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Hi all,

Sunday 25th March saw the third race in the Endurance expert championship, the Gloucester 20. Another good turn out, 6 men and 6 women completed the 20 mile race, for many club members it was the first time they had raced this distance, a great effort all round.

Men’s Championship

In another storming run, Tom Cooper made it 3 for 3, coming in first and picking up the 10 points. Mark Manley came in 2nd, followed by Dave Daniels in his first 20 mile race. How has this affected the championship standings? After 3 races, Tom has a strong lead, Jack Pitcher maintains his 2nd place, and Andy Masser has moved into 3rd. But still plenty of races to go!

1. Tom Cooper 30 points
2. Jack Pitcher 17 points
3. Andy Masser 14 points

Ladies Championship

Nadine Brown had a fantastic race, and was first in for the ladies, picking up the 10 points with a huge PB. Elaine Chapman was second lady, followed by Ellie Taylor competing in her first 20 mile race. So with these points, Nadine extends her lead over Elaine, with Emily Jeffries holding onto the 3rd place. Again, it’s still early on, and points still to be won!

1. Nadine Brown 29 points
2. Elaine Chapman 26 points
3. Emily Jeffries 10 points

The next race club race is the first race in the Short Stuff Specialist Championship, the Highworth 5, 8th April 2018. The next endurance race is the Chedworth 10 mile, 15th April.

Happy running all!

Elaine, Club Captain.

The 2nd race of the Endurance expert Championship was run at the Wiltshire 10, on 11th Feb. A great turnout from club runners saw many points given out. 10 ladies and 7 men took part.

First in for the men was Tom Cooper, strengthening his lead with another 10 points, followed by Jack Pitcher collecting 9 points, moving him into second place overall. Returning from illness and injury, Dave Witnall came in third to pick up 8 points.

First in for the ladies was Emily Jeffries, returning from injury for her first club race of the year, and collecting the 10 points. Nadine Brown again showed herself to be strong in the last miles and picked up the 9 points ahead of Elaine Chapman who finished in 3rd to pick up 8 points.

Special mention to Cheri Edwards and Becca Wilson who both ran in their first club championship races, both putting in great performances!

So overall results so far in the Endurance Experts Championship after race 2

Mens:

1. Tom Cooper 20 points
2. Jack Pitcher 17 points
3. Russell Young 9 points

Womens:

1. Nadine Brown 19 points
2. Elaine Chapman 17 points
3. Emily Jeffries 10 points.

Great running all. Next race is the Gloucester 20 mile race in March!

Happy Running!

Elaine, Club Captain.

Hi all,

Today saw the first club race of 2018, which was the Staverton 10 mile. This is part of the Endurance Expert Championship.

For those who haven’t seen, this years championship has changed, and is now made up of 2 parts, the Endurance Expert championship, which includes races with distances from 10 miles to marathon, and the Short Stuff specialist championship, which includes races with distances from 1 mile to 10km. There will be an overall championship, to qualify for this you must complete 4 races from each section.

8 runners competed today, 4 men and 4 women. The first man home for the club, was Tom Cooper, just pipping Russell Young for the 10 points. So a great start to the men’s competition! Men’s points were awarded as follows

1. Tom Cooper 10 points,
2. Russell Young 9 points
3. Jack Pitcher 8 points
4. Andy Masser 7 points

The first lady home was Nadine Brown, again another close race for the top spot. Ladies points as follows

1. Nadine Brown 10 points
2. Elaine Chapman 9 points
3. Sharon Smith 8 points
4. Sarah Reynolds 7 points

So a great start to the championship season, it looks like there will be some exciting races ahead to grab those top points.

Special mention to Tom and Sarah for both competing in their first club championship race, great to have you guys running for us.

The next race is the Wiltshire 10 in Melksham, Feb 11th, again an Endurance expert race.

Happy Running all!

Elaine, Club Captain

Hi all, for those planning to run in this years Hope 24, please make sure you register directly on the website, then Richard will liase with Danny from Hope regards teams etc. It’s the fifth anniversary and we’ve been there from the beginning, will be great to get a few teams again.

http://hope24.team-hope.co.uk/