are on 14 points.

1. David Witnall 29 points
2. Mark Manley 25 points
3. Tom Cooper 19 points
4. Ben Chapman and Steve Phelps 14 points

Ladies Competition

All change again in the top 6, showing how close all our ladies are and how well everyone is running! Elaine Chapman was first lady in collecting the 10 points, with Sharon Smith in second collecting the 9 points. A very close race between Nadine and Ellie saw Nadine just pip Ellie to the 8 points. Well done to Jess Osborne collecting her first points for the year. How has this race affected the top 3 of the Short Stuff Specialist Championship? Elaine maintains her lead, but Nadine and Ellie are not far behind, it’s still early days, and with Sharon, Theresa and Cheri all close as well, it looks like it’s going to be a great competition!

1. Elaine Chapman 30 points
2. Nadine Brown 25 points
3. Ellie Taylor 23 points
4. Sharon Smith and Teresa Hazelwood 20 points
5. Cheri Edwards 17 points.

Fantastic running all, it is great to see so many of you competing in the club championship races. The next race in the Short Stuff Specialist Championship is on our doorstep this time, the Cirencester Summer Sizzler on the 13th June.

Happy Running,

Elaine, Club Captain.

Hi all,

Sunday 29th April saw round 2 of the Short Stuff specialist championship, the David McNamee 10km in Temple Guiting. A great turnout of 8 men and 10 women completed this lovely 10km.

Men’s Championship

Another close battle for the 10 points, this time David Witnall took the honours, with Tom Cooper picking up 9. Mark Manley was the third man home to collect the 8 points. Here are the standings after Round 2:

1. Tom Cooper 19 points
1. Dave Witnall 19 points
3. Mark Manley 16 points

Ladies Championship

Another close race with the top 6 ladies all finishing within 2 mins of each other. First lady in collecting the 10 points was Elaine Chapman, a close battle between 2nd and 3rd saw Ellie Taylor pick up the 9 points and Nadine Brown the 8. Current standings as follows:

1. Elaine Chapman 20 points
2. Nadine Brown 17 points
3. Ellie Taylor 16 points

Gloucestershire AAA

As well as a Club Championship race, the David Mcnamee 10km was a race in the Gloucestershire AAA Championships. Several club members picked up AAA championship points, putting them in the top 5 in their age groups! Here is a summary of club members featuring in the top 5 in each age group:

Men Vet 45 – Russell Young 5th place

Men Vet 50 – Mark Manley 3rd place

Ladies Open – Nadine Brown 4th place

Ladies Vet 35 – Elaine Chapman 1st place

Ladies Vet 45 – Amanda Tyler 4th place

Ladies Vet 55 – Sandie Wood 2nd place

Ladies Vet 65 – Sharon Smith 1st place

Fantastic, what great results! Next club race is Fountain 5 mile, a new club race to the RSE championship.

Happy running all!

Elaine, Club Captain

Hi all,

The teams for the Cotswold Way are here:

Cotswold Way 2018 – 3 teams

Date is confirmed to be 30th June. Cost per person is £17.50. We’re lucky this year to have 3 teams, so should be easier to sort reccies and lift shares for the day. Info on individual stages can be found here:

http://www.cotswoldwayrelay.co.uk/CWRstagesroutes.htm

Thanks all, come and see me for payment, or for any info 🙂

Elaine, Club Captain

Hi all,

Sunday 8th April saw the first race in the Short Stuff Specialist championship 2018.

For those of you who don’t know, this year the championship is being split into 2 parts, the Endurance Expert Championship, which covers distances from 10 miles to marathon, and the Short Stuff Specialist championship covering distances from 1 mile to 10km. The best 4 races from each part will count towards the overall championship.

So the first race in the new Short Stuff specialist championship was the Highworth 5 mile, a club favourite. And what a fantastic turnout we had, 8 men and 18 women collecting championship points!

Men’s Results

In the men’s race there was a close battle for the 10 points, current leader of the endurance championship Tom Cooper, just managed to hold off David Witnall to get the 10 points, with Dave picking up the 9. Great to have such a close battle. Mark Manley finished in third to pick up the 8 points.

Ladies Results

Another close battle in the ladies race, in fact the top 4 racers all finished within a minute of each other! First lady in picking up 10 points was Elaine Chapman, with current endurance expert leader Nadine Brown just behind her picking up the 9 points. Close behind her was Teresa Hazelwood finishing in 3rd and picking up the 8 points.

So it looks like we’re going to have an exciting Short Stuff specialist championship this year in both the men’s and ladies competition!

The next short race is the David Macnamee 10km at the end of April. Next club race is the Chedworth 10 mile on the 15th April, part of the Endurance Expert Championship.

Happy running all!

Elaine, Club Captain